The state football semifinals, football recruiting and remarkable memories from a storied sports editing career were the topics today as Strib Varsity assistant editor Kevin Bertels joined Vineeta Sawkar on WCCO Radio’s “The Morning News” show.

Bertels and Sawkar started with football because the state semifinals are going on Thursday through Saturday at U.S. Bank Stadium. Find that coverage here.

And watch this latest episode of this new “WCCO Radio x Strib Varsity” weekly segment here:

The “WCCO Radio x Strib Varsity” segments air every Friday at 7:50 a.m. on 830 AM. Strib Varsity reporters and journalists join Sawkar each week to share what they’re working on and how they’re going about their work. The week’s top story lines is in focus as well.

Strib Varsity Director Chris Carr joined Sawkar on WCCO in October, and the two discussed why the shared values of WCCO and Strib Varsity are foundational for the partnership. Celebrating student-athletes, high schools and communities across Minnesota is the goal.

Sawkar, a one-time video host for the Minnesota Star Tribune, hosts “The Morning News” every weekday from 6-9 a.m. on 830 AM and audacy.com.