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Power ratings update At one of the high school football games last week, a fan asked a reporter if Sun Newspapers’ state Class 6A power ratings would continue through the playoffs. The answer is, yes. There were some close games Friday, Nov. 3, including two upsets. Teams that are eliminated in the playoffs will still show up in the power ratings as we move toward the Prep Bowl. ...
Cannabinoid product store opens in Golden Valley
More than 70 types of beverages, dozens of chocolates, and lots of gummies fill the shelves. There are creams, lotions, and bath bombs as well as treats for dogs and cats. Golden Valley has a new place to buy CBD and THC products: Twin Cities High. The store is located at 7716 Olson Memorial Highway, Golden Valley. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. every day. Owner Andy Caruthers lives in New Hope, and his two adult children graduated from Robbinsdale Armstrong High School. He...
Falcons qualify for state after winning battle of the Robbinsdales
Robbinsdale Armstrong football has won the Section 5AAAAA title and qualified for the MSHSL Class AAAAA state tournament today, beating local rivals Robbinsdale Cooper 49-14 in a blockbuster game at Robbinsdale Armstrong High School. Both teams entered the game 7-2 overall after 6-2 regular season runs and one playoff win a piece. Earlier in 2023, the Falcons and Hawks met in an eventual 20-14 overtime win for Armstrong. It went on to be one of two regular season losses Cooper suffered as both teams eventually...
Wayzata boys, Edina girls make state soccer finals a Lake sweep
Friday, Nov. 3, was a showcase day for Lake Conference soccer in the state finals at U.S. Bank Stadium. In the 8 a.m. game that day, Wayzata’s boys team won its second consecutive state title, taking down Maple Grove in a battle between unbeatens 2-0. The 10:30 a.m. game was a girls clash between Edina (21-0-0) and Wayzata (20-0-1), so fans in attendance were assured of another Lake title. Edina...
Nautical Bowls partners with Jones Coffee
Nautical Bowls is now serving coffee from Minneapolis-based Jones Coffee at its New Hope location. Nautical Bowls fruit sorbets are made with ingredients like granola, coconut, chia seeds, cacao nibs, blueberries, strawberries, goji berries, almonds, and pumpkin seeds. In October, the franchise began to sell oatmeal as well. Some of those ingredients will go into hot cereal too. “Made with the same dedication to quality and flavor that Nautical Bowls...
Thespians from New Hope and Golden Valley help bring ‘Grinch’ to the stage
Two local theater artists have helped bring the Children’s Theatre Company’s upcoming production of Dr. Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas! to life. The assistant director Leah Jensen, grew up in New Hope and graduated from Armstrong High School in 2013. Today Jensen lives in Edina. Ronnie Allen, one of the understudies, grew up in Golden Valley with grandparents Shirley and Joseph Purvis. Allen graduated from Hopkins High School in...
Osterholm talks vaccines and communication
Area Rotarians filled the willow room at the Westwood Hills Nature Center of St. Louis Park on Oct. 24 where they heard about the future of the COVID-19 virus, vaccines and prion diseases. The rotaries of Golden Valley and St. Louis Park invited from Dr. Michael Osterholm, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota. via video chat to hear about the latest challenges involving infectious diseases. ...
Armstrong football dominates Orioles 63-12
Armstrong High football wrote another exciting chapter in their 2023 season last week, beating St. Louis Park 63-12 at home in the Section 5AAAAA semifinals. St. Louis Park entered the playoffs amid a difficult year that saw them go winless in conference play and end the regular season 1-7 overall. The Orioles improved on that record with a 7-3 win over Minneapolis Southwest in the Section 5AAAAA play-in game. The...
Erickson takes on state tennis individual tournament
Robbinsdale Armstrong’s Peyton Erickson left her mark on the 2023 MSHSL state tennis tournaments last week, with Erickson taking part in the Class AA individual singles tournament. Peyton Erickson was Robbinsdale Armstrong’s sole representative at the MSHSL Class AA state tennis tournament last week, playing in the individual singles tournament. Erickson’s opening opponent was Elk River’s Ava Nelson, who entered the tournament as the third seed, representing an Elk River...
Osanai and Cuper qualify for Class AAA state meet
Robbinsdale Armstrong came right to compete last week in the 2023 Section 6AAA cross country meet on Oct. 25, hosted at Gale Woods Farm. The Falcons eventually saw multiple runners earn tickets to the state meet. Girls Caitlyn Osanai led the finishes for Armstrong in the girls 5000-meter run, adding yet another big finish to her impressive season as she earned first place with a time of 18:04.10, almost six...
