Nia Coffey Named to USA Basketball Women’s U19 World Championship Team

The Hopkins basketball star will help the team try to win its fifth-straight gold medal.

Hopkins High School basketball star Nia Coffey has been named to the USA Basketball Women’s U19 World Championship Team, USA Basketball announced Sunday. The USA Basketball Junior National Team Committee selected Coffey for the 12-member team following four days of trials May 16 through 19 involving 33 athletes age 19-years-old and younger. University of Miami head coach Katie Meier will head the team. The team will try to win its fifth-straight gold medal July 18 through 28 at the 2013 FIBA U19 World Championship in Klaipeda and Panevėžys, Lithuania. Coffey has had a standout year. She was named the player of this year’s state championship game, chosen as Breakdown Sports USA’s No. 2 player in the state and honored with All State …

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SLP Native, Hopkins Grad Helps Johnnies Relay Team Win MIAC Title

Kyle Rossow and the rest of the Saint John’s 4x800-meter relay team finished four seconds ahead of the second-place team.

A St. Louis Park native and Hopkins grad helped the Saint John's 4x800-meter relay team place first at the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships, according to a university news release. Sophomore Kyle Rossow and the rest of the team finished in 7:45.60 at the May 11 meet in St. Paul, four seconds faster than runner-up St. Olaf. He was joined by freshman Thomas Feichtinger, senior Eric Mann and sophomore Chris Mergens.

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Nominate a Special Woman for a Free Girls On The Town Makeover

Girls On The Town and Patch are giving away a certificate at the May 11 event for a $100 makeover that includes makeup and an updo or style.

Do you have a special lady in your life who deserves some pampering? This year, Girls On The Town and Patch are giving one lucky winner a free makeover—including makeup and an updo or style worth $100, courtesy of Taylor Roton of Carolyn David Studio.   To enter, just tell us in the comments below why a special woman in your life — even yourself — deserves a makeover. Judges will pick the best entry and announce the winner at 3 p.m. May 11 at the Hopkins Center for the Arts. Entrants must be present to win. The contest kicks off April 26 and runs through 5 p.m. May 10. Girls On The Town is a twice-yearly event that offers a relaxing day for mothers, daughters, sisters, girlfriends and more. Businesses throughout Hopkins’ downtown open …

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WATCH: Hopkins Students Ask ‘What’s a Hipster?’

High school journalism students explore what teachers and students think the widely used word means.

“Hipster” has become one of those words that’s frequently used but not always easy to pin down. The word conjures images of thick-rimmed glasses and indy rock bands—as well as a sense of going against the grain.  Hopkins High School journalism students Bradley Kaplan, Sam Hromatka and Thomas Heegaard decided to explore exactly what makes a hipster in a “Royal Page (school newspaper) special on hipsters and stereotypes.” The video—“Hopkins On: What's A Hipster?”—shows students and teachers discussing what they think a hipster is. Check out the video above and then share your thoughts in the comments section below about what defines a hipster.

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Weather Postpones Numerous Hopkins, Robbinsdale Games

Thursday will be a quiet night for high school sports fans.

The ongoing bad weather has forced Hopkins and Robbinsdale Armstrong teams to postpone or cancel most competitions Thursday, as well as some later in the week. Nine of 10 Hopkins games on Thursday were canceled—leaving only the synchronized swimming varsity meet, which is still scheduled to take place at 4 p.m. at St. Louis Park High School. The following games were postponed: Baseball 9 has been canceled altogether. In addition, Friday’s baseball games and the girls golf invitational on Friday and Saturday have been postponed. Meanwhile, all Robbinsdale Armstrong matchups have been postponed or canceled: Baseball 9A vs. Andover has been canceled altogether. Most baseball games for the rest of the week have been postponed or canceled, as …

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Chambers’ Chipped Tooth GIF Named Second Best of NCAA Tournament

The GIF of the former Hopkins star came from Harvard’s loss to Arizona.

