Jay Caldwell is the host of the WJON Morning News Watch, 5-10 weekday mornings. The program focuses on interaction with listeners both on air and online about what concerns them in Central Minnesota. Jay and his wife reside in St. Cloud and have since 1998. They raised their 2 boys who are now off to college starting their own adventures. Please tune in to the Morning News Watch for the latest news, sports, weather, entertainment and so much more.
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Mr. Basketball Finalist From St. Cloud
St. Cloud Tech senior guard Tameron Ferguson has been named one of the 10 finalists for Mr. Basketball in the state. Ferguson is the state's leading scorer averaging 36 points, 5.5 assists and 5 rebounds a game.
High School Sports Results Monday February 26
Boys Basketball:
Tech 65, Fergus Falls 62
Sauk Rapids-Rice 86, Apollo 72
Alexandria 83, Sartell-St. Stephen 47
Cathedral 100, Pierz 80
(It was only the 4th time the Crusaders have ever scored 100 or more points in a game, with the last time coming in 2017 vs. Pie...
Central MN Girls Basketball Playoff Pairings
The girls basketball playoff pairings have been announced.
Section 8AAAA
(Games to be played Wednesday February 28)
#5 Moorhead at #4 Sartell-St. Stephen, 6pm
#6 Sauk Rapids-Rice at #3 Brainerd, 7pm
Section 6AA
(Games to be played Thursday February 29)
#9 Milaca at #8 Royalton, 7pm
#13 Kimball at #4 Cathedral, 7pm
#12 Annandale at #5 Legacy Christian Academy, 7pm
#15 Mora at #2 Sauk Centre, 7pm
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Johnnies, Bennies Bounced in MIAC Tourney
The St. John's Basketball was upset 83-80 by Hamline in the MIAC tournament semifinals Thursday night in Collegeville. The game was tight throughout and Hamline earned their 2nd win over the Johnnies this season.
High School Sports Results Thursday February 22
Boys Basketball:
ROCORI 87, Tech 85
Apollo 79, Willmar 70
Brainerd 83, Sartell-St. Stephen 57
Cathedral 82, Milaca 77
(Jake Plante had 18 points, Zach Stolzenberg chipped in 17 points, and Hank Sand added 13 points for the Crusaders...
Car Stolen in Northeast St. Cloud
The St. Cloud Police Department are reporting a stolen vehicle on the 500 block of Wilson Avenue Northeast. Alicia Mages from Tri-County Crimestoppers says the vehicle was a brown 2008 Chevy Impala with Minnesota license BMF 699.
Car Dealerships Revisited; Sauk Rapids Edition
Oakland Pontiac was located at 2 Broadway Avenue North in Sauk Rapids. Broadway Avenue is now Benton Drive. Oakland Pontiac was located where Lost Times Tavern is now. Grabinski says that location used to be many things after it was a car dealership.
Sartell Boys Hockey Has Sights Set on a Section Title
The Sartell-St. Stephen boys hockey team has won 3 straight Central Lakes Conference championships and has their sights set on winning the Section 8-2-A title in 2024.
St. Cloud Area Car Dealerships Revisited; Part Two
In part I of WJON's St. Cloud area car dealership history tour we focused on downtown St. Cloud. We covered many but didn't get to all of them. This feature will look at more downtown St. Cloud dealerships. Local Historian Jim Grabinski joined me on WJON.
Results From Minnesota DNR’s Hunting Incident Report
The Minnesota DNR has released its hunting incident report and the numbers from 2023 don't look bad. Glen Schmitt from Outdoor News joined me on WJON. He says in total there were 11 reported incidents and no fatalities.