Red Rock On Air

The Braham Bombers are just one game away from capturing their second consecutive section championship. The Bombers dismantled Two Harbors 70-37 Tuesday at the Romano Gymnasium in Duluth.

Hear Braham’s win over Two Harbors in its entirety as heard on WCMP-FM, including a halftime interview with University of Minnesota Women’s head basketball coach Pam Borton:

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Braham native Noah Dahlman scored 10 points and grabbed eight rebounds in the Southern Conference tournament final on Monday to help Wofford make its first ever NCAA tournament appearance. Wofford beat Appalachian State 56-51. Dahlman is averaging 17 points-per-game this season.

Mora senior Andrew Youngbloom capped off a storybook career Saturday when he won the 140 pound state wrestling championship at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Youngbloom defeated Dan Dick of Simley 4-0 in the final round.

A big second half run by the Esko Eskimos ended Rush City’s chance at a second playoff upset. The Eskimos ended the Tigers’ season with a 71-55 win at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.

Becca Dahlman scored 29 points for Braham in their 69-54 win over Mora Saturday at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. The Bombers took a nine point lead into halftime, but the Mustangs cut the lead to four with 5:00 to play. The Bombers used a late run to secure their spot in the section semi-final on Tuesday against Two Harbors.

A pair of Mora wrestlers are among the local grapplers moving on in the state tournament. Seniors Andrew Youngbloom and Derek Carlson each won their first round match-ups at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

What a difference a year makes. The Rush City Lady Tigers won just four games during the 2008-2009 campaign, but their growth was on full display during Wednesday’s 62-57 win over Pine City in the first round of the playoffs.

“It’s the players who come in and put in a little bit of the extra time in tournaments and the summer,” said Head Coach Mark Henrich. “That’s what shows me they are into it and that they want to move on and that they want to do something.”