John Marshall freshman has Division I women's basketball programs on her trail
Oct. 16—ROCHESTER — Jazmin Daing has yet to play a game of her freshman season in girls basketball at John Marshall, but she is already receiving offers from Division I colleges.
Daing is a 6-foot guard who was a starter for the Rockets as an eighth-grader during the 2023-24 season. She averaged 5.0 points, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game in her first season as a starter.
And with her stellar play during the AAU season, she has received an offer from the University of Nebraska.
Daing was also invited and had a strong showing at the Prep Girls Hoop Freshmen Showcase in September.
She shoots and drives well and also has an ability to handle a press. She is expected to play a much larger role for John Marshall during the upcoming season. Last year, after the Rockets graduated a pair of Division I players, they were 5-22 under first-year coach Maxx Waring.
Girls basketball teams in Minnesota can begin practicing on Monday, Nov. 13.
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It wasn't an official game, but Rochester's Matthew Hurt has gotten a chance to play in the NBA.
Hurt played in an NBA preseason game with the Memphis Grizzlies last week. Hurt, a John Marshall grad, played 20 minutes in the Grizzlies' 103-102 loss to the host Atlanta Hawks.
A 6-foot-9 forward, Hurt saw 20 minutes of playing time. He made one 3-pointer and pulled down three rebounds.
Hurt has played the last two seasons in the G League with the Memphis Hustle, a minor-league affiliate of the Grizzlies. Hurt averaged 15.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game with the Hustle last season. He shot 59.5% from the field and 39.3% from 3-point range.
He is currently in training camp with the Hustle and Grizzlies.
Hurt recently helped the U.S. win the gold medal in the FIBA 3-on-3, 23-and-under World Cup Championships in Lublin, Poland.
He is expected to start the 2023-24 season with the Hustle. But Hurt could be signed to a two-way contract which means he would get to spend at least part of the season in the NBA with the Grizzlies.
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Aryn Olson has been selected as the third recipient of the RYFSA Braxton Raymond Umpire of the Year Award for the 2023 softball season.
Olson was named by coaches and members of the Raymond family for the prestigious award. She has been umpiring softball for more than three years. She was honored with the award for her dedication to the sport and for being highly regarded by coaches, players and fellow umpires.
The award is named after Braxton Raymond, a 2016 Kasson-Mantorville grad. Raymond graduated as K-M's all-time leading scorer in boys basketball. He died in October of 2019 at the age of 22 after being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in August of 2018.
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The Rochester Central Lutheran School boys and girls cross country teams have qualified for the National Lutheran Cross Country championships to be held on Oct. 21 in Mequon, Wis.
The teams qualified at the Minnesota State Lutheran cross country meet. The Rochester Central Lutheran boys placed second in their division while the girls placed first in their meet.
The teams are coached by Mark Pfeiler.
Guy N. Limbeck is a sports writer for the Post Bulletin. His Local Notebook appears each Tuesday. He can be reached at
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