Choose your location
Sun Post
Bluebirds and Stars take on busy week of hockey
The Bluebirds and Stars girls hockey teams both played two games last week, with Champlin Park/Coon Rapids tying and losing once each to Blaine in a doubleheader while Osseo/Park Center beat Cloquet/Esko/Carlton before losing to Centennial/Spring Lake Park. Champlin Park/Coon Rapids Champlin Park/Coon Rapids girls hockey played Blaine twice last week. The first game, at Fogerty Arena, ended in a 2-2 tie with the Bengals. ...
Breck boys basketball improves to 10-0
Breck boys basketball played three games last week, winning all three on Jan. 2, 5, and 6, while the girls collected two losses against Blake and Holy Family. Breck boys The Breck boys team started the week with a big 95-55 over long-time rivals Blake on Jan. 2, extending an unbeaten season to 8-0, 2-0 in conference. ...
Rebels basketball teams fall short against Maple Grove
Both Champlin Park basketball teams played one game last week, losing Jan. 4 to Maple Grove amid the start of a two week period full of local rivalry games. Champlin Park boys The Rebels fell short of an upset in a rivalry matchup with Maple Grove, who won 82-64. The result adjusted Champlin Park’s record to 1-4 in conference, 5-6 overall. ...
Breck’s Grace Zumwinkle scores historic PWHL hat trick
Breck alum and Excelsior-native Grace Zumwinkle made history last week with two monumental performances for Minnesota’s newest professional women’s hockey team, PWHL Minnesota, which plays in the new Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL). Zumwinkle played in the team’s first ever-game Jan. 3, scoring in Minnesota’s 3-2 win over Boston. Just three days later, Zumwinkle made the first accomplishment just the first step by scoring a hat trick of three goals against Montreal in PWHL Minnesota’s home opener at the Xcel Energy Center. ...
Restaurant and lounge to open in Robbinsdale Jan. 18
A bar, games, brunch, karaoke and many kinds of entertainment: Johnnie Mae’s Lounge will open at 4080 West Broadway, Suite 101 in Robbinsdale Thursday, Jan. 18. The owner is Andre Bell, a Minneapolis-based entrepreneur who also created Bell Lawncare & Snow Removal. Before Bell decided to open this lounge, he ran a Harold’s Chicken and then Harold’s Chicken on Wheels. Johnnie Mae’s Lounge has a room with pool tables and...
Legislators explain Minnesota’s new Red Flag law
On Jan. 2, people gathered at the State Capitol to celebrate the state’s new red flag laws, or extreme risk protection orders, going into effect. Among attendees were Richfield Police Chief Jay Henthorne, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, Sen. Ron Latz (DFL-St. Louis Park) and Gov. Tim Walz. An extreme risk protection order is meant to stop an individual who is deemed at risk of harming themselves or others from possessing or obtaining firearms legally. After a petitioner files, a judge will determine whether to grant...
Vehicular homicide trial set for March
A jury trial for a Crystal man accused of vehicular homicide is set to begin in March. 20-year-old Quintin Hudson’s trial is scheduled to begin 9 a.m. Monday, March 4, according to paperwork filed Jan. 4. Hudson was charged with vehicular homicide and fleeing police for his involvement in a July traffic crash in Robbinsdale that resulted in the death and serious injury of a wife and husband. ...
Robbinsdale Wine & Spirits transfers $200,000 to city parks
Robbinsdale Wine & Spirits transferred $200,000 of its profit to city parks operations in 2022 for a variety of park expenses like playground equipment, staffing and field maintenance, which helps explain a reported deficit by the state auditor, according to City Manager Tim Sandvik. Each December, the state auditor releases a report about municipal liquor sales. The 2022 report arrived in December of 2023. Compared with 2021, Robbinsdale’s liquor store is shown to suffer a net loss of $52,095, which is the seventh-highest loss in...
PHOTOS: Roslyn Harmon takes helm as Golden Valley mayor
Every seat was full. The sides and aisles were full. Members of the school board, state legislators, local folks, police and others poured into Golden Valley’s council chambers Jan. 2. Another handful of people watched on a screen in the hallway and some streamed from home. So many photographers were crawling down the aisle that former mayor Shep Harris had to ask people to please move to make way for the city’s photographer. Why all the people? It was the inauguration of Mayor Roslyn Harmon....
Private school sports highlights
Greenway excels Maddyn Greenway, the All-State guard for the Providence Academy girls basketball team, is having a great sophomore season with a 32.1 scoring average. Greenway faced her toughest test of the season during the Granite City Classic in St. Cloud just prior to New Year’s Day. In an 80-73 loss to Class AAAA powerhouse Hopkins, Greenway scored 32 points and pulled down nine rebounds. University of Florida recruit Liv...
