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Eden Prairie is No. 1 in Legion rankings, Hopkins improves
Eden Prairie’s American Legion baseball team has taken over the top spot in Scheels’ Statewide Legion poll. The way the Eagles did that is easy to understand. In two recent games, they beat last week’s No. 1 Wayzata 5-4 and last week’s No. 2 Tri-City Red 6-5. “The thing that impresses me most about our guys is the way they respond when they’re trailing in a game,” EP head coach...
Edina's Haerter is elite endurance athlete
An endurance athlete seldom takes a day off from training, and Edina senior to be Jace Haerter is happy to hear anyone describe him that ways. He competes year-round in three sports - cross country, Nordic skiing and track - and it’s easy to see how that keeps him in tip-top shape. Haerter doesn’t just compete, he competes well. He has already made two state meet trips in each of...
Monarchs strong in first third of the 2024 season
Rain throughout the month of June has limited action for the Minnetonka Monarchs amateur baseball team. “We’re 11-3 now,” manager Adam Goethke said after a 3-0 win over the Victoria Vics June 26 at Victoria’s Poppitz Field. “I would rather be 21-3.” The cancellation of games due to rain has a silver lining for the Monarchs, who are able to have their starting pitchers go deeper into games. Staff ace...
Osseo Legion bests Armstrong at home
The Armstrong and Osseo legion baseball teams met last week amid improved baseball weather in a 9-0 Orioles win on June 26 at Osseo Senior High. The Falcons began this legion season with mixed results, narrowly losing 1-0 to Maple Grove in the season opener, before earning a big 12-1 win over Andover on June 12. Osseo found itself on either side of a close battle within the prior week, losing 5-3 to Maple Grove on June 19 and beating Champlin 3-2 on June 20. ...
Eight will join Edina Athletic Hall of Fame this fall
Earlier this month, the Edina Athletic Boosters’ Hall of Fame Committee selected eight new members for induction during homecoming week this fall. The annual hall of fame banquet begins at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26, at Interlachen Country Club. Please look for ticket information on the Edina Athletic Boosters’ website: edinaboosterclub.com. The selections for 2024 are two head coaches and eight former Edina athletes, representing four different decades. ...
Bishop keeps it positive to reach first state golf meet
A growth mindset, focusing on short game helped her to a top-10 finish at sections St. Louis Park sophomore golfer Kayleigh Bishop wrapped up the brief spring high school golf season at the state meet in Coon Rapids June 11-12. With rounds of 85 and 80 on the par-72 Bunker Hills Golf Course, Bishop tied for 41st place with 165, six strokes outside of a top-20 finish. ...
Railcats win Challenger Classic title for third time since 2019
Park Post 282 baseball follows up tourney title with more tourney games at Bird Island, in between showers Two weeks into the Legion baseball season, the St. Louis Park Railcats are 5-3 after splitting a pair of games on Sunday to wrap up the BOLD Mudhen 22nd annual invite. The Railcats opened the day with a 9-1 win over Luverne before losing a lead late in a 6-5 loss to...
AC Fastpitch and Robbinsdale Parks open landmark new field
The Armstrong/Cooper Girls Fastpitch Association and the Robbinsdale Recreation, Parks and Facilities department teamed up last week for a ribbon cutting event at Sanborn Park to celebrate a new softball field. The field is the result of a multi-year process to find a longterm local home for the association. The June 20 festivities included the activity at the core of the work: youth softball. The field hosted one 8U and one 10U scrimmage to celebrate the ribbon cutting ceremony. The search for a home has...
Hitdawgs earn win over MacStrength
The Plymouth Hitdawgs saw a three-game week turn into one last week due to weather, but they did pick up a big win amid the scheduling issues. The Hitdawgs began last week with a 3-2 win over the MacStrength Grizzlies June 19, a welcome victory after a game was postponed due to weather the day prior. Jack Zupfer was key on the hill for Plymouth, pitching eight innings and collecting 11 kills against MacStrength. Both Cole Shirley and Jordan Amundson went 2-4, with the prior batting one RBI. Daniel Marxen went 1-3 and scored one a key run on a low-scoring day. The Hitdawgs were set to four games the following week, hosting the North Stars June 24, traveling to the Dundas Dukes June 26 and then hosting the Orioles and Shoreview June 27 and 29 respectively.
Minnetonka baseball team wins state consolation title
On the way to winning the state Class AAAA consolation title, the Minnetonka High baseball team won 12 of its last 13 games in 2024. The Skippers opened the season 2-5, and then made the jump to the .500 mark at 7-7. That was just the beginning as they put up 12 straight wins for a 17-7 going into the State Class AAAA Tournament. After a disappointing 11-1 loss to Mounds View in the opening round at St. Paul’s CHS Field, Minnetonka won its last...
