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Former MTS Student signs on with Gophers

admin — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 12:46:44 +0000

And then there were four.

The Gophers added another member to their 2011 recruiting class when Butler Community College (Kansas) forward Andre Ingram was offered a scholarship and committed to the program over the weekend, according to his junior college coach MIke Bargen.

Read full story at Star Tribune »

Lady Wolves Fans!!!!!!!!!!

admin — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:51:57 +0000

Here we are with another basketball season underway. This Thursday Dec. 2nd at 6 PM in the MTS gym, our girls will tip off against Woodcrest HS. This year should be very exciting for the lady wolves, we have a lot of new faces, and lots of talent going out to the court. Our girls need everyone’s support, so I hope this message reaches everyone in time to clear their schedules and come Thursday night as we cheer our girls on to their first victory for the season opener. Concessions will be open.

Transitions’ Kevin Noreen is Metro Player of the Year

admin — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:26:08 +0000

JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune

The case for 6-10 Minnesota Transitions forward Kevin Noreen as the 2010 Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year in boys’ basketball goes as follows:

He broke the state record for career points this season, currently at 4,023 points and counting.
He has scored more than 40 points 14 times this season, topping 50 seven times.
He averages 38.1 points per game, the runaway leader in the metro.
He will break the single-season scoring record if — when? — he scores his 16th point in Transitions’ Class 1A tournament quarterfinal game against Cass Lake-Bena on Thursday.
He averages 16.3 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game.
He has signed an NCAA Division I letter of intent to play at Boston College next year.

Surely such a résumé is unimpeachable — a slam-dunk lock, right?

Except for the inescapable grumbling from some basketball snobs who claim Noreen’s accomplishments have come against inferior competition.

Through much of the early part of Noreen’s six-year varsity career, Minnesota Transitions — a charter school in south Minneapolis — has played a significant portion of its schedule against less basketball-savvy schools.

While the Wolves are legit, the argument goes, many of their opponents are not. In fact, the Minnesota State High School League already has said some of Noreen’s point totals from earlier games might not be counted in his career totals. Not enough to keep him from the state record — “Something like five or six games,” Noreen says — but enough to fuel the skeptics’ fire.

“There’s nothing I can really do about that,” Noreen said. “It’s not so much the teams we play but our style of play. We like to press and look for opportunities to score. And we’ve deliberately beefed up our schedule this year to help us prepare for the state tournament.”

The tougher schedule — the Wolves played six games against Class 3A or 4A teams, compiling a 4-2 record — has helped polish Noreen’s profile. He averaged 28.3 points in those six contests, an average that would still lead the metro. He outscored fellow All-Metro first-teamer Jacob Thomas of Columbia Heights 31-19 in a close loss to the Hylanders. He scored 32 points in an early-season victory over Minnehaha Academy, a Class 2A tournament entrant. He has been the high scorer in all but one Wolves game this season.

But prolific point totals aside, coach John Sherman remains most impressed by Noreen’s intelligence on the court.

“He has a higher basketball IQ than any player I’ve ever coached,” Sherman said. “He’s always one step ahead of everyone else on the court.”

Sherman cites Noreen’s play in Friday’s 66-52 victory over Maranatha Academy in the Class 1A, Section 4 championship game.

“In the second half, they were banging him pretty good inside,” Sherman said “His three biggest plays were assists to wide-open cutters for baskets that gave us the lead and put us in charge. We moved him out to the point, and he stayed there for the rest of the game.”

The points, the state tournament appearances, the state records, the D-I scholarship. Add it all up and there’s only one logical sum: Metro Player of the Year.

MTS Wolves: State champion for 1A boys basketball!

admin — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 13:50:29 +0000

MTS is the state champion for 1A boys basketball! MTS won over Sebeka 61-52 in a close and exciting game. Three players were all tournament. Kyle Noreen, Kevin Noreen and Rodney Owens. View the latest IMAGES HERE!

MTS Wolves have done it again!

admin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:23:37 +0000

This past Friday, Minnesota Transitions have won again in the Quarterfinals taking a nice lead of 56 to Rushford-Peterson’s 47!

View Quarterfinal Images Here

The next game starts at 12:00 p.m. noon, Saturday March 27th — Minnesota Transitions Championship Boy’s Basketball Game on the Timberwolves court, Target Center Stadium. Event map location.

