Andy Berrell
Sports Editor

Although we are into April, March Madness is still going strong as teams head to Minneapolis for the 2019 Final Four and National Championship. The past month was filled with upsets, Cinderella stories, and bracket-busting games.

Perhaps the most “upsetting” upset was the Eastern Regional final between 1st seed Duke and 2nd seed Michigan State. This Duke team was arguably one of the best college basketball teams ever formed, mainly because it consisted of the four freshman superstars: Zion Williamson, RJ Barrett, Cam Reddish and Tre Jones (all of which are projected to be first-round picks in the NBA Draft).

Out of the 49 brackets submitted for Sparty’s March Madness, 17 had Duke winning it all, and 36 had Duke appearing in the Final Four. A detrimental loss for many brackets this year, but there are still many solid brackets left in the contest.

As of now, the highest scoring bracket in Sparty’s March Madness belongs to Jamie Bazil with a score of 82. But of course the biggest games are still on the horizon and many things could happen. After all, it’s called March Madness for a reason.

82 – Jamie Bazil
81 – Preston Perrill
80 – Isabella Koch
78 – Eli Herman
76 – Ryan Kovalik
75 – Aaron Kleinman
74 – Mikayla Burns
74 – Finn Soderstrom
73 – Noah Arneson
72 – Mrs. Herring
72 – Cade Pfeiffer
71 – Mr. Herring
70 – Owen Pilot
70 – Justin O. Grade 10 (Can’t read your name)
69 – Mitch Clear
69 – Rae Malik
69 – Billy McGannon
68 – Sarah Gustafson
68 – Shea Albrecht
67- Graham Beltrand
67 – Katie Udell
67 – Maddie Combs
67 – Ellie Fasbender
66 – Franz Jevne
65 – Anika Sodhi
65 – Tillie H.
64 – Aislinn Mobley
63 – Mark Sarles
62 – Tyler Nyquist
62 – Isabel Scharf
62 – Nick Hartmann
61 – Zach Adams
61 – Lily Maas
60 – Morgan Reeves
58 – Danny Eckerline
57 – Nick Ruhland
57 – Jazmine Borreson
55 – Trudan Swiler
53 – Brady Pitts
52 – Charlie Ellis
51 – Margaret Kraus
50 – Simon Rice
50 – Caroline Robson
50 – Jacob Muth
47 – Ms. McCabe
44 – Hannah Thillman
44 – Mitch Adams
43 – Ashley Hemstock