Another athletic Gopher quarterback, Moses Alipate from Bloomington Jefferson, might be redshirted next season as a freshman, according to Brewster.
Frank White reported via e-mail that his grandson, Hopkins forward and Gopher recruit Royce White, has been invited to play in the Jordan Brand Classic on Saturday, April 18 in Madison Square Garden. The game, featuring many of the nation’s best prep players, will be televised by ESPN2.
Frank speaks regionally and nationally to school, youth sports groups and others about sportsmanship. He has upcoming engagements in St. Cloud, Mankato and Grand Rapids. More at www.respectsports.com.
Alex Jacobson, a 7-foot reserve center for Arizona who played high school basketball in California, lived in Stillwater until ninth grade. He’s the nephew of Minnesota Mr. Basketball Chair Ken Lien. Arizona, 19-13, was a controversial selection for the NCAA tournament and plays Utah in the Midwest Region tomorrow night.
For a satirical look at the NCAA tournament visit the Onion’s site, https://www.theonion.com/content/video/ncaa_expands_march_madness_to?utm_source=a-section
As of Tuesday morning the Twins had 45 active players (10 non-roster) remaining in spring training camp: 20 pitchers (five non-roster), six catchers (one non-roster), 11 infielders (two non-roster) and eight outfielders (two non-roster). Among the players reassigned earlier in the week was infielder Toby Gardenhire, manager Ron Gardenhire’s son.
Twins pitcher Francisco Liriano, based on his impressive spring training following last year’s recovery, looks like a “steal” for fantasy baseball players.
Minnesota State defeated Fort Lewis, 72-61, in the NCAA Division II Central Region Finals on Monday before the largest crowd (2,039) ever to watch a women’s basketball game at the Taylor Center in Mankato. Minnesota State plays NCAA Midwest Region champ Michigan Tech in the Elite Eight on March 24 in San Antonio.
The Gophers play UMD tonight in the WCHA Final Five playoffs and goalie Alex Kangas has two shutouts in the past three games. He currently has a scoreless streak of 64 minutes, 40 seconds. Kangas has been outstanding during the postseason in his two years with the Gophers, with a 1.44 goals against average and .952 save percentage in nine career postseason games.
The Swarm’s Kevin Buchanan has been impressive scoring 18 points in the team’s last three games, all wins, according to the NLL Insider Website that lists him among the top candidates for National Lacrosse League rookie of the year. https://www.nllinsider.com/2009/03/17/national-lacrosse-league-nll-rookie-rankings-week-10/#more-5915
Four MIAC individuals have been awarded Central Region Indoor Track & Field honors by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Bethel senior Marie Borner was named the Central Region Women’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Year, Concordia junior Leah Kay was selected as the Region Women’s Indoor Field Athlete of the Year, St. Thomas senior Brian Sames was named the Region Men’s Indoor Track Athlete of the Year and St. Thomas head coach Steve Mathre was honored as the Region Coach of the Year.