Minnesota Wild president and general manager Doug Risebrough is expecting the “most competitive” training camp in team history as veteran and young players try to earn a place on the final roster. The Wild open training camp today.
Rushford-Peterson will play its home football game tonight at Hopkins High School against Zimmerman and its freshman quarterback, Glen Bye. The game was moved to Hopkins because of flooding in southeastern Minnesota. Fans in the Rushford-Peterson area and elsewhere can see the game on the Web, www.CrystalClearWebcast.com. Bye, 6-1, 165, became Zimmerman’s top quarterback during practice last month and has passed for over 100 yards in his first two games, both losses. “Glen has the tools to become a very good quarterback, possibly D1 (college Division I) material,” coach Dave Hamlin wrote via e-mail. Rushford-Peterson is 2-0 and ranked No. 1 in the state among Class 1A schools by the Associated Press. Crystal Clear Sports is donating pay per view proceeds to Rushford-Peterson High School.
A source told Sports Headliners that fundraisers hope by next summer to have remaining fundraising down to only $5 million for the new Gopher stadium. That amount would then be covered by a grassroots fundraising campaign, compared with the present campaign focusing on big donors for the stadium that opens in 2009.
The Gopher football team has now scheduled a game in Las Vegas against UNLV in 2010 with the Rebels coming here in 2013, according to Marc Ryan, Minnesota associate athletics director. The two teams had been scheduled to play in Las Vegas next year with UNLV at Minnesota in 2009.
The Gophers and Florida Atlantic played in 2005 in Minneapolis. The two schools will meet tomorrow in Miami and have a third game here in 2008. The Owls received $300,000 for the 2005 game, the Gophers get $150,000 for tomorrow’s game and Florida Atlantic will receive $150,000 for the 2008 game, according to Ryan.
Twins pitcher Boof Bonser was 4-1 at the end of May. His record now is 7-12 with a 4.91 ERA.
Saint Mary’s Sarah Gardner and Carleton’s Heather La Chappele are the MIAC’s volleyball players of the week. Eric Harris and Kali Griggs, both from Gustavus, were named golfers of the week.