Ticket Information

Tickets will be available at Target Center and Williams Arena. Quarterfinal tickets cost $12.00 for adults and $8.00 for students. Quarterfinal wristbands, which are good at both venues on Wednesday only, are $17.00 for adults and $11.00 for students. Semifinal and championship tickets will be available at Target Center and are $12.00 for adults and $8.00 for students per session. Third-place tickets will be available at Concordia University and are $10.00 for adults and $7.00 for students.

All semifinal and championship games will be televised live by KSTC TV, Channel 45, and streamed live and free on the Web at www.45.GrandStadium.tv. Live statistics will also be displayed on the League Web site.

MTS Wins Sectional! Next Game Thursday – 1pm

admin — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 19:58:37 +0000

Minnesota Transitions won Friday night’s game 66 to 52 against Maranatha Christian Academy! Way to go MTS!

The next game in the playoffs starts at 1:00 p.m. — Minnesota Transitions Charter School vs. Cass Lake-Bena at Williams Arena, U of M

Event Map Location

Ticket Information

MTS Wolves Section Championship Friday!

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:50:24 +0000

Playoff game Friday Night at 5:45 p.m.

Come cheer on the MTS Wolves at the Section Championship Friday night, March 19 at 5:45. They will play at Holy Angels against Maranatha Christian Academy. Admission into the game is $5.00 per Student and $7.00 per Adult.

The Wolves will compete at the State Tournaments with a victory on Friday evening.

Please NOTE: There are no exceptions for these Playoff Games because they are State High School Playoffs, and State High School League Rules. There are no exceptions for players parents or other family members either. Everyone will have to pay admission & will receive a ticket.

Get Map / Directions Here

Gatorade Player of the Year

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:52:11 +0000

Congratulations to Kevin Noreen who has been recognized by Gatorade as the Minnesota boy’s basketball Player of the Year and is also the Metro Player of the Year!

Click here for the press release!

Boys Basketball Playoff Games

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:58:15 +0000

Home playoff game tonight at 7:00 p.m.

There is a cost for Students and Staff, which is $5.00 per Student and $7.00 per Adult.

Boys play CHOF tonight and we will not know who they play Saturday until tomorrow. Tonight’s game is at our MN Transitions home gym.

Our next home game is Saturday March 13^th at 7PM, admission cost will apply. Opposing team to be announced.

Nothing Lady Like Here

admin — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:14:35 +0000

There was nothing Lady Like about our Lady Wolves Friday night! This was probably the most exciting match up this year so far. Our worthy opponent Fourth Baptist came on to the court with a little note of arrogance which was soon crushed by our girls fierce playing. In the first half these two teams battled back and forth with no more than a two point lead held by either one of them. D.J Bland was cold as ice in the first half and she knew it. She played smart ball and she and Dontrayia Cole, Yosheena Turner worked magic on the court Friday night. With D.J.’s excellent passing and Dontrayia’s and Yosheena’s timing these girls stayed head to head with Fourth Baptist. Rashlin Robinsons defensive playing was awesome along with our little mighty Sade Garces who was outsized by our opponents but our little jack rabbit never backed down. At the end of the first half we were down by two. The tip off at the start of the second half our girls were rejuvenated and had figured out Fourth Baptists weaknesses and boy oh boy did they use this to their advantage. The Lady Wolves locked them down. Fourth Baptist struggled to get in and get a shot.Our Lady Wolves almost looked like they went to a one on one defense instead of their regular 2-3 formation, whatever got into them it worked! They were like a well oiled machine out on the court and eventually took a signifigant lead over Fourth Baptist and held it. Our possum like point guard woke up in the second half and D.J.played with such skill, and timing with the rest of her team it was almost eloquent. Talking to people in the stands , they were mesmerized by DJ’s capability and ball handling skills especially when Fourth Baptist had three of their players on her these onlookers could only describe her as the coldest girl player they had seen this season. They’re comments on Dontrayia were just as flattering and thought DJ and Dontrayia were an awesome match up. Our whole team deserves a huge cheer and congrats. You could definitely see how far these girls have come over the last couple of years and how much they all respect each other and depend on each other. With this victory we now sit at 8 wins and 4 losses.Go girls!!! On a personal note I would like to say awesome coaching guys. Thankyou to all of the Lady Wolves supporters and thanks for all the fans who showed up at the game.

-Terry Bland