PORTFOLIO - FREELANCE WORK - NBC SPORTS ENGINE - MINNESOTA HIGH SCHOOL HUBS 2020-21
Below is Heather's regular-season prep sports coverage working with NBC SportsEngine from the 2020-21 school year. Coverage can be found on the Minnesota Girls Basketball Hub and Boys/Girls Hockey Hub websites. In a COVID-19 pandemic school year, tournaments were canceled for the fall season, and the winter season was delayed until mid-January.
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Boys Hockey Hub: Gentry Academy slams on the gas pedal, records eight goals to put away Breck
Jan. 16, 2021 Zach Reim and Bailey McGraw each scored two goals, helping the Stars defeat the Mustangs in their season opener. |
Boys Hockey Hub: Grand Rapids deals defending Class 2A state champ Hill-Murray first loss of season
Jan. 23, 2021 Senior defenseman Jack Peart, the Thunderhawks' leading scorer a season ago, tallied the game-winning goal in the third period. |
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Girls Hockey Hub: After quiet first period, Andover throttles Maple Grove to remain undefeated
Jan. 29, 2021 While her teammates were busy on offense scoring seven times, goaltender Hannah Skavnak took care of her business by recording 14 saves to earn her third shutout of the season. |
Girls Basketball Hub: Providence Academy downs Minnehaha Academy in 51-48 thriller
Feb. 3, 2021 The undefeated Lions have had the recipe to success this season, scoring 63.6 points per game while giving up a meager 28.6 points a contest. |
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Girls Hockey Hub: Freshman goaltender leads Centennial to shutout of Blaine
Feb. 9, 2021 Kaitlin Groess stopped all 22 shots she faced in the Cougars' 2-0 victory over the Bengals. |
Girls Basketball Hub: Centennial squeezes by Maple Grove 63-60 in overtime finish
Feb. 23, 2021 The Cougars had just 14 points at halftime but clawed back with 49 second-half points to get the victory over the Crimson. |
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Girls Basketball Hub: Vascellaro pours in season-high 24 points in Holy Angels' rout of DeLaSalle
Feb. 19, 2021 In addition to Francesca Vascellaro's performance, the Stars got big outings from Kassandra Caron, Grace Massaquoi and Jenna Buer, who had 21, 19 and 16 points, respectively. |
Boys Hockey Hub: Two goals from Kukkonen helps Maple Grove to defeat of Andover
March 4, 2021 Kyle Kukkonen, the state's No. 2 points producer with 55 of them this year, powered the Crimson past the rival Huskies. |
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Girls Hockey Hub: Benilde-St. Margaret's defeats Wayzata to make Class 2A, Section 6 finale
March 18, 2021 The Red Knights beat the Trojans for the second time this season, advancing them to Saturday's section championship game. |
Boys Hockey Hub: St. Thomas Academy routs Rosemount for Class 2A, Section 3 title
March 24, 2021 Cadets' forward Tommy Deverell scored two goals to help his team clinch a berth in the Class 2A state tournament over the Irish. |
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