Here's what the Belle Plaine boys basketball coach Randy Carlson says about the Jordan Hubmen team:

"Jordan is always a tough game for us. They are athletic and have a lot of size up front. They came out in the second half and took it to us, tying the game. We stepped it up a little on defense and started to get a rhythm offensively to find a way to win. I (thought) that our press worked well. I give our guys a lot of credit." 

That, according to the Belle Plaine Herald. The Tigers won that game 72-56 earlier this month.

If you're still playing volleyball this week, you're already one of the eight best teams.

The Star Tribune gave the Jordan Hubmen baseball team plenty of press leading into the state tournament.

These few things were disappointing or odd, though:

Sometimes, in journalism, art goes by the wayside. As well as being aesthetically pleasing, the art in a newspaper has to send the message of the story.

No photos of Jordan’s first-ever volleyball state championship will be available for purchase on dotphoto.com.

Normally, when a local sports team plays, we have photos posted on the Web site within the following week. But during state tournaments, after which most players and their parents would like to have photos to memorialize the important moments in their lives, the Minnesota State High School League does not allow newspapers to sell photos. They have threatened to keep reporters out of the biggest games of the year if the paper does not follow league policy.