Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Minnetonka and Hopkins’ girls and boys teams will play in the ninth annual event.
Minnetonka and Hopkins high schools are set to rev up the girls’ basketball season Saturday with the Ninth-Annual Breakdown Sports USA Tip Off Classic at the Lindbergh Center. The invitational will have 15 games with teams from Minnesota, Iowa and Kansas. There will be: Game start times run from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Minnetonka girls play Roseville at 5:15 p.m. in the East Gym. Hopkins girls play Olathe Northwest (KS) at 7:30 p.m. on the Main Court. The Royals boys’ team is also playing in one of the event’s two boys games—a 6 p.m. matchup against Centennial on the Main Court. They’ll also play against Tartan in the boys’ Tip Off Classic the following Saturday at Minnetonka High School. The Skippers boys' team will play in the other boys' …
Monday, February 6, 2012
The Minnetonka boys prepare to play Hopkins in a key Lake Conference contest on Monday.
MINNETONKA PATCH GAME OF THE WEEK Boys Basketball Minnetonka (14-4, 1-1 Lake Conference) vs. Hopkins (17-1, 2-0 Lake Conference) CHEAT SHEET SITE: Hopkins High School TIME: 7 p.m. Monday LAST MEETING: Hopkins defeated Minnetonka all three times they played each other last season. The Royals won 87-62 at Minnetonka, 91-44 at home and 87-61 in the playoffs. ON THE LINE The Skippers bounced back from two straight defeats to beat No. 7 ranked Eden Prairie 80-63 on Friday. They face another ranked opponent in crosstown rival No. 2 Hopkins. The Royals have won three straight Class 4A titles. Hopkins has had Minnetonka’s number the past three years, winning eight straight games. The Skippers last defeated Hopkins 74-71 in the 2008 Section 6AAAA …
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Tenth-ranked Minnetonka boys roll to seventh straight win with a 45-point win over visiting St. Paul Academy Tuesday, winning 86-41.
With Lake Conference play two weeks away, things are about to get a whole lot tougher for the tenth-ranked Minnetonka boys basketball team. But for Tuesday night, it couldn't have been much easier as the host Skippers rolled to a 45-point win over visiting St. Paul Academy, winning 86-41. The Skippers controlled the game offensively and defensively from the opening against an out-manned Spartans squad. "I thought our guys came out with good energy," said Minnetonka head coach Tom Dasovich. "We've been emphasizing defense in practice lately and rebounding and I thought that– not taking anything away from St. Paul Academy– I thought our guys really rebounded well and played defense hard the first half. That just set the tone." Tommy …
Monday, January 9, 2012
Skippers rally from 27-20 second-half deficit, but can't connect in game's final minutes for the victory.
Tenth-ranked Buffalo used a strong inside game to hand the Minnetonka Skippers the team’s second loss of the season Friday evening, winning 49-47. Courtney Fredrickson drained a 3-point field goal to bring the Skippers within one at 48-47 with 1:03 to play. Minnetonka then had a chance to tie the game but turned the ball over and Buffalo’s Jamie High made one of two free throws with 4.1 seconds left. Minnetonka got the ball into the front court with about two seconds to play after a time out, but couldn’t get off a shot before the final buzzer. Minnetonka's defense had a hard time stopping Buffalo's 6-1 junior center Emily Spier. "We get hurt inside because we're out-sized really almost all the time," said Minnetonka head coach Leah …
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Monday, December 26, 2011
Minnetonka head coach Tom Dasovich takes on his former team, Henry Sibley, in the Best Buy Holiday Classic.
MINNETONKA PATCH GAME OF THE WEEK Boy’s Basketball Minnetonka (6-1, 0-0 Lake Conference) vs. Henry Sibley (3-3, 0-0 Classic Suburban Conference) CHEAT SHEET SITE: Augsburg – Best Buy Holiday Classic first round TIME: 8:30 p.m. Wednesday LAST MEETING: Henry Sibley defeated Minnetonka at home 79-68 on January 16, 2010. . ON THE LINE This matchup could be called the “Tom Dasovich Bowl." The current skipper head coach served as the Henry Sibley head man when the two teams meet in the 2008 Class 4A title, which Minnetonka won 68-59. Both teams have made strong strides this season. Minnetonka is arguably the state’s most improved team this season. The Skippers were just 4-23 last year and lost their last 15 games of the season, but added three …
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Minnetonka's Skippers lead 26-19 at the half but couldn't stick with host Benilde-St. Margaret's in the second half and drop first game of the season.
