The Free Press, Mankato, MN Sports Columns

Frederick: 10Kato route change has people talking

2012-05-29T14:15:51-05:00

Changes to the area where the avenue meets Warren Street forced organizers to change up the 10-kilometer course.

Thoma column: The strange exclusion of Anthony Slama

2012-05-27T22:54:00-05:00

Cross: For Mankato man, hauling in shovelnose sturgeon comes with a catch

2012-05-27T00:27:13-05:00

A Mankato man hauled in an unofficial state record shovelnose on April 14; the fish is unofficial because it is illegal to keep sturgeon, except on the Mississippi River near Redwing.

Courrier: Sum greater than parts for MSU baseball team

2012-05-24T21:55:19-05:00

Past Minnesota State baseball teams have had a lot of high-end talent, and you could see future professional players pitch and hit. But those teams didn’t win 48 games in a season. And most of those team didn’t advance to the Division II World Series.

Rueda: ‘Lefty’ wins adapted bowling title

2012-05-23T23:10:33-05:00

Colby Tolzmann of Mankato East won the state adapted bowling title, and Mikala Sexson placed ninth in the tournament.

MSU hockey fans hope Williams will deliver — with or without a glove

2012-05-21T22:30:05-05:00

Future Minnesota State goaltender Stephon Williams has become a YouTube sensation by making a bare-handed save in the USHL playoffs earlier this month.

Another week of Vikings camp? Really.

2012-05-17T22:20:18-05:00

The Minnesota Vikings announced this week that they will return to Mankato for summer training camp, making it 47 years that the community has endured and catered to the state’s most popular sports team.

Thoma: Twins are back to ‘I don’t know’ at third base

2012-05-13T23:40:15-05:00

Rueda column: Rain-altered East-West game just leads to bigger ones

2012-05-09T23:56:20-05:00

Former, future MSU stars still in the playoff hockey hunt

2012-05-07T21:39:18-05:00

Former star Ryan Carter with NHL's Devils, Tyler Pitlick with the AHL. Four former Mavericks are in the ECHL playoff finals.