Tuesday marks the beginning of August and HSGN's seventh year on the blogosphere.
Even though HSGN has been inactive since the end of the high school sports season, there has been a number of developments on the high school sports scene as well as the game show world.
First of all, Tara Seifert stepped down as the head girls basketball coach at Chaska and was not unemployed for long. She headed east to become the head coach at Cretin-Derham Hall. Also in basketball, Daniel Freitag, the former Jefferson Jaguar who left for California and signed to play for the Wisconsin Badgers has returned to the Twin Cities. But he won't be returning to Bloomington. He will play his senior year for Breck.
On the college scene, Keegan Cook begins his first season in late August as the new head volleyball coach at Minnesota. Could this be the year the Gophers get back into the Final Four?
Big news on the game show front. After 51 years at Television City in Hollywood, The Price is Right is moving to a new studio in Glendale. The reason is the facility, home of the studio that bears the name of long time host Bob Barker is undergoing a renovation. So there will be a new facility for fans to "Come on Down!' The ongoing writers strike will also impact Jeopardy, which is slated to begin its 40th season in September. However, there are plans to recycle previous used material. It will also be the final year for Pat Sajak hosting Wheel of Fortune. The following season, Ryan Seacrest will take over the hosting reigns.
So what's coming up for HSGN in the coming year?
The answer. Plans to cover Holy Family's first game in its new facility as they open the new season under veteran head coach Dan O'Brien. Volleyball coverage is also in the works as well as another Providence Academy girls basketball game. The Prep Bowl will also be back in the usual post-Thanksgiving slot instead of a week later due to a nationally televised Vikings game.
A lot is in the works for year seven.
