Senior guard Kelly Boyle turns up the defensive pressure against Ja'Kahla Craft of STMA in the state Class AAAA title game at Williams Arena.
Taylor Woodson of the Hopkins High girls basketball team battles for the ball in a victory over Stillwater in the state semifinals. On the left is Royal forward Nu Nu Agara (24).
Every highly competitive athlete has a bucket list that includes winning a game with a big rally at the end of a big game.
The Hopkins High girls basketball players had a chance to add a win like that to their bucket list March 18 at Williams Arena, but their quest fell one bucket short in a 71-70 loss to Lake Conference rival St. Michael-Albertville.
×
Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.
kAm%9@F89 E96 #@J2=D 5:5?’E H:?[ E96:C 4@>6324< 677@CE H2D @?6 @7 E96 >@DE 5J?2>:4 :? DE2E6 E@FC?2>6?E 9:DE@CJ]k^Am
kAm*@F D66[ w@A<:?D 4@F=5?’E 3FJ 2 32D<6E :? E96 7:CDE 92=7 2?5 EC2:=65 ca\ad 2E :?E6C>:DD:@?] p?5 :E 8@E H@CD6 7C@> E96C6 2D $%|p 6?;@J65 :ED 3:886DE =625 @7 dg\bg H:E9 `_ >:?FE6D[ d_ D64@?5D C6>2:?:?8 :? E96 D64@?5 92=7]k^Am
kAmpE E92E A@:?E[ 2 A=@E EH:DE 3682?] p== @7 2 DF556?[ 2 E62> E92E H2D @77 E2C86E 3682? 9:EE:?8 32D<6ED 2E H:==] %96 w@A<:?D C2==J 3682? H:E9 p==\$E2E6 7@CH2C5 %2J=@C (@@5D@? >2<:?8 2? @77\32=2?46[ 7256\2H2J ;F>A D9@E] z6==J q@J=6 D4@C65 @? 2 8:G6\2?5\8@ A=2J 2?5 (@@5D@? 5C:33=65 4@2DE E@ 4@2DE 7@C 2 =2JFA]k^Am
kAm$@ E96 a_\A@:?E =625 H2D 5@H? E@ `c]k^Am
kAmy2D>:?6 sFAC66 >256 @?6 @7 EH@ 7C66 E9C@HD[ 2?5 E96? q@J=6 5C@G6 7@C 2 =2JFA >2<:?8 E96 =625 ``]k^Am
kAm$%|p 925 2 EFC?@G6C @? 2 H:=5 A2DD[ 2?5 E96 >@>6?EF> 4@?E:?F65 7@C w@A<:?D H96? A@:?E 8F2C5 {:G |4v:== 9:E (@@5D@? 7@C 2 =2JFA] (@@5D@? E96? D4@C65 @? 2? @776?D:G6 C63@F?5 E@ >2<6 E96 D4@C65 dg\d`]k^Am
kAmpE E92E A@:?E $%|p 9625 4@249 z6?E w2>C6 42==65 E:>6@FE] w6 H:D965 E92E E:>6@FE 4@F=5 92G6 =2DE65 7:G6 >:?FE6D :?DE625 @7 @?=J EH@]k^Am
kAm$@ H92E H2D 9625 4@249 %2C2 $E2C<D D2J:?8 :? E96 w@A<:?D 9F55=6nk^Am
