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Pet Patrol: Meet Mojito + Samantha

Townsquare Media — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:13:53 +0000

Meet Mojito and Samantha at the Tri-County Humane Society.

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Prep Volleyball Results; Sartell Beats Tech

Jay Caldwell — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:30:13 +0000

Sartell-St. Stephen 3, Tech 0;
Sauk Rapids-Rice 3, Apollo 2;
Cathedral 3, Little Falls 0;
Fergus Falls 3, Rocori 0;

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Lumberjacks Ready to Defend their Title [AUDIO]

Jim Maurice — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 05:23:57 +0000

The Granite City Lumberjacks have been playing hockey in town since 2007, but some of you still may not know much about them. Coach Brad Willner says they're basically the hockey version of the St. Cloud Rox.

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Twins, Deduno Top Cleveland 7-2

Jay Caldwell — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:12:05 +0000

The Twins won their 3rd straight game against Cleveland 7-2 Monday night to win the series 3 games to 1. Sam Deduno threw 7 innings with 3 hits, 3 walks and 2 earned runs allowed to get the win and improve to 6-3. Pedro Florimon went 2-4 with with a double and a triple, 2 runs scored and 1 RBI, Joe Mauer was 2-4 with 1 RBI and Ryan Doumit hit a solo homerun for the Twins.

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Local Ladies Strap on the Roller Derby Skates [AUDIO]

Jim Maurice — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 05:28:53 +0000

The rough and tumble sport of roller derby is making a comeback. A group of local ladies are members of the St. Cloud Area Roller Dolls, one of about 12 teams in Minnesota. Team member "Doctor Boom" says they have about 30 women signed-up, from all walks of life.

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Vikings, Peterson Edge Jaguars 26-23 In Overtime

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:36:10 +0000

The Vikings nearly gave away a game that appeared to be theirs with just seconds left when Blaine Gabbert threw a 39-yard touchdown pass to Cecil Shorts with :20 left. Viking quarterback Christian Ponder completed a pair of passes setting up kicker Blair Walsh for a 55-yard field goal. Walsh made the kick and made a 38-yard field goal in overtime that turned out to be the game-winner. Jacksonville got the ball once in overtime with the new overtime rule but were unable to score.

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Twins, Morneau Walk-Off Against Cleveland

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:27:22 +0000

The Twins got a walk-off solo homerun from Justin Morneau in the 9th inning to lift the Twins to a 8-7 win over Cleveland at Target Field Sunday. Morneau was 2-4 with 2 homeruns and 3 RBIs, Joe Mauer was 3-5 with 2 runs scored and 1 RBI and Ben Revere was 2-5 with 1 RBI. Brian Duensing allowed just 1 hit in 1 1/3 innings to get the win. Esmerling Vazquez allowed 4 earned runs in 3 innings and didn't figure in the final decision for Minnesota.

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Lynx Continue Hot Streak Against San Antonio

Jay Caldwell — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:21:19 +0000

The Minnesota Lynx won 81-62 over San Antonio Sunday to have won 11 straight. The Lynx are 9-0 since the Olympics. Maya Moore led the Lynx with 18 points and 12 rebounds and Rebekkah Brunson added 14 points and 12 rebounds for Minnesota. The Lynx shot 55 percent while San Antonio shot 36 percent.

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St. Cloud to Commemorate 9/11 Attacks

Jim Maurice — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 05:53:10 +0000

The 11th annual "Day to Remember" event is being held tomorrow (Tuesday) in St. Cloud. The event is held on the 11th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks.

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Tough Sport of Rugby Growing in Popularity [AUDIO]

Jim Maurice — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 05:43:26 +0000

One of the fastest growing sports in the St. Cloud metro area is Rugby. We have a men's team called the Feeders, a women's team called the Siren's, and a boys high school team called the Steelhead.

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Twins Honor T.K., Beat Indians 3-0

Jay Caldwell — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 13:58:34 +0000

The Twins retired former Manager Tom Kelly's #10 in a pregame ceremony before a 3-0 win over the Cleveland Indians. Kelly managed the Twins to two World Series titles in 1987 and 1991. He managed the team for 16 years. Cole DeVries led the Twins attack throwing 6 shutout innings with 4 hits allowed and 2 strikeouts. He gets the win and improves to 5-5. Joe Mauer, Josh Willingham and Justin Morneau each drove in 1 run and Ben Revere had 2 hits, 2 runs scored and 2 stolen bases.

