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Shane Kitzman

Shane Kitzman joined WCCO as a Web Producer in April 2012.

A native of Northfield, Minn. – you know, where the infamous bank robber Jesse James was thwarted – Shane graduated from the University of St. Thomas in 2010 with a degree in journalism.

While at St. Thomas, Shane was the editor-in-chief of the student newspaper, The Aquin. He also became the director of the new student media endeavor, TommieMedia.com, which focused on 24/7 journalism and multimedia reporting. During the summer of 2009, he interned at the Rochester Post-Bulletin.

After graduation, Shane headed back home, briefly covering news for his hometown newspaper, before being promoted to Sports Editor of the Northfield News and covering Division III sports and prep athletics. Selected as the Associated Press New Journalist of the Year in Minnesota in 2009-10, his sports stories, photos and videos have won numerous state press awards and his feature writing has garnered national honors.

So what’s Shane up to now? Finding the best sports stories in the state and featuring them through his column “Beyond Bounds.”

Got a sports story you want covered? Email Shane or follow him on Twitter.

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Senior Andrew Martinson is Concordia's best deep threat in school history, currently sitting at 143 3-pointers. (credit: Concordia Sports Information Office)

Beyond Bounds: Andrew Martinson Is The Cobbers’ Best Deep Threat Ever

Andrew Martinson is a 21st-century, red-blooded American man.

2013/02/21

Matt Rowley was the 2012 MIAC MVP leading the league with a 1.91 ERA, and his off-the-field efforts have him in the national spotlight. (credit: Bethel Sports Information)

Beyond Bounds: Reigning MIAC Baseball MVP Also Most Valuable Volunteer

What does Bethel’s star senior pitcher Matt Rowley share with Tim Tebow?

2013/02/21

From left to right; Miranda Solem, Vicky Persinger, Karlie Koenig, Chelsea Solem and coach Mike Solem will represent the USA at the World Junior Curling Championships. (credit: Alejandro Lazo/lazphoto.com)

Beyond Bounds: USA’s Junior Curling Champs Are Minnesotan-Led

Miranda Solem has been missing a lot of school lately. First, there was the week when the 21-year-old’s curling team won the Junior National Championship (for ages 21 and under) earlier this month in Wayland, Mass.

2013/02/16

Junior Nicole Schammel's 65 goals and 111 points this season have her standing atop the state's standings. (credit: Red Wing Republican Eagle)

Beyond Bounds: MN’s Most Dangerous Girl On Skates — Nicole Schammel

Minnesota’s most dangerous girl on skates is taking out the trash. Literally and figuratively.

2013/02/15

Tommy Hannon (left) and John Nance lead the No. 1-ranked Tommies and the two St. Paul natives have been inseparable since fifth-grade little league baseball. (credit: Mike Ekern/University of St. Thomas)

Beyond Bounds: Best Friends Tommy Hannon & John Nance Go 1-On-1

The best friend dynamic between St. Thomas’ John Nance and Tommy Hannon is so genuine, so goofy, and so … simply entertaining that I found myself momentarily forgetting to interview two of the cornerstones for [...]

2013/02/07

The business major and French minor has a 3.5 GPA and runs his own summer basketball camp for nearly 100 athletes. (credit: Mike Ekern/University of St. Thomas)

Beyond Bounds: 9 Things To Know About Will DeBerg

St. Thomas senior Will DeBerg has a specific memory he recounts with detail and ecstatic ease — one he wants to repeat.

2013/02/02

(credit: David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images)

Beyond Bounds: The Life Of Lou – Part I

On the court, Lou Amundson’s a role player who provides the gritty hustle plays. Off the court, the Minnesota Timberwolves’ forward with the long locks is far from fitting into any one simple stereotype.

2013/01/26

Junior Dan Kornbaum, a UMD transfer, has Augsburg sitting pretty in second place in the MIAC. He's also one of the league's top scorers (18.8 ppg) and rebounders (7.9 rpg). (credit: Kelly Anderson Diercks, Augsburg College)

Beyond Bounds: 9 Things You Need To Know About Dan Kornbaum

At your family reunion, Dan Kornbaum’s basketball resume would be marquee material. But in his own family tree, Augsburg’s rising star is third on the clan totem pole.

2013/01/25

Lakeville North junior JP Macura is one of the state's top 10 scorers XXX. (credit: Macura family)

Beyond Bounds: 9 Things To Know About Division-I Prospect JP Macura

What can you get by playing, on average, about 1 minute per game for your high school basketball team as a sophomore? A Division I scholarship, apparently.

2013/01/19

Mitchell Swanson's one of the state's top goal scorers. (credit: karenhunnicuttphotography.com)

Beyond Bounds: 9 Things You Need To Know About Mitchell Swanson

What’s sweeter – going from a 1-24 record to a solid 6-7 start, or being one of the State of Hockey’s top goal scorers? Lucky for Mitchell Swanson of Wadena-Deer Creek, he’s double dipping.

2013/01/16

Margot Fleming not only creates quality chocolate cake, but can carve up impressive ceramics, too. (credit: St. Olaf Sports Information)

Beyond Bounds: 9 Things To Know About Margot Fleming

The MIAC’s leading scorer whips up delectable chocolate chip banana bread as easily as she carves up opposing defenses.

2013/01/12

Beyond Bounds: NFL Journal Entry No. 7 With D’Aundre Reed – New Year’s Edition

As the season-long ambition of getting to know D’Aundre Reed comes to a close – the Vikings battle the Packers at 7 p.m. Saturday at Lambeau Field – it’s been eye-opening to see how well Reed dealt with the highlights and setbacks that the 2012 campaign as tossed his way.

2013/01/05

(credit from top left to bottom right: Hannah Foslien/Getty Images; Duluth News Tribune/DuluthNewsTribune.com; Thomas Whisenand/University of St. Thomas; Concordia)

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