kAm“(6 H6C6 EC2AA:?8 E96> 2== @G6C E96 4@FCE[” D96 D2:5] “(6 H2?E65 E@ 7@C46 EFC?@G6CD 2?5 >2<6 E96> E2<6 BF:4< D9@ED] p?5 H6 H2?E65 E@ E2<6 :E E@ E96 32D<6E] }@ >2EE6C 9@H 72C H6 >:89E 36 5@H? :? 2 82>6[ @FC 8:C=D <?@H 9@H E@ 5:8 :?] %2J=@C (@@5D@? 3C:?8D 2 =@E @7 A@D:E:G6 6?6C8J] $96 >2<6D DFC6 6G6CJ@?6 6=D6 36=:6G6D H6 42? 5@ :E]”k^Am
kAmp7E6C E96 $%|p E:>6@FE E96C6 H2D DE:== 2 =@E @7 H@C< E@ 5@]k^Am
kAm%96 #@J2=D D9C2?< $%|p’D =625 E@ ea\de H96? q@J=6 ?2:=65 2 E9C66\A@:?E D9@E @? 2 7665 7C@> }F }F p82C2] %96 >2C8:? 3@F?465 36EH66? e\g A@:?ED 7@C 2 76H >:?FE6D 2D p==\$E2E6 8F2C5 %6DD2 y@9?D@? 4@?E:?F65 2 DEC:?8 @7 7C66\E9C@H >2<6D E92E =65 E@ `_\7@C\`_ 7@C E96 6G6?:?8]k^Am
kAm(:E9 ah]d D64@?5D C6>2:?:?8[ |4v:== 5C@G6 E@ E96 32D<6E 2?5 >256 2 =2JFA[ 4=@D:?8 $%|p’D =625 E@ 7@FC 2E eh\ed] %96? |4v:== DE@=6 E96 32== 2?5 765 (@@5D@? 7@C 2 =2JFA[ D6?5:?8 #@J2= 72?D :?E@ 2 7C6?KJ H:E9 E96 D4@C6 eh\ef]k^Am
kAmw@A<:?D H2D 7@C465 E@ 7@F= H:E9 e]f D64@?5D C6>2:?:?8 2?5 y@9?D@? 42=>=J D2?< 3@E9 7C66 E9C@HD E@ AFE E96 z?:89ED FA 7@FC 2E f`\ef]k^Am
kAm%96 #@J2=D 25G2?465 E96 32== BF:4<=J 2?5 q@J=6 D2?< 2? }qp E9C66\A@:?E6C E@ >2<6 :E f`\f_]k^Am
kAmp7E6C 2 E:>6@FE[ $%|p’D :?3@F?5D A2DD H2D 567=64E65 @FE @7 3@F?5D 3J w@A<:?D] %96C6 H2D 2?@E96C E:>6@FE[ 2?5 H:E9 @?=J `]c D64@?5D D9@H:?8 @? E96 4=@4< 9:89 23@G6 E96 (:==:2>D pC6?2 7=@@C[ 4@249 w2>C6 @7 $%|p 42==65 7@C 2 =@?8 A2DD] q@J=6 8@E 2 92?5 @? E96 32==[ 3FE H2D F?23=6 E@ 82:? 4@?EC@= 2?5 7:C6 FA 2 56DA6C2E:@? D9@E] %96? $%|p’D C6D6CG6D 3@=E65 @?E@ E96 7=@@C E@ 46=63C2E6]k^Am
kAmx? 2 A@DE82>6 :?E6CG:6H[ DE2C 8F2C5 %6DD2 y@9?D@? @7 E96 z?:89ED D2:5[ “%9:D :D E96 H2J H6 H2?E65 E@ 8@ @FE]”k^Am
kAm$96 H2D C676CC:?8 E@ 96CD6=7 2?5 E96 @E96C D6G6? D6?:@CD @? $%|p’D C@DE6C]k^Am
kAm“xE H2D 2 >28:42= D62D@? 7@C FD[” 4@249 w2>C6 D2:5] “~FC 8:C=D H@C<65 D@ 92C5] (92E 2 82>6 7@C E96 492>A:@?D9:AP %96 =2DE E9C66 E:>6D H6 A=2J65 w@A<:?D[ H6 925 =625D 3FE 4@F=5?’E 9@=5 E96>] pE E:>6D[ w@A<:?D :D :?E:>:52E:?8] *@F 2=H2JD <?@H E96J’C6 8@:?8 E@ 92G6 2 D6G6?\ @C 6:89E\A@:?E CF?]”k^Am
