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
Jason’s Blog: The New Gophers
The bandwagon has plenty of room and if you're not on it yet, consider this a formal invitation.
The Minnesota Gophers women's basketball team improved to 21-6 (10-5 Big Ten) on Tuesday with an impressive 93-80 win over No. 11 Iowa at Williams Arena...
Jason’s Blog: The Big 9 marathon
Posted By: Jason Iacovino
In case you haven't noticed, Big 9 basketball is all-new this season with the addition of two founding members who have been out of the league for over 30 years.
Red Wing and Northfield rejoined the Big 9 here in 2014-15, making it a 12-team league...
Rick Schultz talks NRHEG fans
New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva school board member Rick Schultz spoke to KRFO's Jason Iacovino about the tremendous community support involved in the Panthers' State Tournament run, including organizing fan buses and week-long hotel reservations...
L. North too much for Huskies
ROCHESTER--Owatonna had to settle for second place in this year's Section 1AAAA tournament as the Lakeville North Panthers defeated the Huskies, 73-57, on Friday night at Mayo Civic Center. The Panthers got off to a fast start and built a 21-point lead in the first half...
NRHEG going back to State!
MANKATO--New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva girls basketball will be at the State tournament for the third straight year following a convincing 70-36 win over Norwood-Young America in the Section 2AA championship on Friday night. T...
Jason’s Blog: Blame Shakopee
Posted By: Jason Iacovino
Let's make one thing perfectly clear about the craziness that happened at Target Center on Thursday night involving Hopkins and Shakopee--this time, you can't blame Ken Novak, Jr.
The head coach of the New York Yankees of Minnesota basketball has often been the target of ire among rank-and-file basketball people throughout the state for various tactics and, frankly, f
NRHEG’s Schultz to Gophers
New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva senior Jade Schultz will join teammate Carlie Wagner on the University of Minnesota women's basketball team next fall according to a tweet on Monday by MSHSL Media Specialist John Millea. Schultz's dad, NRHEG head coach John Schultz, confirmed via email that his daughter, Jade, committed to the U of M over the weekend...
OHS beats JM in a thriller!
The Owatonna girls basketball team advanced to Friday's Sec. 1AAAA title game in Rochester after coming back from 10 down with just over 8 minutes to go in the second half to beat the John Marshall Rockets 73-67 on Saturday night at OHS...
Highlights: OHS 68, Century 50
Owatonna used hot 3-point shooting to fly past Rochester Century in the quarterfinal round of the Sec. 1AAAA playoffs at OHS on Wednesday night. Four different Huskies knocked down treys in the game, including senior Kaitlyn Ptacek and sophomore Rachel Williamson, who each had three triples...
Highlights: BP 73, Lyle-Pacelli 62
ROCHESTER--Madison Worke scored 16 of her 20 points in the second half as Blooming Prairie upset No. 5 ranked Lyle-Pacelli, 73-62, on Monday night in the Subsection 1A West semifinals, ending the Athletics' undefeated season and avenging a 58-19 loss to Lyle-Pacelli on Dec...