Mic'd Up Sports

Whether or not there is a basketball season, Ivane Tensaie will forever hold a spot in Concordia Academy girls basketball history. Last season, she passed the school record for most career points and was a member of the first Beacons girls basketball team to reach the state tournament. And to think this all began as a way to do something with her big brother. Stick around to find out what Ivane's...

Mallory Heyer of Chaska and Nia Holloway of Eden Prairie are both juniors who met as opponents in high school and club basketball games. Within days of each other, the two basketball standouts announced their verbal commitment to the Minnesota Golden Gophers. However, the two didn't know each other well outside of their section rivalry, so we decided to change that by inviting them both to share t...

Whenever Marshell Cook is able to resume playing basketball again, she  will be ready to take the floor at Anoka-Ramsey. A graduate of  Minneapolis North, Marshell shares her mental health journey that led to  a pause in her basketball activities.