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Hymlarova Drafted by Hometown PWHL Minnesota
Max Steigauf / @MSteigauf St. Cloud State’s Klara Hymlarova will be staying in the state of hockey after Monday night’s second annual PWHL draft. Hymlarova was taken by PWHL Minnesota in the third round with the fifteenth overall pick. Minnesota’s head coach Ken Klee has previously stated that he would use Hymlarova as a forward, but Hymlarova provides some flexibility to Minnesota’s lineup after playing nearly every position for the Huskies last year.
Huskies Sports Wrap April 29, 2024
Max Steigauf / “Senior” Sports Director / @MSteigauf BASE: The Huskies baseball team travelled to Minot over the weekend to play the Minot State Beavers in a weekend three game series. In game one a pair of Huskies homeruns in the second inning gave St. Cloud the lead they needed to win 5-2. On Saturday it took a bit for the offense to show up, but Cal James would get St. Cloud on the board in the fourth inning with a solo homerun.
New Dome, New Home?
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf St. Cloud State Athletics this week they are looking to renovate Husky stadium and the Husky Dome. In a press release made to the public the athletics department announced that as a part of the new renovations it will allow the softball team to play at Husky Stadium full time next year. That means no more Huskies’ athletics at historic Selke Field. The field has seen a lot of use by St. Cloud State. Until 2004 it was the home for Huskies Football.
Huskies Sports Wrap April 15, 2024
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf BASE: The Huskies baseball team had a double header on Saturday against the U-Mary Marauders. In game one the huskies used a seven run 3rd inning to cruise past U-Mary 15-1 with redshirt Junior Luke Tupy (TOO-pee) collecting his sixth win of the year. In game two the huskies offense continued, but a pair of five run innings allowed the Marauders to take game two 12-6. That would set up a rubber game on Sunday against the two NSIC teams.
Huskies Sports Wrap 4-8-24
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf BASE: The Huskies baseball team found all the offense they needed in their four game sweep against the Northern State Wolves. St. Cloud outscored Northern State 38-8 in the series with two games ending with St. Cloud scoring ten plus runs. The Huskies now have a season best six-game win streak. They will have a mid-week two game stint against the Concordia St. Paul Bears on Wednesday.
Huskies Sports Wrap 4-2-24
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf 4-1-24 BB: St. Cloud State’s baseball team was in Sioux Falls this weekend playing the Sioux Falls Cougars. The Huskies started the series strong scoring four runs in the second inning, and tallying another five en route to a 9-1 series opening win. SCSU would come back to earth in the second game. St. Cloud saw their 7-1 lead vanish in the final three innings of an 11-7 heart breaker.
St. Cloud State Women's Hockey Season Wrap
With Ohio State winning NCAA Women’s Hockey Championship last weekend. Now is a good time to take a look back at the Huskies outstanding 2023-24 season. The Huskies entered this past season riding a high wave of hype after a turnaround season in Head Coach Brian Idalski’s first season. St. Cloud was returning quite a bit of players while also bringing in new talent in new freshman and transfers.
Huskies Sports Weekend Wrap Mar. 25
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf HOCK: The men’s hockey team travelled to the Xcel Energy center to defend their NCHC playoff crown over the weekend against the #3 Denver Pioneers. The Huskies would score first, less than two minutes into the game with Cooper Wylie’s third goal of the season. The Denver Pioneers would answer back about seven minutes later starting a follow the leader back and forth game.
Huskies Sports Wrap March 11th
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf MHOCK: The men’s hockey team travelled north to Duluth to finish the regular season against the Bulldogs. SCSU scored twice in the first 20 minutes to open up a 2-1 lead on Duluth. The Huskies doubled their lead in the second period scoring another two goals to lead 4-2 heading into the final period.
Huskies Sports Wrap March 3
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf MHOCK: The St. Cloud State men’s hockey team wrapped up their final regular season home series of the year last weekend against the Denver Pioneers. In game one the Pioneers scored first less than five minutes into the game and never trailed. Denver bombarded the Huskies with three goals in the first period on their way to a 6-2 rout of St. Cloud.
Huskies Come Up Short in Madison
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf The #10 ranked Huskies women’s hockey team was swept by the #2 Badgers, but had multiple players have standout performances, including goalie Jojo Chobak who was named the WCHA goalie of the week. Chobak made 45 stops in nearly 63 minutes of play. St. Cloud entered Saturday’s game looking to break up a three-game losing streak.