Wayzata baseball finishes 26-1, third in state
One of the best seasons in Wayzata High baseball history ended on a winning note June 14 at CHS Stadium in St. Paul. After losing to Mounds View 5-4 in the state Class AAA semifinals earlier in the day, Wayzata wrapped up the 2024 season with a 3-0 victory over Forest Lake Friday, June 14, at CHS Field. Pitching dominated in the Forest Lake game with Trojans Gaard Swenson and...
Lake girls golfers place high at state
Lake Conference rivals Wayzata and Minnetonka placed second and third, respectively, in state Class AAA girls golf last week at Bunker Hills in Coon Rapids. Wayzata went into the second day of the tourney, June 12, with a good chance to be the champion. The Trojans had a team score of 306 the first day, just one shot behind Maple Grove. Minnetonka was 20 strokes behind Wayzata and 21 behind Maple Grove, so the Skippers became more of a longshot. ...
Wayzata shows grit in winning state baseball opener
“The magical ride continues,” Wayzata High baseball coach Bobby DeWitt said after a 6-5 win over St. Cloud in the opening round of the State Class AAAA Tournament June 13 at CHS Field in St. Paul. Even though the Trojans stood 24-0 going into the game, DeWitt and his players took nothing for granted against a team that combines players from the two public high schools in St. Cloud - Tech and Apollo. ...
Last putt sends Red Knights into celebration mode
Patrick Hastings completes the one-stroke comeback to give BSM boys its second golf championship since 2003 Patrick Hastings sank a 3-foot putt to send his Benilde-St. Margaret’s teammates into a championship roar on the final hole on June 12 at Bunker Hills Golf Club in Coon Rapids securing the Class AAA title by one stroke. The Red Knights shot a 596, one stroke ahead of Waconia (597), three strokes ahead...
BSM boys reach lacrosse final, girls to play for third place
Benilde-St. Margaret’s reached the state boys lacrosse championship game on Saturday against No. 3 Lakeville North following a pair of convincing wins in the run-up to the final. The Red Knights (15-1) opened with a 16-7 win over unseeded Centennial (10-7) on June 11 before topping No. 5 Eden Prairie (11-5) in an 11-7 semifinal win on Thursday. BSM used a five-goal second quarter to carry a 7-3 lead into...
AC Fastpitch teams start summer with success
The summer fastpitch season is already well underway for the Armstrong/Cooper fastpitch association. The organization’s athletes from the two Robbinsdale high schools have already collected some silverware. The high school red team took first place in the gold bracket for a second consecutive year at the Oriole Opener in St. Louis Park last week, featuring a stacked roster of Gabby Berns, Kendall Carscadden, Emma Chavez, Brianna Dumas, Peyton Erickson, Julia Girod, Kadence Joseph, Lexi Madson, Nina Olson-Patterson, Sydney Primmer, and Lucy Ramirez. ...
Gearen, Anderson hits spell comeback walk-off win for Red Knights
BSM wins state opener in dramatic fashion for 20th win of the season Benilde-St. Margaret’s found its 20th win of the season with a comeback 6-5 win over St. Thomas Academy in the Class AAA state quarterfinals played June 13 at Chaska Athletic Park. Down to their final two outs, senior Charlie Gearen laced an RBI single before senior shortstop Jack Anderson connected on a two-run single to complete the...
Armstrong graduate named ‘Distinguished Teacher’
Lauren Nelson graduated from Robbinsdale Armstrong High School in 2005. Today, Nelson teaches Russian at Noble’s Pritzker College Prep in Chicago, which is honoring Nelson as a Distinguished Teacher. These elite educators receive a $10,000 award on top of base salary each year for the duration of employment as a teacher at Noble, professional development opportunities specific to Distinguished Teachers and participation in the selection of future Distinguished Teachers. Distinguished Teachers apply for the program by submitting written narratives and a portfolio of artifacts including comprehensive data. Finalists then participate in classroom observations and debriefs, student surveys, a panel interview and reference checks over the course of several months. Read more at nobleschools.org/work-at-noble.
Half of Minnesota schools don’t have nurses
According to a survey from the Minnesota Department of Health, the state’s first comprehensive scan of school nurses shows many schools, particularly those with more low-income families, lack access to a school nurse. “This is the first time we’ve had such a comprehensive data picture about school nurses and health services staff in Minnesota,” Minnesota Commissioner of Health Dr. Brooke Cunningham said. “What we’ve learned is students in smaller districts, charter schools, and schools that serve more families with lower incomes just aren’t getting that...
Trojans put 2023 playoffs in memory bank to beat Edina
Coach DeWitt says Wayzata has might mix going into state action Wayzata High baseball coach Bobby DeWitt was taking nothing for granted as his boys warmed up to play Edina in the Section 6AAAA championship round June 5 at Edina’s Braemar Park. DeWitt was right in his assessment of Edina as a dangerous foe. He remembered last season when - in the same situation - the Trojans lost to straight...
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