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Prep Sports Schedule

Published on Fri, 02/14/2020 - 4:25pm

Rangers

Friday

• Wrestling @ MHSA State Tournament - Billings, TBA

Saturday

 • Basketball @ Sweet Grass County, Boys 4 p.m. Girls 5:30 p.m.

• Wrestling @ MHSA State Tournament - Billings, TBA

 

Bruins

Friday

 • Basketball @ Manhattan Christian, Girls 6 p.m. Boys 7:30 p.m.

 

Rebels

Friday ***

Rangers hold off Manhattan in second half, 57-49

Published on Fri, 02/14/2020 - 4:23pm
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The Park Rangers held off the Manhattan Tigers in a 57-49 win on Senior Night at Park High on Thursday night. 

The Rangers started the game on a hot streak. After a turnaround jumper from Rylee Watt, Brendon Johnson connected on back-to-back 3-pointers helped the Rangers open the game on a 12-3 run. 

Manhattan eventually found their stride on offense, but the Rangers didn’t slow down and took a 21-12 lead.

Gardiner’s Darr gets win against former coach

Published on Fri, 02/14/2020 - 4:22pm

The Gardiner Lady Bruins notched a win over the Laurel JV team, 56-40, on Thursday night at Gardiner High School. 

Gardiner coach Schalene Darr got the opportunity to coach against Dennis Lordemann, who was her coach when she played at Miles Community College. 

“I have a ton of respect for him as a coach and as a person,” Darr said in a message about her former coach. “He does a great job with the young team.”

The Gardiner defense allowed just four points on two field goals in the first quarter. 

Park Senior Night

Published on Fri, 02/14/2020 - 4:21pm
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Tatum scores 39, Celtics hold off Clippers 141-133 in 2OT

Published on Fri, 02/14/2020 - 4:15pm

BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum didn’t want to smile. But sometimes the moment calls for it. 

The Celtics were trailing 124-123 in the final minute of overtime in their back-and-forth slugfest with the Clippers and Tatum found himself defended by Landry Shamet and Montrezl Harrell. Tatum hesitated, sidestepped Shamet, then spun around Harrell for a layup. As the crowd cheered around him, Tatum led out a loud yell, flexing his arms. 

No ‘Plan B’ for Olympics

Published on Fri, 02/14/2020 - 4:15pm

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympic organizers and the International Olympic Committee said Friday there is no “Plan B” for the 2020 Games, which open in just over five months and have been jolted by the outbreak of a virus in neighboring China.

The coronavirus has infected almost 64,000 people globally with  almost 1,400 deaths in China, but only one in Japan where fear is rising with so much attention focused on the outbreak.

On to state

Published on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 4:11pm
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The Park High wrestling team heads off to Billings today to compete in the MHSA State Tournament this weekend. 

In total, seven wrestlers qualified for the tournament. 

Park head coach Ben Hahn said it’s been business as usual in practice this week, with a little extra excitement mixed in.

“We want to stick with our routine as much as possible,” Hahn said in an interview Thursday morning. “We’ve got certain traditions, like we still had a morning practice this morning.”

Prep Sports Schedule

Published on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 4:07pm

Rangers

Thursday ***

 • Basketball vs. Manhattan, Girls 6 p.m. Boys 7:30 p.m.

Friday

• Wrestling @ MHSA State Tournament - Billings, TBA

Saturday

 • Basketball @ Sweet Grass County, Boys 4 p.m. Girls 5:30 p.m.

• Wrestling @ MHSA State Tournament - Billings, TBA

 

Bruins

Thursday ***

Astros’ Bregman, Altuve apologize for sign-stealing scheme

Published on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 4:03pm
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Avoiding any specifics about their team’s sign-stealing during its 2017 World Series championship season, Houston Astros players Alex Bregman and José Altuve apologized Thursday for the scheme that was investigated and punished by Major League Baseball.

Astros owner Jim Crane and new manager Dusty Baker — who replaced the fired AJ Hinch — also spoke at a news conference at the team’s spring training facility.

Kaepernick to release memoir

Published on Thu, 02/13/2020 - 4:00pm

NEW YORK (AP) — Colin Kaepernick can add author and publisher to his resume. 

The former NFL quarterback who knelt during the national anthem to protest racial injustice and police brutality announced Thursday he’s writing a memoir through his own publishing company. 

It’s called Kaepernick Publishing, and the audio version of the as yet untitled book is due this year. It will be available through Audible, a subsidiary of Amazon.