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
Highlights: BP 36, R-P 21
Blooming Prairie (11-0) defeated Rushford-Peterson (9-2), 36-21, in the Section 1A final on Saturday as heard on Kat Kountry 105 from Rochester. The Awesome Blossoms led 22-7 at halftime and never trailed in the game--the Trojans got to within 8 points in the fourth quarter before a 2-yard touchdown run by Jake Decker with 2:20 remaining in the game sealed the victory...
Jason’s Blog: BP’s tough task…
What: Sec. 1A final–No. 2 BP (10-0) vs. No. 1 Rushford-Peterson (9-1)
Where: Rochester Regional Sports Stadium–Rochester, Minn.
When: Saturday 5:30 p.m. (5:00 pregame)
Radio: Kat Kountry 105, www.katkountry105.com, & RadioPup app
Posted By: Jason Iacovino
Blooming Prairie senior quarterback John Rumpza has passed for nearly 3,000 yards and 40 touchdowns this season. No, t...
Jason’s Blog: Round 2 preview…
Posted By: Jason Iacovino
Tuesday's section football quarterfinals provided more drama and intrigue than it does most years. In nothern Minnesota, there was a 6-overtime game (Duluth Marshall beat Greenway / Nashwauk-Keewatin, 64-62). In southeastern Minnesota, there was 9-man game that featured 149 points (Mabel-Canton beat Lyle-Pacelli, 98-51)...
Area football playoffs set…
Posted By: Jason Iacovino
The Section pairings for our area football playoffs are set and although it's a bit crazy how we got there for some of our local teams, the bottom line is all five teams will have quarterfinal games next Tuesday night and three of those will be rematches from regular season meetings...
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...