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Irish boys find a way at state track meet
Rosemount wins third team championship in four years Others might have focused on what Rosemount didn’t have. The Irish only thought about what they did have, and the result was a second consecutive state Class 3A boys track and field championship. The Irish, who were state large-school champions in 2021 and 2023, might not have gone into last week’s Class 3A finals as the favorites after graduating the most dominant...
State lacrosse: Another field day for Cougars’ offense
South girls rout Cretin-Derham Hall, remain unbeaten What makes the Lakeville South attack so difficult to contain, coach Joel Tornell was asked. Numbers, the Cougars girls lacrosse coach explained. As in, seven players capable of scoring goals at any time. Opponents can try to take away one scorer, or maybe even two, but good luck trying to defend against all seven. ...
Tigers are pressure-proof in section playoffs
Farmington reaches state baseball tourney for third time in four years To Farmington, all that being down to the last strike means is the Tigers aren’t dead yet. “Whenever we’ve been down, or losing and feeling a lot of pressure, I think that’s when we’ve notched up our game,” senior captain Tanner Renzy said. “We get a lot more gritty when the pressure’s on.” ...
Lightning baseball hasn't run out of time
Six-game winning streak propels Eastview to state tournament During Eastview’s postgame huddle, one of the biggest cheers was reserved for coach Pat Strey’s announcement that there would be no practice the next day. If anybody deserved a day off, it was the Lightning. After five games in four days, and six games of backs-to-the-wall baseball overall, they were ready for a break. But it wouldn’t be for long, as Eastview...
Tennis: Lakeville North singles player wins consolation medal
Eagan 1-2 in team tournament Lakeville North senior Anthony Scheglowski traveled a difficult path to a state consolation championship. Before even reaching the Class AA boys tennis tournament, he had to face the state’s top-ranked player – unbeaten Rochester Mayo sophomore Tej Bhagra – in the finals of the Section 1AA tournament. Bhagra won, but Scheglowski’s second-place finish got him back to the state tournament for the third consecutive year. ...
Irish take third at state softball tourney
Rosemount adds more accomplishments to run of success Once the COVID pandemic eased to the point where high school sports could resume, Rosemount’s softball players had their spikes ready to hit the field running. Few teams if any in Minnesota have had a run like Rosemount the last four seasons, including: • A 94-10 overall...
One final thing for Eagles’ Smith to accomplish
Senior is top seed in 400 meters in Class 3A track meet He’s been a trailblazer at Apple Valley and a record-breaker in Minnesota, but there is one more thing for Dwyne Smith Jr. to accomplish before he’s done with high school track and field. Become a state champion. This week, the Eagles senior competes...
Track: Moving on to the state meet
Following is a list of track and field athletes from the Sun Thisweek and Dakota County Tribune coverage area who have qualified for the Class 3A state meet through the Section 1 and Section 3 meets: Class 3A, Section 1 Boys team scores Owatonna 223, Rochester Mayo 149, Lakeville South 133, Lakeville North 118.5, Farmington...
Baseball: Eagan, Eastview catch fire in playoffs
District 196 rivals meet in Section 3 final Two baseball teams that struggled during the regular season capitalized on the second chance that the playoffs offer to reach the Class 4A, Section 3 finals. Eagan or Eastview play at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Alimagnet Park in Burnsville to represent the section in next week’s state tournament. Eagan was undefeated in the double-elimination tournament and needed one victory to advance, while...
Section 3 golf: The Rosemount boys have arrived
Irish qualify for their first state team tourney Rosemount already looked like a team of the future but now it appears the Irish are a team of the present, too. Their all-underclassmen lineup cruised to the Class 3A, Section 3 championship last week. They had the lowest round each day of the 36-hole tournament and won by 17 strokes. Eagan was second, 14 strokes ahead of St. Thomas Academy and...
Section 1 golf: Farmington girls place 2nd
South’s Ordal will return to state tourney Northfield had the best team score by 24 strokes in the final round of the Class 3A, Section 1 girls golf tournament, more than enough to give the Raiders the championship. Farmington, which was tied with Northfield after the first round of the tourney, didn’t get the team championship or automatic state berth, but the Tigers did get something unprecedented for their program....
Irish hoping to play free and easy at state softball
Players say there’s less pressure going into this year’s tourney Shakespeare buffs out there are familiar with the phrase, “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.” Rosemount’s softball players don’t think it applies to them. True, the Irish are defending Class 4A champions – and will try for a third state title in four years this week – but captains Ari Princl and Cece Hanson said the pressure that...
Track: Rosemount boys, South girls get it done in SSC finals
Irish’s victory is fourth in a row For evidence there’s more than one way to win a track and field meet, look no further than last week’s South Suburban Conference championships. Rosemount won its fourth consecutive conference boys championship in dominating fashion, finishing more than 50 points ahead of runner-up Shakopee and winning nine of the 18 events. ...
Eastview, Rosemount teams rise to top in SSC golf
Irish boys title is school’s first in 33 years The South Suburban Conference regular-season golf schedule concluded with one familiar team champion and one that hasn’t been able to put its name on a conference trophy in decades. Eastview clinched its fourth consecutive SSC girls championship by taking first in the final conference tournament May 23 at The Wilds in Prior Lake. Rosemount won four of the five South Suburban...
Extra-inning victory sends Irish softball to section final
Farmington stays alive in playoffs You would think people don’t need to be reminded that Rosemount has a strong softball program. But after a combined 71-5 record from 2021 through 2023 and two state championships in those three seasons, coach Tiffany Rose sensed that some expected the Irish to take a step back. After all, some of the key players from that stretch had moved on to play at Division...
Notebook: Ty McDevitt named to lead U of M baseball
Ty McDevitt, an Apple Valley native and Eastview High School alumnus, last week was named University of Minnesota head baseball coach. McDevitt, who has been associated with Gophers baseball since arriving on campus in 2011 as a student, had been the program’s pitching coach since 2019. For two years before that, he was a volunteer assistant coach. He pitched for the Gophers from 2012 to 2016, working out of the bullpen. ...
Hawks keep cool heads when the action heats up
Dakota United wins fourth consecutive PI softball championship A team doesn’t get where Dakota United is without understanding the game’s fundamentals and keeping their poise in chaotic moments. There was plenty of tension in the seventh inning as the Hawks tried to hold on to a lead in the state adapted softball PI (Physical Impairments) Division championship game. They tagged out two Robbinsdale/Hopkins/Mound Westonka runners on the bases to preserve...
Hawks take CI championship in bottom of the 7th
Blazing Cats come up just short in drive for 4th consecutive softball title Kyle Jacobson watched a teammate get thrown out at home plate in the seventh inning, and it brought up some unpleasant memories for the Dakota United senior. A similar play was decisive when Burnsville/Farmington/Lakeville defeated the Hawks in the 2023 state adapted softball CI (Cognitive Impairments) Division championship game. Now, a year later against the same opponent,...
Eastview honors its athletic achievers
Ceremony plays beat the clock with Timberwolves’ Game 7 After suddenly learning they were up against the clock, Eastview High School staff honored its 2023-24 class of senior student-athletes on Sunday evening. The Senior Athletic Recognition Ceremony had long been on the calendar and preparations were almost complete when school administrators learned the seventh game of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ series against Denver would be played Sunday night. The school’s ceremony...
Three in a row for Wildcat tennis
Eagan boys win Class 3AA tourney, sweeping every match Are Eagan’s players happy about reaching the state boys tennis tournament for the third consecutive year? Of course. Who wouldn’t be? Are they satisfied they made it again? That is so...
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