Jay Caldwell

The St. John’s football team faces a big test Saturday when they play at UW-Eau Claire at 1pm.

Moorhead 3, Sartell-St. Stephen 2; Big Lake 3, Tech 0 (Kylie Loesch had 6 kills and 6 assists for Tech) Brainerd 3, Sauk Rapids-Rice 1 (Sierra Karls had 9 kills and 22 digs for the Storm) Willmar 3, Apollo 1 (Apollo is 0-2) Albany 3, Cathedral 1 (Jenna Januschka had 13 kills and 13 digs for the Crusaders) Little Falls 3, Foley 0; Kimball 3, Royalton 1; Holdingford 3, LPGE 2;

The St. John’s football team is looking for improvement on their 6-4 finish in 2011.  The Johnnies didn’t have stability at quarterback in 2011 but this season they appear to have that.  Connor Bruns has emerged as the starting quarterback and will start week one against Northwestern University Saturday at 1pm at Clemens Stadium...

The St. Cloud State football team begins the 2012 season Thursday night at home against the University of Sioux Falls.

The Rocori Spartans are the defending Class 4A State champs after defeating Bemidji 17-10 in the Prep Bowl in 2011.  Rocori returns some key players but lost alot of talent from their state championship team.

The Twins have called a press conference for 4pm Wednesday to make a “major announcement”.

The Sartell-St. Stephen Sabres begin the Scott Hentges era this season.  He replaces longtime head coach and current Athletic Director John Ross.

The Sauk Rapids-Rice Storm underachieved and battled key injuries in 2011 and finished with a 2-7 record including a 42-16 loss to Alexandria in the first round of the section playoffs.  The Storm are focused on improvement with head coach Bill Magnuson ...

The Vikings host the San Diego Chargers in what’s considered a dress rehearsal for the regular season.

The Class B and C State Amateur Baseball Tournaments continue in St. Cloud tonight.  The Class B state tournament starts tonight at Dick Putz and Joe Faber Fields in St. Cloud.

The Vikings may have to play without nose tackle Letroy Guion Friday night in their 3rd and most important preseason game.

The Cathedral football team has improved each of the first 3 seasons under head coach Dean Taylor the bar is set even higher for this season.  Cathedral won just 1 game in Taylor’s first year there but 3 games the following year and 6 games in 2011.  Ca ...