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Park Center hoops wins third consecutive section championship
Park Center boys basketball has earned a historic third-consecutive Section 5AAAA championship following a 63-58 win over Maple Grove in the final, held at Rogers High School on March 14. The victory also marked Park Center’s third straight title win over district rivals, having won the previous two section championships against Osseo. The Pirates led early against Maple Grove with a dominant early showing from the likes of Casmir Chavis,...
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...
Rebels basketball ends season with battle at Osseo
Champlin Park boys basketball saw its 2023/24 season come to an end last week with a 75-50 Section 5AAAA quarterfinal loss against Osseo. Osseo was one of several promising teams in the top half of the Northwest Suburban Conference this season, ending the regular season with an 11-4 conference record, 18-8 overall, to finish fourth in the NWSC and earn the third seed in sections. The Orioles took command on...
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. ...
Robins reach PI adapted hockey final, Crimson win both consolation titles
The Robbinsdale Robins and Maple Grove adapted floor hockey programs took part in the PI and CI state tournaments last week, with the Robins reaching the PI final while Maple Grove won both consolation titles. Robbinsdale Robins The Robbinsdale Robins secured a 12-2 win over the South Suburban Flyers in the quarterfinals of the PI adapted floor hockey tournament. ...
Breck boys basketball takes a step closer to section final
First-seed Breck boys basketball played one section tournament game last week to start its post-season run, beating eighth-seed Jordan 97-61 on March 9 at home in the Section 5AA quarterfinals. Two factors became clear early in the game. One was that Jordan, 11-15 prior to that day, had arrived ready to battle until the end, but Breck was going to be more than the visitors could handle. Breck picked up...
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. ...
Brooklyn Center boys basketball ends season on strong note
Brooklyn Center boys basketball concluded its regular season last week with a loss on March 7 at Jordan. The result marked the end of an exciting run, which included two straight victories. The Centaurs finished bottom of the Tri-Metro Conference, taking one win in conference play and two overall in the regular season. The Centaurs closed out the regular season with a home game against Metro Schools College Prep on...
Cooper boys basketball falls to Orono in sections
Sixth-seed Robbinsdale Cooper boys basketball concluded its 2023/24 season last week, losing on March 7 to third-seed Orono 113-92 in the Section 6AAA quarterfinals. Cooper trailed 60-45 at halftime and did well to stay in the fight with 47 points in the second, but Orono held strong at home to earn a spot in the next round. Rylan McPipe and Chance Wicks showed up in a big way during Cooper’s...
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...
Local legislators author pet transparency bill
The Dog and Cat Data Transparency Bill, authored by Rep. Mike Freiberg (DFL-Golden Valley) and Sen. Bonnie Westlin (DFL-Plymouth), is moving through the state legislature. If passed, it would let consumers verify breeder and shelter claims about the number of animals, animal health and facility conditions before making a significant financial and emotional investment in a new pet. This legislation would make data on findings about large-scale commercial cat and dog breeders public and would require state inspection data for licensed dog and cat breeders...
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,...
How did Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center vote in the presidential primary?
The March 5 Presidential Nomination Primary compelled just over 6,500 voters in Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center to the polls, choosing Joe Biden and Donald Trump as their preferred candidates in their respective parties for the presidential race in November. According to unofficial poll data, 63% of Republican voters in Brooklyn Park chose Donald Trump as their preferred candidate on the presidential ballot, while 34% chose hopeful Nikki Haley. Another 2% chose between the other names on the ballot, which included Vivek Ramaswamy, Ron DeSantis,...
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...
Park Center girls basketball battles until the end
Park Center concluded its 2023/24 season last week, losing 69-67 to Mounds View on Mar. 1 in overtime at home in the Section 5AAAA semifinals. The game followed a dominant 72-18 win for Park Center over seventh-seed Irondale in the quarterfinals. Jaliyah Diggs led with 17 points against Irondale, followed by 12 from Mariam Alowonle. Ten Pirates scored on Irondale in total, including middle schoolers Briana Foster, Amari Johnson, and Demi Holman. ...
Rebels and Hawks reach podium at state wrestling
Local area wrestlers from Brooklyn Center/Concordia Academy, Champlin Park, Cooper, Park Center, and Osseo/Maranatha Christian Academy all took part in the state wrestling meet last week, including eight boys and two girls. Brooklyn Center/Concordia Academy The Brooklyn Center/Concordia Academy co-op had four wrestlers reach the Class AA state meet, including Andreas Adamsson, Tim Hubers, August Adamsson and Chyance Henry. ...
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