Christopher Gates has been the lead writer at The Daily Norseman since the site launched in July of 2006, covering the Minnesota Vikings day in and day out.
On Sunday afternoon, the University of Connecticut Huskies defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks to win the Women’s NCAA Final Four. The Huskies were led by guard Paige Bueckers, who was a high school superstar at Hopkins High School in Minnetonka before moving on to join Geno Auriemma’s squad.
Even though she’s now playing basketball on the East Coast, she’s apparently never forgotten her midwestern roots.