AM 1240 WJON » olympics http://wjon.com Tue, 21 May 2013 15:23:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Top 10 Stories – #6 Two Local Olympians http://wjon.com/top-10-stories-6-two-local-olympians/ http://wjon.com/top-10-stories-6-two-local-olympians/#comments Mon, 24 Dec 2012 06:49:46 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=156750 Today (Monday) we continue our countdown of the Top 10 local stories of the year with our number six story. It's a story that actually played-out across the pond over in London. During the Games of the XXX Olympiad July 27th through August 12th, we were fortunate enough to have not just one, but two, women from Stearns County competing for Team USA.

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]]> http://wjon.com/top-10-stories-6-two-local-olympians/feed/ 0 Olympian, St. Cloud Native Alise Post to Visit Hometown http://wjon.com/olympian-st-cloud-native-alise-post-to-visit-hometown/ http://wjon.com/olympian-st-cloud-native-alise-post-to-visit-hometown/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 13:59:27 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=132406 Olympic BMX biker and St. Cloud native Alise Post is making a return to her hometown this weekend.

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]]> http://wjon.com/olympian-st-cloud-native-alise-post-to-visit-hometown/feed/ 0 Getty Images Alise Post Does Not Qualify For Olympic Finals http://wjon.com/alise-post-does-not-qualify-for-olympic-finals/ http://wjon.com/alise-post-does-not-qualify-for-olympic-finals/#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2012 15:59:35 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=124294 After a tough pair of races, Alise Post will not be competing for a medal in the Olympic BMX racing finals.

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]]> http://wjon.com/alise-post-does-not-qualify-for-olympic-finals/feed/ 0 Getty Images Souhan in London: Bolt, Viola, and Post http://wjon.com/souhan-in-london-bolt-viola-and-post/ http://wjon.com/souhan-in-london-bolt-viola-and-post/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 14:37:37 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=123995 Star Tribune sports writer Jim Souhan is covering the Olympics for WJON live every weekday morning. Today (Thursday) Souhan talked with Bob Hughes about the track and field competition, Minnesota's Viola in the diving events, and St. Cloud's Post.

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]]> http://wjon.com/souhan-in-london-bolt-viola-and-post/feed/ 0 Getty Images Mayor Kleis Enjoying the Olympic Experience [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/mayor-kleis-enjoying-the-olympic-experience-audio/ http://wjon.com/mayor-kleis-enjoying-the-olympic-experience-audio/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 13:54:15 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=123984 St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis is enjoying the London Olympics. He arrived yesterday (Wednesday), just in time to watch St. Cloud native Alise Post.

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]]> http://wjon.com/mayor-kleis-enjoying-the-olympic-experience-audio/feed/ 0 BMX rider Sam Willoughby of Austrailia, Mayor Dave Kleis, Alise Post (Twitter) Alise Post Qualifies In 8th http://wjon.com/alise-post-qualifies-in-8th/ http://wjon.com/alise-post-qualifies-in-8th/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 12:23:27 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=123956 St. Cloud native Alise Post qualified in 8th place in the women's BMX racing event at the Olympic games in London. She said after the race she could have raced better but could have been worse. She is seeded 4th for her semifinal heat and needs to finish 4th or higher to advance to the finals.

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]]> http://wjon.com/alise-post-qualifies-in-8th/feed/ 0 Getty Images Alise Post Competes in the Olympics [PHOTOS] http://wjon.com/alise-post-competes-in-the-olympics-photos/ http://wjon.com/alise-post-competes-in-the-olympics-photos/#comments Thu, 09 Aug 2012 01:40:18 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=123882 Alise Post of St. Cloud is seeded eighth after today's (Wednesday) seeding run at the Olympic BMX bike competition. She'll race for the gold medal on Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. our time.

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]]> http://wjon.com/alise-post-competes-in-the-olympics-photos/feed/ 0 Getty Images Friends, Fans Watch as Alise Post Finishes 8th in Olympic Preliminaries [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/friends-fans-watch-as-alise-post-takes-8th-seed-in-olympic-preliminaries-audio/ http://wjon.com/friends-fans-watch-as-alise-post-takes-8th-seed-in-olympic-preliminaries-audio/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2012 15:32:51 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=123701 Cheers erupted through the St. Cloud Public library this morning as St. Cloud native Alise Post made her Olympic BMX biking debut in London.

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]]> http://wjon.com/friends-fans-watch-as-alise-post-takes-8th-seed-in-olympic-preliminaries-audio/feed/ 0 Abby Faulkner Souhan in London: USA Dominating Women's, Men's Basketball http://wjon.com/souhan-in-london-usa-dominating-womens-mens-basketball/ http://wjon.com/souhan-in-london-usa-dominating-womens-mens-basketball/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2012 13:50:01 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=123673 Star Tribune sports writer Jim Souhan is covering the Olympics live for us on WJON. He talks with Bob Hughes every weekday morning at 7:15 a.m.

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]]> http://wjon.com/souhan-in-london-usa-dominating-womens-mens-basketball/feed/ 0 Souhan in London: Cheering on U.S. Women's Soccer http://wjon.com/souhan-in-london-cheering-on-u-s-womens-soccer/ http://wjon.com/souhan-in-london-cheering-on-u-s-womens-soccer/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:34:59 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=123392 Star Tribune sports writer Jim Souhan is covering the Olympic Games for us at WJON. He's reporting live from a different Olympic venue every weekday morning at 7:15 a.m.

