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Andera’s North Dakota Boys Basketball Power Rankings 12-7-11

Every Wednesday I'll update my power rankings. This is the first edition of the 2011-12 power rankings and you better get used to seeing Mandan and Bismarck at the top of the list. Mandan had an inconsistent year last year and Head Coach Jason Horner tells me it was because of inconsistent practices. This year Horner says the practices have...

Andera’s South Dakota Boys Basketball Power Rankings 12-7-11

In boys basketball in South Dakota it's been all about tradition. O'Gorman, St. Thomas More, Mitchell, White River and on and on. Some of the most powerful programs in the state are all back and ready for another title run. In class AA O'Gorman has won four of the last six titles with a great sense of team play under the leadership of head coach...


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Andera's South Dakota Girls Basketball Power Rankings 12-7-11

Get a glimpse of the top teams in the state of South Dakota girls basketball.


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Here Comes the Sun

Can I get away with saying any beloved Beatles song is just not that good?  ("Here Comes the Sun"-The Beatles, 1969.  "Highly overrated and somewhat annoying"-Tom Nieman, 2011)  There. Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference basketball teams start conference play this weekend.  We have Minnesota State at Augustana on TV on Saturday.  It will...


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Bison B-Ball

NDSU's men's basketball team looks good from the road.  (My old boss at the golf course would use that phrase when asked if the tees were mowed correctly or the weeds were whacked properly... "Looks good from the road!") Turns out, NDSU looks good up close, too.  Saw them wipe the floor with Fresno State last week in Fargo.  My color analyst,...


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