kAm“(6’C6 @3G:@FD=J 5:D2AA@:?E65[” 4@249 $E2C<D @7 w@A<:?D D2:5] “(6 8@ 27E6C @FC 8@2=D 6IEC6>6=J 92C5] (6 2=H2JD 92G6 2 492?46[ 6G6? H96? H6’C6 5@H? 3J 2 =@E] $E] |:4926=\p=36CEG:==6 C62==J C63@F?565 H6== E@?:89E]”k^Am
kAmp?5 E96? E96C6 H2D %6DD2 y@9?D@?] w6C DE2E =:?6 H2D @77 E96 492CED] $96 A=2J65 2== be >:?FE6D[ >2<:?8 6:89E @7 `e D9@ED 7C@> E96 7:6=5[ `_ @7 `_ 7C@> E96 7@F= =:?6 2?5 @?6 @7 E9C66 36J@?5 E96 E9C66\A@:?E 2C4] x? 255:E:@?[ D96 925 `_ C63@F?5D 2?5 D6G6? 2DD:DED] %96 @?6 49:?< :? 2C>@C H2D E92E w@A<:?D 7@C465 96C :?E@ `_ EFC?@G6CD]k^Am
kAm(@@5D@? H2D w@A<:?D’ A=2J6C @7 E96 82>6 H:E9 a` A@:?ED] $96 >256 D6G6? @7 D6G6? 7C66 E9C@HD H:E9 D6G6? C63@F?5D[ D:I 2DD:DED[ E9C66 DE62=D 2?5 @?=J @?6 EFC?@G6C] p82C2[ w@A<:?D’ e\a p==\$E2E6 D6?:@C 7@CH2C5[ >256 D6G6? @7 `d D9@ED 7C@> E96 7=@@C E@ D4@C6 `g A@:?ED] $96 925 ?:?6 C63@F?5D]k^Am
kAmq@J=6 >256 E9C66 E9C66\A@:?E D9@ED 2?5 D4@C65 `b A@:?ED :? 96C 7:?2= 82>6 2D 2 #@J2=] |4v:==[ E96 p==\$E2E6 8F2C5 2?5 E96 @?=J ;F?:@C :? w@A<:?D’ E@A D6G6?[ 925 `_ A@:?ED H:E9 7@FC C63@F?5D[ 7:G6 2DD:DED 2?5 7@FC DE62=D]k^Am
kAmx? :ED @E96C EH@ DE2E6 82>6D =2DE H66<[ w@A<:?D 5@>:?2E65 #@D6G:==6 g`\c_ 2?5 362E $E:==H2E6C fh\d`]k^Am
kAm%96C6 H2D?’E 2?JE9:?8 F?FDF2= :? 6:E96C 82>6] |4v:== D4@C65 ac A@:?ED 282:?DE #@D6G:==6 2?5 (@@5D@? D4@C65 ab H9:=6 p82C2 W`eX 2?5 q@J=6 W``X 2=D@ D4@C65 :? 5@F3=6 7:8FC6D] p82:?DE $E:==H2E6C[ (@@5D@? D4@C65 ab[ |4v:== 925 `f 2?5 p82C2 W`aX 2?5 q@J=6 W``X =2?565 :? 5@F3=6 7:8FC6D] |242J2 r@A6=2?5[ w@A<:?D’ D6?:@C 8F2C5[ 96=5 $E:==H2E6C’D =625:?8 D4@C6C[ ;F?:@C 8F2C5 p>J %9@>AD@?[ E@ D:I A@:?ED \ `c 36=@H 96C D62D@? 2G6C286]k^Am
kAm%96C6 :D ?@ BF6DE:@? E92E {2<6 r@?76C6?46 4@>A6E:E:@? 5FC:?8 E96 C68F=2C D62D@? 96=A65 $%|p 2?5 w@A<:?D C6249 E96 A:??24=6 @7 8:C=D 9:89 D49@@= 32D<6E32== E9:D D62D@?] p?5[ @9 3J E96 H2J[ E96 @E96C {2<6 r@?76C6?46 E62> :? E96 DE2E6 E@FC?6J[ t56? !C2:C:6[ 62C?65 E9:C5 A=246 3J 362E:?8 $E:==H2E6C eh\de $2EFC52J 27E6C?@@?] $%|p 7:?:D965 E96 D62D@? ah\b 2?5 w@A<:?D H2D ag\b]k^Am
Post a comment as anonymous
Report
Watch this discussion.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.