Jason Iacovino (34) Born in Ely, Minn., raised in Blooming Prairie...I've had a passion for broadcasting and journalism all my life, particularly for sports broadcasting. Joined KRFO / Kat Kountry in 2000...play-by-play for football, basketball, baseball, and hockey (If I can sit near a heater)...earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Minnesota School of Journalism and Mass Communication in June 2001...earned a juris doctorate from the University of St. Thomas School of Law in May 2006...favorite teams are the Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Miami Hurricanes football, Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossoms, NRHEG Panthers, and Owatonna Huskies...favorite players are Kirby Puckett, Adrian Peterson, Spencer Ohm, Carlie Wagner, and Lew Ford...I enjoy writing, reading, and talking about sports. Married to my wife, Shannon, and have two children, Lauren (4) and Fletcher (2).
Jason Iacovino
BP v. NRHEG: A football rivalry
Posted By: Jason Iacovino
More than any other sport, football is about rivalries. Locally, a special football rivalry will come to a halt after Wednesday's game.
Blooming Prairie and New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva, five communities within a 15-mile radius of their midpoint, will meet for the final time in the foreseeable future in the season finale in New Richland. T...
Jason’s Blog: Bring back the BCS
Posted By: Jason Iacovino
I've said it before and I'll say it again, of all the outrage in modern sports which, apparently, demands reform, nothing has been more slighted than the Bowl Championship Series.
Seriously, I would agree to bringing back a Major League Baseball postseason consisting of only an American League and National League Champion playing a best-of-nine series to determine a world
Highlights: BP 51, USC 7
Blooming Prairie (6-0) had some fun on Homecoming night against United South Central on a newly marked McFarlin Field, winning 51-7. Senior Cole Sunde had a rushing, receiving, punt return, and kick return touchdown in the win. The Awesome Blossoms clinched a share of its 10th straight Gopher Valley A conference championship with the win...
Jason’s Blog: Week 6 Preview….
Posted By: Jason Iacovino
Well, what a difference a week makes.
We enjoyed tremendous summer-like weather for New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva's Homecoming last Friday and everything this was perfect except the last minute of the game (The Panthers lost 21-20 when Waterville-Elysian-Morristown scored a touchdown with 27 seconds remaining)...
Jason’s Blog: It’s the QB, duh…
Posted By: Jason Iacovino
It was a pretty successful football weekend in Minnesota--something that has been rare in recent years.
The Golden Gophers were coming off a shoulder-shrug non-conference win over San Jose State, where backup quarterback Chris Streveler went 1-for-7 passing for 7 yards...
Jason’s Blog: Week 5 preview
Posted By: Jason Iacovino
We're ready to start the second half of the regular season and words like "Homecoming" and "Playoffs" are starting to creep into the high school football conversation.
Owatonna has the very difficult task of getting up off the mat after Mankato West ended its 16-game winning streak with a huge thud...
Highlights: BP 41, Lester Pr. 6
No. 10 Blooming Prairie (3-1) dominated No. 6 Lester Prairie / Holy Trinity (3-1), 41-6, on Friday as heard on Kat Kountry 105. Senior quarterback John Rumpza threw for 273 yards and 6 touchdowns in the win, three of which were caught by senior Tristan Haberman...
Highlights: NRHEG 32, S. East 12
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New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Genevna kicked off its season in impressive fashion with a 32-12 win over Sibley East as heard on Kat Kountry 105....click for highlights below!
Trevor Tracy hits Spencer Tollefson for an 11-yd TD on 4th and 9, Panthers up 6-0
Trey Hoppe with an 8-yd TD rush, NRHEG up 12-0
Tracy to Tollefson again, this time for 66-yards...
NRHEG Panthers on 104.9 FM
Listen live as the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendalle-Geneva Panthers battle the Sibley East Wolverines tonight from Arlington on Kat Kountry 105 (104.9 FM) and www.katkountry105.com. You can also listen to the game on your smart phone or mobile device using the free RadioPup app! Our pregame c...
Jason’s Blog: Let it begin…
Posted By: Jason Iacovino
The 2014 high school football season is about to begin locally with two games tomorrow and three more on Friday. It's a transitional year in many ways as the state champion Owatonna Huskies undergo a roster shuffle, the Blooming Prairie Awesome Blossoms enter a season of destiny, the New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva Panthers face high expectations, the Triton Cobra