Tag Archives: Austin

Packers end season 23-6

22 Mar

The Packers closed out their 2011-12 season with a strong effort against perennial power St. Paul Johnson yesterday, leading by two at the half before dropping their state quarterfinal game 71-66.

Joe Aase led the Packers with 25 points, nine rebounds and four blocks, while Zach Wessels had 14 points, six rebounds and six assists and Tom Aase had a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, plus six blocks. Goliath Oboyo scored eight points – six in a furious late-game rally – while Collin Weisert added a trey and Zach Vierkandt, Nate Schwab and Bret Lukes scored two each.

See the stories in the Austin Daily Herald, Austin Post-Bulletin, KAAL, and KTTC.

Here are the video highlights:

 

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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:

Follow the Packers on Twitter, and find the Fast Break Club on Facebook.

 

 

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Packers Slam New Prague for Section Title

17 Mar

In this post, we had the exciting conclusion of the Packers punching their ticket to Williams Arena with a last-second Alley-Oop.

Here are the rest of the highlights from the hard-fought win:

See the stories in the Austin Daily Herald and Austin Post-Bulletin and on KAAL and KTTC.

Zach Wessels paced the Packers with 19 points, while Joe Aase and Collin Weisert had 9 each, Tom Aase 4 and Zach Vierkandt 2.

The Packers face St. Paul Johnson Wednesday at noon at Williams Arena on the University of Minnesota campus. More details on tickets and bus transportation will be available Monday morning and will be posted here.

Follow the Packers on Twitter, and find the Fast Break Club on Facebook.

 

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Packers Overwhelm Winona

10 Mar

Playing their last home game of the season before a capacity crowd at Packer Gym, the Austin boys raced to a 22-0 lead over Winona in the first few minutes of their Section 1AAA semifinal game en route to a 78-46 win Saturday night.

The Packers used pressure defense and crisp passing the fueled a balanced scoring attack, with seven players tallying six or more points. Joe Aase led in scoring with 24 points, while Tom Aase added 10, Goliath Oboyo 8, a trio (Nathan Schwab, Zach Vierkandt and Zach Wessels) with 7 each, Collin Weisert 6, Bret Lukes 4, Jake Kempen 3 and Ryan Larson 2.

Here are the video highlights:

Be sure to join the Fast Break Club group on Facebook, and watch for information about fan buses we’ll be arranging for the Section 1AAA Finals in Rochester at 8 p.m. Friday, March 16.

 

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The Sixth Man

9 Mar

The fan support for the Austin Packers has been huge this year, with the biggest and loudest crowd yet for Austin’s Big Nine-clinching win over Owatonna a week ago today. When the final buzzer sounded, the students stormed the court (you might want to expand to full screen on this one):

The home crowd for Wednesday night’s opening-round win over Faribault was great too, with the gym almost full despite the light turnout of Falcon fans.

Tomorrow night at 7 p.m. the Packers continue their tournament march with their last home game of the season as they host the #5 seed, Winona, with a trip to the Section 1AAA finals on the line.

See the preview articles in the Austin Daily Herald and Winona Daily News.

The Packers are 12-0 at home for the year, and will be looking to stay perfect. The Winhawks will be bringing a crowd, so it’s important for the Sixth Man to show up early and loud.

Join the Packer Fast Break Club on Facebook and invite others to attend the game, too!

Go Packers!

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