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Wings hockey teams face difficult week
The Armstrong/Cooper boys and girls hockey teams returned to the rink last week, collectively facing several difficult matchups as conference games began to enter the schedule. Wings boys The Armstrong/Cooper boys started the week with a 6-1 loss to Benilde-St. Margaret’s on Nov. 28, adjusting the team record to 1-1-0 with the first loss of the 2023/24 season. ...
Bluebirds girls hockey picks up two wins
The Champlin Park/Coon Rapids Bluebirds and Champlin Park boys hockey stayed busy last week, battling through a collective five games. In the end, the Bluebirds picked up two wins while the Rebels earned their first conference point in a tie. CPCR girls The Bluebirds opened a busy week of games with a dominant 8-0 rivalry game win over Anoka on Nov. 28. The goals started early with two for CPCR...
Brooklyn Center, MNUFC host power soccer all-star game
Power soccer players and enthusiasts gathered at Brooklyn Center High School last week, taking part in the Power Soccer All-Star Game, hosted by Minnesota United Football Club on Dec. 2. The game was hosted amid a daylong tournament featuring four area-based power soccer teams, all in partnership with MNUFC partner Allina Health. The teams included the MNUFC team from Allina Health’s Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, the Minnesota Shockwave from Big Lake, the Minnesota Northern Lights from Zimmerman, as well as Wisconsin’s Chippewa Valley Hooligans. The...
Food drive collects 1,200 pounds of groceries in New Hope
For some families, paying for an extra bag of groceries might mean they can’t pay the electric bill. For others, an extra bag of groceries can be bought on a whim and given away. On Nov. 29, Two Men and a Truck parked outside the Hy-Vee grocery store in New Hope collected donations for PRISM. A few volunteers inside the store explained the cause, and people outside invited passersby to put an item or two into the truck. “If every person donated one item –...
Robbinsdale man facing murder charges after Nov. 6 shooting
A young Robbinsdale man has been charged for his involvement in a Minneapolis shooting that investigators believe was gang related. Jahon Ronnell Lynch, 18 of Robbinsdale, was charged with three felony counts of second-degree murder Nov. 22 in Hennepin County District Court. Lynch was also involved in an unrelated August robbery of several puppies in Golden Valley. According to the criminal complaint, police were dispatched to a shooting on Nov....
District 281 looking for next superintendent
The Robbinsdale Area Schools Board of Directors will use a search firm to help the district find its new superintendent. Assistant Superintendent Marti Voight is currently serving as the interim superintendent of District 281 following the resignation of David Engstrom in September. Replacing the superintendent is not as simple as posting the job and interviewing a few candidates. The district will select one of several firms that specialize in finding...
Golden Valley loses top staff in finance, parks, fire departments
Several top roles at the city of Golden Valley are being vacated in the coming weeks. Rick Birno’s last day working for the city of Golden Valley was Nov. 17, according to Kirsten Santelices, deputy city manager and human resources director. Birno served as the city’s parks and recreation director.
New Hope plans major expansion at public works building next year
Council plans to use savings to pay for the work, estimated at over $6M New Hope officials anticipate the latest upgrade to the city’s public works building will cost nearly $6.2 million, but they have already saved enough money to cover most of the cost. The city has saved nearly $5.8 million in a central garage fund. A building replacement charge the city instituted in 2018 will go toward the...
Robbinsdale Robins win 2023 PI adapted soccer state title
The Robbinsdale Robins won the 2023 MSHSL PI adapted soccer state title on Nov. 18, bringing home the latest state title in the exciting history of the Robins. The Robins were seeded first in the state tournament, which gave the team a bye during the first round on Nov. 17. The Robins then opened play the morning of Nov. 18, beating the Rochester Raiders 11-1 to set up a blockbuster matchup in the final against the Minneapolis team, formally representing Minneapolis South but serving seven...
Falcons, Mustangs, and Hawks take part in MBBCA jamboree
The Armstrong, Breck, and Cooper boys basketball teams all took part in the second annual Minnesota Black Basketball Coaches Association jamboree on Nov. 25 at Richfield High School. The jamboree featured 12 scrimmages between the varsity programs from Bloomington Kennedy, Park of Cottage Grove, Roosevelt, Anoka, Harding, St. Louis Park, St. Paul Central, Cristo Rey, Apple Valley, Roseville, Edison, South St. Paul, Benilde-St. Margaret, White Bear Lake, Eden Prairie, Washburn, Sauk Rapids, Southwest, St. Paul Johnson, Holy Angels and Richfield. ...
