Posts by Terry Horstman

Terry Horstman is a Minneapolis-based writer and covers the Minnesota Lynx beat for The IX Basketball. He previously wrote about the Minnesota Timberwolves for A Wolf Among Wolves, and his other basketball writing has been published by Flagrant Magazine, HeadFake Hoops, Taco Bell Quarterly, and others. He's the creative nonfiction editor for the sports-themed literary magazine, the Under Review.

Natisha Hiedeman in her black No. 2 Lynx jersey holds up two fingers in both hands on either side of her bright pink hair.

Minnesota Lynx snag No. 2 overall pick in 2026 WNBA Draft

November 25, 2025

Cheryl Reeve: ‘The diversity of talent in this draft…I think that’s palpable’

Courtney Williams dances in the Lynx's victory celebration in her black No. 10 jersey and pink hair

Courtney Williams lets the work show and has the Lynx rolling into Game 2

September 23, 2025

Kayla McBride: ‘I always have confidence in Courtney’

The Lynx share a group hug in their white jerseys on the court

Minnesota Lynx punch ticket to WNBA semifinals with another classic playoff win

September 19, 2025

Cheryl Reeve: ‘I asked them not to quit’

Lynx players in their black jerseys with green trim huddle up with their arms raised

Minnesota’s path to a championship includes a worthy first-round opponent

September 14, 2025

Kayla McBride: ‘We know how hard it is, and we have a lot of belief in one another’

Napheesa Collier wears a black Minnesota Lynx uniform and waves a white towel in the air

Napheesa Collier’s history-making 50/40/90 was part of the plan all along

September 12, 2025

Collier: ‘It’s a goal that Cheryl gave me in the beginning of the year.’

Natisha Hiedeman, a Minnesota Lynx player with pink hair and a white jersey, dribbles the basketball while a player in a black jersey defends her.

Natisha Hiedeman is playing her best basketball at the right time for the Minnesota Lynx

September 6, 2025

Hiedeman has tallied back-to-back 20-point games late in the regular season

Basketball players all dressed in blue huddle at half court

Minnesota must bounce back quickly after shell-shocking collapse against Seattle

August 29, 2025

Lynx gave up 21-point lead in just their second home loss of the regular season

Jessica Shepard grabs an orange and white basketball in her black and green Lynx jersey

Jessica Shepard’s historic night is the ‘epitome of what she can be in this league’

August 23, 2025

Cheryl Reeve: ‘If Jessica Shepard is not a Lynx this year, we’re in big time trouble’

Three players on the Lynx high five each other on the court during a game

Alanna Smith keeps building her case for Defensive Player of the Year

August 13, 2025

Reeve: ‘She’s just incredible in terms of how she impacts play’

DiJonai Carrington celebrates with teammate Courtney Williams in their white uniforms. Alanna Smith stands in the foreground.

DiJonai Carrington and the Minnesota Lynx are up and running

August 8, 2025

Cheryl Reeve: ‘She’s a competitor times 10’