Huskies Sports Wrap
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf Wrest: St. Cloud’s wrestling team cruised to a pair of home dual wins over the weekend. On Thursday the Huskies took down the #18 tanked Northern State Wolves. It was a back-and-forth match, but St. Cloud put it away with a Bryce Fitzpatrick pin to win the dual 23-15. On Saturday the Huskies cruised past the Mustangs 44-3 winning nine of the ten matches. The wrestling team will head to Eau Claire this weekend for the Don Parker open.
Something Left on the Table
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf After a dominant 3-1 win over St. Thomas on Friday St. Cloud gives up three empty netters in 5-1 loss to the Tommies. The Huskies started game one looking like a team trying to send a message after a split against Minnesota State last week. St. Cloud outshot the Tommies 13-5 in the opening period of the weekend, but after 20 minutes the score was still 0-0. St. Cloud had some great chances but couldn’t convert on any.
Huskies get Job Done Against Mavericks Thanks to Late Takedowns
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf St. Cloud State’s wrestling team returned to Halenbeck Hall on Friday to face the Minnesota State Mavericks. St. Cloud won eight of the ten matches with four bonus point wins to beat Mankato 31-6. The Huskies got started fast with the 125 and 133 matches ending with tech falls for Conor Knopick and Caleb Meekins. The Mavericks would swing back at 141 with Trayton Anderson upsetting #12 ranked Alyeus Craig 7-6.
St. Cloud Crush Girls Basketball vs. Little Falls
« All Events St. Cloud Crush Girls Basketball vs. Little Falls Mon. 7:15 PM Play-by-play: Brian Moos Listen: RadioX Details Event Category: Sports Events Website: https://tunein.com/radio/RadioX-975-s238880/
St. Cloud Crush Girl's Basketball vs. Sartell
« All Events St. Cloud Crush Girl’s Basketball vs. Sartell Sat. 7:15 PM Play-by-play: Brian Moos Listen: RadioX Details Event Category: Sports Events Website: https://tunein.com/radio/RadioX-975-s238880/
#8 St. Cloud State Women's Hockey vs. Mavericks
#8 St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey vs. Minnesota State Mavericks Game 1 Fri. 6 PM Play-by-play: Max Steigauf Listen: RadioX
#7 Huskies Women's Hockey Gears Up For Second Half of the Season
After a buzz saw schedule in their final two weeks of the first half, the #7 ranked St. Cloud State Huskies were back… sort of. After one of the most successful first halves in program history the Huskies eased back into play against state rival St. Thomas for a scrimmage over the weekend. Through the First half of the season the Huskies needed a lot of scoring depth with key players missing crucial minutes.
Running the Gauntlet
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf Over the weekend the Huskies faced a tall task: go to Columbus, Ohio and beat the #1 ranked Buckeyes. After the first period of game one the Huskies found themselves down 1-0 after McKennna Webster netted her fourth goal of the season. The second period St. Cloud battled back and found themselves up a skater when Hannah Bilka committed a slashing minor.
Weekend Wrap
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf WSOC: The Huskies soccer team squared off against the Bemidji State Beavers in the NSIC semi-finals this weekend. SCSU controlled most of the first half of play but couldn’t score after 45 minutes. Early in the second half Bemidji would score taking a 1-0 lead. The Beavers added another goal on their way to beating St. Cloud 2-0. The Huskies now wait for the NCAA tournament selection show (on Monday) to see if their season will continue.
Close But Not There Yet...
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf Huskies prove they are close to #1 ranked Wisconsin but couldn’t find a win over the weekend against the top ranked Badgers. The Huskies came out and played their best hockey of the season against the Badgers in the first period of game one. St. Cloud would be rewarded for their hard effort with Svenja Voigt notching her first goal of the season to give SCSU a 1-0 lead. It was the second time all season the Badgers didn’t score first.
Huskies Wrestling Kicks Off Season with Intrasquad Dual
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf #4 ranked St. Cloud State wrestling got its season started with intrasquad dual on Thursday night. The Red team defeated the Black team 23-16 with the help of a 19-point run in the last five matches of the dual. The 125-pound match was only one of two matches that was decided by tech fall. Coner Knopick, an Iowa State transfer, beat freshman Dominic Ducato 17-1.
Huskies Strong Goaltending and Blueline sinks the Mavs
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf There’s an old saying, “The best Defense is a good offense.” St. Cloud State’s women’s hockey team epitomized that saying this past weekend. In game one the Mavericks got to the Huskies first. Kennedy Bobyck wristed a shot past Sanni Ahola for the first goal the SCSU goalie has given up all year. The Huskies came storming back though scoring two goals in the first period to give St. Cloud a 2-1 lead.
