2023-24 IMAC Preview
This is the fourth preview in my 2023-2024 season preview series. Week 1 moves along with this look at the Independent Metro Athletic Conference (IMAC). For a list of all the season previews and how...
View Article2023-24 Wright County East Preview
This is the 5th preview in my 2023-24 season preview series. Lets stay in the west metro and add in a look at the Wright County East. For a list of all the season previews and how they are done,...
View Article2023-24 Tri-Metro Conference Preview
This is the 6th preview in my 2023-2024 season preview series. Week 2 of this season's preview series begins with a look at the Tri-Metro Conference. For a list of all the season previews and how...
View Article2023-24 St. Paul City Conference Preview
This is the 7th preview in my 2023-2024 season preview series. Now that the private schools are mostly covered, its on to public schools. We start with the city leagues and St. Paul goes first. For...
View Article2023-24 Minneapolis City Conference Preview
This is the 8th preview in my 2023-2024 season preview series. In this preview, its a look at the Minneapolis City Conference. For a list of all the season previews, click here.Edison Tommies...
View Article2023-24 Metro East Conference Preview
This is the 9th preview in my 2023-2024 season preview series. This preview is for the Metro East Conference. For a list of all the season previews and an explanation of how the previews are...
View Article2023-24 Metro West Conference Preview
This is the 10th preview in my 2023-2024 season preview series. Its now time for the big schools with the mostly class AAAA leagues are now on the list of previews. In this preview, a look at the...
View Article2023-24 NW Suburban Conference Preview
This is the 11th preview in my 2023-2024 season preview series. Its the 3rd and final week of the preview series and that means its time for the big schools. Most of the teams this week will be AAAA...
View Article2023-24 Suburban East Conference Preview
This is the 12th preview in my 2023-2024 season preview series. In this preview, I continue my look at the local big schools with a look at the Suburban East Conference. For a list of all the season...
View Article2023-24 South Suburban Conference Preview
This is the 13th preview in my 2023-24 Season Preview Series. In this preview, we head south for a look at the South Suburban Conference. For a list of all the season previews and how they are...
View Article2023-24 Lake Conference Preview
This is the 14th preview in my 2023-2024 season preview series. In this preview, I finish my look at my look at each of the metro area conferences with a look at the Lake Conference. There's 1 more...
View Article2023-24 Season In A Nutshell
The Czar's 2023-2024 Season Preview series concludes with the traditional Season In A Nutshell preview. This is a higher level season overview for casual fans who don't eat, sleep and breathe hoops....
View Article2023 Jamboree Thoughts
I took in 5 rounds at the CDH Jamboree and then 5 halves of action at the Spring Lake Park Jamboree. That included Osseo in both events and 18 others teams. Some thoughts from what I saw.General...
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2023-24 Opening Night
PrologueWelcome to the 2023-24 Season Opener. For season 17 I begin once again in St. Paul. This time at St. Paul Academy for the Spartans to take on St. Cloud Cathedral. Another early season visit...
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A High Quiz Bowl convention broke out
PrologueNight 2 of the season takes me to a new opening season tourney at Eagle Ridge Academy in the depths of the Opus office park. Its a group of high academic schools so its aptly named the Brains...
View ArticleA weekend of wings
Now on special at Buffalo Wild Wings, we have all these new flavors! OK that's not what we're here for. I took in 4 games on video over the opening weekend and the wing play was a major factor in...
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2023 Breakdown Tipoff Classic Review
Another great day of games at the 2023 Tipoff Classic. As is tradition I took in all 8 games played on the main court. But this season I had to do them on video due to illness. Here's a review of...
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Best of the EMAC 2023-24
PrologueIts the EMAC game of the year as Math & Science with league MVP candidate Josh Balami visit Avail. Since a group of rhinos is called a crash, I'm now calling the Avail gym The Crash Pad....
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2023 Big Stage Thoughts
Its the 2023 Big Stage event. This season its at Park Center. Chick-Fil-A at the concession stand is a major win. Big crowd around the rails for the big nightcap.Game 1: #2AA Holy Family 77...
View Article23-24 Month 1: What Have We Learned
Happy New Year everybody! The 1st month of the 2023-24 season is in the books. 40 games online with another 36 in person (would be 44-32 in person if I had made the Tipoff Classic). I've seen 101...
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