Shakopee's JJ Fredericks earns all-star honor

Before she was a household name, Hopkins’ Paige Bueckers was a normal kid who just happened to be good at basketball. And through all the awards, big games and lucrative name, image and likeness deals, she’s remained the same: genuine and big-hearted.

Perfection-- that's what millions of sports fans witnessed in early April with the University of South Carolina women's basketball team in the NCAA tournament. And the win was especially sweet for hoops fans in Minnesota with Albertville native Tessa Johnson shining on the biggest of stages.

Jim Galvin, long-time coach, teacher and community member, has been honored by White Bear Lake Area Schools for his decades of service to the school community. The White Bear Lake Area School Board voted at its March 4, 2024 meeting to name the fully renovated White Bear Lake Area High School gymnasium “Galvin Court.”

Today, Hutchinson is known as a football town, having won its seventh state championship in 2023. But in the early 1960s, it was very much a basketball town. The Tigers won the District 12 title in 1963 and placed sixth at the state tournament in 1964.