Although MIAC presidents allowed football programs to schedule up to four games or scrimmages this spring semester, a final Tommie-Johnnie game before St. Thomas moves to Division I will not take place this spring, as St. John’s decided to concentrate its efforts on preparing athletes to compete next fall. Reporter Luana Karl has the story.
St. Thomas evened their season series with St. John’s University Saturday stealing a pair of wins with an efficient pair of senior arms at Koch Diamond. Andrew Tri and Graham Laubscher totaled 25 combined strikeouts and both threw complete game shutouts with no earned runs. Joey Swanson and Sam Larson have the story.
St. Thomas baseball was swept by St. John’s University Wednesday at U.S. Bank Stadium, losing both games 3-2. This marks seven straight losses to the Johnnies, dating back to May of 2018. Cam Kauffman and Olivia Paradise have the story.
St. Thomas junior Anders Nelson scored 23 points and was 10 of 16 from the field as he led the No. 7 Tommies to a 76-64 victory over No. 5 St. John’s University Wednesday at Schoenecker Arena after four consecutive postponements due to COVID-19 protocols. Joey Swanson and Casey Eakins have the story.
After his team gave up a 14-0 first-quarter lead Saturday and lost to archrival St. John’s for the second consecutive time, Tommie senior running back Josh Parks said, “It’s tough, obviously.”
Two fourth-quarter touchdowns by St. John’s running back Kai Barber led the Johnnies to a 38-20 victory over the Tommies Saturday at Allianz Field in St. Paul. Sports Editor Carly Noble has the full story.
Allianz Field is hosting the 89th annual “Tommie-Johnnie” rivalry football game this Saturday, the day before home team Minnesota United FC host a crucial home playoff match.
Men’s soccer came out victorious 3-1 in a three-way battle between St. Thomas, St. John’s and the rain Tuesday.
First-year forward Luke Radetic scored the Tommies’ only goal in a 4-1 loss to St. John’s in the MIAC semifinals Saturday at Herb Brooks National Hockey Center.
Nearly 2,000 fans watched No. 3 ranked St. John’s defeat St. Thomas 57-50 Saturday at Schoenecker Arena. The Tommies will take the fifth seed in next week’s conference tournament.
Saturday’s Tommie-Johnnie game at Target Field will mark the seventh time the two schools have played at a neutral site.
Target Field’s rules on alcohol, security and profane t-shirts are different than previous Tommie-Johnnie games on school grounds.
The No. 3-ranked St. Thomas men’s basketball team pulled off the regular season sweep of St. John’s with a 79-72 victory Saturday at Schoenecker Arena.
Forward Miles Stockman-Willis scored for the St. Thomas men’s soccer team to tie rival St. John’s, but the Johnnies held on for a 3-2 victory.
The tradition and magnitude of the Tommie-Johnnie rivalry have increased since its humble beginnings on Thanksgiving Day, 1901.