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]]> http://wjon.com/souhan-in-london-cheering-on-u-s-womens-soccer/feed/ 0 Local Viewing Party Planned to Watch Post's Olympic Race http://wjon.com/local-viewing-party-planned-to-watch-posts-olympic-race/ http://wjon.com/local-viewing-party-planned-to-watch-posts-olympic-race/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 05:57:10 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=123162 St. Cloud's Alise Post will finally make her Olympic debut tomorrow (Wednesday). She's competing in the BMX bike race. There will be a local viewing party tomorrow (Wednesday), and again on Friday, to watch her race live.

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]]> http://wjon.com/local-viewing-party-planned-to-watch-posts-olympic-race/feed/ 0 Alise Post (Facebook) St. Michael's Betts Eliminated At Olympics http://wjon.com/st-michaels-betts-eliminated-at-olympics/ http://wjon.com/st-michaels-betts-eliminated-at-olympics/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2012 15:06:32 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=123160 St. Michael's Chaz Betts was eliminated today in Greco Roman Wrestling at the London Olympics. He won 6-0 in the first round and lost 0-1, 0-2 to Pablo Enrique Shorey Hernandez of Cuba. He advanced to the round of 16 before being eliminated.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-michaels-betts-eliminated-at-olympics/feed/ 0 courtesy of zimbio.com Betts Eliminated in Olympic Wrestling Event [VIDEO] http://wjon.com/betts-eliminated-in-olympic-wrestling-event-video/ http://wjon.com/betts-eliminated-in-olympic-wrestling-event-video/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2012 14:44:33 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=123138 St. Michael native Chas Betts competed today (Monday) in the Olympics. He was in the 185 pound weight class in Greco Roman wrestling.

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]]> http://wjon.com/betts-eliminated-in-olympic-wrestling-event-video/feed/ 0 Chas Betts (Facebook) Souhan in London: Watching Soccer, Track & Field http://wjon.com/souhan-in-london-watching-soccer-track-field/ http://wjon.com/souhan-in-london-watching-soccer-track-field/#comments Mon, 06 Aug 2012 13:35:58 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=123126 Star Tribune sports writer Jim Souhan has been reporting live from the Olympics for us on WJON every weekday morning. Today (Monday) he's on his way to watch soccer. He also talks about the track and field competition.

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]]> http://wjon.com/souhan-in-london-watching-soccer-track-field/feed/ 0 Souhan in London: Talking Phelps, Start of Track and Field http://wjon.com/souhan-in-london-talking-phelps-start-of-track-and-field/ http://wjon.com/souhan-in-london-talking-phelps-start-of-track-and-field/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:45:01 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=122574 Star Tribune sports writer Jim Souhan is covering the Olympics for us on WJON. He reports live from London every morning at 7:15 a.m.

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]]> http://wjon.com/souhan-in-london-talking-phelps-start-of-track-and-field/feed/ 0 Melrose's Smock Finished In 27th Place http://wjon.com/melroses-smock-finished-in-27th-place/ http://wjon.com/melroses-smock-finished-in-27th-place/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 13:16:08 +0000 Jay Caldwell http://wjon.com/?p=122566 Melrose native Amanda Smock finished 27th in the London Summer Olympic qualification round and she does not advance to the next round. Smock is the lone American that qualified for the triple-jump at the Summer games.

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]]> http://wjon.com/melroses-smock-finished-in-27th-place/feed/ 0 Amanda Smock (Courtesy of Becky Miller) Olympics: Smock Does Not Advance in Triple Jump http://wjon.com/olympics-smock-does-not-advance-in-triple-jump/ http://wjon.com/olympics-smock-does-not-advance-in-triple-jump/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 11:37:35 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=122535 Melrose Native Amanda Smock has failed to advance to the finals in the Triple Jump this (Friday) morning at the Olympics.

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]]> http://wjon.com/olympics-smock-does-not-advance-in-triple-jump/feed/ 0 Amanda Smock (Courtesy of Becky Miller) Mark Post: Alise's Olympic Appearance 'Becoming Real' [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/mark-post-alises-olympic-appearance-becoming-real-audio/ http://wjon.com/mark-post-alises-olympic-appearance-becoming-real-audio/#comments Fri, 03 Aug 2012 00:19:41 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=122453 Alise Post's dad says the reality of his daughter being an Olympian is starting to set in. There was a send-off party for the Post family this (Thursday) evening at the Pineview Park BMX track in Waite Park.

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]]> http://wjon.com/mark-post-alises-olympic-appearance-becoming-real-audio/feed/ 0 Jim Maurice, WJON.com Souhan in London: Whalen Impressive on the Court http://wjon.com/souhan-in-london-whalen-impressive-on-the-court/ http://wjon.com/souhan-in-london-whalen-impressive-on-the-court/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 13:42:08 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=122209 Star Tribune sportswriter Jim Souhan has spent a lot of time watching the US women's basketball team at this year's Olympics. He says Hutchinson native Lindsay Whalen has been one of the big stars on a lead loaded with talent.

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]]> http://wjon.com/souhan-in-london-whalen-impressive-on-the-court/feed/ 0 Lindsay Whalen (Facebook) Souhan in London: Talking Tennis, Michael Phelps http://wjon.com/souhan-in-london-talking-tennis-michael-phelps/ http://wjon.com/souhan-in-london-talking-tennis-michael-phelps/#comments Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:54:49 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=121932 Star Tribune sports writer Jim Souhan is in London covering the Olympics for us on WJON. Today he talked with Bob Hughes about covering the tennis matches. He also had the chance to witness Michael Phelps' record breaking medal victory.

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