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State girls basketball: North, Eagan lose quarterfinal games
Stillwater scores winning basket in final seconds against Panthers Lakeville North and Stillwater played the only state Class 4A girls basketball tournament quarterfinal decided by fewer than 20 points, and the Panthers and Ponies delivered a thriller. North trailed most of the game and was down by as many as 14 points in the second half before rallying to tie the score with 28 seconds remaining. However, a layup by...
Panthers, Cougars to collide in Section 1 hoops final
Title game is Friday at Mayo Civic Arena Defense – and in particular, who plays it better – could determine the winner in Friday’s Lakeville North vs. Lakeville South battle for the Class 4A, Section 1 boys basketball championship. South Suburban Conference champion Lakeville North prioritized defense after losing in the semifinals of last year’s section tournament. It’s long been a staple at Lakeville South, where the Cougars had to...
Lightning, Wildcats prepare for section final showdown
Both teams survive semifinal nail-biters The playoff basketball axiom of “survive and advance” rang true for Eastview and Eagan as both made it through heart-stopping finishes in the Class 4A, Section 3 boys semifinals. The Lightning and Wildcats will play at 7 p.m. Thursday at Eastview High School and will play Thursday to determine which one will go to the state tournament. The winner will be one of two South...
Adapted floor hockey tourney is this weekend
Dakota United to defend PI Division championship There will be plenty of Dakota County representation at the state adapted floor hockey tournament this weekend. That’s not unusual. Dakota United, a co-op that includes Apple Valley, Eagan, Eastview and Rosemount high schools, is defending champion in the PI Division. Dakota United and Burnsville/Farmington/Lakeville have entries in the CI Division. Both divisions begin the state tournament Friday night at Bloomington Jefferson High...
Losses to Andover, Hill-Murray end Cougars’ season
Kortan scores twice in state hockey tourney Lakeville South played the first period and a half according to plan. Andover, however, has the ability to disrupt the best-laid plans in a hurry. A three-goal Andover burst in barely five minutes of the second period turned a one-goal South lead into a two-goal deficit, putting the Cougars into scramble mode for the rest of their state Class AA boys hockey quarterfinal...
Wrestling: Tigers’ Han-Lindemyer wins all-SSC state championship match
Eastview’s Formaneck is state runner-up at 182 pounds Even as he reached the pinnacle of his high school wrestling career – so far, because he still has one season left – Cole Han-Lindemyer remained his own toughest critic. Moments after winning the Class 3A state championship at 182 pounds on Saturday at Xcel Energy Center, the Farmington junior said “I’m glad to be here with my amazing support system –...
Wanting to ‘go out with a bang,’ Hanson gets his wish
North senior completes undefeated season with 2nd state title The final numbers for Zach Hanson’s wrestling career include 194 victories, two state championships, two state runner-up finishes – and one takedown of his coach to add an exclamation point. After defeating Owatonna’s Cael Robb 13-3 in the Class 3A championship match at 152 pounds March 4 at Xcel Energy Center, the Lakeville North senior had his hand raised and congratulated...
Wrestling notebook: Eastview’s Enderlein takes 3rd at 106
Apple Valley places 6th in Class 3A team tourney Nolan Enderlein might have been a five- or six-year letter-winner for the Eastview wrestling team but for one problem: He wasn’t heavy enough. Despite not certifying for the 106-pound weight class until his freshman year, Enderlein fashioned an excellent career, closing with a third-place medal in the state Class 3A tournament Saturday at Xcel Energy Center. ...
Girls wrestling growth highlighted at state tourney
Lightning’s Myers, Eagles’ Alagbo are runners-up Expanding the girls high school state wrestling tournament does not mean it was watered down. It probably was the opposite – the state tournament grew in concert with an explosion of interest in the sport. According to the Minnesota State High School League, twice as many girls participated in wrestling in the recently completed 2022-23 season as in 2021-22, which was the first year...
Swimming: Lakeville athletes shine at state
Cougars, Panthers place among top 10 teams Lake Conference schools have won the last eight state Class AA boys swimming and diving championships, but the South Suburban Conference might be chipping away at their dominance. The SSC placed four teams in the top-10 at the state meet March 2-4 at the University of Minnesota. Prior Lake placed third in its best finish since 1984. Lakeville South was fifth, just one...
Irish’s Gerten is a back-to-back state champ
Rosemount sophomore repeats in Class AA diving Lucas Gerten took different paths to back-to-back state diving championships. In 2022 he wasn’t favored going into the state Class AA boys meet despite going undefeated in the regular season. He was fourth going into the finals but hit his final three dives to win by a point. ...
Top-seeded teams advance in boys basketball playoffs
North, Eastview win big in first round Playoff seedings sometimes are open to criticism from people who believe their ox was gored. But form held in the Section 1 and Section 3 boys basketball tournaments in Class 4A, where every higher-seeded team won in the quarterfinal round Tuesday night. Winners included South Suburban Conference champion and No. 2-ranked Lakeville North, which took care of Rochester John Marshall 81-39 in a...
Girls basketball: SSC teams battle each other for spots at state
Eagan, Lakeville South looking to qualify for first time Two South Suburban Conference girls basketball teams go into section championship games this week looking to make history. Eagan, which has never been to the state tournament, plays at Rosemount in the Class 4A, Section 3 final at 7 p.m. Thursday. On Friday, Lakeville South, also looking to reach state for the first time, faces Lakeville North in the Section 1...
Wrestling: Hanson will leave a legacy at Lakeville North
Senior takes 30-0 record into state tourney Win or lose this week – and there’s a pretty good chance it’ll be “win” – Zach Hanson has cemented himself as one of the best wrestlers in Lakeville history. That means a lot to Hanson, a Lakeville North senior who’s a returning state champion and is favored to win his weight class at the state Class 3A tournament this week. But it...
Gymnastics: SSC qualifiers show off skills at state
3 South athletes compete in all-around; Eagan's Eklund 4th on beam For Lakeville South’s gymnasts, there was no escaping the disappointment of not qualifying for the state meet as a team. Three Cougars concentrated on the next-best thing – having a blast at the state individual meet. “Once we make it here, it’s kind of to just have fun,” South junior Alexa Drew said after the Class AA individual competition...
Hockey: North, South boys line up for another section final
Lightning, Irish fall in semifinal round Lakeville South came out flying in its 6-0 victory over Rochester Century in the Section 1AA boys hockey semifinals Feb. 25, and it was no accident. The Cougars were intent on not repeating their start in their previous game. “I didn’t like our start at all in the Farmington...
Rosemount’s Gerten wrecks records in Section 3AA meet
Eagan regains boys swim and dive title Rosemount sophomore Lucas Gerten prepared for defending his state diving championship by shattering several records at the Section 3AA meet. He scored 529.80 points over 11 dives during the Feb. 25 section meet at Dakota Hills Middle School in Eagan (the diving competition was delayed two days because of last week’s snowstorm). Gerten, who is undefeated this season, broke his own school record,...
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