Hopkins athletes strived and succeeded in 2023
The rich history of Hopkins sports added significant aura to the town’s reputation during 2023. Although no additional high school team championships were won, Hopkins had banner seasons in boys and girls basketball and continued to compete well on the state level with a third-place finish in softball. Two high-profile recruits for women’s basketball share the thrill of being Miss Basketball of Minnesota finalists. Taylor Woodson is now playing for...
Hopkins athletes strived and succeeded in 2023
The rich history of Hopkins sports added significant aura to the town’s reputation during 2023. Although no additional high school team championships were won, Hopkins had banner seasons in boys and girls basketball and continued to compete well on the state level with a third-place finish in softball. Two high-profile recruits for women’s basketball share the thrill of being Miss Basketball of Minnesota finalists. Taylor Woodson is now playing for...
Sun Post’s 2023 in review (New Hope, Golden Valley, Crystal and Robbinsdale)
A new office, new editors, and increase in reach: 2023 was a big year for the Crystal, New Hope, Golden Valley, Robbinsdale Sun Post. The Osseo office was sold this past year. Most Sun Newspapers – the two Sun Posts, two Sun Currents and three Sun Sailors – are now based at 10917 Valley View Road in Eden Prairie. Editors are mostly working from home or traveling to their beats these days. When they do come into the office, the Eden Prairie location serves as...
Holiday tourneys bring success to Lake hockey
Holiday tournaments for Lake Conference hockey teams were underway last week with positive results in the early returns. Girls hockey tournaments at Braemar Arena and Eden Prairie Community Center attracted large holiday crowds. Boys hockey tournaments at Dakotah! Ice Center in Prior Lake and Plymouth Ice Center featured matchups that will have a huge effect on the state rankings. ...
‘Gentle giant’ Todd Goettsche dies at 66
Todd Goettsche of Plymouth died Dec. 12 at the age of 66. People who knew him often described him as “larger than life.” Forty years ago, when Armstrong Principal Erick Norby was playing football at Cooper High School, Goettsche was the coach. “He was my mentor,” Norby said. “He’s the guy that got me into coaching.” ...
Ring hits 1,000 career points as Pirates beat Skippers
Park Center boys basketball came out on top of a blockbuster matchup on Dec. 28, beating Minnetonka 92-89 at the Capital City Classic at Concordia College, St. Paul. Minnetonka entered the week undefeated after five games, putting up wins against Prior Lake, Lakeville South, Chaska, Osseo, and Andover. Park Center may have taken an early loss this season to Totino-Grace, but their eight wins before last week meant that this was sure to be a clash to remember. ...
Wings boys hockey wins thriller over STMA
Armstrong/Cooper boys hockey won a thriller at home last week, beating St. Michael-Albertville 8-5 on Dec. 27 at home to even out its record to 5-5-0. St. Michael-Albertville entered last week with room to improve, holding a 3-5 record with losses to several Northwest Suburban opponents, including Coon Rapids and Totino-Grace. The Knights had been outscored 14-8 in their last five games, earning one win in that time. Armstrong/Cooper has...
Breck girls basketball continues work during holiday tournament
Breck girls basketball played two games last week in a holiday tournament held at Legacy Christian Academy on Dec. 27 and 28, losing two hard-fought games, while the boys earned a big win over Osseo on Dec. 28. Breck girls Breck girls basketball started the week with a 56-34 loss to Legacy Christian Academy as part of a holiday tournament hosted by the Lions on Dec. 27. ...
OPC hockey falls to Bloomington Jefferson
The Osseo/Park Center girls hockey team played one game last week, losing a competitive game 4-3 to Bloomington Jefferson on Dec. 28 as part of the New Hope Arena Holiday Tournament. The loss dropped OPC’s record to 5-7-3 overall. The Stars entered the game riding its second positive stretch this season. The first stretch saw the team win three consecutive games in November. More recently, they went 2-1-1 from Dec. 9 to Dec. 21. ...
Sun Post
1K+
Posts
1M+
Views
Sun Post serves the Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, New Hope & Robbinsdale communities. Published Thursdays by APG of East Central Minnesota dating back to 1944. 24/7 local coverage found online at post.mnsun.com
Welcome to NewsBreak, an open platform where diverse perspectives converge. Most of our content comes from established publications and journalists, as well as from our extensive network of tens of thousands of creators who contribute to our platform. We empower individuals to share insightful viewpoints through short posts and comments. It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency: our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. We strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation. Join us in shaping the news narrative together.