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Feller, Schiller, Ishaug show up at state track for Jefferson
All three own program records in their respective events Bloomington Jefferson had a trio of boys compete at the Class AAA state track and field meet June 6-8 at St. Michael-Alberville High School. Senior David Schiller placed sixth in the discus with a throw of 160 feet, 3 inches. He surpassed 160 feet for the third time this season and first time since launching his winning throw of 161-4 at...
State track yields success with new records, champions crowned
Fisher blasts off to state long Jump title, Moore helps lower Richfield records Richfield and Holy Angels track programs were well represented during the Class AA state track meet on Saturday at St. Michael-Albertville. Stars senior Ashley Fisher added another state title to her impressive resume claiming the long jump title on Friday going a Class AA state meet record 18 feet, 5 1/2 feet. With consecutive 100-meter dash state...
Campbell wraps up remarkable tennis run at state
Jefferson junior compiles a 13-1 singles record Junior Bode Campbell was looking to hoist the fourth state singles tennis champion to come from Bloomington Jefferson after qualifying with a perfect run to the Section 6AA title. Campbell (13-1) opened the Class AA state singles tournament with a straight sets win over Eagan’s Carter Michaels 6-3, 6-1 before falling to No. 2 seed Sam Rathmanner of Mahtomedi in a three-set heartbreaker...
Murder charges filed in case of dead Bloomington woman, unborn child
A 23-year-old Lakeville man has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder in connection to the May 23 death of his sister, Bethany Ann Israel, 30, of Bloomington, and her unborn child, according to a release from Dakota County Attorney Kathy Keena. Jack Joseph Ball was taken into custody when he was found hiding in the backyard of a residence northwest of County Road 42 and Chippendale Avenue in Rosemount after a family member discovered a large amount of blood at a residence in...
Lake Conference Sports Notes
Williams to Duke Tobias Williams of Minnetonka, one of Minnesota’s elite track and field athletes, will join the track team at Duke University this fall. Williams won the 100-meter dash title in the 2023 State Class AAA Meet and will try to repeat this year. He recently set a personal record at the Lake Conference Meet with a 23-foot, 6-inch long jump for first place. ...
Eden Prairie tops Tonka in section softball finals
Lake Conference fastpitch softball was dominant in the Section 2AAAA Tournament at Miller Park with Eden Prairie taking first place and Minnetonka finishing second. The Eagles earned a trip to state at Caswell Park in North Mankato this week and will be among the favorites with a 16-6 overall record. Eden Prairie breezed through section play with a 4-0 record. After defeating Prior Lake 3-1 and Waconia 14-1, the Eagles...
Ahead of graduation, Academy of Holy Angels seniors look back
The Academy of Holy Angels Class of 2024 will have its commencement ceremony this weekend. The ceremony is 4 p.m. Sunday, June 2, at 6600 Nicollet Ave., Richfield. The ceremony is planned for the school’s front lawn, as is the longstanding tradition for the Catholic high school. In the event of rain, the ceremony will take place in the gymnasium. Several Holy Angels students were asked to share memories and...
Bloomington Kennedy class of 2024 graduates tonight
The Bloomington Kennedy High School class of 2024 will host its commencement ceremony tonight, May 30, in Minneapolis. Several Kennedy students were asked to share memories and experiences from their high school years. The participating students are Bryce Bannister, Kelsey Cruz Rojas, Sadia Mohamud and Rafael Pretel Ramos. What was your favorite high school experience/memory? ...
Grocery discount relied on more than cutting coupons
A 50-year-old Bloomington woman’s attempt to heavily discount her grocery bill proved unsuccessful and resulted in her arrest on suspicion of theft. Bloomington police officers were dispatched to Cub, 10520 France Ave., at approximately 10:45 a.m. May 20, following a report from store employees that the woman was scanning groceries in the self-checkout lanes of the store, but walked out without making a payment. An employee noticed a payment hadn’t been made and reported it to the store’s loss prevention officer, who confronted the woman...
Bloomington tech companies invest in their future
Two Bloomington tech companies are making major investments in their South Loop headquarters. Sick, a German sensor technology manufacturer, marked its $64 million expansion May 22 outside its existing North American headquarters. The ceremony followed the May 13 announcement that Polar Semiconductor, a vehicle, appliance and industrial product semiconductor manufacturer, is investing $525 million in an expansion of its South Loop headquarters. The Sick expansion will provide an additional 139,000...
