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Waconia volleyball team wins five in a row
The Waconia volleyball team bounced back from their first loss of the season with five consecutive wins. After the ‘Cats lost 3-0 to Shakopee (25-27, 24-26, 25-27), Waconia defeated Benilde-St. Margaret’s 3-1 (25-15, 25-22, 25-27, 25-20), Osseo 2-0 (25-16, 25-19), Eastview 2-0 (25-22, 25-18), Burnsville 2-0 (25-16, 25-14) and Stillwater 2-0 (25-22, 25-23). The ‘Cats 4-1 run at the showcase tournament ended with a 2-1 loss to Roseville (25-21, 22-25, 12-15).
Central football moves to 3-0
The No. 9 ranked Central football team continued to roll with a 33-0 win over United South Central putting their total score through three games at 128-6. The Raiders have won 12 regular season games in a row, with their last regular season loss being nearly 2 years ago. While the passing attack was the driving force in the first two wins of the season, the Raiders rolled out an explosive running attack that could rival the long bombs Jack Strickfaden and Kyson Evenski were...
Chanhassen sports update
Football The Chanhassen football team got a big win Friday night, defeating Rochester Century 63-0. The Storm got off to a strong start, scoring four touchdowns in both the first and second quarter. Nathan Ramler book-ended the first quarter with a pair of touchdown strikes, finding Ty Jensen for a 12-yard score and James Kopfmann for a 61-yard touchdown. Riley Syverson and Coleman Zielinski had a pair of rushing touchdowns...
Legion auxiliary kicks of new fiscal year
Members of the Edward Born American Legion Auxiliary Unit #343 of Norwood Young America gathered at the Peace Villa Community Room on Sept. 3 to kick-off their new auxiliary year. Items on the agenda for the evening included: Approving the unit annual budget, reviewing the standing rules, appointing committee/project assignments, American Education Week (AEW), and recognizing the importance of reporting members valuable service to veterans and the community. Before adjourning the meeting, ALA members gathered around the new American flag that Unit #343 donated to the Peace Villa.
Carver County seeks input on hazard mitigation plan
Carver County residents, community leaders, business owners, area agencies and organizations now have an opportunity to share how severe weather events impact their property and lives. There is also an opportunity to share their ideas on how to reduce local impacts in the future. The Carver County Office of Emergency Management is working with U-Spatial at the University of Minnesota Duluth to update the county’s Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP). The plan assesses the natural hazards that pose risk to the county, such as tornadoes, straight...
Wildcats remain unbeaten in the pool
The Waconia swimming and diving team continued to dominate last week, winning a pair of meets to move to 4-0 on the season and 2-0 in conference competition. Waconia 114 Farmington 72 The Wildcats and the Tigers went back and forth in the first half. Waconia started out with a bang by going 1-2-3 in...
Raiders, Royals and Crusaders run at Baylor Park
The Central cross country team hosted the Lions Invite Sept. 10. Aiden Gillett led the boys with a time of 20 minutes, 2.67 seconds and was followed by Luke Allison (21:00.37), Teagan Just (21:03.06), Emmitt Barthel (21:40.04), Joseph Kostecka (21:40.97) and Raymond Willems (22:08.39). Lexy Allison (24:09.66) led the girls and was followed by Brianna Duenow (26:43.73), Sarah Kostecka (27:18.54), Teagan Wenzel (27:44.99), Lacey Buckentin (28:25.22) and Avery Kranz (30:06.45). ...
Waconia boys soccer team wins three in a row
The Waconia boys soccer team is starting to see success on the field, having won three straight after a 1-4-1 start. “I think we just started playing as a team,” said Diego Alza. “We started buying into what the coach was saying and it’s just culminating to what we are doing now.” Their rough start may have also led to teams underestimating the Wildcats, which Waconia is more than happy...
The glory of Nordic music and the vikings
The Nordic Music Festival held annually in Carver County for the past 15 years will always be centered around music. This year’s festival staged on Sept. 7 at Lions Park in Victoria featured two stages of continuous performances by more than a dozen groups of Nordic singers, dancers, bands, choirs, instrumentalists, and small ensembles, plus for the first time an evening dedicated to Nordic dancing. But ever since its early days, the festival also has featured a Viking village staged by the Viking Age Club...
Waconia ties New Prague 1-1
The Waconia girls soccer team bounced back from a pair of losses with a strong showing Sept. 5, tying New Prague 1-1. “I think we’re really coming together,” said Audrey Falkman. “That was our best game of the season so far.” Things got off to a rocky start as the Trojans scored just moments into the game. Rather than let the early goal discourage them, the Wildcats dug deep and...
