http://www.hjblogs.com/sports HJblogs.com Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:05:15 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By Matt Kane Sports Editor ST. CLOUD — The rematch with Orono came about just barely for Delano. The Tigers needed two free throws from senior Darius Clare with six seconds on the clock to win its Section 5AAA semifinal game against Rogers March 13 at St. Cloud State’s Holenbeck Hall. Clare drained both ... http://www.hjblogs.com/sports/delano-slides-past-rogers-in-section-5aaa-semifinal/ The Dassel-Cokato wrestling team's season banquet Sunday, March 21 at 6 p.m. has been moved to a new location. It will now be held at the Evangelical Lutheran Church by the post office in Cokato. http://www.hjblogs.com/sports/dc-wrestling-banquet-location-moved/ By Stephen Wiblemo Sports Editor The Dassel-Cokato boys basketball team’s season came to an end Tuesday with a brutal 86-48 loss to Hutchinson in the Section 2AAA quarterfinals. Right from the start, the game was out of hand for the Chargers as the Tigers rocketed out to a 17-0 lead. It wasn’t until ... http://www.hjblogs.com/sports/dc-boys-basketball-team-goes-down-fighting/ By Stephen Wiblemo Sports Editor The Dassel-Cokato girls basketball team ended their season with a well-played, but frustrating, loss against No. 1-seeded Rogers in the semifinals of the Section 5AAA playoffs March 6 in Rogers. The Chargers rallied back from an eight-point deficit late in the second half to make it a 38-37 ... http://www.hjblogs.com/sports/charger-girls-basketball-fall-to-rogers-in-semifinals/ By Matt Kane Sports Editor Snow, ice and anything else that makes up winter didn’t stop Loretto’s B.J. Van Beusekom from heading outside for a run. More specifically, a 100-mile run. Van Beusekom jumped off the treadmill, and headed to Lockport, NY, Feb. 27-28 for the Beast of Burden winter 100 Miler, an ... http://www.hjblogs.com/sports/van-beusekom-slays-beast-of-the-burden-100-mile-run/ By Matt Kane Sports Editor DELANO — Delano recovered from a slow start to survive its first-round playoff game Thursday against Princeton. The Princeton Tigers looked at home early in the Tiger Activity Center, the home of the Delano Tigers, running out to a 7-0 lead early in the Section 5AAA game. Delano, ... http://www.hjblogs.com/sports/strong-second-half-lifts-delano-to-playoff-win-over-princeton/ This year, the Herald Journal will conduct a college basketball brackets contest on its web site. Similar to many other online contests, you simply pick the winners of all the games before the tournament starts. There are a number of prizes available, on both local and national levels, for round winners as ... http://www.hjblogs.com/sports/basketball-bracket-contest-underway/ The spring sports season officially begins this week. The girls softball and girls and boys track and field teams begin practices today (Monday). The Delano track and field team concludes the first week of training at the St. John’s Indoor meet Saturday, March 20. Next week, the baseball, and girls and boys golf ... http://www.hjblogs.com/sports/spring-sports-season-beginning-this-week-in-delano/ Former minor league pitcher Tom Traen is conducting a pitching clinic for kids age 8 to varsity level. The clinic will focus on all essential mechanics, as well as pickoff moves, pregame warm-up procedures, proper breaking ball grips, and delivery (for older kids). The cost is $49 per kids. The camp will run ... http://www.hjblogs.com/sports/tom-traen-pitching-clinic/ Delano Community Education is excited to announce our new Boys Club Tennis program. Come be a part of Delano’s first boys’ tennis team under head coach Jacob Olson (current Delano Assistant Girls Tennis coach). Whether you have been playing tennis for a few years or have barely picked up a racket, give ... http://www.hjblogs.com/sports/delano-boys-club-tennis-program-3/