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St. Paul softball: Sacred Heart rallies to down SP in semis
ARLINGTON — A flurry of late-inning runs allowed Sacred Heart to rally from a 4-0 and 6-4 deficits to beat St. Paul 16-6 in the state semifinals Friday at Allan Saxe Softball Field.The Indianettes powerful hitting game produced 16 hits and four home runs with two by Haley Noska.“Our kids competed their tails off and I am proud of them,” Lady Cardinals head coach Mike Jackson said. “The two things…
2024 Little Wild Learn to play Program
SAINT PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Wild, in partnership with Minnesota Hockey, Pure Hockey, the NHL, and the NHLPA announced today that registration for the 2024 Little Wild Learn To Play Program will open at 10 a.m. CT on Monday, May 20 at www.wild.com/littlewild. The 2024 Little Wild Learn To Play Program will host 22 sessions across the State of Hockey including the third annual all-girls session at TRIA Rink in St. Paul.
Boys tennis: Ponies advance to section semifinals
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — The Stillwater boys tennis team did not drop a set while cruising to a 7-0 victory over Roseville in the Section 4AA quarterfinals on Wednesday, May 15 at Stillwater Area High School. The third-seeded Ponies (12-3), who received a first-round bye, advance to face No. 2 seed Mounds View in the semifinals on Friday, May 17. Roseville was the sixth seed and advanced with a 7-0 victory over St. Paul Johnson in the opening round. ...
PWHL Minnesota Turns Tables on Toronto in Game 3 of Playoff Series
On the brink of elimination, PWHL Minnesota faced PWHL Toronto in the comfort of their arena, the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minnesota, on Monday night, May 13. PWHL Minnesota came into the postseason on a five-game losing streak, but in Game 1, they showed a more competitive side than they had in weeks. They lost 4-0, but the game was much closer than the score. They had the energy and intensity they needed but couldn’t get one past Kristen Campbell.
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...
High winds in April impact rowing and sailing practices
April has been the windiest month this year in Minnesota, and the sailing and rowing clubs at St. Thomas have noticed changes in practicing and competitions. Rowing is a spring-season sport, despite practicing all year round. High winds in April limited the rowing team from practicing on the Mississippi River, said junior Brayden Leloup, president of the rowing team at St. Thomas.
St. Thomas’ Anna Swanson is a champion and a survivor
Those were Anna Swanson’s words shortly after winning the 2024 Summit League Track and Field Outdoor Championship for javelin and breaking the St. Thomas record for the second time in the Spring 2024 season. “It’s just the cherry on top, everything was building to this point,” Swanson said. “This...
Baseball Game Preview: Concordia Academy Hits the Road
The Concordia Academy Beacons will head out on the road to take on the Delano Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Concordia Academy is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling. Concordia Academy can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent...
Baseball Recap: Highland Park has no trouble against St. Paul Central
Highland Park can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the St. Paul Central Minutemen as the Highland Park Scots made off with a 14-2 win. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Highland Park also won the last time the pair played last Friday.
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