The Breakdown, Minnesota Sports Preview

BOYS BASKETBALL
Ryan James' Desk
From player profiles to tournament recaps, Ryan digs deep into the boys basketball scene in Minnesota.

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Girls Basketball Recruit
You want the scoop on girls basketball in Minnesota? Kevin's the man with the information for you.

FOOTBALL
From the Gridiron
The Breakdown staff will be under the Friday Night Lights all fall long. Check out our take on the Minnesota gridiron.

HOCKEY
Red Light Special
Hockey knowledge from someone who grew up playing and loving the game...and still plays to this day.

VOLLEYBALL
Girls Volleyball Recruit
Kevin's a busy man, as he spends his fall (and the rest of the year) tracking down the best of Minnesota high school volleyball.

VOLLEYBALL
The Volleyball Donkey
As he says, Karl's blogging about volleyball, solving world hunger and everything in between.

BOYS BASKETBALL
(updated every Sunday)

GIRLS BASKETBALL
(updated every Sunday)

HOCKEY
(updated every Sunday)

FOOTBALL
(updated every Sunday)

VOLLEYBALL
(updated every Sunday)

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Player Profile archive

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Dave Hill - His 2007-2008 high school and youth basketball photos are now available online.

Over 80 High School & 100 Youth Teams Available !!

Ben Stewart - The Breakdown's newest photographer has his online portfolio's available now.

Tim Kolehmainen - He's been away for a few years, but check out his site for older photos.

BREAKING NEWS...Fall League registration forms now available!
(posted 7/24/2008)
The BREAKDOWN will again host two Fall Leagues in Becker and Bloomington Kennedy for varsity through ninth grade teams. Spots are filling up fast so get your registration in ASAP. For more information and the registration form, please click here.

Junior High Fall League is now a reality!
For the first time, The BREAKDOWN will also host a Junior High Fall League at St. Michael-Albertville High School. It's sure to be a popular event, so reserve your spot today! For more information and the registration form, please click here.

The BREAKDOWN introduces the Great Northwoods Basketball League!
Running on eight weekends from mid-December through early March, fifth through eighth grade cagers get a big league experience. For more information and a registration form, please click here.

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Volleyball & Football orders are now being shipped!

The BREAKDOWN
(updated 7/10/2008)

The BREAKDOWN is pleased to announce issues of our volleyball & football previews have been received from the printer and are being shipped.

Please visit our order page to get your copy!

Books will also be available for purchase at:

Scheel's in St. Cloud & Mankato
Ralia Center in Maple Grove (volleyball previews only)
Velocity Sports in Champlin
Beyond Shinders - 3 locations in the Metro area (115 Washington Avenue, downtown Mpls, phone 612-339-3131; 3000 White Bear Avenue, Maplewood, phone 651-777-2778; and 12989 Ridgedale Drive, Minnetonka, phone 952-545-2203).

Please visit these locations to pick up your copies on display!


Taylor and Wahlin named Breakdown players of the year The BREAKDOWN (updated 4/12/2008) We've named our players of the year in both boys and girls hoops, as well as All-State individuals, our team of the year, coach of the year and so much more! Looking ahead to 2008-09: Top juniors The BREAKDOWN by Ryan James (updated 3/20/2008) Today we are getting an edge on next year's Breakdown Boys Preview by listing our top 30 juniors. Of course this list can change with the state tournament coming up and a spring and summer of AAU basketball right around the corner, but we thought we'd put up the top 30 right now. State freshman class looks exciting by Ryan James The BREAKDOWN (updated 3/6/2008) This year's Minnesota class of freshman has really excited several people in the basketball world. There is a solid group of 2011 players who are bringing game on a nightly basis and its happening at several different levels. Sponsor Article: "Continued Development for Continued Success" By Midwest Elite Basketball	Super Saturday: Hill-Murray and St. Thomas Academy win titles By Tim Kolehmainen The BREAKDOWN (posted 3/10/2008) It was a good day for the St. Paul area private schools at the state boys' hockey tournament... No upset this time: Ness is Mr. Hockey By Tim Kolehmainen The BREAKDOWN (posted 3/10/2008) Roseau junior Aaron Ness was named Mr. Hockey Sunday, just after the Rams lost their final two games of the state tournament... Day 4 action: Alex and Eden Prairie win titles By Tim Kolehmainen The BREAKDOWN New girls hockey state champions have been crowned in Class A (Alexandria) and Class AA (Eden Prairie).

The Breakdown Football Preview will be available at this weekend's All-Star game in St. Cloud.. "The MFCA is pleased to endorse The Breakdown's "Pigskin Preview" as the consummate reference guide to high school football in Minnesota. We give it our highest marks as the one publication that capsules the recent past and profiles the immediate future of Minnesota's game. We are proud to encourage our membership to cooperate with, and make use of, this invaluable resource. It's great reading!" -- Ron Stolski, Executive Director, Minnesota Football Coaches Association	The Breakdown Volleyball Preview is available now... “I am very excited for The Breakdown to begin coverage on volleyball. I have seen their other publications and nobody does a more thorough job. It will be the most comprehensive book available on Minnesota high school volleyball. The Breakdown staff go out of their way to ensure schools and players get the recognition they deserve. This will be a major boost towards promoting volleyball in Minnesota.” - Lonnie Morken of Mabel-Canton, President of the Volleyball Coaches Association He's makin' a list...he's checkin' it twice by Karl Katzenberger The BREAKDOWN (updated 7/23/2008) Greetings again from my fully furnished office in my hometown, beautiful South Minneapolis. By fully furnished office, I mean a Dunn Brothers coffee shop. And by beautiful South Minneapolis, I mean I haven't been propositioned by a "professional woman" in the last few hours. A big round of applause for the hard working gals on Lake Street. I mean, I can't condone their career choice but hey - everybody has to eat. The Ice Fishing Bylaw by Karl Katzenberger The BREAKDOWN (updated 6/6/2008) Well, Wisconsin is at it again. Apparently our neighbors to the east feels like they aren't giving us here in Minnesota enough ammunition to make fun of them, so they decided to take measures to ensure that we can continue in our air of superiority for another few weeks. I mean, we have driven the whole "Drinking as a religion" and "Unforgiveable illiteracy" thing into the ground haven't we? The Inbox by Karl Katzenberger The BREAKDOWN (updated 5/6/2008) Greetings again from the land of perpetual cloud cover, Tacoma, Washing - er... St. Paul, Minnesota! Let's all do our part to keep pumping those greenhouse gases into the atmosphere! I mean what actual evidence do we have that weather patterns can possibly be affected by a constant barrage of fossil fuel flatus upon our landscape...