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Park Center boys hoops clinches spot in section final
The Park Center boys basketball team won two home games last week to earn a spot in the upcoming Section 5AAAA final. With the No. 1 seed, Park Center will face No. 2 seed Maple Grove at 7 p.m. at Rogers High School for the right to go to the state tournament. Mounds View To qualify for the section final, Park Center got the job done again at home beating...
Armstrong basketball season ends at Edina
Fifth seed Robbinsdale Armstrong boys basketball concluded their 2023-24 season last week, falling narrowly 56-52 to fourth seed Edina on the road in the Section 6AAAA quarterfinals. Edina finished third-best in the Lake Conference standings this season with a 8-4 conference record. They went 15-11 overall, beating Minnetonka, Buffalo, and Eden Prairie in the final weeks of the regular season as they clinched a ninth place ranking for Class AAAA ahead of the postseason. ...
Falcons and Hawks acknowledged with Athena and Apollo awards
Four student-athlete stars from Robbinsdale Armstrong and Robbinsdale Cooper were recently selected as their school’s respective winners for the Athena and Apollo Awards. Robbinsdale Armstrong Armstrong’s Caitlyn Osanai earned the Athena Award. Osanai has spent multiple seasons as one of the top cross country runners in the state, not faltering for a moment in her senior 2023 season. Osanai has since signed a letter of intent to compete for and...
Maranatha boys hoops falls to Holy Family
Maranatha Christian Academy boys basketball team’s season came to an end last week in the Section 5AA tournament after losing to Holy Family. Holy Family The Mustangs lost 106-83 on March 9 at Holy Family in the Section 5AA quarterfinals. DaTrell McCrimmon put up a big performance with 28 points for the Mustangs, while Gresyn Rennie added 21 and Drew Balentine scored 15. ...
Local groups send supplies to homeless veterans
A table overflows with soap, towels, spatulas and other household items. Teens in blue uniforms, mostly boys, sign the visitor form for the retirement home. This was the scene as Covenant Living of Golden Valley teamed up with the Color Guard of the Viking Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol to gather items for the Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans (MACV). The Civil Air Patrol is the auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force. Cadets are 12-18 years old. The Viking Composite Squadron is based...
Robbinsdale man allegedly stabs man in St. Paul
Jack Edward Allison III, 52 of Robbinsdale, was charged with second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon following an incident earlier this month at a light rail station in St Paul. According to court documents, Allison was riding a train on March 2 in St. Paul when he allegedly used a folding knife to stab another passenger, who sustained multiple wounds to the left side of his torso/abdomen and needed to be transported to the hospital. ...
36th Avenue rehabilitation set to get underway next year
The 36th Avenue Rehabilitation Project will impact Robbinsdale Armstrong High School and Plymouth Middle School. The city of Plymouth is making plans to improve the street in 2025. The section of 36th Avenue between Kilmer Lane and Zachary Lane is scheduled for improvements due to pavement age and underlying condition. The project will involve removing (reclaiming) existing pavement and paving a new roadway surface. Proposed improvements also include: ...
Projected timeline for Robbinsdale Area Schools superintendent
Robbinsdale Area Schools hopes to have a new superintendent no later than July 1. Marti Voight has been serving as interim superintendent since November. Superintendent David Engstrom resigned on Sept. 18 In November, the board of directors looked at firms seeking to conduct the district’s superintendent. On Dec. 4, the board picked the Minnesota School Boards Association to lead the search process. In January and February, MSBA worked with stakeholders,...
Maranatha wins battle of the Mustangs amid end of season
Both Maranatha Christian Academy and the Breck School, both Mustangs, battled in the Section 5AA girls basketball tournament quarterfinals last week. Seventh seed Maranatha sent Breck packing with a 70-41 Maranatha win on Feb. 29, which earned the hosts a spot in the Section 5AA quarterfinals. Tenth seed Breck arrived at the second round of the Section 5AA tournament by beating 15th seed Cristo Rey 45-34 days earlier. The Mustangs...
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