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Swimming: North tops Eagan, improves to 2-1
Senior-laden Rosemount team defeats Cougars Lakeville North moved to 2-1 in South Suburban Conference girls swimming and diving meets after trouncing Eagan 96-79 on Sept. 14 at Blanchard Aquatic Center. Winners for North included Izzy Satterlee (200-yard freestyle), Payton Hultgren (200 individual medley, 100 freestyle), Whitney Szorcsik (50 freestyle, 100 butterfly) and McKenna Hultgren (500 Free). Alexa Van Dyne clocked the fastest time in the 100 breaststroke, reaching the wall...
SSC soccer standings bunched, but that might not last
Leaders taking on each other in coming days Most South Suburban Conference soccer teams have played just two games, and there’s little separation at the top of the standings. A shakeout could be coming, though. On the girls side, Rosemount, Lakeville South and Eagan all won their first two SSC games. But defending league champion...
Volleyball: Wildcats, under new management, getting on a roll
Victory in Shakopee Invitational extends winning streak to seven Although there were significant changes to the coaching staff, on the court not much seems different for the Eagan volleyball team. The commitment to defense certainly didn’t change after McKenna Melville took over as head coach – with her mother and Eagan’s former head coach, Kathy Gillen, becoming a varsity assistant. The results look similar, too, as Eagan won seven of...
Is Lakeville North football back? Sure looks like it
Panthers hold off Rosemount; another litmus test comes this week against South At some point during a football game against Rosemount, a team is going to have a gut check. It happened for Lakeville North in the fourth quarter, with the Panthers clinging to a three-point lead. They faced fourth and one at their own 43-yard line. With Rosemount having just capitalized on a turnover to score a touchdown that...
Football Week 2: Lakeville teams unbeaten heading into rivalry game
Eagan offense finds its footing against Rochester Mayo Lakeville’s football teams are undefeated after Week 2 of the high school football season. That won’t be the case after Week 3. North and South, both 2-0, will face each other at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 15, in a Metro South district game at Lakeville North High School. Lakeville South has won the last four games in the rivalry, including 34-0 last...
Panthers win Lakeville swimming border battle
Depth points prove crucial in North’s dual-meet victory It was North’s night in the Lakeville girls swimming border battle. While both teams’ top—end talent performed as expected, the Sept. 7 dual meet at Blanchard Aquatic Center came down to team depth and crucial points from runner-up finishes as Lakeville North won 93-90. North’s lightning-fast 200-yard...
Volleyball preview: SSC brings the power once again
Three teams from league ranked in state’s top nine The power in Class 4A volleyball tends to be concentrated in a handful of metro-area conferences, and the South Suburban more than holds its own. Last year three South Suburban Conference teams played in section championship matches, two reached the state tournament and Lakeville North finished as Class 4A runner-up to Wayzata. ...
Irish defense shows little has changed since 2022
Rosemount puts clamps on Eastview offense in 35-0 victory Although it’s a new football season, Rosemount did some things in its season opener that brought back memories of 2022. In particular, play ferocious, stifling defense. By keeping Eastview out of the end zone, the Irish defense gave its offense time to find its stride, which eventually happened in a 35-0 Rosemount victory on Aug. 31. ...
Cougars still have big-play capability
South jumps to big lead before defeating Wayzata 41-27 Lakeville South was ready for the examination. The Cougars knew the questions, and on Week 1 of the football season at least, had the answers. The Cougars’ players and coaches knew what people were curious about – could they maintain the standard of play that took them to a 40-5 record over the last four seasons, even with a lot of...
Week 1 football: Panthers get payback
Apple Valley wins opener for first time in 6 years If Lakeville North’s football players thought they had unfinished business with Stillwater, the Panthers took care of it last week. Sawyer Wilkie rushed for 145 yards and two touchdowns and Riley Grossman passed for three scores as Lakeville North defeated Stillwater 35-14 on Aug. 31 in the 2023 season opener for both teams. Stillwater ended the Panthers’ 2022 season with...
Lakeville teams dive into a new swim season
South girls win opening dual meet against Farmington Prior Lake defeated Lakeville North 97-86 as the South Suburban Conference girls swimming dual meet season started Aug. 29. North head coach Dan Schneider saw some things click for his team while adding there’s more work to do. “It was a typical first meet of the season with some very good swims and plenty of room for improvement,” Schneider said. “We had...
Panther spikers come up big in season opener
No. 3 Lakeville North rallies to beat second-ranked Champlin Park After Lakeville North dropped back-to-back sets against Champlin Park and fell behind in the fourth set, it would have been easy to assume the Panthers were just too young to handle an opponent of the Rebels’ quality in the first match of the volleyball season. The North players, however, were interested in a different outcome. Instead of deciding it wasn’t...
Challengers lining up for SSC girls soccer race
Four-time defending champion Rosemount re-stocks its roster Rosemount has won the South Suburban Conference girls soccer championship the last four years. Is it time for somebody else to take over? Another team looking to win the conference would first have to go through the Irish, who will have a number of new starters after winning the conference and Class 3A state championship in 2022. The Irish are still ranked seventh...
Tigers bring more experience into 2023 football season
With Ask returning from injury, Farmington should have stability at QB If you’re playing Class 6A football with a young roster, that usually means you’re swimming against the current. So it was for Farmington, which is hoping the lessons learned during a 1-8 season in 2022 will serve the Tigers well this season with many of the same players returning. “We’ll have two returning corners and three returning defensive linemen,”...
Last year is history, but Irish aren’t exactly starting over
Class 6A football runners-up return some of their top players The 2022 Rosemount football season will live in the memories of Irish football fans for decades. But for the 2023 team, it’s ancient history. In the what-have-you-done-for-me-lately world of sports, very little of what a team accomplished last year will help it win a game this year. At least, that’s how the Irish, last year’s state Class 6A runners-up, are...
Lightning football anxious for a turnaround
Prolific running back Green leads Eastview returnees As much as players and coaches try to tune out what people outside their team are saying, they know it’s impossible. Some of the background noise inevitably filters through. Eastview quarterback Grayson Osberg says he and his teammates are aware of what’s been said about the football team. Considering the Lightning went 1-8 last year and have had two winning seasons in the...
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