Neighbor says shooting near SCSU is "not a surprise"
By Max Steigauf / News Reporter / Twitter: @MSteigauf ST. CLOUD, Minn. — A neighbor says the shooting near St. Cloud State University is “not a surprise.” TJ Nelson lives behind the house that was involved in the Sunday morning shooting that killed one person and hurt two others. Nelson says that what happened is “not a surprise.” “Police are constantly over at the house,” she says. “Because of loud arguing and fights.” Nelson says that night, a “large party” was happening at the house.
Warning Shot
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf Huskies fall to Gophers 2-1 but a strong message sent. 4-104 and 3. Thats St. Cloud State’s women’s hockey record against the Gophers. Last night the Huskies lost for the 104th time to the maroon and gold, but this time it wasn’t the usual script. This time the Gophers had to EARN the win. Since the Huskies beat the Gophers in last year’s Hall of Fame game in Andover the Gophers have been trying to send a message: “You got lucky”.
New (and Old) Faces for St. Cloud Spark Sweep of Chargers
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf Last year St. Cloud State’s women’s hockey team had one of their most successful seasons to date, and it all started with a sweep of an east coast team at home. That is exactly what happened this weekend to start this season too. The St. Cloud State Huskies started this season with high expectations on Saturday.
St. Cloud Tech Soccer vs. Apollo
« All Events - 9:00 pm St. Cloud Tech Soccer vs. Apollo Tues. 6 p.m. Play-By-Play: Brian Moos Listen on: RadioX Details Time: 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm Event Category: Sports Events Event Tags: Highschool soccer, St. Cloud Tech
St. Cloud State Volleyball vs. Moorhead
« All Events - 7:00 pm #6 St. Cloud State Volleyball vs. Moorhead Fri. 6 p.m. Play-By-Play: Carl Goenner Listen on: KVSC Sports Stream Details Time: 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Event Category: Sports Events Event Tags: Huskies Volleyball, SCSU Athletics
Jenna Dominguez Earns NSIC Player of the Week
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf St. Cloud State’s women’s soccer team is off to its best start since 2013 and part of that is due to Jenna Dominguez. Dominguez was named the NSIC player of the week on Monday after two fantastic performances. On Friday Domiguez gave the Huskies a 1-0 lead in the 51st minute and St. cloud would add one more goal to that total beating the Duluth Bulldogs 2-0.
St. Cloud Women's Hockey Makes Big Splash in Transfer Portal
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf After an historic year on the ice the St. Cloud State Women’s hockey team had a remarkable offseason thanks in large part to the transfer portal. The Huskies are getting a total of six skaters from the portal (4 forwards, 2 defenders) that totaled 83 points last season (41 goals, and 42 assists) in 199 games (.41 Points per game).
Idalski Wins WCHA Coach of the Year
Skip to content On-air Schedule Info Hub Sports Beat Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf St. Cloud State’s Brian Idalski won the WCHA Coach of the Year this year. On May 19 last year St. Cloud announced that they had hired, Brian Idalski, as the new head coach for their women’s hockey team. 287 days later Idalski won WCHA Coach of the Year. In-between that time Idalski lead the Huskies to an historic season going 18-16-1 which tied the program record for wins in a single season.
St. Cloud State Women's Hockey Ends Historic Season
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf St. Cloud looked to make a statement in the WCHA conference tournament over the weekend trying to dethrone the reigning national runner ups, Duluth Bulldogs. The Huskies and Bulldogs got familiar with each other two weeks before the tournament when they played each other two weeks before the tournament. In game one the Huskies started off on a tough note. St. Cloud was out shot in the first period 14-5.
Huskies Women's Hockey Caps Historic Season with Sweep
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf St. Cloud now will have a rematch with the Bulldogs in the WCHA quarter-finals. There is no other way to describe this season other than historic for St. Cloud’s women’s hockey team. Last season the Huskies went 9-23-3 and were picked to finish 7th in the eight team WCHA this year. That same team turned things around in a big way, and finished off their historic season with a sweep of the Minnesota State Mavericks.
#5 St. Cloud State Blanks #22 SMSU To Close Out the Season
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf St. Cloud State wanted to make a statement in their final dual match of the season against the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs on Thursday. The Huskies would establish dominance early thanks to #7 Paxton Creese’s third pin of the year. Creese caught Ben Emrich in a Peterson tilt and kept the Mustang on his back to give St. Cloud a 6-0 lead. After a forfeit at 133 the Huskies would jump out to a 12-0 lead over the Mustangs.
