Armstrong Freshmen Determine Height of Success
On the one hand, Armstrong looked the same. The Minnesota powerhouse opened up its high school season last week with a 109-0 win over Rogers. But the reigning state champ looked different, too, as the 25-player team included 10 freshmen.
Minnesota Girls Impressive in WinLed by player-of-the-game performances by inside back Kristin Tanner of Armstrong and Hopkins flanker Andrea Sanabria, the Minnesota girls all-star team defeated Wisconsin to win the Midwest Rugby Challenge Sunday in Elkart, Ind.
The victory capped off a best-ever all-star effort by Minnesota, which has been too often the bridesmaid team in recent years.
The victory capped off a best-ever all-star effort by Minnesota, which has been too often the bridesmaid team in recent years.
Minnesota Turns Around Fast for RMC
Entering the Rocky Mountain Challenge boys HS all-star tournament, the Minnesota team hasn’t had much time to get ready.
Program-Building Sees Edina ThroughThe joke going around Minnesota is that they are the Edina Yankees, and maybe there is a dynastic quality to the team, which won its third straight Minnesota Boys HS title Sunday with a convincing defeat of Minnetonka. Head Coach Chris Babiash said repeating isn’t easy, but it happens because he and the team are proactive. “We contin
Armstrong Rebuilding Year Turns Out OK
This was supposed to be a rebuilding year for Armstrong girls in Minnesota.
The four-time state champions had graduated a huge part of their 2013 team, and with weather playing havoc with their early schedule, Head Coach Jimmy Hanson decided to pull back, not go to the Midwest or NIT tournaments, and concentrate on competing at the state level.
