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PRIMARY VOTER'S GUIDE: 3 seek voter approval in primary for Richfield Council, Ward 1
A primary election will help decide who will next represent Ward 1 on the Richfield City Council. On Aug. 13, a three-person candidate pool will be reduced to two candidates. The candidates are Walter Burk, Gary Gillet and Brett Stursa. The two top vote-getters will advance to the Nov. 5 General Election. Council members will serve a four-year term beginning next year. ...
Eden Prarie-based Afrocana Market opens store in Robbinsdale
Fresh organic produce, dried plantains, sesame candy, rice, spices, meat, frozen pizza and West African specialty foods: Afrocana Market can be found in Robbinsdale’s Robbin Center near the Eagles Nest Lounge. Today she lives in Fridley, but Moliza Dennis grew up in Liberia, which is in West Africa. At 15, Dennis and her family moved to Minnesota where she graduated from Osseo High School and went to college. Dennis worked in the mental health field for a bit but in 2020 decided to open a...
Edina Legion rolls into sub-state tourney
Edina’s most improbable American Legion baseball victory of the year July 19 put the Hornets in position for a first- or second-place seed in the Sub-State 3 Tournament. Trailing the Wayzata Wizards 6-0 by the middle of the second inning, Edina’s hopes for victory looked bleak, and by the fourth inning Wayzata led 12-3 with a chance to end the contest via the 10-run rule. But Edina wasn’t finished. The...
Bunny’s wins the 35 & Over showdown
Edina 35 & Over men’s slowpitch softball fans watched a highly competitive championship game July 17 at Van Valkenburg Park, and in the end it was Bunny’s Bar & Grill 14, Love Handles 9. With the win, Bunny’s closed the gap in the championship series. Love Handles has 12 Edina playoff championships and this is Bunny’s seventh title. The outcome hinged on a key defensive play in the bottom of...
Firemen’s tournament caps off 66th edition in style
The 66th annual Bloomington Firemen’s Softball Tournament once again saw 67 teams converge on the softball fields around Valley View Park starting July 18 before wrapping up with championship trophies July 21. Tourney weekend began with the annual Guns versus Hoses game, followed by the All-Stars game at Red Haddox Field at Toro Grandstand. Bloomington Police dominated Bloomington Fire to retain a traveling trophy between the emergency services in Bloomington...
Jefferson lax coach adds more recognition for a remarkable season
Accolades continue to come in for Jefferson’s Scott Cater. The well-known boys’ lacrosse coach was inducted into the state lacrosse association’s inaugural Hall of Fame class last summer and added two Coach of the Year honors this season. Cater coached the Jaguars to their first Metro West Conference title (6-0) since 2016, and he was named the Section 6 and statewide coach of the year. The Jaguars went 12-2, reaching...
Richfield Fastpitch summer success so far
Richfield Girls Fastpitch Association had six teams qualify for state tournaments June 27-30 with two more teams qualifying for nationals at the end of July including 12U (12-under) Cardinal and 10U (10-under) Black. Association president Chrissy Cleveland explained how proud of the hard work and dedication it takes to make a successful season become a reality. “Their achievements reflect their relentless effort, the unwavering support of their coaches and the...
NDSU grad wins state am at Minnesota Valley
Nate Deziel made a one-stroke lead stick to win the 121st Minnesota Golf Association Amateur Championship on July 17 in Bloomington. The former North Dakota State golfer who won the Summit League title in 2022 cannot only add amateur champion but, with the win at Minnesota Valley Country Club, also secure his place in next month’s United States Amateur at Hazeltine National, which is a nice bonus. Deziel, 24, put...
Column: Kiffin connections helped Jefferson football in the 1990s
Former Jefferson football coach and teacher Stan Skjei said there was nobody more dedicated to football than Monte Kiffin. The former Minnesota Vikings assistant coach and father of current Ole Miss football coach Lane Kiffin passed away late last week at 84. A post from the official Ole Miss football account on X (formerly Twitter) wrote: “peacefully passed away today surrounded by family and friends. As his grandson Knox said, he’s free of pain and smiling down on us from above.” ...