Hopkins standout Siyani Chambers has gotten a lot of attention for his prowess on the court this year—a year in which he helped Harvard to its first NCAA tournament victory and was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year. Now, though, Chambers is getting some less-desirable attention. Last week, the website Complex selected a GIF of Siyani Chambers realizing his tooth was chipped as the second best GIF of the NCAA tournament so far. A GIF is an image format that allows animation. The Chambers GIF comes from No. 14 Harvard’s March 23 loss to No. 6 Arizona. Chambers went up for a jump-pass and took an elbow to the face from Arizona's Kevin Parrom, in a collision that was ruled incidental contact. USA Today noted that Chambers’ teammate Christian…

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DenHartog Wins Apollo Award, Coffey Wins Athena Award

The awards recognize the most outstanding male and female athletes in the senior class.

Fresh off a state championship win, Hopkins basketball star Nia Coffey has been named as the school’s Athena award winner, while football standout JT DenHartog was chosen as the Apollo award winner. The awards recognize the most outstanding female and male athletes in the senior class. Coffey was named the player of this year’s state championship game. She was also picked for the McDonald’s All American Team, chosen as Breakdown Sports USA’s No. 2 player in the state and honored with All State recognition. Coffey, who has earned four varsity letters in basketball, plans to play for Northwestern next year. DenHartog has earned three varsity letters in football and two for baseball. He’s also been named to the All Metro and All State teams …

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Chambers Helps Harvard to First NCAA Tournament Victory

The one-time Hopkins star and Ivy League rookie of the year scored five points against New Mexico.

One-time Hopkins star Siyani Chambers continued his outstanding freshman season at Harvard by helping the Crimson to its first NCAA tournament victory Thursday night. The 14th-seeded Crimson upset No. 3 seed New Mexico 68-62. Chambers made five points and seven assists and snagged two rebounds during 40 minutes of play, according to the ESPN box score. Harvard will next take on sixth-seeded Arizona at 5:10 p.m. March 23 in the Round of 32. The win follows Chambers’ unanimous selection as the Ivy League Rookie of the Year and a first-team All-Ivy pick. He also received six Rookie of the Week awards, tying him for fifth most in conference history. At Hopkins, Chambers was named Mr. Basketball in 2012 and helped the Royals to state …

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When Is a Death Considered ‘Murder?’

Two recent cases have emphasized the breadth of the legal definition. Patch wants to know what the word means to you.

“Murder” and “homicide” are loaded words that conjure images of malice and deliberate violence. This month, though, the west metro has been reminded that that’s not always the case. At the beginning of February, prosecutors charged Jonathan Markle with criminal vehicular homicide in connection with the drowning of his 9-month-old daughter. Prosecutors say Markle's blood alcohol level was .13 when his vehicle broke through the ice Jan. 18 after he tried to drive underneath the Halstead Bay Bridge on Lake Minnetonka. Hennepin County Mike Freeman acknowledged that the legal system has "no penalty that can approach the grief and agony this man might feel by the death of his daughter at his own hand." But Freeman went on to say he wants this …

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Man Reportedly Flees with Faucets from Golden Valley Menards

The Hopkins man allegedly tried to barricade a Menard’s security door with a lumber cart before fleeing.

A Hopkins man is facing one count of aggregated theft, a felony, after allegedly blocking the security office door at the Golden Valley Menards and fleeing the store with a cart full of high-end bathroom merchandise. On Jan. 25 at about 5:30 p.m., Golden Valley police were called to Menards for reports of theft. According to a complaint filed in Hennepin County District Court, a shopper saw another man, later identified as Dana Hitchings, 42, of Hopkins, remove “high-end faucets and bath equipment from the store’s shelves” and place them in his cart. Hitchings then moved his cart near the entrance of the store, Golden Valley police wrote in the complaint, moved a heavy-duty lumber cart in front of the store’s security office, blocking the …

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