All Women Broadcast Crew for Final Women's Regular Season Game
KVSC’s Sports department is excited to announce that for the final regular season women’s hockey game will be broadcast by an all women broadcast crew. This will be to celebrate 25 years of women’s college hockey in St. Cloud. This is the first time in KVSC history there will be an all women crew for a women’s hockey game, and we are excited that the game will have huge postseason implications as well! Play-by-play will be done by Olivia Stephes and Color commentary done by Anna Behning.
Huskies Steal a Point in Duluth Grudge Match
Stage is set for crucial series against Minnesota State. Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf The Huskies were riding high heading into last weekend after splitting their series against the Wisconsin Badgers. The Huskies had a chance to make a statement and really cement themselves into NCAA tournament conversation if they could have a good series against the Bulldogs. In game one on Friday the Huskies would turn to the first head of their two-headed monster with Jojo “No-no” Chobak in net.
Dayle Ross and Jojo Chobak Recognized by WCHA
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf Two St. Cloud State Huskies were recognized by WCHA after the women’s hockey team split with Wisconsin over the weekend. Dale Ross was recognized as “Defender of the Week” and Jojo Chobak was named the WCHA’s “Goaltender of the Week”. Dayle Ross was stellar for the Huskies defense last weekend. Ross blocked a career-high eight shots on Friday night’s “Fill the Bowl game” and added another four blocked shots on Saturday.
St. Cloud State Softball vs. Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
St. Cloud State Softball vs. Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Sun. 12:30 p.m. Play-by-play: Max "Stiggy" Steigauf Listen on: 97.5 FM RadioX
St. Cloud State Softball vs. Bemidji State Beavers
St. Cloud State Softball vs. Bemidji State Beavers Sat. 12:30 p.m. Listen on: 97.5 FM RadioX
St. Cloud State Men's Basketball vs. U of Mary
St. Cloud State Men's Basketball vs. U of Mary Sat. 3:30 p.m. Play-by-play: Listen on: KVSC Sports Stream
St. Cloud State Men's Basketball vs. Minot State Beavers
St. Cloud State Men's Basketball vs. Minot State Beavers Fri. 5:30 p.m. Play-by-play: Ryan McNamara Color: Carl Goenner Listen on: KVSC Sports Strea
St. Cloud State Women's Hockey vs. Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
St. Cloud State Women's Hockey vs. Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Game 2 Sat. 3:00 p.m. Play-by-Play: Max "Stiggy" Steigauf Listen on: 88.1 FM KVSC
St. Cloud State Women's Hockey vs. Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs
St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey vs. Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs Game 1 Fri. 6:00 p.m. Play-by-Play: Zac Chapman Listen on: 88.1 FM KVSC
St. Cloud Crush Boy's Hockey vs. Sartell Sabres
St. Cloud Crush Boy's Hockey vs. Sartell Sabres Thurs. 7:00 p.m. Play-by-play: Carl Goenner Listen on: 97.5 RadioX
Baseball Opens Season with a Bang in Joplin
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf Baseball is back! St. Cloud State’s Baseball team got their season underway in Joplin, Misssouri over the weekend. The Huskies faced the Southwest Baptist Bearcats in game one. It wouldn’t take long for St. Cloud to get on the board. John Nett lead off the season with a homerun giving the Huskies an early 1-0 lead. After that Riley Ahern would take control of the game.
Timely Goals and Fantastic Goaltending Fuel Split with Wisconsin
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf The St. Cloud State Women’s Hockey team has been on a roll the last couple of weeks, but that would be put to the test in last weekend’s series against the #8 Wisconsin Badgers. Game one would be the biggest game for both programs. After a two-year hiatus Wisconsin’s infamous “Fill the Bowl Game” was back and once again against the Huskies.
#5 Huskies Fly Past #10 Upper Iowa
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf The #5 St. Cloud State Huskies beat the #10 Upper Iowa Peacocks yesterday 27-9. The match started at heavyweight with #10 Zach Ryg beating Huskies’ freshman Elijah Novak by a narrow 2-0 margin. The Huskies wouldn’t be kept down for very long. #7 Paxton Creese would outlast Colby Lopez 5-3 to tie the dual at three apiece. At 133 Caleb Meekins ended the match :27 seconds into the second period pinning the Peacocks’ Kaden Anderlik in the cow catcher.
Three Huskies' Baseball Players Named to NCBWA All-Central Team
Max Steigauf / Sports Director / @MSteigauf Three St. Cloud State Players were named to the NCWBA All-Central Region Team yesterday. Leading the way for the Huskies with a unanimous nod was second baseman Sam Riola. The Huskies also added two young arms to the All-Central team with Ethan Lanthier and Luke Tupy. Riola was a huge power bat in the Huskies lineup last year hitting .429 with a school record 22 homeruns while driving in 66 runs.
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