A question came to mind as I began putting together this year's Top 10 John's Journal stories: How long have I been doing this? Well, it turns out that we are nearing the 10-year anniversary of this endeavor.
David Roddy, a 2019 graduate of Breck School and forward for the Memphis Grizzlies, completed his rookie season with an appearance in the first round of the NBA Western Conference playoff series.
Lakeville North, the No. 2 seed, needed overtime to defeat No. 4 Prior Lake in the title game. Senior Nathan Long secured the 11-10 victory for the Panthers with his second goal of the game.
Three second-half goals from junior Maggie Graczyk helped No. 5 Benilde-St. Margaret’s upset No. 2 Edina 11-10 in the title game. Sophomore Charlize Vang also had three goals for the Red Knights.
No. 2-seeded East Ridge used seventh-inning heroics to record a 1-0 victory over No. 1 Rosemount in the Class AAAA baseball championship game on Friday, June 16 at CHS Field in downtown St. Paul.
Top-seeded New Prague captured the Class AAA baseball championship with a 5-3 victory over No. 3 Mahtomedi on Friday, June 16 at CHS Field in downtown St. Paul.
In a spring sports season that was delayed and delayed and delayed again by snow and cold and generally rotten weather, the last baseball teams standing in Class A (Fosston) and Class 2A (Esko) hail from up north.
Esko captured the first baseball state championship in school history with a 9-0 victory over Perham in the Class AA championship game on Friday, June 16, 2023, at CHS Field in downtown St. Paul.