Bloomington pool hosts annual meet
Barracuda swimmer Brenden Lucas qualifies for senior state championships Bloomington Family Aquatic Center was the site for a “Last Chance Invitational” on July 6-7 hosted by Barracuda Aquatics Club. The meet was a big success according to Barracudas coach Paula Lee as 20 teams from Minnesota and Iowa took to the long course pool with 520 swimmers ranging in age from 6-21 trying to beat the time standard to qualify...
Three Rivers Park District offers something for everyone in July
Three Rivers Parks District has a number of opportunities to get outside and enjoy the outdoors. • Outdoor Qigong: Cleary Lake in Prior Lake will host guest teaching artist Scott Stafford for an outdoor practice from 10-11:30 a.m. Sunday, July 14. No experience is necessary for this free program open to anyone over 18 years old. •Adult Archery: Baker Outdoor Learning Center in Maple Plain will host an introductory course...
Bloomington Senior Legion 2 searches for first win of the summer
Bloomington Senior 1 goes 2-2 at Fargo Bloomington Post 550 Senior 2 closed out June with eight games in eight days and remains in search of its first win of the season. Senior 2 began the busy week with a 12-5 loss to Richfield in Bloomington, tying the game at 3-3 in the bottom of the third inning with one-out singles from Bennett Kunkel, Gabriel Huset and Jonah Kaluza. Richfield...
Opportunities abound for opportunities get outside and play
The days between the Fourth of July holiday and Labor Day seem to melt between fast and slow, depending on how crammed the schedules are as we try to take advantage of every warm-weather opportunity. As we found in June, nature dictates a lot of that valuable time on the baseball diamonds, soccer fields or outdoor swimming pools. As we move through July, the days that the community pools are...
Richfield Reds reach Karnas Klassic final
Richfield Legion honors vets before dispatching Holy Angels on Friday 10-3 It was only fitting that the Richfield Reds played for the title at its own Karnas Klassic title on Sunday afternoon. Post 435 baseball team opened the tournament with a pair of wins over Holy Angels 10-3 on Friday and Patriots Post 594 7-4 on Saturday. ...
Stadium plan given the all-clear by Bloomington
Football, soccer will have permanent homes away from Bloomington Stadium Kennedy Activities Director Jon Anderson, a Jefferson grad and former teacher and football coach at Kennedy knows the impact of an on-campus stadium can have on not only the student body but the community at large. “Everyone at Kennedy is really jacked up for this to be happening and for us to play home football and soccer games at a...
Hopkins Eisenhower swimmers of the 1970s enjoy their reunion
It had been years since Bill Hanzlik had worn his Hopkins Eisenhower letter jacket from the 1970s, yet he knew exactly where to find it. After trying the jacket on in front of a mirror, he was pleased to see how well it still fit. And he knew then that he would wear the sacred coat to a reunion honoring Eisenhower’s four-time state swimming and diving champs (1974-77) June 30 at Hopkins Pavilion. ...
Caddyswag needs to get healthy for Edina Monday softball playoffs
This has been somewhat of a patchwork season for the Caddyswag Radio men’s rec softball team in Edina’s Monday Doubleheader League. Injuries and family commitments have prevented Caddyswag from putting a consistent lineup on the field, however, the perennial contenders haven’t lost their hope of winning a playoff championship this summer. Caddyswag stood 8-7 overall after splitting a pair of games last week at Van Valkenburg Park. Following a 15-8...
Monarchs strong in first third of the 2024 season
Rain throughout the month of June has limited action for the Minnetonka Monarchs amateur baseball team. “We’re 11-3 now,” manager Adam Goethke said after a 3-0 win over the Victoria Vics June 26 at Victoria’s Poppitz Field. “I would rather be 21-3.” The cancellation of games due to rain has a silver lining for the Monarchs, who are able to have their starting pitchers go deeper into games. Staff ace...
Two senior captains led Edina fastpitch to state
Senior captains Mara Willette and Adriana Weigle helped the Edina High fastpitch softball team to sixth place in the state in Class AAAA this spring by teaching younger players the values of the program. Willette shared pitching duties with sophomores Ella Meyer and Sylvia VanNorman. Weigle was the starting right fielder. “It’s such a huge deal anytime you make it to the state tournament,” Willette said following a 7-0 loss...
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