The Home Run: Today's greater Minnesota sports stories
Duluth: Minnesota's winningest coach gets the call to the Hall
Bob McDonald's 1,012 career basketball coaching victories are the most of any coach in Minnesota prep history. Tonight, McDonald, who coached basketball at Chisholm for 59 years, will be inducted into the DECC Athletic Hall of Fame in Duluth.
– Read more from the Duluth News Tribune
St. Cloud: SCSU pitcher fueled by tragedy
Garrett Harrison, a left-handed pitcher from Champlin, Minnesota, lost his mother to a brain tumor when he was just 15 years old. Through tragedy came triumph, as he is one of the best pitchers on the best team in Division II college baseball. At 7 p.m. the top-ranked Huskies host Henderson State at Joe Faber Field in the opening round of the Central Region of the NCAA Tournament. With a pair of wins they'll advance to the Division II College World Series.
– Read more from the St. Cloud Times
Olivia: BOLD catcher is all about the team
Trent Athman has been the starting catcher for BOLD's baseball team since his freshman year. Now a senior, Athman is just 16 hits shy of breaking the school's all-time record, but he's not focused on individual accolades; he believes that any records he sets belong to the team. Athman and BOLD have gone to three consecutive state tournaments and they're off to a 12-2 start this spring.
– Read more from the West Central Tribune
