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Red Knights score a season-best 5 times at Jefferson
Benilde-St. Margaret’s scored a season-high five goals in a 5-2 win against Bloomington Jefferson at Bloomington Stadium. The Sept. 26 win helped the Red Knights improve to fifth place (2-3-1) with seven points as the team added a third win in four games, starting with a 2-1 win over Chanhassen on Sept. 18. BSM was shutout for the third time in four games in a 3-0 loss at Mahtomedi on Sept. 21 before the win in Bloomington five days later. The Red Knights added a...
Soccer coaches secure 500th victory for Edina
A soccer partnership between former rivals Dave Jenson and Billy Garner reached a milestone with their 500th win as Edina boys coaches in a 1-0 win over Hopkins Sept. 26 at Hopkins High Stadium. Jenson is the head coach of the team. Garner is an assistant, more accurately, an associate head coach. Players on the Edina squad were aware that a milestone was at hand, and the Hornets played a...
Tonka boys soccer is No. 1 in state
With two shutout wins last week, the Minnetonka boys soccer team took over the No. 1 state QRF ranking from Minneapolis Washburn. The Skippers pounded Buffalo 5-0 in a Lake Conference match Sept. 26. Two days later, they traveled to St. Paul Central to post a 4-0 victory. “Over the last nine games, we have outscored our opponents 30-2,” Minnetonka head coach Mike Rogers said. “We are finally healthy and...
Orono holds off Delano to remain undefeated
The Orono Spartan traveled to Delano on Friday, Sept. 20, to take on the Tigers. In true rivalry fashion, the records coming into the game did not seem to have an impact on the results on the field. Orono jumped out to an early 14-0 lead, and held on for a 21-14 victory in a hard fought battle. The game started with the Spartans receiving the opening kickoff, and they...
Edina football jumps to 4-1 following homecoming win
Mason West, Edina’s 6-6, 210-pound junior quarterback, painted another masterpiece Sept. 27 in Edina’s 28-21 football homecoming win over Prior Lake at Kuhlman Field. West’s third touchdown pass of the game early in the fourth quarter gave the Hornets their final margin. After that, the Edina defense held the Lakers scoreless. An incomplete Prior Lake pass near midfield turned the ball over to the Hornets. After junior running back Chase...
Pirates football earns homecoming victory
Park Center football earned homecoming pride last week, beating Irondale 27-21 Sept. 27 to improve to 3-2 and earn their first back-to-back win this season. Irondale entered last week amid a difficult 1-3 start to the season. The Knights earned one win against Rochester Century, facing defeat against Sauk Rapids-Rice, Rogers, and Monticello. Head coach Jordan Sallis explained after the game that the win presented reasons to be excited and...
Eden Prairie tennis team earns split
Eden Prairie High’s girls tennis team has been ranked in the state’s top 10 in Class AA for most of the 2024 season. It is sometimes hard for the Eagles to find like opponents, but they found two of them last week as the regular season neared a conclusion. In a Sept. 23 nonconference match, the Eagles won two close matches to edge Mahtomedi 5-2. ...
Warm day, strenuous trails greet Birkie Trail Run Festival runners, trekkers
A total of 902 runners and trekkers participated in the Birkie’s Icebug Trail Run Festival on a warm and sunny Saturday Sept. 28 at the Birkebeiner start line and Mt. Telemark Village trails. Distances ranged from 5 kilometers to the 26.1-mile marathon on the hilly course. Elite runners from across the country raced in the USATF Mountain Ultra Marathon Trail Championship. Top finishers in each event were: ...
5 fans ejected from Michigan Stadium during Wolverines’ win over Minnesota
ANN ARBOR, MI - There were five fans ejected from Michigan Stadium during the Wolverines’ 27-24 win over Minnesota on Saturday, Sept. 28. The ejection numbers, provided by the University of Michigan Division of Public Safety and Security, included four for misuse of an Mcard student identification card. If...
Wings soccer goes 2-2 amid busy week
The Armstrong/Cooper Wings hosted Richfield in a 1-0 conference win last week amid a busy week of games, winning through a goal from Nakayla Ore Sept. 24. Richfield entered the game with a 1-2 Tri-Metro Conference record, 4-4-1 overall, losing three of their last five games. In a first half that required some patience, Abby Hanson and Audrey Peplinski combined for some early Wings’ chances, helped by good duels by...
Edina volleyball rises to .500 with 10-10 mark
With a pair of wins last week, the Edina High girls volleyball team reached the .500 mark with a 10-10 record. In the longest match of the season so far, the Hornets needed five games to defeat Benilde-St. Margaret’s Sept. 24 at Edina High Activity Center. Scores of the match were 27-25, 21-25, 12-25, 29-27, 15-10. The outlook was bleak after the third set, but Edina reached deep to pass well and lock down defensively in sets 4 and 5. ...
Kennedy volleyball picks up 3-1 win at Richfield
Kennedy volleyball traveled down Nicollet Avenue the evening of Sept. 26 to face Richfield (9-4) in a Tri-Metro Conference match. The Eagles (6-10) picked up a second win of the win following Tuesday’s 3-0 sweep in another conference contest over St. Anthony. The win began with Kennedy winning the opening sets 25-23 and 27-25. Richfield came back to take the third set 25-23 before Kennedy closed out the match 25-16. ...
St. John’s Football Maintains National Ranking
The St. John's football team is ranked #5 again this week in the d3football.com poll. The Johnnies posted a 45-20 win over then, #24 Bethel Saturday in Arden Hills in both team's MIAC opener. The Johnnies improve to 3-0. The top 5 didn't change from last week to this week...
TCU boys soccer closes out regular season with victory over Waseca
After defeating a solid Mound Westonka team Saturday 2-1, the Tri-City United boys soccer team traveled to Waseca Tuesday night to close out the regular season. The Titans once again earned a 2-1 victory to close out the regular season scheduled with a win and the best record of any class A team in the Big South Conference. The team’s final regular season record is 10-4-2 (3-2-1 BSB), having earned second in the Big South Black division behind just the Class AA New Ulm Eagles, who finished their regular season with a record of 11-3-1. Postseason play is scheduled to begin Monday, Oct. 7, with higher seeds hosting through the first three rounds before the section championship is played in Austin. Opponents and times of matches remain TBD.
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