Monthly Archives: February 2015

[Friday night, the last game of the regular season.  The foe was poor St. Cloud Apollo, a team that did not win a game all year.  The outcome was really preordained.  (Apollo will represent our section in the boys’ state … Continue reading →

[Hockey’s over now . . . gotta ride roundball into the spring sports season.  This was our Cards over the Willmar Cards on Monday night.  It moved us to a 13 – 2 conference record with one to go – … Continue reading →

[Saturday morning, heading back to the Cities down I-94.  The quintessential Minnesota winter driving photo, blowing snow with an eerie sun.  We were going down to Ridder Arena for the girls class A state hockey consolation finals, our Cards v. … Continue reading →

Comings and goings betwixt, between, and after the tournament . . . [After putting the finishing touches on the Hutchinson game, it was time to head home.  It was Thursday night date night at SAWA after all.  On the way … Continue reading →

Consolation bracket . . . [So, the next morning – after a good night’s sleep to digest the Pazzaluna pizza – we checked out of the Hotel 340 and headed for Ridder Arena at the ‘U.’  We were the first … Continue reading →

As it turns out, this seemingly annual event (the Cardinal girls’ hockey team has now made the main event 10 out of the last 12 years) is often in conjunction with a myriad of other things of local and international … Continue reading →

[We missed our first girls’ hockey section final ever.  In our non-youthfullness, we just hesitate to venture beyond the politically established boundaries of Alexandria, in winter, in the darkness of night.  Not that girls’ basketball is a bad alternative, mind … Continue reading →