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Park Center boys soccer goes 1-1-1 amid difficult week of games
The Park Center boys soccer team hit the heart of its Northwest Suburban Conference schedule last week, losing to Maple Grove on Sept. 19, before beating Rogers on Sept. 21, and drawing Anoka on Sept. 23. The girls team lost to Maple Grove and Anoka. Park Center boys The Park Center boys started the week with a rare but difficult loss, falling 3-0 to Maple Grove on Sept. 19 at...
Crystal takes first in ‘Hydrant Hysteria’ competition
City of Crystal Public Works employees Ryan Maurer, left, and Isrrael Morales took first place in the American Water Works Association’s Hydrant Hysteria state competition Sept. 20. Hydrant Hysteria is a competition where two-member teams assemble a hydrant as fast as possible. Crystal took second place the previous two years.
Armstrong/Cooper Wings soccer extends unbeaten streak to nine games
The Armstrong/Cooper girls soccer team kept its unbeaten streak alive with three Tri-Metro Conference games last week. DeLaSalle The Armstrong/Cooper Wings started a busy week of games by extending its streak of clean sheets to six games, drawing DeLaSalle 0-0 on Sept. 18. The result, which reflected the continued strong defensive performances of defenders like...
Hawks football dominates St. Louis Park to return to winning ways
Robbinsdale Cooper football beat St. Louis Park 41-3 on Sept. 21 to improve their overall record to 3-1. The game, which was Cooper’s first Northstar East - Gold Conference game of the season, also marked the first time Cooper has played the neighboring Orioles since 2020. Thursday night’s action started quickly for Cooper. A 24-yard pass by senior quarterback Kameron Fox to Talan Williams got Cooper down the field. A pass to Amari Davison then made up lost ground following a penalty and brought the...
Narrow margins in Park Center’s loss to Cambridge-Isanti
Park Center football continued to battle narrow margins last week with a 34-28 loss to Cambridge-Isanti at home on Sept. 22. Friday marked the first time Park Center football has played Cambridge-Isanti, who entered the game 1-2 and is located almost 40 miles from Park Center, in over a decade. The opening drive by Park Center showed the talent and potential the Pirates have. DeAnthony Miller received the opening kickoff and returned it to the 50-yard line. Senior quarterback Isaac Davis partnered with junior running...
Rebels volleyball tops Anoka and Crimson to go 3-0 in conference
Champlin Park volleyball continued its dominant season with three wins last week, besting Anoka on Sept. 18, before beating Maple Grove on the road on Sept. 20 and finishing third at the Apple Valley Eagle Invite on Sept. 22 and 23. Anoka Champlin Park volleyball started a busy week with a hard-fought 3-1 win over local rivals Anoka on Sept. 18 at home. ...
Armstrong girls tennis focuses on growth amid busy week
The Armstrong girls tennis team played two opponents last week, losing highly competitive matches against Totino-Grace on Sept. 19 and Blaine on Sept. 20 amid their journey toward improvement. Totino-Grace Armstrong girls tennis started their week with a close 4-3 loss to Totino-Grace on Sept. 19. The Falcons won the singles battle on Tuesday, winning three of the four singles matches. ...
Minnesota has new voting laws
Whether it’s tax increases, school board, city council, mayors, senators or legislators, residents have many choices when they walk into a ballot box. “It’s very, very important. Please do not, don’t count yourselves out. ... Your vote is necessary to work in a democracy,” Minnesota Sen. Ann Rest (DFL-New Hope) told about two dozen people who were gathered on Sept. 19 in New Hope City Hall. Rest joined Minnesota Rep....
SROs pulled from Cooper High School
The New Hope Police Department will no longer be supplying Robbinsdale Cooper High School with school resource officers. “With the recent amendments to Minnesota Statutes, the standard for the use of reasonable force has been changed by the legislature in 121A.582 Subd. 1. A violation of the new statutory language by an SRO (or “agent of the district”) could be construed as an ‘unauthorized’ or ‘unreasonable’ use of force, making the officer potentially subject to civil and/or criminal liability and licensing sanctions,” Police Chief Tim...
Champlin Park boys soccer nets two wins, girls come close to victory
The Champlin Park boys and girls soccer teams both played three games last week, with the boys beating Andover, losing to Maple Grove, and beating Rogers, while the girls team lost their three games. Champlin Park boys Champlin Park opened the week with a dominant 6-2 win over Andover on the road on Sept. 19, marking its third five-or-more goals game of the season. ...
