Portfolio - Freelance work
I've dabbled in freelance work for some time. The work has given me valuable experience covering events, growing my writing portfolio and getting the chance to cover lots of sports. From blogs to online work to stories printed in newspapers, take a look at some of the work I've done.
USA Today - 2016 WNBA Finals
Thanks to a colleague, I had the chance to cover the 2016 WNBA Finals between the Los Angeles Sparks and Minnesota Lynch for USA Today. I covered Game 1 and Game 2 of the series at Target Center in Minneapolis, then I wrote a preview story in between. The stories from USA Today were picked up by other publications across the country.
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Alana Beard wasn't first option, but best one for Sparks
Oct. 9, 2016 Alana Beard had one field goal when the Los Angeles Sparks began their final possession of the game. 
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Lynx even WNBA Finals series with Sparks
Oct. 12, 2016 The Minnesota Lynx dominated the Los Angeles Sparks for a 79-60 victory in Game 2 of the WNBA Finals Tuesday night at the Target Center. |
Sparks need another big defensive effort in Game 2
Oct. 20, 2016 If the Los Angeles Sparks are going to take a 2-0 lead in the WNBA Finals, they might look to again shut down Maya Moore and Seimone Augustus. |
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NCAA Volleyball
Below is some freelance work I did as a local sports stringer, covering NCAA volleyball on the three different occasions at the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis.
These assignments were coordinated through my work as a freelancer for the Star Tribune. Newspapers in Omaha, Neb., North Carolina and Eugene, Ore. needed a stringer to cover the NCAA volleyball tournament.
No. 10 Gophers end Jays' tournament stay
Omaha World-Herald
Dec. 4, 2010
Minnesota celebrates at the end of their third and clinching NCAA college volleyball tournament game against Creighton in Minneapolis, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010.
Omaha World-Herald
Dec. 4, 2010
Minnesota celebrates at the end of their third and clinching NCAA college volleyball tournament game against Creighton in Minneapolis, Saturday, Dec. 4, 2010.
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No. 7 North Carolina beats Oregon, 3-1
The Herald-Sun Dec. 13, 2014 The winning streak continues for the No. 7 University of North Carolina women’s volleyball team. |
No. 7 UNC loses Elite Eight thriller to No. 2 Texas
The Herald-Sun Dec. 14, 2014 A record-setting run, including a 20-match win streak, came to an end Saturday for the No. 7 North Carolina women’s volleyball team, as it lost to Texas in four sets. Pages B1 and B5. |
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Oregon Ducks volleyball knocks off Minnesota, one win away from NCAA Final Four
The Register-Guard Dec. 7, 2018 No. 15 seeded Oregon defeated No. 2 seeded Minnesota in front of the maroonand-gold home crowd with a 21-25, 41-39, 25-14, 26-24 victory in the NCAA Sweet 16 that took nearly 2 hours, 30 minutes on Friday at Maturi Pavilion. |
Nebraska sweeps Oregon Ducks volleyball out of NCAA Tournament in regional final
The Register-Guard Dec. 8, 2018 Even after a huge upset victory the night before and becoming the second team in Oregon volleyball history to make it this far, seeing the season end is still tough for players. |
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St. Cloud Times
Settling for second: SCSU falls to UMD in double OT, finishes as NCHC Frozen Faceoff runner-up
March 23, 2019
The St. Cloud State men’s hockey team will head into the NCAA tournament as the NCHC Frozen Faceoff runner-up for the second year in a row.
March 23, 2019
The St. Cloud State men’s hockey team will head into the NCAA tournament as the NCHC Frozen Faceoff runner-up for the second year in a row.
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