The St. Thomas men’s and women’s hockey games against Gustavus this weekend have been postponed “due to COVID-19 protocols,” St. Thomas Athletics said in a statement Friday. Reporter Andrés Tejeda has the story.
News in :90 – Feb. 5, 2021
The Senate approved a measure allowing Democrats to push President Joe Biden’s coronavirus relief plan and the NCAA announced Thursday that the 2020-2021 Division III winter championships have been cancelled. Ad Sales and Promotions Director Hope Hansen has today’s News in :90.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: St. Thomas women’s basketball tops Bethel 69-66 in unusual season opener
In a 69-66 season opening win for the Tommies (1-0) where new faces saw the floor for both teams, the intensity was the same between women’s basketball rivals St. Thomas and Bethel (0-1). Reporter Macy Berendsen and Director Mia Laube have the story.
PHOTO SLIDESHOW: Men’s hockey dominates St. Scholastica in first game of season
A quick start for St. Thomas men’s hockey led them to defeat the College of St. Scholastica 5-1 in their season opener Saturday at Saint Thomas Ice Arena. Sports Editor Olivia Paradise and Production Editor Justin Amaker has the story and slideshow.
MIAC winter sports to begin condensed conference season
The MIAC Presidents’ Council announced on Wednesday its intent to move forward with winter sports competition after postponing the decision on Dec. 15. Assignment Editor Joey Swanson and Sports Editor Olivia Paradise have the story.
MIAC winter sports decision postponed to January
The MIAC Presidents’ Council agreed Tuesday to continue planning for the possibility of winter sports competitions, according to a statement on its website. Sports Editor Joey Swanson has the story.
St. Olaf becomes second MIAC school to nix winter sports
St. Olaf College joins neighboring Carleton College as the second MIAC school to cancel the 2020-21 winter sports season for varsity athletic teams due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Sports Editor Joey Swanson and Production Editor Justin Amaker have the story.
Carleton becomes first MIAC school to cancel winter sports season
Carleton College became the first MIAC school to cancel in-person athletic competition for the winter sports season after Carleton’s athletics department released a statement Friday.
INFOGRAPHIC: How COVID-19 compares across MIAC schools
With growing COVID-19 cases, schools in the MIAC are taking extra precautions to keep their campuses open for the fall semester. Design Manager Maggie Stout shows how the MIAC schools compare in positive cases.
MIAC postpones all competition until January 2021
The MIAC is postponing all athletic competition, including the previously cleared-to-compete tennis and golf until January 2021, the conference announced Monday. Director Emily Haugen and Chief Story Editor Mia Laube has the story.
Summit League President’s Council votes to postpone fall sports
The Summit League announced Monday evening that its President’s Council voted unanimously to postpone soccer, volleyball and cross country’s seasons to spring 2021. The D-I league will be the future home of most St. Thomas athletics starting in fall 2021. “The health, safety and welfare of the league’s student-athletes, coaches and staff were at the …
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Tommie men’s hockey to join Central Collegiate Hockey Association in 2021
The Central Collegiate Hockey Association announced Wednesday that its Board of Directors unanimously voted to allow the St. Thomas men’s hockey program to join the league for its inaugural 2021-22 season.
MIAC postpones several fall sports to spring
The MIAC on Tuesday officially announced postponement of the fall season for football, soccer, cross country and volleyball to the spring amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
MIAC cancels non-conference sports competitions for fall 2020
All non-conference sports competitions will be canceled in the MIAC for fall 2020, the conference announced Thursday. MIAC schools will still be permitted to compete within the conference for the time being.
BREAKING: St. Thomas approved to begin transition to Division I athletics
The University of St. Thomas has received approval to begin reclassification from Division III to Division I, making it the first school in the NCAA’s modern era to make that transition, president Julie Sullivan announced in an email Wednesday.