Girls' Basketball section recap: March 9

Posted: 03.09.2010 By Jason Olson SportsPrepZone Editor Section 7AAAA top-seed St. Francis earned its spot in Friday's championship game after defeating No. 5 seed Forest Lake 63-57. The close opening game of the semifinal double-header was overshadowed by the second game of the evening at North Branch where (No. 2) Cambridge-Isanti needed overtime to move past (No. 3) Blaine 60-57. Blaine 's Allison Ballstadt and...

Basketball: Elk boys scorch Alex in 2nd half

Posted: 03.09.2010 Elk River had an 0-for-18 shooting slump but caught fire to defeat the Alexandria Cardinals 62-43 in their Section 8AAAA opener on Tuesday night. The Elks face Buffalo on Saturday.

Boys' hoops section brackets released

Posted: 03.09.2010 By Jason Olson SportsPrepZone Editor Section 7AAAA No. 8 seed St. Francis travels to top-seed Duluth East to open the section tournament, March 11. Opening round games start at 7 p.m. (5) Coon Rapids at (4) Andover (7) Blaine at (2) Forest Lake (6) Cambridge-Isanti at (3) Anoka Section semifinals and finals are at Elk River High School, March 16 (6 and 8 p.m.) and 19 (7...

Swimmers take on the state's best

Posted: 03.08.2010 By Jason Olson SportsPrepZone Editor Several area swimmers represented the ABC Newspapers area at the Class AA state swimming and diving meet March 5-6. Among them was Section 7AA 'Swimmer of the Year,' Anoka senior Daniel Jacobson placed seventh in the 50-yard freestlye finale in 21.86 seconds, .03 slower than his prelims time. Jacobson made the finals by .01 over Edina junior  Tim...

Ex-Elks Otto, Kopetka enter Bemidji State 'Hal'

Posted: 03.08.2010 Joel Otto and Frank Kopetka, former Elk River athletes, were among this year's inductees to the Bemidji State sports hall of fame.

Athlete of the week: Jack Nelson, Elk River, basketball: A little fury

Posted: 03.07.2010 Jack Nelson plays a smart and aggressive game for the Elks whether its low post in basketball or outside linebacker in football.

State wrestling: final recap

Posted: 03.07.2010 For the first time in several years, no local competitor claimed an individual weight class title during the 2010 Minnesota State High School League-sponsored state wrestling championships tournament that concluded Saturday, March 6, at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. No local teams were involved in any of dual meet tournaments respectively won by Apple Valley (AAA), Simley (AA)...

Basketball: Thunder boys get 2nd seed in subsection

Posted: 03.07.2010 The Zimmerman Thunder beat Milaca 62-28 on Friday, then got seeded second among eight teams in the north half of Section 5AA. They will host Kimball on Thursday.