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Girls basketball: South exploring uncharted territory
Cougars start 7-0, pursue first winning season since 2015-16 It’s early in the girls basketball season, but Lakeville South coach Angie Iverson-Ohnstad might have a team that’s the best of both worlds – talented enough to be 7-0 and aware enough to know there’s a lot of work yet to do. This is the first time in Iverson-Ohnstad’s 12-year tenure with the Cougars that they have started 7-0, and “it’s...
Panthers streak to top of SSC girls hockey standings
Lakeville North wins 9 in a row Lakeville North traveled to northwest Minnesota to start the girls hockey season. The Panthers returned with a couple of losses but a clearer idea of how they needed to play to have success. “The teams up north play a very fast game,” Panthers coach Buck Kochevar said. “You need to be able to move the puck and make quick decisions. Our game against...
SSC swimming: Lakeville teams 1st, 2nd at Mankato Relays
Rosemount's Gerten shatters diving records In a section preview, both Lakeville boys swimming and diving teams faced off against Rochester Century at the Mankato Relays on December 17. The difference between the three teams came down to four points, hinting at a dogfight in Section 1AA at the end of the season. A second-place finish in the 400-yard freestyle relay was enough for Lakeville South to hold off Lakeville North...
Cougar skaters prevail in early season showdown
South boys win their fifth in a row against North Lakeville South looked poised and efficient on the penalty kill Tuesday night, but then the Cougars had a lot of practice. The Cougars dodged trouble while skating shorthanded – including a two-man disadvantage in the second period – and Tate Pritchard scored three goals as they defeated Lakeville North 4-2 in a South Suburban Conference boys hockey game at Ames...
Eagle wrestlers show they’re ready to work
Apple Valley wins two matches at SSC meet in Farmington Some of the best high school wrestlers in a state known for wrestling quality were on display last week in a South Suburban Conference double-dual at Farmington High School. There was Farmington junior Cole Han-Lindemyer, a two-time state high school runner-up and 2022 world Under-17 tournament qualifier. He won both of his matches in the Dec. 8 double-dual, both by...
No. 2-ranked Panthers embracing the grind
Boys basketball team faces defending champ Park Center on Saturday The top high school basketball teams in Minnesota typically aren’t interested in scheduling overmatched non-conference opponents to pad their records. One of the reasons should be obvious: Every team makes the section playoffs, so there’s no need to inflate the record with some blowout victories just to qualify for the postseason. ...
Playing strong teams is growth opportunity for Eastview
Lightning boys defeat Wayzata at Tip Off Classic Two days after a varsity debut he’d just as soon forget, Eastview forward Jonathan Mekonnen had a performance he probably always will remember. He scored 21 points as the Lightning defeated Wazyata 81-75 in one of the featured boys basketball games at the Breakdown Tip Off Classic on Dec. 10 at Hopkins High School. Wayzata was fourth and Eastview sixth in the...
Boys basketball: SSC is deep, talented, competitive
North, South, Eastview among the top-ranked teams in Class 4A There’s abundant talent in South Suburban Conference boys basketball, and not just on the teams whose highlights regularly air on TV. Last week’s Minnesota Basketball News Class 4A rankings had six SSC teams in the top 20 including Lakeville North, Lakeville South and Eastview, all of which were in the top six. The rankings will be in flux all season,...
Swimming: South overtakes North in SSC opener
Wildcats, Irish win their first meets of new season Opening night lived up to the hype at the Blanchard Aquatic Center. The Dec. 9 boys swimming meet between Lakeville North and Lakeville South kept the fans’ interest to the end of South’s 99-85 victory. The Panthers exploded with a strong first half. Sophomore Jonah Hoffman was on fire, clipping South’s Grady Evenson in the 200-yard freestyle with a time of...
Boys hockey: Can Cougars remain kings of SSC?
Apple Valley/Burnsville starts first season as co-op For teams looking to dethrone Lakeville South as South Suburban Conference boys hockey champion, the Cougars’ response is: Go ahead and try. South returns a number of players that contributed to the Cougars going 17-1 in the league last season. They started the 2022-23 season as the top South Suburban team in the Let’s Play Hockey Class AA rankings at seventh. ...
Girls basketball: Battle shaping up in SSC
North, Rosemount ranked 7th, 11th, in Class 4A If state rankings are a true indicator – and sometimes they are – it could be a wild battle for the South Suburban Conference basketball championship over the next two-plus months. The league supplied three of the eight teams in the 2022 Class 4A state tournament, with Rosemount defeating Shakopee in the consolation final. Shakopee won the conference title by one game...
Notebook: High school football all-star game is Saturday
The Prep Bowl was last weekend, but there’s still one high school football game to be played in 2022. That’s the Minnesota High School Football All-Star Game, which will be 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at U.S. Bank Stadium. Nine players from South Suburban Conference teams are scheduled to participate. The game will be a North vs. South format, with the metro area divided in half. Players from South Suburban...
Turnovers halt Irish’s drive to championship
Maple Grove cashes in on its chances in Prep Bowl victory Losing in the state championship game is tough to take, but for Rosemount it doesn’t have to be the end of the world. For evidence, the Irish need to look no further than their opponent in last week’s Prep Bowl. One year ago, Maple Grove players and coaches were in the interview room at U.S. Bank Stadium trying to...
Rosemount’s 1981 football champs braved tough conditions
Irish were dominant in state playoffs This weekend, 14 Minnesota high school football teams including Rosemount will be treated to bright lights, TV coverage and pristine field conditions during the Prep Bowl at U.S. Bank Stadium. None of those perks were present in 1981 when Rosemount defeated Moorhead 40-14 for the championship in the state’s large-school class, called Class AA at the time. It was the last year the finals...
Girls hockey preview: New stars and a new team
Lakeville South defends SSC championship Some of the top players in South Suburban Conference girls hockey last season were seniors, which means it’s time for new standouts to step up. Lakeville South graduated one of the state’s top lines; the Cougars will rely on last year’s supporting cast to become the headliners as they defend their league championship. Lakeville North looks ready to make a run as high-scoring forward Gracie...
Phoenix rising: Girls hockey co-op takes the ice
Burnsville is host of six-school program A chemistry experiment is taking place in local high school girls hockey that also might provide a glimpse into the sport’s future. The key question: Can a team with athletes from six schools, some of which are an hour’s drive from others in the program, form a cohesive unit? ...
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