Bloomington Jefferson graduates reflect on high school years
The Bloomington Jefferson High School class of 2024 hosted its commencement ceremony on May 29 in Minneapolis. Several Jefferson students were asked to share memories and experiences from their high school years. The participating students are Carson Bridigum, Amanda Crusan, Carolyn Heisel, Maya Holzman, Manuel Ledesma and Alexander Malecha. What was your favorite high school experience/memory? ...
Tonka girls win Lake track title
Even though head coach Jane Reimer-Morgan of Minnetonka limited events for some of her top athletes in the Lake Conference Meet May 23, the Skippers still racked up enough points to add a Lake title to the state Class AAA True Team title they won May 17. St. Michael-Albertville and Wayzata were second and third in the Lake meet with Edina edging Hopkins and Eden Prairie for fourth place. Senior...
Jags girls lacrosse marks Senior Night with emphatic win over Waconia
Jefferson girls lacrosse honored its senior class in style with an 11-1 win over Waconia to close out the regular season with a third consecutive win and fourth game scoring in double digits. The five seniors were honored during halftime as the Jaguars enter sections with an 8-5 overall record and 3-4 Metro West Conference records, which was fifth among the eight teams with Waconia going 0-7 in league play (2-11 overall). ...
Column: Wolves fever is here; field use in Bloomington has its challenges
By the time you read this, the Minnesota Timberwolves will be well down the road in the best-of-seven games Western Conference Finals against Dallas. I’m writing this about 10 hours before the start of Game 1. Here are a few of my thoughts on the playoff run to this point. “Bring Ya A**” is a fantastic slogan for anyone and everyone to use when it comes to visiting Minnesota. Simple...
Notes for the week of May 30
Hockey Holy Angels junior Zoe Rimstad was named to the USA Hockey Girls 16/17 National Player Development Camp at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio on July 19-24. Rimstad helped the Stars place fourth at the state tournament while compiling an 11-3-3 record with a 1.61 goals against average and .930 save percentage. She had three shutouts. Rimstad will be joined by fellow Minnesotan goalies Reese McConnell (Edina) and Mallory Hartl...
Hopkins girls place eighth in state True Team
Twelve of the best girls track and field teams in Minnesota will vie for the state Class AAA True Team title, beginning at 3 p.m. Friday, May 17, at Stillwater High School. Among those 12 teams is Hopkins, which advanced to state as a wild-card entry. Hopkins placed third in the Section 7AAA Meet May 8 at Hopkins High Stadium. Coach Andrea Yesnes praised her Royals for an outstanding effort across the board. ...
Sydney Drevlow continues to shine on the track
As one of the greatest endurance athletes in the history of the Lake Conference, Hopkins junior Sydney Drevlow is a runner and skier the Royals can count on. During the State Class AAA True Team Track and Field Meet May 17 in Stillwater, Drevlow competed in three events while leading the Royals to eighth place in the team standings. The highlight of her day was definitely the 800-meter run, in which Drevlow managed a narrow win over another track superstar, Minnetonka ninth-grader Evie Malec. ...
Column: Wolves, PWHL MN playoff success carries on
What a time to be a Minnesota sports fan. The Minnesota Timberwolves knocked off the defending NBA Champion Denver Nuggets in a wild Game 7 on Sunday night 98-90 on Kevin Garnett’s birthday, 20 years after his team won a Game 7 at Target Center against Sacramento to reach the Western Conference Finals. That same night, the inaugural Walter Cup Finals opened with Boston defeating Minnesota 4-3 in Game 1. The best-of-five series is heading to Xcel Energy Center for Game 3 Friday. If necessary...
Track and field programs mark conference championships
Richfield, Kennedy, Jefferson and Holy Angels each bring home conference championship event titles Championship season is in full swing for Sun Current track and field teams. Holy Angels girls wrapped up a busy week at the Class AA True Team State Championships at Stillwater High School on Saturday after winning the Tri-Metro Conference crown on May 16. ...
Section softball season is here
Holy Angels secures top-seed in Section 3AAA The Bloomington Kennedy softball team heads into the Section 6AAAA tournament with the No. 4 seed after closing out the regular season with two wins in its last three games. The team defeated Hopkins 5-4 on May 14 and Washburn 10-3 on May 15 before wrapping up the week and regular season with an 8-4 loss to Two Rivers May 16. ...
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