Wings boys hockey tops Breck in overtime thriller
The Armstrong/Cooper boys hockey team opened its 2023/24 season with a blockbuster 5-4 overtime win over Breck on Nov. 25 at New Hope Ice Arena. The first period was all Armstrong as the Wings took control immediately. After seeing several good chances blocked, Jameson Essen opened the scoring with a sliding rebound goal after Tanner Rausch had a shot saved. Adian Cook joined in on the fun three minutes later...
Park Center PI adapted soccer team battles to consolation final
The Park Center PI adapted soccer team, which also serves students at the Osseo and Maple Grove high schools, enjoyed a busy and competitive MSHSL state tournament at Stillwater Area High School recently, playing three games as they finished runner-ups in the consolation final. The Pirates’ first game in the main bracket pitted them against the Dakota United Hawks, who were seeded third but have long been a successful program in adapted sports. Park Center worked hard in the first half but trailed 3-0 at...
Wings girls hockey earns first tie in nonstop clash with Buffalo
The Armstrong/Cooper Wings battled to a 5-5 tie with Buffalo on Nov. 21 at the New Hope Ice Arena. This adjusted the Wings’ overall record to 3-1-1. The night started difficult as Buffalo scored two early goals, the first on a quick transition and the second with a pass across the goal that was slotted home by Grace Bergstrom. Armstrong/Cooper mounted a perfect response to early troubles. Avery Johnson scored...
Armstrong’s OT game-winner lifts OPC to 1st win of season
After feasting on turkey and mashed potatoes for Thanksgiving, the Osseo/Park Center girls hockey team feasted on Mounds View/Irondale for its first win this season. After playing with their food for the first two periods, they played their best hockey when it mattered most. Sophomore forward Bella Lindquist served herself up the equalizer in the third period before she dished the game-winner to senior forward Grace Armstrong in overtime. Mounds...
Breck girls hockey team improves to 5-0-0
Breck girls hockey continued its exciting start to the season last week with a 5-0 win over Delano/Rockford on the road to improve to a 5-0-0 overall record. Breck had a shots-on-goal advantage of 32 to 18, leading in each period as well. The night proved to be a battle and Breck received 12 minutes of penalty time from six infractions, while Delano/Rockford earned 11 minutes from four. The Mustangs...
Rebels boys hockey dominates Thanksgiving tournament
Champlin Park boys hockey lit up the Woodbury Thanksgiving Tournament last week, hosted at the Minnesota Health Fairview Sports Center, with victories over St. Louis Park and Eagan. The Rebels opened the tournament and their season with a 9-4 win over St. Louis Park. Outshooting the Orioles 22-11 in the first period, the Rebels managed to score four opening goals all from forward Brent Solomon. St. Louis Park scored at...
Armstrong, Breck, and Champlin Park swam well at state championship meet
Armstrong, Breck, and Champlin Park all took on their respective MSHSL state swimming and diving tournaments last week. Breck The Breck Mustangs dove into the Class A swimming and diving championship meet last week where the team earned some top finishes along the way to their eventual fourth-place finish in the overall standings with 157 points. Swimmers also came home with three new school records. ...
District speaks on recent Cooper High School violence
At the Nov. 20 Robbinsdale Area Schools Board of Directors meeting, Chair Helen Bassett apologized for not issuing a statement to district stakeholders regarding recent gun incidents as well as a sexual assault incident. According to the district as well as the New Hope Police department, there were two handguns confiscated from students on the morning of Nov. 16 following an incident the Robbinsdale Cooper High School. In an email...
Golden Valley Garden Club plants ideas
One of Golden Valley’s defining characteristics is its green spaces. A group devoted to bettering the foliage around the city, both in personal yards and in public spaces, is the Golden Valley Gardening Club. The club oversees a bulb sale, a plant sale, garden tours and educational presentations. The members are responsible for the garden circles on Winnetka Avenue and have been involved in many other community projects. On Nov. 14 the club held its annual meeting. There are some new members taking up roles....
Next Cooper play is ‘Murder on the Orient Express’
This year’s play from Cooper High School is Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express.” Armstrong High put on “A Murder is Announced,” also by Christie, however Cooper Theater Director Gretchen Wurzer-Palm insisted this was purely a coincidence. The Cooper play was modified a little bit in order to cast more people. A few roles were split in two and a couple were invented. But the premise is the same: Christie’s famous fictional detective, Hercule Poirot, finds himself on a train with a bunch of...
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