Michael Munoz

Florida plays Iowa on Sunday…Does this mean I have to root for Iowa now? 🤔

Mayo wins 73-71 over Monticello. Play Rosemount tomorrow night at 8pm. Go Spartans!

The Parent Poison… Most parents want the best for their kids. But sometimes, without realizing it, they slowly poison the very team their child is part of. It rarely starts with something dramatic. It starts small. A comment in the car ride home. “Why didn’t the coach play you more?” A comparison. “You’re better than that kid.” A quiet complaint at the dinner table. “That coach doesn’t know what he’s doing.” Kids hear everything. And when they hear it, something changes. Doubt creeps in. Blame grows. Trust fades. The mindset shifts from team first to me first. What begins in the living room eventually shows up in the locker room. You see it in body language. You hear it in conversations. You feel it in the culture. Instead of unity, there are whispers. Instead of accountability, there are excuses. Instead of growth, there is resentment. Great teams cannot survive that environment. Because the best teams are built on three things: Trust. Sacrifice. Shared purpose. When players start believing the problem is everyone else, those things disappear. Parents play a powerful role in a team’s culture whether they realize it or not. The healthiest teams have parents who: Support the program. Encourage resilience. Teach their kids to handle adversity. They remind their children: Work harder. Be a great teammate. Control what you can control. They don’t feed excuses. They build character. And here’s the truth most people miss: A parent’s influence extends far beyond their own child. It affects the locker room. It affects the culture. It affects the entire team. Great teams require unity, not whispers of criticism. So the challenge for parents is simple. Be the adult in the room. Guard your words. Model respect. Support the team. Because what starts at home always finds its way onto the court, the field, or the locker room. And the best parents don’t poison the culture. They protect it.

3-SET SWEEP FOR LOVB NEBRASKA! 🧹🏐 Nebraska fans, thank you for making the atmosphere electric for us tonight. ⚡👏

SELL OUT IN GRAND ISLAND. 🤯🏐 Thank you Nebraska fans — you’re the reason volleyball is so special. A packed house and a 3-set sweep to top it off. 👏

Rochester Mayo slips past Lakeville North 50-48 in Section 1AAAA girls basketball championship game to earn a state berth.

FINAL: Iowa 57, Nebraska 52 Huskers had no answers on offense, and Stirtz was the difference. Hawkeye fans stormed the court, and it looked like Nebraska got off the floor without much incident. NU falls to 22-4, 11-4 in Big Ten.

Did Purdue put water on the floor on purpose?