Chaska sports update
Football The Chaska football team moved to 1-1 on the season after a 31-6 win over New Prague Sept. 6. The Hawks utilized a balanced offensive attack, passing for 197 yards and running for 149. Matthew Welter completed 10 passes for 197 yards and a touchdown. Welter spread the ball around to seven different receivers...
Wildcats off to 2-0 start
The Waconia football team moved to 2-0 on the season with another dominant win, defeating St. Thomas Academy 35-7 Sept. 6. Through two games, Waconia has averaged 34.5 points per game and allowed just seven points total. Kaden Herman connected with Owen Hiltner for two first quarter touchdowns, scoring from 7 and 12 yards out. Wil Goldschmidt scored on a 35 yard run before Nick Theis scored 14 and 3 yard touchdowns. ...
County OKs 8.9 pct. tax levy increase for 2025
The Carver County Board of Commissioners approved the 2025 preliminary tax levy at its Tuesday, Sept. 3 meeting. The county’s tax levy supports essential services including public safety, health and human services, mental health, public works, elections, and county attorney. It also provides services such as the library, parks, license centers, environmental services, and much more. The county’s preliminary tax levy will increase by 8.9 percent compared to 2024. The...
Watertown-Mayer sports update
Volleyball The Watertown-Mayer volleyball team lost a close battle with Legacy Christian Academy Sept. 3, falling 3-2 in a match that featured an exciting tiebreaking set that went to 21 points (16-25, 25-23, 25-15, 18-25, 19-21). Alaina Burns had 35 kills and Anna Fiscus tallied 15. Addie Leuthner had five and Grace Trucke tallied four, while Claire Vanderlinde, Emily Peterson and Hailey Rasmussen each had one ...
Wildcats take first and third at cross country meet
The Waconia cross country team traveled to Montgomery, MN for the Gerry Smith Invitational, where the girls took first place out of 25 teams and the boys were third out of 29 teams. Danica Kendrick led the girls with a fifth-place finish of 19 minutes, 41.5 seconds. Avery Hess and Jadie Goehring also placed in the top 10 by going 8-9 in a photo-finish with times of 20:14.5 and 20:14.7. Brekken Miller was 19th (20:49.1) and Hazel Dubbe was 26th (21:19.4). Mitchell Moyer led the boys with a ninth-place finish (17:03.9) and was followed by Soren Kendrick (17:50.9), Gunnar Gorrie (17:59.0), Jackson Klingelhutz (18:07.3) and Sam Catron (18:21.7).
Historic Peterson Farm to host fall fun
The Carver County Historical Society has announced the date for Fall on the Farm for 2024. This year’s event is Saturday, Sept. 28, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Historic Andrew Peterson Farmstead, 8060 Highway 5, Waconia. Come out to the historic site for farmyard animals, including some absolutely loveable llamas, outdoor cooking brought to you by the Carver County Parks Service, and an appearance from the Scott Carver Threshers. The event is free through a sponsorship by Thrivent. The Historical Society will once again be collecting donations for the Gather and Grow Waconia Food Shelf. There will be special programs for visitors to enjoy starting at 10:30 a.m., also two day-long demonstrations, one on a printing press and another focused on sewing and quilting! Don’t forget the kids’ games to enjoy, and the outdoors in the fresh fall air. The event will be held rain or shine.
Takin’ it to the streets (crews)
You have probably heard “man on the street” interviews popularized in television and radio news broadcasts. Well, we here at the Patriot newspaper conducted “man in the street” interviews this summer during downtown reconstruction with crews down and dirty in the street outside our office on Elm doing the work. Our conversations followed the project from asphalt removal, to utility infrastructure replacement, to repaving, to sidewalk placement, and now to...
Carver County accepting applications for opioid settlement funds
Carver County announced the opening of the Opioid Settlement Funding Application process earlier this month, encouraging community organizations to apply for funding to support projects addressing the opioid crisis. Applications opened Sept. 4 with a submission deadline of Sept. 18, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. Carver County, alongside the State of Minnesota and numerous other counties and cities, has been engaged in nationwide court case against prescription opioid manufacturers and distributors due to the ongoing opioid crisis. In 2021, Carver County agreed to enter into settlement...
Wildcats tie New Prague
The Waconia boys soccer team tied New Prague last week, with goalkeeper James Woyno coming up big in a clutch moment. In the second half, the Trojans were awarded a penalty kick. Woyno dove to his right and the kicker sent the ball to the middle, but Woyno was able to make a reaction save with his foot to knock the ball away from goal to keep the game tied.
Central sports update
Volleyball The Central volleyball team lost 3-0 to Holy Family Catholic Sept. 3 (19-25, 20-25, 19-25). Avery Smith and Cali Fox led the team with 21 and 20 kills, while Ava Dose had 14, Katelyn Heuer had 12, Grace Cummins had seven and Vanessa Schmidt had six. Haley Neubarth had 14 set assists. ...
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