Boys Basketball: First-half fireworks lead Brainerd | BrainerdDispatch.com | Brainerd, Minnesota

By Jeremy Millsop Sports Writer:


"Even Scott Stanfield was impressed.

The Brainerd Warriors head coach watched as his team played one of the more impressive halves of basketball Thursday night.

Brainerd parlayed that first-half dominance into a 79-47 Central Lakes Conference blowout of the St. Cloud Tech Tigers at Brainerd High School.

The Warriors shot 55 percent from the field and

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Chambers Named a Candidate for Bob Cousy Award

By Tim Williamson, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Harvard University:



"CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Freshman Siyani
Chambers of the Harvard men’s basketball team has been selected as a
candidate for the 2013 Bob Cousy Award, the Naismith Memorial Basketball
Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass., announced today.



The
annual honor, named for Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic Bob

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HILL-MURRAY AND RICHFIELD SQUARED OFF IN A GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL GAME

Hill-Murray traveled to Richfield for a
girls' high school basketball game. Hill-Murray came into the game
with a record of 2-3 while Richfield had a record of 2-1.





Both teams looked energetic in warm
ups. The crowd was light on a Wednesday evening but that didn't stop
the die hard fans.





Richfield started out in a zone
defense. Hill-Murray also started out in a zone defense.

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HOPKINS TOOK ON APPLE VALLEY IN A HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL GAME

Apple Valley High School was a buzz on
Tuesday December 18, 2012 as the boys' basketball team took on
Hopkins High School in a big non-conference game. The gym was packed
before the game started. Both teams brought a ton of students as both
student sections were full.





Hopkins came into the game with a
record of 4-1. Apple Valley came into the game with a record of 2-1.






Both

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SOCIAL MEDIA IN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS

By  Jason Gonzalez: Minneapolis Star Tribune:

"A sign on the locker room doors at Bloomington Jefferson jumped out
at Tom Dasovich. Big, bold, underlined words, in all capital letters,
some of them underlined for emphasis:


"Treat every conversation you have on TWITTER or FACEBOOK as if it were a NATIONALLY TELEVISED PRESS CONFERENCE.

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ST. CROIX LUTHERAN TOOK ON HERITAGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY IN A BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL GAME

St. Croix Lutheran and Heritage
Christian Academy squared off in a high school boys' basketball game.
St. Croix Lutheran High School came into the game with a record of
3-1. Heritage Christian Academy had a record of 5-0 going into the
game.




During the warmups both of these teams
looked relaxed and ready to play.

St. Croix moved the ball
around the three-point line as they were able

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ST. THOMAS ACADEMY TOOK ON ACADEMY OF HOLY ANGELS IN A BOYS' BASKETBALL GAME

The Cadets of St. Thomas Academy High
School went up against the Stars of Holy Angels in a boys'
non-conference basketball game. St. Thomas came into the game with a
record of 0-2 while Holy Angels had a record of 3-2.





Holy Angels started out the game in a
man-to-man defense. They wanted to make it hard for St. Thomas to
make shots.





Holy Angels started to work the ball
around the

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Gophers Take Three WCHA Points From Tigers, Tie 4-4 in Overtime

By Brian Deutsch:

 

"COLORADO
SPRINGS, Colo. – The No. 4/5 Minnesota men’s hockey took three of four
conference points this weekend from Colorado College after skating to a 4-4
overtime tie with the Tigers on Saturday night. Seth Ambroz tallied a goal and
an assist while both Travis Boyd and Nate Schmidt notched two assists each in
the tie.



Minnesota
(11-3-3 overall, 6-3-3 Western

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Area Boys Hockey: Greenway rallies, nips Northern Lakes | BrainerdDispatch.com | Brainerd, Minnesota

By: brainerddispatch.com



COLERAINE — The Northern Lakes Lightning let a 5-1 lead slip away as Greenway scored five unanswered goals to pin a 6-5 loss on the Lightning in a non-conference game Thursday.



Northern Lakes built a 3-0 lead after the first period on two goals from Ben Moe and one from Gaven Bickford.



Aspen Florey and Kyle Narveson scored in the second period for the

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Boys Basketball: Blong, Brainerd battle to win over Bison | BrainerdDispatch.com | Brainerd, Minnesota

 By Jeremy Millsop Sports Writer:



"For Jacob Blong, Thursday night almost made up for all last year.



The Brainerd Warriors’ senior center suffered through injury and sickness to miss most of his junior season. If Thursday is any indication, Blong will have a successful senior campaign.



Blong led the Warriors with 18 points, five coming in the overtime frame, to help the Warriors to a

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Basketball tournaments formats, locations modified for 2014 and beyond

Basketball
tournaments formats, locations modified for 2014 and beyond




Beginning
in 2014 and for three years, the boys’ basketball tournament will
be played one week before the girls’ basketball tournament, and the
girls will play a Tuesday through Saturday schedule. During those
same years the boys will play a familiar Wednesday through Saturday
schedule.




 

In
addition to

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DINUNNO’S LAST SECOND SHOT LIFTS COLONELS TO 7-0

By Kevin Britton, Assistant Director of Athletic Public Relations:



" Mike
DiNunno’s lay-up with 2.3 seconds left completed
a comeback from 10 points down with 6:38 left in the game as Eastern
Kentucky University’s men’s basketball team beat Western Carolina 72-70
on Saturday at McBrayer Arena.


                       


The
last-second win keeps the Colonels undefeated at 7-0.  EKU is

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SFA Moves To 5-0 With Win Over San Diego

By Ben Rikard, Assistant Director of Media Relations, Stephen F. Austin State University 



"Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks moved
to 5-0 for the first time since 1981-82 on Saturday, getting 18 points from
Taylor Smith and 15 from Antonio Bostic in a 56-51 win over San Diego at
William R. Johnson Coliseum.





SFA (5-0) managed to avenge a 66-61 loss a year ago to the
Toreros (3-5) by forcing

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BIG FIRST HALF RUN SINKS UNLV WOMEN'S BASKETBALL IN 82-58 LOSS TO No. 23 DAYTON

 By Mark Wasik



 Lady
Rebels to play Binghamton in ASU Classic consolation game Sunday
LAS
VEGAS (UNLVRebels.com) -"
The UNLV women's basketball team played No. 23 Dayton even in the
second half, but couldn't overcome a huge first-half ending run by
the Flyers, dropping an 82-58 contest on Saturday afternoon in the
first round of the ASU Classic at Wells Fargo Arena. UNLV (2-5) will
now

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Travis Records Double-Double in 73-64 Win Over Fordham

By: Tim Williamson, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications:



Jonah Travis had a
double-double, finishing with 16 points and 12 rebounds, as the Harvard
men’s basketball team defeated Fordham, 73-64, Saturday afternoon at
Lavietes Pavilion.



Wesley
Saunders added a game-high 17 points, hitting 13-of-18 free throws, and
Siyani Chambers scored 13 points for Harvard, which evens its

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Mavericks Outlast Gophers in Series Opener

By Brian Deutsch:



"In a battle of six-game unbeaten streaks, the No. 3 Minnesota men’s hockey
team came up short on Friday night, falling 3-2 to No. 13/14 Omaha 3-2 at
Mariucci Arena in the Western Collegiate Hockey Association series opener.





Minnesota
(9-3-2 overall, 4-3-2 WCHA) entered the night unbeaten in its last six games,
but the Mavericks would close out the month of November

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