Kevin Bertels
High school sports team leader
High school sportsBertels is a native Kansan and now a determined Minnesotan, living in Oak Grove, where he raised three sons with his wife. He graduated from the University of Kansas with a journalism degree. Kevin dabbles in fishing, canoe camping, golfing and gambling, and he was way too involved in youth sports until his youngest son went to college.
Latest from Kevin Bertels
Gophers
No. 6 Wisconsin sinks No. 16 Gophers in five-set Big Ten volleyball showdown
The fifth set required extra points to settle the clash of top-20 teams.
November 21, 2024
Sports
Canterbury Park proposes 51-day horse racing season in 2025
The meet would be three racing days shorter than in 2024 and would begin a week later and end a week earlier.
November 20, 2024
Gophers
Gophers elbow past SMU, go back-to-back with women’s basketball victories
Transfers Taylor Woodson and Annika Stewart scored 18 points each, and Minnesota improved to 5-0 with two weekend wins in Arizona.
November 17, 2024
Gophers
Washington, given a shot at its former coach, defeats Gophers in volleyball
The match was the first between Washington and the Gophers since Keegan Cook left the Huskies to coach Minnesota.
November 8, 2024
Gophers
Gophers women’s hockey beats Minnesota State Mankato 3-2 in overtime
Peyton Hemp’s game-winning goal was her second of the game.
October 26, 2024
Gophers
No. 13 Gophers volleyball team is swept at No. 3 Penn State
The Gophers had the same success rate as all the others; the Nittany Lions are 10-0 at home this season.
October 20, 2024
High Schools
Maple Grove will move to Lake Conference in fall 2025
The school will leave the Northwest Suburban and join the conference that is home to four of the seven biggest schools in Minnesota.
September 10, 2024
High Schools
Suburban school with success in its past will drop boys hockey
Bloomington Kennedy, citing low participation at the youth level, announced it will merge with Bloomington Jefferson in 2025-26.
August 30, 2024
Gophers
Gophers women’s hockey beats Minnesota State Mankato 3-2 in overtime
Peyton Hemp’s game-winning goal was her second of the game.
October 26, 2024
Gophers
No. 13 Gophers volleyball team is swept at No. 3 Penn State
The Gophers had the same success rate as all the others; the Nittany Lions are 10-0 at home this season.
October 20, 2024
High Schools
Maple Grove will move to Lake Conference in fall 2025
The school will leave the Northwest Suburban and join the conference that is home to four of the seven biggest schools in Minnesota.
September 10, 2024
High Schools
Suburban school with success in its past will drop boys hockey
Bloomington Kennedy, citing low participation at the youth level, announced it will merge with Bloomington Jefferson in 2025-26.
August 30, 2024