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The Parenting Game

I had intentions of blogging about something sports related, like a recap of 2018 and glance back at the top moments in North Dakota high school athletics. Or I could write about how nerve wracking a “win and in” situation will be on Sunday for the Vikings. How about I discuss if “Die Hard” is a Christmas movie or not? No, I’ll let my colleagues...


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MidcoSN Podcast: Minnesota Crookston PG Harrison Cleary

He’s one of the most dynamic scorers in the NSIC. But he doesn’t come from a traditional basketball power. Minnesota Crookston point guard Harrison Cleary talks with Midco Sports Network’s David Brown about his recruitment process out of high school, why he ended up in Crookston and his scoring mentality on the basketball court.


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2018-19 South Dakota High School Boys Basketball Preview

The state tournaments last year proved that you need to be at your best entering March. Yankton came into the SoDak 16 as an 11th seed and went on to win it all. In Class A, Tea Area and Madison met in the championship game for the second year in a row – and this time, Madison walked off the court as the state champ. And in class B, it was...


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2018-19 South Dakota High School Girls Basketball Preview

The defending champs in all three classes have very different narratives this season. Aberdeen Central is in rebuilding mode without the star power of last year’s senior class. St. Thomas More has their dynasty on the edge with less returning starters than they’re used to having. Castlewood used five players to ride to a title last season but...


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The Irony Of The Greatest Sports Movie

Over the past few weeks, I’ve asked some of my Midco colleagues about their favorite sports movie. All I wanted was what it was and a short explanation as to why it was their favorite. The results were surprising in more ways than one. Some people sent me multiple movies… so in order to make it ‘fair,’ I used their first choice when they...


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