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Global Listening Option for State Tournament

19 Mar

We plan to have a huge contingent from Austin traveling to Williams Arena for the Packers’ game against St. Paul Johnson on Wednesday. Those from the Austin area who can’t attend can catch all the action live on AM 1480, KAUS.

But what about those Packer fans and alumni who no longer live in the Austin area?

The answer is at myaustinminnesota.com. Just click the link to go there at noon CDT on Wednesday, hover over the Programming tab and then click Webcam.

 

When the “Voice Vision” window pops up, click the Play button to listen to the live stream:

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Fan Buses for Tournament Games

19 Mar

Austin High School Boys Basketball State Tournament Quarter Finals
Wed. March 21st – Game time 12:00 pm
Williams Arena, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis

There will be student and adult fan buses available for those who would like to attend. The buses load from AHS (SE side of building by Packer Gyms) at 9:30am and leave at 9:45am.

Must have signed form and money turned in by 3:00 pm on Tuesday, March 20.

  • Cost to ride fan bus is $15.00 for Austin High School students, this includes the cost of the ticket on Wed.
  • The adult bus will be a coach bus that will cost $35.00 for Wed, which includes the ticket as well.

Forms available from Austin High School Activities Office (Monday 7:30 am – 4:00 pm), or you can download them below, print and complete and get them to the Activities Office before the 3 p.m. Tuesday deadline.

Weds–FAN BUS STUDENT PERMISSION

Weds–FAN BUS adult Reservation

Thurs–FAN BUS STUDENT PERMISSION

Thurs–FAN BUS Adult Reservation

If the team wins there will be fan buses as well as an adult bus going up on Thursday, March 22nd. The game time will be the same, as will the load and leave time.

You will need to sign up for the Thursday bus by 3:00 on March 20th as well.

If you have any further questions, please contact the AHS Activities Office at 507-460-1825.

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Packers Seeded Fourth, Draw Johnson in Opener

17 Mar

The Austin Packers received the fourth seed in the State Class AAA tournament, and will face St. Paul Johnson a noon Wednesday at Williams Arena on the University of Minnesota campus.

See the full bracket. Minneapolis Washburn was seed first, DeLasalle second and Grand Rapids third.

Watch this space for details on fan buses and ticket availability. Follow the Packers on Twitter, and find the Fast Break Club on Facebook.

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Turn the Civic Center Red!

15 Mar

For last Saturday’s semifinal game against Winona, the crowd was gathering more than an hour in advance of the 7 p.m. tip. This video is from the lobby outside of Packer Gym at about 6:10, as the line of fans extended out the doors of the building and down the block. The second part of it is from five minutes before the tip, as the gym is packed except for a few seats in the balcony section. The final part is from the introduction of the starting lineup.

The Packers were undefeated at home this year, so we’re counting on Packer fans to create a homey environment tomorrow at Mayo Civic Center. Sign up by noon today if you want to ride on the fan bus.

Update: Due to popular demand, we’ve added another student bus, so we’re extending the sign-up time. There’s still some room on the adult bus, too. Download and print the forms and get them to the AHS Activities Office by Friday afternoon.

Student Bus Permission Form

Adult Bus Reservation Form

 

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Let’s turn the Mayo Civic Center red!

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Post-Bulletin Previews Friday Finale

14 Mar

As we highlighted earlier, the Austin Daily Herald has a nice and well-deserved feature today on the four Packer seniors. The Austin Post-Bulletin also has a feature on the Packers in this afternoon’s paper, highlighting recent years of rivalry between Austin and New Prague.

There is a bit of history on the basketball court between these two schools. Although they didn’t play last year in the post-season, there have been a number of interesting games over the years.

Austin’s last run to the section finals came back in 2007 and it started with a road win at New Prague in the first round. The Trojans got revenge by beating the Packers in their last tournament meeting two years ago in the section semifinals at New Prague.

They have also met during the regular season over the last few years. New Prague won at Austin in the 2010-2011 season. This season started with a 23-point win by the Austin boys at New Prague back on Dec. 6 of last year.

New Prague won the Section 1AAA title last year and went on to take fourth-place at the state tournament. Austin hasn’t been to the state tournament since the 1981-82 season.

Read the whole story.

Be sure to get to Rochester Friday night for the championship game against New Prague. If you need a ride, we have bus transportation available, but you need to sign up by noon Thursday.

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