My name is Jackson DeGrood. At OHS Magnet, I am a sports writer, sports editor and a sports enthusiast. Here is my monthly recap of all of the big four sports and major events in the sporting world. Here we also talk about all Minnesota sports and the local Huskies. We also give you our Dawgs of the Month: people who may not get the spotlight, but played spectacular this month.
Looking ahead, March is an extremely special month if you are a basketball fan. If not, then this month can be pretty dry. Let’s get into the sports world happenings of March.
Football:
The Chiefs won the SuperBowl and that is all I have to say. It was the 49ers game to win and they did not. In the offseason, the franchise tag period is happening which is pretty lame but Ladarious Sneed and Tee Higgins both got tagged which is pretty cool to see these young guys get their money.
The combine is happening soon as well and a lot of people are opting out so that is pretty lame too, I would have loved to see Iowa’s Cooper DeJean participate. For the Vikings, they have major cap room decisions to make this offseason with many expiring and hefty contracts. My prediction is that the Vikings will let Kirk Cousins walk away if he is not willing to take a major pay cut or a heavily backloaded contract. It is predicted, that they will draft a QB and try everything in their power to keep Justin Jefferson.
Basketball:
In the NBA, the East is getting dominated by the Celtics and they are pretty much guaranteed the first seed as long as nothing crazy happens. As for the West, it is wide open. About 12 teams are competing for a playoff spot and about four teams competing for the first seed. I am excited to see the Western Conference play the rest of the season and playoffs, but the East is lackluster. In the east, if the Celtics do not make the finals, it is nothing short of an absolute embarrassment and they would have some decisions to make in the offseason. In the West, all of the eight teams that will advance to playoffs will have a fairly decent chance of making a run to the finals, keeping the West competitive.
March Madness is also around the corner and there is not much to say since the conference tournaments have not concluded yet, but there are some major sleeper teams that everyone will have to keep an eye out for in March.
Hockey:
The Wild have been on the up and up but they are an extremely long shot to make the playoffs. They have been fun to watch lately and hopefully they have a great season next year. As for the Gophers, they should make playoffs and they will be super fun to watch come playoff time.
A major congratulations goes to the Huskies as they ended their extremely successful season in the second round of sections. Even though their season may have ended early, there were many ups to look at and they were fun to watch all season.
Deggy’s Dawgs of the month:
Edmonton OIlers’ Connor McDavid (Forward), Minnesota Timberwolves’ Anthony Edward (Guard), Owatonna Huskies’ Brennan Sletten (Goalie), and Boston Celtics’’ Jaylen Brown (Guard/forward).
Overall, the ‘24 sports year is expected to be entertaining and electrifying. In Minnesota, not so much. Stay tuned for March’s edition of Deggy’s Dog Pound as we go in-depth on the big four sports and sporting news.
