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Library freedom bill could squash book bans
A bill in the Minnesota House of Representatives could stop people from banning books. The Education Policy Committee voted to send the library freedom bill to the Judiciary Finance and Law Committee. “A public library must not ban, remove, or otherwise restrict access to a book or other material based on its viewpoint or the message, ideas, or opinions it conveys,” reads a portion of the bill. Civil action and...
Minnetonka upsets Wayzata 72-61 in state boys basketball finals
After losing to Wayzata twice during the Lake Conference boys basketball season, Minnetonka turned the tables in the state Class AAAA championship game Saturday, March 23, at Williams Arena. Minnetonka set the tone for what would become a 72-61 victory by taking leads of 4-0 and 8-4 early in the first half. With that early momentum, the Skippers led by as many as 14 points prior to halftime and took a 35-28 lead to the locker room. ...
Wayzata, Minnetonka win opening games in state basketball
Pairings are set for the State Class AAAA Boys Basketball Tournament semifinals, which will be Thursday, March 21, at Williams Arena. In the 6 p.m. game, top-seeded Wayzata will play Cretin-Derham Hall. And in the 8 p.m. game, third-seed Minnetonka will face Eagan, a 73-70 upset winner over Park Center in the opening round. Wayzata opened state play with a 77-64 win over Rogers March 20 at Target Center. Point...
Bachman taking over as Jaguar football coach
Veteran coach will be the fifth coach in a half century Marc “Woody” Bachman first picked up a phone call from then Jefferson football coach Tim Carlson two springs ago who wondered if Bachman, a veteran coach with more than 30 years of experience, would consider a defensive coordinator role for the 2022 season. Two years later, Bachman was named only the fifth coach in six decades of Jaguars football...
Jets get on a run to reach 15th state adapted floor hockey tournament
Freshman Betsy Malecha scores eight goals to pace South Suburban in two state tourney games The South Suburban Jets, a cooperative team with students from Bloomington Kennedy, Bloomington Jefferson, Richfield, Edina and Eden Prairie High Schools made a return appearance at the state-adapted floor hockey tournament March 8-9 played at Coon Rapids. Head coach Aaron Walton said the team rallied as the season moved along to qualify for state with...
Edina prep hockey tradition is second to none in Minnesota
When I joined the Sun sports staff as a rookie in the fall of 1972, one of the first commands from my managing editor, Jerr Boschee, was: “You will have articles on Edina hockey every week.” Mr. Boschee, as I called him at the time, knew better than anybody where his bread was buttered. If Edina hockey was featured in the sports section each week, readers would be pleased, and that meant more subscriptions and perhaps, eventually, more money in raises for him. ...
Braemar figure skaters presents ‘Under the Big Top’
Come one, come all. The Braemar City of the Lakes Figure Skating Club announced their annual spring ice skating show titled “Under the Big Top,” which will take place 6:30 p.m. Friday, April 19, and Saturday, April 20, at the Braemar Arena, 7501 Ikola Way. “Under the Big Top” will take attendees to the circus of their childhood, featuring clowns, acrobats, snake charmers and more all on the ice. Braemar skaters will perform to music from favorite circus-themed movies and musicals. ...
McAndrew drops 40 as Wayzata boys win state berth
Jackson McAndrew knew he had to have a big game for his Wayzata basketball team to get past the Hopkins boys in the Section 6AAAA finals March 12 at Wayzata. Wayzata and Hopkins had split during the regular season, with the Trojans narrowly able to even the series 71-70 last month. It was a different game in section finals and, indeed, McAndrew had a big game - perhaps the very...
Kennedy diver makes the most of the chance state
Nicholson’s strength in sprints helped his diving Kennedy senior Sam Nicholson became the latest Bloomington (Kennedy or Jefferson) diver to compete at the state meet two weeks ago. He placed 17th scoring 190.45 points among the 23 divers in his state meet debut. The route to the state one-meter springboard at Jean K. Freeman Aquatic...
Five years later, updated ‘Tourney Time’ is worth a second reading
Area programs feature prominently updated book The stories never get old. They always seem to have a sense of hope woven through them in the last eight decades of the state hockey tournament. Five years after “Tourney Time: Stories from the Minnesota Boys State Hockey Tournament’ was released, authors David La Vaque and L.R. Nelson return with the revised and updated version of the book. ...
Richfield battles with top-seed in section loss
Zavier Hayes finishes with 12 points On paper, it looked like a tough ask for No. 4 Richfield (16-12) to upset top-seed Benilde-St. Margaret’s in the Section 6AAA semifinal on Saturday in St. Louis Park. In the end, the Red Knights (19-9) made enough plays on each end of the floor to secure a 91-72 win on the birthday of fifth-year head coach Damian Johnson. ...
Hopkins girls make run in second half to defeat Wayzata 78-62
University of Florida recruit Liv McGill only scored 13 points March 7 as the Hopkins girls basketball team beat Wayzata 78-62 in the Section 6AAAA championship game at Hopkins. But points - nine below her season average of 22 - were far from the whole story of McGill’s impact on the outcome. “Liv is the head of the household,” Hopkins head coach Tara Starks said after the game. ...
Youth shines through as Edina wins state hockey opener 6-2
With two sophomores and a freshman accounting for all but one of the goals Thursday night, the Edina High boys hockey team opened the State Class AA Tournament with a 6-2 win over Elk River. A crowd of almost 17,000 filed into Xcel Energy Center to watch the Hornets put on a shooting demonstration with five unanswered goals in the second period. Elk River scored the last two goals of the game to make the final score respectable. ...
Kennedy’s Cruz Rojas lands third at state wrestling
Eagles senior goes out with impressive resume, hoping to build on that next season at Augsburg Coming into her second and final state wrestling meet, Kennedy senior Kelsey Cruz Rojas was more than ready to go out on the podium. Cruz Rojas won her final high school match to place third at 148 pounds by way of a 13-7 decision against Apple Valley’s Esperanza Calvillo on Saturday at Xcel Energy...
HERC closure date uncertain
Waste, if it’s not composted, reused or recycled, needs to accumulate somewhere. At the moment, Hennepin County either puts garbage in a landfill or burns it for energy. However, the garbage burner, Hennepin Energy Recovery Center won’t operate forever. Last fall, the Board of Hennepin County Commissioners unanimously asked staff to figure out how the county could close HERC between 2028 and 2040. In February, the board approved a resolution to continue operations through December of 2033 — though provisions could allow for an earlier shutdown. ...
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