The state’s prep Mr. Basketball winner will be announced on WCCO Radio tomorrow morning at 7:20 a.m. Candidates are: Mike Bruesewitz, Henry Sibley; Raymond Cowels, Hopkins; Sam Dower, Osseo; Jordair Jett, St. Bernard’s and Royce White, Hopkins.
The Lynx will honor newly-acquired Kelly Miller on May 14 with a celebration in her hometown of Rochester, Minn. “Kelly Miller Day” will be highlighted by a Miller appearance at her former high school, Rochester Mayo.
Miller, Noelle Quinn and their Russian Club, Spartak Moscow, have advanced to the EuroCup Finals. The EuroLeague consists of the top women’s teams in the world and is the most-coveted championship in European basketball.
Lynx star Seimone Augustus recently led Istanbul-based Galatasaray to the EuroCup Championship Series. In a victory against Dynamo Kursk, she scored 38 points while the Russian club had 39.
Former WCCO TV sportscaster Ralph Jon Fritz is retired and living in the Fort Myers area where he’s been playing golf or tennis every day.
After the completion of fall and winter NCAA Division III championships, nine MIAC schools rank in the top 100 of the Division III Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup standings. St. Thomas, 17th nationally, is the MIAC leader with 381.50 points. Gustavus follows St. Thomas in 27th place with 337.50 points. Other MIAC scools in the top 100 are: Carleton (29th place, 311.50 points), Saint John’s (56th, 162.00 points), Augsburg (61st, 154.00 points), Concordia-Moorhead (64th, 150.00 points), Saint Benedict (78th , 137.00 points), St. Olaf (84th, 125.00 points), and Bethel (100th, 113.00 points).
Amherst (Mass.) leads the midseason, unofficial standings with 679 points. Official standings are published following completion of the spring season. More at www.nacda.com.