Breck football fights from start to finish to earn first win of season
Breck football earned its first win of the season last week, beating Concordia Academy 21-10 at home to improve to 1-1 in the Skyway - Orange Conference, and 1-3 overall. The Mustangs started the night strong with what proved to be key points, scoring two first-quarter touchdowns. The first saw senior quarterback Hank Langer connect with sophomore C.J. Roberts for a 35-yard score before senior kicker Dylan Luebke made it 7-0 with an extra-point attempt. ...
Champlin Park football fall short in blockbuster Coon Rapids showdown
Champlin Park football faced Coon Rapids last week in a 41-34 road loss, adjusting its conference and overall record to 2-2. The win also marked the Rebels first game against neighboring Coon Rapids since 2016, which Champlin Park won 21-18. Champlin Park started the night already on a rising tide of momentum. The team had responded to a week one loss to Anoka with big wins over Maple Grove and Osseo, earning a 10th-place spot in the Class 6A rankings for the week of Sept....
Falcons football improves to 4-0 with 41-7 win
Armstrong football won over Cretin-Derham Hall 41-7 in its first Northstar - East-Maroon Conference game of the season Sept. 22. Armstrong entered Friday’s game on a three-game unbeaten streak, undefeated in 2023. The first two wins in that run were quite dominant, outscoring their opponents 84 to 18. The third game, a 20-14 overtime win over Cooper, was far more gritty. The game against 1-2 Cretin-Derham Hall, a team Armstrong...
Brooklyn Center football makes it two wins in two weeks
Brooklyn Center football earned its second win of the season last week, beating Academy Force 12-0 at home to earn its first Skyway Blue Conference win of the season. The Centaurs ended the week 1-0 in conference play, 2-2 overall. Academy Force ended the week 0-4. The win, while including Brooklyn Center’s smallest points tally of the season, also marks its first shutout since October of 2020 and first pair of back-to-back wins since October of 2021. In the previous week’s win against Minneapolis Roosevelt, the defense of coordinator M’Angelo Harris was a topic of discussion. That continued this week with Brooklyn Center making it just eight points, coming from one touchdown and one two-point conversion, allowed in two games. Brooklyn Center stayed home and stayed in conference play the following week, hosting Twin Cities Charter on Friday, Sept. 29 at Brooklyn Center High School.
Armstrong boys soccer earn seven conference points from three games
Robbinsdale Armstrong boys soccer played three games last week, improving its season with two wins over Rogers and Elk River on Sept. 19 and 23, along with a draw against Anoka on Sept. 21. Rogers Armstrong boys soccer opened the week with a 3-2 win over Rogers, its first victory since a 1-0 win over Totino-Grace in August. ...
AC Wings hockey celebrates 11th annual golf fundraiser
The annual Armstrong/Cooper Wings hockey fundraiser event was held Sept. 17 at the New Hope Village Golf Course. Eighteen groups of four golfers each teed off at 1 p.m. in a shotgun start under sunny skies. The players all participated in the event by manning fun games for golfers at each of the holes. Games included a putting contest, corn hole and a dice game plus the ever-popular marshmallow drive....
5 vie for council and mayor seats in Golden Valley
There are five people hoping to fill three spots on the Golden Valley City Council this year. Roslyn Harmon and Gillian Rosenquist are running for mayor. Rosenquist is a current council member. Sophia Ginis, incumbent Maurice Harris and Jean Kidd are running for two expiring seats on the City Council. Ginis is not an incumbent, but was appointed to the City Council in June due to a resignation. ...
Golden Valley candidate forum will be Sept. 28
Golden Valley residents are invited to a mayor and City Council candidate forum 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 28, at Golden Valley City Hall, 7600 Golden Valley Rd. The event is sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Golden Valley. Peggy Kvam from the Minnetonka/Eden Prairie/Hopkins League of Women Voters will moderate. Voters attending the forum will be able to submit questions in written form during the event. People can...
Cooper graduate wins Lifetime Achievement award for theater
A play is usually performed on a stage, perhaps in a dedicated theater space with a big curtain and bright lights in an otherwise dark room. Sod House Theater is taking their shows off of the stage and putting them in unconventional locations such as a restaurant, a ballroom, a city hall, a farm, or a park. Darcey Engen and Luverne Seifert are receiving the Dedicated Lifetime Award from the Minnesota Education Theater Association, the theater wing of the Communications and Theater Association of Minnesota....
Superintendent Engstrom no longer working for District 281
Superintendent David Engstrom is no longer employed by Robbinsdale Area Schools, according to an announcement from the district released Sept. 19. “Mr. David Engstrom and the Robbinsdale Board of Education came to a mutual decision that Mr. Engstrom resign from his position as superintendent,” Chair Helen Bassett wrote in the memo. “... We are thankful for the hard work and commitment of the Assistant Superintendent Marti Voight. Ms. Voight has agreed to assume the role of acting superintendent during the search period, as needed by...
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