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Ponies mash the Spuds
PrologueAfter a brief holiday trip to The Old Kingdom, I hustle back to my domain for the quiet Friday after Thanksgiving schedule. The choice is a trip to The Stable to see Moorhead take on host...
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A South Suburban Saturday
PrologueOff to the south metro to see 3 South Suburban teams in quality non-conference games. No concessions or JV games today, just solid hoops and good hoops at that. OK, some Chick-Fil-A was snuck...
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Weekly 360 Windmill - Nov 29 2015
Its the Weekly 360 Windmill. Time to look back on the week that was and look ahead to the 1st complete week of games in the 2015-16 season.Week 2 ReviewUpset alerts sent out with 4 results that caught...
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The Crusade Begins
PrologueOff to St. Croix Lutheran where the #3AA Crusaders have their home opener vs section 4AA foe #2AA Minnehaha. This begins a stretch for St. Croix Lutheran of 7 games over 3 weeks against 4...
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City surprises collide
PrologueTo Minneapolis South where the upstart Tigers host Highland Park in a close Minneapolis vs St. Paul matchup. South coming off 2 nice wins last week and Highland Park has a win over Hill-Murray...
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New Prague at Burnsville Thoughts
PrologueTo Burnsville to see the Blaze host New Prague in a non-conference matchup. A chance to Augustana commit Lucas Walford for New Prague plus a bunch of youngsters for Burnsville. The pizza at...
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Mitchell takes away the sting
PrologueNo picnic shirt required as I visit Edina for their non-conference showdown with #9AAAA Shakopee. The Hornets came in winning this matchup the last 4 seasons. Maybe 10 kids in the Edina...
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2015 Girls Tipoff Classic Thoughts (Boys games)
It was another year of high profile boys games added to the girls tip-off classic. 4 games for top Minnesota squads against 2 Wisconsin and 2 Iowa foes. The long 14 hour day means plenty of calories....
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Weekly 360 Windmill - Dec 7 2015
Its the Weekly 360 Windmill. Time to look back on the week that was and look ahead to the 2nd complete week of games in the 2015-16 season.Week 3 ReviewSt. Paul Central with a couple of very nice wins...
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The battle of Nordeast
PrologueTo St. Anthony to see the Huskies take on their neighbor from the northeast side Minneapolis Edison. Nice representation from students on both sides. Pizza always a good option but crust...
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CDH survives a scare
PrologueIts an early season showdown in the Suburban East as Woodbury visits Cretin-Derham Hall. Woodbury on a 4 game winning streak. With lots back from last year (unlike most of the east Metro), I...
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2015 Breakdown Boys Tip-Off Classic Preview
Breakdown Tip-Off Classic - SaturdaySaturday's Breakdown Tip-Off Classic is the top event of the season and as always it is loaded. Ranking the games 1-15#1AAAA Apple Valley vs #2AAAA Hopkins#3AAAA...
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Patriots scrap to a city win
PrologueIts an early season battle in the Minneapolis City as #3AAA Henry visits Washburn. Both teams undefeated in league play at the 1/6th mark. Very vocal Henry crowd on hand. The always loud...
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2015 Johnson Winter Showcase Day 1
PrologueTo St. Paul Johnson for the 1st night out of 4 showcase nights over the next 2 weekends. A great doubleheader quality teams from Texas and Wisconsin making an appearance. A standard though...
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2015 Breakdown Tip-Off Classic Observations
PrologueIts the top event of the season, the Breakdown Tip-Off Classic. As usual, I'm perched in the main gym for the day. 3 beverages for 36 ounces and 450 calories is the liquid menu. Add in a...
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Weekly 360 Windmill - Dec 14 2015
2 major event weekends are in the books with outstanding games. Let's fire up the Windmill for a look at the last full week of games prior to the holidays and a look back at the week that was.Week 4...
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A royal trip on 94
PrologueWith apologies to the EMAC, I venture outside The Kingdom for a section 8AAAA matchup between Rogers and St. Cloud Tech. Tech might be on the road but we still get an appearance from the...
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Jenson shines brightly again
PrologueIts an all in one night with Christmas shopping, grocery shopping and a game all together. That can mean only place. Its off to The Mall to see MTS host SW Christian. SW Christian coming in...
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Battle of Lions with blowouts
PrologueBack to back small school nights with Columbia Heights hosting FAIR and Hope Academy taking on CHOF. No concessions either night. Since we had blowouts, this tune is particularly...
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Battle of Titans in the Metro East
PrologueOff to Tartan for their home showdown with Mahtomedi in Metro East action. These teams came in as 2 of the 4 undefeated teams in league play. Both with only 1 loss overall. Quality Tartan...
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