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SCSU Routs Upper Iowa In Bounce Back Win

Jay Caldwell — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 13:49:22 +0000

The St. Cloud State football team earned their first win of the year 45-20 Saturday night at Upper Iowa. SCSU scored 20 first quarter points and cruised to the win. Michael Walker ran for 109 yards and 2 touchdowns, Phil Klaphake threw for 253 yards and 2 touchdowns, and both Eli Shoemaker and Ledell White had TD catches for the Huskies.

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Johnnie Football Edges UW-Eau Claire 31-28

Jay Caldwell — Sun, 09 Sep 2012 13:37:26 +0000

The St. John's football team snuck by UW-Eau Claire Saturday 31-28 to improve to 2-0. St. John's scored 21 straight points to lead 28-14 and withstood a late comeback attempt by Eau Claire to win. Connor Bruns threw for 251 yards and 2 touchdowns and he ran for 45 yards for the Johnnies. Stephen Johnson ran for 54 yards and 1 touchdown. Rob Voshell and Max Forster each had 1 TD catch for St. John's.

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Gopher Football Routs New Hampshire

Jay Caldwell — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 19:19:45 +0000

The Gopher football team improved to 2-0 after routing New Hampshire 44-7 Saturday afternoon. Marquis Gray threw for 100 yards and 2 touchdowns and ran for 109 yards and 2 touchdowns for the Gophers. Donnell Kirkwood ran for 70 yards and 1 touchdown for the Gophers. Isaac Fruechte led the Gophers with 2 catches for 53 yards and a touchdown.

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Tech To Play Home Games At SCSU; Mold at Clarke

Jay Caldwell — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 19:10:53 +0000

The Tech football team will play home games this season at St. Cloud State's Husky Stadium. Tech head coach Gregg Martig told Emmett Keenan on St. Cloud Sports Saturday on AM 1390-the Fan that large amounts of mold was detected in both the locker rooms and concession stands at Clarke Field. A decision has been made by the school district to play away from Clarke Field this season.

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Prep Football Scores; Rocori Blanks Alexandria

Jay Caldwell — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 03:16:15 +0000

Rocori 43, Alexandria 0
(Rocori is 2-0)

Brainerd 42, Tech 28
(Tech is 1-1)

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Vike's Peterson Closer to Playing

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:01:51 +0000

Viking running back Adrian Peterson appears closer to being able to play Sunday when the Vikings host Jacksonville in their season opener. Peterson has been listed as limited in practice Wednesday and Thursday but declared himself ready to play. Offensive Coordinator Bill Musgrave says they are trying to determine the amount of touches Peterson will have if he plays. AM 1500-ESPN is reporting that Peterson will get 5-10 touches Sunday.

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Prep Volleyball Results; Rocori Tops Tech

Jay Caldwell — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:34:08 +0000

Rocori 3, Tech 1
(Cienna Washington led Tech with 15 kills);

Fergus Falls 3, Sauk Rapids-Rice 1
(Sierra Karls had 12 kills and 10 digs to lead the Storm);

Brainerd 3, Apollo 0
(Caitlyn Peterson had 5 digs and 12 set assists);

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Bright New Banners Welcome College Students

Jim Maurice — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 19:24:00 +0000

Drive down Division Street in St. Cloud and you'll notice some bright new banners, welcoming this year's 30,000 college students back to town. There are 32 street-light banners between Eighth and 14th Avenues.

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St. John's Football Faces Big Game Saturday (Audio)

Jay Caldwell — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:07:48 +0000

The St. John's football team faces a big test Saturday when they play at UW-Eau Claire at 1pm. The Johnnies are 1-0 after a 52-7 win over Northwestern College last Saturday. St. John's has developed a rivalry with Eau Claire having played them in non-conference play for the past few seasons. St. John's lost to Eau Claire last year 47-19 in Collegeville.

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