Congratulations to our Hardware Hank “Nuts & Bolts” Athletes of the Week: Alex Hanks, senior, St. Cloud Tech boys’ basketball and Estan Tyler, junior, St. Paul Johnson boys’ basketball.
OUTSTATE
Name: Alex Hanks
Number: 21
Position: F
Sport: Boys’ basketball
Year: Senior
School: St. Cloud Tech
Information: Alex had a great week and represented Tech well at the boys’ state basketball tournament. He led the Tigers against three great teams and made it all the way to the title game, taking home the second place hardware. The senior scored 20 points against Champlin Park in the quarterfinals, 22 points against Eden Prairie in the semis and another 20 points against Hopkins in the championship.
METRO
Name: Estan Tyler
Number: 3
Position: G
Sport: Boys’ basketball
Year: Junior
School: St. Paul Johnson
Information: It is said that St. Paul Johnson might be the best team in the state, regardless of Class. They proved they are certainly the best team in Class 3A, taking home the championship on Saturday. One of their key players was Estan Tyler, who scored 16, 13 and 20 points over three tournament games against Hutchinson, Winona and Grand Rapids respectively.