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Minnesota Score Radio to Broadcast 22 Minnesota Ripknees Games

November 27, 2006 - American Basketball Association (ABA)
Minnesota Ripknees News Release


Minnesota Score Radio announced today a partnership with the ABA expansion Minnesota Ripknees to broadcast 22 regular season games for the 2006-07 season. The games will be broadcast on AM 1570 KYCR (Twin Cities) and simulcast on www.minnesotascore.com. Minnesota Score Radio has been broadcasting the Boys State High School basketball and hockey tournaments since 1994 as well as Prep Bowl, and specializes in broadcasting local and regional sports.

The broadcast schedule will begin on Thursday, November 9 when the Ripknees travel to Davenport, IA to take on the Quad Cities River Hawks. The first home broadcast will be on Monday, November 13 when Minnesota plays host to the Toledo Ice at the Gangelhoff Center on the campus of Concordia University in St. Paul. "We are thrilled to have a radio broadcast deal in place already in just our first year of existence," said General Manager and Head Coach Larry McKenzie. "It will give our fans a chance to follow the team throughout the season."

The Minnesota Ripknees were granted an ABA franchise on September 29 to the father and son ownership team of Jack and Billy Jurewicz. The Ripknees inaugural roster includes former Gopher Mitch Ohnstad, former Viking TJ Cottrell and former Wisconsin Badgers star Roy Boone. The team is coached by McKenzie and former Gopher Melvin Newbern.

Veteran broadcasters Eric Nelson and Wally Langfellow will handle play by play and color commentary. Nelson and Langfellow also co-host a sports talk show that airs Fridays and Saturdays statewide on AM 660 (WBHR). The show is produced by Minnesota Score Radio. In addition, Nelson is a regular sports talk host on WCCO-AM 830. Langfellow is the publisher of The Minnesota Score magazine, the state's only all sports publication.

The Minnesota Score magazine, parent company of Minnesota Score Radio, covers sports from youth to the pros with in-depth and unique features along with award-winning photography. Published six times per year, The Minnesota Score is a subscription-based magazine on newsstands across the state and online at www.minnesotascore.com. The Ripknees season runs from November 9 through March 8, 2007. Tickets for home games can be purchased by calling the Ripknees office at 651-647-5633.

2006-07 Ripknees game broadcast schedule on AM 1570/KYCR

Thursday, November 09, 2006 7:05 pm at Quad City RiverHawks
Monday, November 13, 2006 7:05 pm Toledo Ice-postponed
Saturday, November 25, 2006 7:05 pm Twin City Ballers
Sunday, November 26, 2006 4:05 pm Twin City Ballers
Sunday, December 03, 2006 7:05 pm at Hammond Rollers
Thursday December 07, 2006 7:05 pm Hammond Rollers
Friday, December 08, 2006 7:05 pm Chicago Rockstars
Wednesday December 27, 2006 7:05 pm Quad City RiverHawks
Thursday, December 28, 2006 7:05 pm Quad City RiverHawks
Thursday, January 04, 2007 7:05 pm Anderson Champions
Monday, January 08, 2007 7:05 pm at Chicago Rockstars
Wednesday January 10, 2007 7:05 pm Detroit Panthers
Thursday, January 11, 2007 7:05 pm Detroit Panthers
Thursday, January 25, 2007 7:05 pm Chicago Rockstars
Friday, January 26, 2007 7:05 pm Chicago Rockstars
Thursday February 01, 2007 7:05 pm St. Louis Stunners
Saturday February 03, 2007 4:05 pm Anderson Champions
Wednesday February 07, 2007 7:05 pm Twin City Ballers
Thursday, February 08, 2007 7:05 pm Peoria Kings
Friday, February 23, 2007 7:05 pm at Quad City RiverHawks
Saturday, February 24, 2007 7:05 pm at Peoria Kings
Thursday, March 01, 2007 7:05 pm Hammond Rollers

Note: OurSports Central no longer actively covers the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a professional league due in part to its inability to publish and play a schedule and the transitory nature of many of its teams. For information on professional minor leagues, please see OSC's basketball section.

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