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Swim Possible teaching water safety to kids living with autism
MINNEAPOLIS — Experts are hosting a water safety event on Tuesday geared towards children who are on the autism spectrum.It's a crucial session following the death of 4-year-old Waeys Mohamed, a nonverbal child with autism who went missing on Sunday. Hours of searching ended in tragedy on Monday when his body was found in Minnehaha Creek, just 500 yards from his Hopkins home.According to the American Red Cross, children with autism are 160 times more likely to experience non-fatal and fatal drowning than their peersDavid Greenwood's son Zachary was diagnosed at the age of 2. "As a parent, I can't imagine...
Minnesota Twins unveil 2024 City Connect jerseys
MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Twins have a new look. Dubbed "The Ripple Effect," the new uniforms are inspired by the waters of Minnesota. The team unveiled its 2024 City Connect uniform Monday with a rap from local artist Slug, of Atmosphere fame. They feature a wavy, blue design with yellow accents. The cap is emblazoned with the state of Minnesota. The uniforms will make their first on-field appearances Friday and Saturday when the Twins play the Oakland Athletics at Target Field.The new jerseys and caps, along with other City Connect apparel, are now available at the team store.Last week, the Minnesota Vikings revealed a new uniform of their own. The "Winter Warrior" set features white jerseys and pants with purple and metallic gray accents, as well as white helmets — the first in franchise history.As of Monday morning, the Twins sit at 34-31, third in the AL Central. They snapped a five-game losing streak with an 11-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in extra innings on Sunday.
Rebels take on Class AAA state meet
The Champlin Park Rebels took part in the Class AAA state championships last week at St. Michael-Albertville, sending several athletes to battle out with the best in Minnesota. Junior Michael Bruggers took ninth in the boys shot put, reaching a mark of 50 feet, 2.75 inches in a hard-fought battle eventually won by Brainerd’s Dylan Gross. Bruggers reached state with a third-place mark of 49-1 at the Section 5AAA Championships. ...
Rebels boys lax ends season with championship loss to Cougars
Champlin Park boys lacrosse’s season came to an end with a loss in the Section 7 championship game on June 6 to Centennial. Championship As the No. 6 seed, Champlin Park’s season came to a close on June 6, traveling to No. 5 seed Centennial in a 19-9 loss in the Section 7 championship game. Centennial put together a blockbuster first half with six goals in each quarter, while Champlin...
STMA girls take 3rd in state track and field championships
St. Michael-Albertville High School hosted the 2024 Minnesota State High School League Track and Field State Championships last week. The finals for the Class 3A tournament were held on June 8. Of course, STMA had plenty of their own athletes competing in the state tournament and the girls’ team made a strong run to win the state championship. They scored 80 points, seven behind team runner-up Wayzata and 20 behind state champion Minnetonka. The boys finished in 25th with 14 points. ...
State champs! Fridley boys, Anoka's Salami win track and field championships
Seven. Six. Five. Two. One. Seven podium performances, put together by six superstar performers. Five top-three finishes, including two individual state titles. A weekend of eye-popping numbers, all adding up to one: Fridley boys track and field as the final team standing at the Class AA Track and Field Championships at St. Michael-Albertville June 6-8,...
Rebels girls lax finishes second to Red Knights in championship
Champlin Park girls lacrosse concluded its 2024 spring season last week with a loss to Benilde-St. Margaret’s in the Section 5 final. Final Champlin Park faced Benilde-St. Margaret’s in the Section 5 final on June 5, hosted and won 9-5 by the top-seeded Red Knights. Alayna Roehl led Champlin Park’s scoring with two goals. Miley...
Henry White wins state championship on the pole vault for Maple Grove track, field
The Maple Grove track and field teams traveled to St. Michael-Albertville High School last week for the 2024 Track and Field Class 3A Track and Field Championships. The boys finished in 24th with 15 points. The girls took 27th with nine points. Most of the athletes who qualified for the state meet advanced to the finals on Saturday, June 8. The Class AAA preliminary round was on June 6. Maple...
Twin Cities elementary students get a gymnastics lesson ahead of the U.S. Gymnastics Trials in Minneapolis
Kids from Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary School and the North Side Achievement Zone will be taking a field trip to Bloomington for an all day camp at the Rebels Gymnastics Club. It’s all part of the leadup to the U.S. Trials in June in Minneapolis.
Minnesota DL commit Colin Hansen is a "super athlete" says high school coach
GopherIllustrated reached out to Minnesota defensive line commit Colin Hansen's high school head coach at Byron in Ben Halder to learn more about Minnesota's new defensive line commit. GopherIllustrated: What can you tell me about Colin as a player and as a person off the field?. Ben Halder: Colin is...
McPherson state runner-up in 110-meter hurdles
Osseo sent some familiar faces to the Class AAA Track and Field State Championships last week at St. Michael-Albertville High School. The preliminary round was on June 6 while the finals for most events were on June 8. The Orioles competed in 10 events during the preliminaries. Junior Hope Wells was fifth in the girls’ 300-meter hurdle prelims (46.06). Sophomore Payton Young was 16th in the girls’ long jump (16-08)....
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