Undefeated Minnetonka had things in hand at the half and still with nine minutes left to play, leading by seven. But host Benilde-St. Margaret's went on a 17-4 tear in the middle of the second half and the Red Knights knocked off previously undefeated Minnetonka, ranked No. 3 in Class 4A, by a 55-48 count. "That was a tough loss," said Minnetonka head coach Leah Dasovich. "A loss that we should have had as a win, to a good team, though. Not a game that you hang your head on. Maybe something that we needed to experience early in the season here." Minnetonka rolled into Tuesday’s game with six straight wins to start the season and had throttled Class 3A seventh-ranked New Prague 66-36 in its last game. BSM’s poise and experience proved to …
Host Benilde-St.Margaret's drops Skippers from the ranks of the unbeatens with a 71-68 decision at St. Louis Park Tuesday.
The top-ranked Benilde-St. Margaret’s boys basketball team made it a home sweep Tuesday night, as they followed the girls win over previously undefeated Minnetonka with a victory of their own in the second half of a doubleheader. Minnetonka, ranked No. 9 in Class 4A, came into the game 6-0, but left 6-1 after losing a 71-68 matchup against the Red Knights (now 4-1 on the season.) BSM, No. 1 in Class 3A, started strong and led 8-2 and 17-6 before Minnetonka rallied to close to within 30-28 at the half. The second half was a similar story. The Red Knights controlled the game and led 65-54 with 3:41 to play before the Skippers staged another furious rally to get back into it. Mnnetonka closed to within two points twice in the final minute, …
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Tom and Leah Dasovich are enjoying the unique chance to lead the Skippers boys and girls basketball programs side-by-side.
Five-year-old Emma Dasovich is a staple of the Minnetonka basketball program. She patrols the gym during practices, knows the varsity players and helps with water during games. She is, in a way, very much at home at the gym. Such is life for the daughter of Tom and Leah Dasovich, the Skippers’ boys and girls varsity basketball coaches. “She lives here; she grows up here,” Tom said. “It’s great because she thinks this is totally normal.” It’s a unique situation for a husband and wife to run both sides of a school’s basketball program, but the Dasoviches are currently assuming that role for the Skippers. Tom, in his second year with the boys, and Leah, in her first year with the girls, are enjoying the chance to work together in the gym and …
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Minnetonka travels to New Prague in a battle of ranked girl's basketball teams.
MINNETONKA PATCH GAME OF THE WEEK Girl’s Basketball Minnetonka (5-0, 0-0 Lake Conference) vs. New Prague (3-2, 0-0 Missota Conference) CHEAT SHEET SITE: New Prague TIME: 7:30 p.m. Thursday LAST MEETING: Minnetonka defeated New Prague 52-49 at home last season. ON THE LINE The Skippers, ranked No. 5 in Class 4A, faces New Prague, No. 7 in Class 3A in a battle of two teams that finished just one game away from a state title appearance last season. Minnetonka finished 21-7 last year, losing to two-time Hopkins in the Section 6AAAA finals. They were one of just two teams that defeated the Royals in the regular season. New Prague was 20-9, losing to Red Wing 59-53 in the Section 1AAA finals, a team that they defeated by 19 and eight points in …
Friday, December 9, 2011
Minnetonka's boys hoops team faces Buffalo in one of 13 games during Saturday's Breakdown Tip-Off Classic at home.
MINNETONKA PATCH GAME OF THE WEEK Boy’s Basketball Minnetonka (3-0, 0-0 Lake Conference) vs. Buffalo (1-1, 0-0 Mississippi 8 Conference) CHEAT SHEET SITE: Minnetonka – Breakdown Tip-Off Classic TIME: 8:30 p.m. Saturday LAST MEETING: This is the first meeting between the two schools. ON THE LINE The Skippers look to be one of the state’s most improved teams this season. They were just 4-23 last year and lost their last 15 games of the season, but added three transfers who are starting this season. The Skippers are getting excellent scoring balance with four players averaging double figures. Buffalo won the Mississippi 8 Conference last year with a 14-2 mark and was 21-8 overall. They lost to Maple Grove in the Section 8AAAA finals. The …