Mustangs football falls to Minneapolis North in section semifinal
Breck football’s season came to an end last week after playing two games, first beating Concordia Academy in the Section 4AAA quarterfinals, before losing to Minneapolis North in the semifinals. Minneapolis North Breck football’s season concluded on Oct. 28, with a 41-0 road loss to Minneapolis North in the Section 4AAA semifinals. North entered the...
Brooklyn Center football ends season with tough loss to Holy Family
Brooklyn Center football season ended with a 63-26 Section 4AAA quarterfinal loss to Holy Family, marking the Centaurs’ return to the Class 3A postseason after being moved from Class 4A last offseason. Holy Family entered the playoffs with a 5-3 record, 3-1 playing in the Skyway - Orange Conference. Holy Family started the season 2-3 with big losses to Dassel-Cokato, St. Agnes, and Byron. But, Holy Family was coming in hot after beating Breck, Concordia Academy, and St. Paul Academy/Minnehaha Academy/Blake to conclude the regular...
Einess wins second consecutive Class A individual singles title for Breck
Isabelle Einess won her second-consecutive MSHSL Class A girls individual singles tennis title last week, completing a near-perfect run that saw her not only not lose a set, but not lose a single game. Einess, the first seed, started the bracket with a dominant on Oct. 26, beating both Brooke Lindeman of Montevideo and Brooke Boland of Pine City with four-straight 6-0 set wins. This moved Einess into the second...
Hibbs sibs lead Champlin Park to three tickets to the state meet
Champlin Park and Park Center competed in the Section 5AAA cross country meet last week, facing off with rivals and neighbors as Champlin Park eventually saw three runners qualify for the 2023 MSHSL Class AAA cross country meet. Champlin Park Charlie Hibbs and Salman Mohamed led the way for the Champlin Park boys at the Section 5AAA meet. They both qualified for state as they finished seventh and eighth, respectively....
Hawks football soars to section final with big win over Washburn
Robbinsdale Cooper football defeated Minneapolis Washburn 47-26 last week in the Section 5AAAAA semifinals to qualify for the section final against Armstrong, one game away from the state tournament. Washburn entered the postseason on a high note following a season of mixed results. Washburn won its last two games of the regular season 29-0 against Highland Park and 23-19 against Bloomington Kennedy, but entered the playoffs with a 4-4 overall record following losses to St. Louis Park, St. Paul Central, Minneapolis North, and Two Rivers. ...
Park Center football season ends on the road to Rogers
Park Center football played two games last week to conclude their 2023 season, beating Irondale in the Section 6AAAAA quarterfinals, before losing to Rogers in the semifinals ending its season. Irondale Park Center opened the section tournament with a 19-0 win over Irondale at home in the quarterfinals, giving the team its first pair of consecutive wins of the 2023 season. ...
Rebels volleyball reaches section final with wins over Panthers and Crimson
Champlin Park volleyball continued its impressive season last week, beating Spring Lake Park on Oct. 24 and Maple Grove on Oct. 26 to reach the Section 5AAAA final. Spring Lake Park Second-seed Champlin Park girls volleyball started the section tournament on a high note with a 3-0 dominant win on Oct. 24 over seventh-seed Spring Lake Park. ...
Champlin Park’s football season ends with loss to Shakopee
Champlin Park football ended its 2023 season last week with a 34-12 loss to Shakopee on Oct. 27 in the first round of the MSHSL Class 6A state football tournament. Shakopee entered the state tournament on a positive note after a regular season of peaks and valleys. Shakopee opened the season with three consecutive wins against Hopkins, Prior Lake, and Wayzata, before losing three consecutive games to Eden Prairie, Minnetonka, and Edina. But the team responded well, winning their final two games against 2022 state...
Gulbransen qualifies for Class AA state meet for Mustangs
Both Breck and Robbinsdale Cooper competed in the Section 6AA cross country meet on Oct. 26, with one Mustang qualifying for state amid a competitive day. Breck Junior runner Esme Gulbransen led the way for the Mustangs girls at the Section 6AA meet, finishing third with a time of 19:37.5, only behind a Delano duo of Erica Kazin and Mya Werner. ...
Section volleyball aplenty across Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center
Several schools based in Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center saw their action-packed volleyball seasons come to an end last week amid the section tournaments, including Park Center, Brooklyn Center, and Prairie Seeds Academy. Maranatha Christian Academy won its first section game last week, moving on further into the Section 5AA tournament the following week. Maranatha Christian Academy The Mustangs opened their section campaign with a 3-0 win over Dassel-Cokato in...
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