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Trojans pound their way into state tournament
Beating Mahtomedi-Stillwater in its section contest last week, the New Prague High School indoor softball team advanced to a return trip to the state tournament where the Trojans open play tomorrow, Friday, May 17. New Prague opens state tournament at 8 p.m. tomorrow night against St. Cloud at Chanhassen High...
1-2 punch: Local coach, boxer compete in Golden Gloves tournament
EAGAN, Minn. — At Minnesota Top Team Gym in Eagan, Jeremy Clark and Roy Dunlap form the perfect one-two punch. "I provide the facility, which has always been my dream," said Clark. Clark owns the gym, while Dunlap serves as one of the facilities coaches. "He's the one that...
Huskies earn 1st place finishes in Northfield Triangular
Owatonna track and field took home first place finishes for both its boys and girls teams on Thursday as part of a Northfield triangular. The Huskies scored 108 points on the boys side, well ahead of Northfield with 52 and Red Wing with 18. On the girls side it was a 97 point first place finish ahead of Northfield’s 56 points and Red Wing’s 32 point effort. As for the individual events, on the boys side Lucas Webber took home first place in the 100...
Softball Recap: Shakopee snaps four-game streak of wins on the road
Shakopee fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Apple Valley on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Apple Valley Eagles by a score of 3-2. Shakopee was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Apple Valley apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in April.
Owatonna rallies back to defeat Northfield in Big 9 showdown
It was a tale of two halves on Thursday night, as Owatonna held off Northfield to win 13-10 in a game that featured a little bit of everything from penalties to big saves and big goals. In the early going it was Northfield jumping out to a quick 4-3 lead after the first quarter but penalties in the second quarter would plague the Raiders as Owatonna raced out, responding to what had been a back-and-forth affair, to post a 6-0 second quarter scoring streak. ...
Yetzer, Sietsema, Steinberg, Reuvers and Leichtnam honored for athletic accomplishments
Faribault High School honored a handful of top athletes on the same night as the rest of the senior awards May 8. Along with numerous scholarships and academic accomplishments, a handful of prestigious Falcon honors were handed out to four hard-working athletes, who have excelled on and led their respective teams. Rylee Sietsema was the Female Athlete of the Year. Sietsema was a captain on all three teams she played...
Notebook: Coaches ask to move softball finals to U of M
The Minnesota State High School League last year went along with a request from softball coaches to extend the state tournament to three days. The first edition of the expanded tournament will be next month at Caswell Park in North Mankato. A new request might require a little more persuasion. The Minnesota Fastpitch Coaches Association is asking to move the state softball championship games from North Mankato to Jane Sage Cowles Stadium at the University of Minnesota. Farmington coach Paul Harrington and Rosemount coach Tiffany...
18 inning thriller ends with Shakopee beating Prior Lake on Wednesday night
It took 18 innings and two weeks, but Shakopee beat Prior Lake 10-2 in South Suburban Conference baseball on Wednesday night. The two teams were finishing out an earlier season game that originally started at Target Field, but was called due to time.
Faribault girls golf wins big over Lakeville South on Senior Day
Senior Faribault girls golfers Sara Dobson, Meredith Umbreit and Kaitlyn Worke played their last regular season home varsity meet as Falcons Thursday, going out as winners for the last time. Faribault won big over Lakeville South, beating them by 41 strokes in the four-person qualifier, 414 to 455. Mariana Hager was the low scorer for the Falcons with a 98. Lakeville's Charlotte Benolkin had the overall low match of the...
Softball team claws its way to top of Metro West
With a big win over Chaska last week, the New Prague High School softball team avenged a walk-off loss and moved to the top of the Metro West standings. The Trojans also won two of three games at a tournament in Mankato over the weekend, setting up a solid stretch run to the section playoffs.
An ‘emerging activity’ now, but a varsity sport next year
All 10 South Suburban Conference schools have boys volleyball teams High school boys volleyball is racing at full speed in its transition from “emerging activity” to full-fledged varsity sport. The movement, which started in 2018 with 22 schools, now has more than 80 schools on board, many of them from the metro area. More schools will likely sign on by the 2024-25 school year, when boys volleyball becomes a fully...
Baseball roundup: Blaze rally to win against Rosemount, AV
Farmington clinches share of SSC title A May 9 South Suburban Conference baseball game between Rosemount and Burnsville was action-packed, with Burnsville coming from behind to win 9-4. The game at Alimagnet Park was tied 4-4 until senior Adam Krueger delivered a sharp single up the third-base line, scoring two runs and giving the Blaze their first lead. ...
Panthers run table in SSC tennis again
Section team tournaments happening this week Lakeville North went undefeated against South Suburban Conference boys tennis opponents for the second consecutive year, and the Panthers were rewarded with their second straight SSC championship. In 2023 North blitzed through the conference schedule, dropping only one point in nine matches. The Panthers’ SSC rivals made it tougher on them this time through. Their closest match was April 25 against Eagan, where the...
Adapted softball: Hawks, Blazing Cats go for four in a row
State tournament starts Friday at Chanhassen High Two streaks are on the line at this weekend’s state adapted softball tournament. Dakota United, a co-op program that includes Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Eastview, Lakeville North, Lakeville South and Rosemount high schools, has won the last three state championships in the PI Division and hasn’t lost a state tournament game since 2018 (the tournament was not held in 2020 and 2021 because...
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