January 19, 2013 BOYS BASKETBALL
Apollo 70, Delano 53
Delano: Zach Checkal, 20 points
Apollo: Brett Maslonkowski, 21 points
Becker 88, Cathedral 86
Becker: Josh Nohner, 23 Points
Cathedral: Brady Yoerg, 25 Points
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Willmar 72, Apollo 59
Willmar: Kalley Fosso, 17 points
Apollo: Mel Gebhardt, 22 points
St. Cloud Tech 62, Rocori 42
Tech: Sam Boettcher, 15 points
Rocori: Heathe
March 24, 2011 The St. Cloud Apollo boys basketball team lost 67-62 to Orono in overtime in the Class 3A State tournament quarterfinals Wednesday afternoon at Williams Arena. Apollo led by 18 points with 14:11 left but couldn't hold the lead. The Eagles got 2 free throws with :05 left from senior guard Ibrahim Abukar. Jordan Smith led Orono with 29 points including 2 key throws in overtime to clinch the win.
March 23, 2011 The Apollo Eagles boys basketball team lost 67-62 in overtime to 3rd seeded Orono at Williams Arena Wednesday afternoon in the Class 3A State Tournament quarterfinals. The Eagles led by as many as 18 points with 14:11 remaining couldn't hold the lead in regulation. Ibrahim Abukar made 2 free throws with :05 left in regulation to force overtime. Jordan Smith made a pair of free throws with :19 left in overtime to give Orono a 4-point lead. Smith led Orono with 29 points.
March 23, 2011 The St. Cloud Apollo boys basketball team plays in the Class 3A State tournament quarterfinals today at 4pm at Williams Arena against 3rd seeded Orono. Hear the game today on AM 1240-WJON with Jay Caldwell calling the play-by-play. The Eagles are 25-4 and so is Orono. The two teams played December 29 at the Granite City Classic at Apollo with Orono winning 62-55. Apollo led for much of the game.
March 22, 2011 Apollo boys basketball coach Dean Kessler said Monday senior point guard Ibrahim Abukar will not play Wednesday when the Eagles play Orono in the Class 3A State Tournament Quarterfinals at Williams Arena. Abukar will have surgery this morning to extract his bone marrow to give it to his 13-year old sister who's in need of a bone marrow transplant.
March 21, 2011 The St. Cloud Apollo boys basketball team will play 3rd seeded Orono Wednesday afternoon at 4pm in the Class 3A State tournament quarterfinals at Williams Arena. Hear the game on WJON with Jay Caldwell calling the action. The Eagles did not get a seed when the pairings were announced despite being ranked #4 in the most recent Class 3A poll. Orono beat Apollo head to head in the Granite City Classic in December.
March 17, 2011 The St. Cloud Apollo boys basketball team plays Detroit Lakes tonight in the Section 83A Finals at St. Cloud State's Halenbeck Hall. Tip-off tonight at 7pm, pregame on WJON at 6:55 with Jay Caldwell and Tom Fenton. The Eagles are the top seed in the section and are 24-4 while Detroit Lakes is seeded 3rd in the section and is 21-7.
March 2, 2011 Apollo 79, Sauk Rapids-Rice 49
(Apollo's Ibrahim Abukar had 19 points and surpasses 1,000 points in his career. Simon Krych added 18 points for the Eagles. Apollo is unbeaten in the CLC).
Rocori 73, Willmar 61
(Mitchell Hopfer led Rocori with 23 points. The Spartans are 12-5 in the CLC and 17-8 overall. Rocori is at Alexandria Friday night at 7:30pm, hear the game on Am 1390-the Fan)
February 23, 2011
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