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Swimming: Irish 7th, Panthers 9th at True Team state
North’s Satterlee 2nd in 100 freestyle South Suburban Conference teams Rosemount and Lakeville North finished seventh and ninth in the state girls True Team swimming and diving championships Oct. 22. The championship went to a deep Minnetonka squad that scored 2,427.50 points to narrowly edge its Lake Conference rival, Wayzata, at the University of Minnesota. Rosemount had 1,137.50 points and Lakeville North scored 1,059. ...
Volleyball playoffs: Burnsville draws No. 1 section seed
Lakeville teams might play each other in semifinal round A South Suburban Conference team received a No. 1 seed in the section volleyball playoffs that begin this week, but it’s not the one you might have assumed. Traditional large-school powers such as Lakeville North and Eagan still are in the running to go to next month’s state tournament, but this year they are No. 2 seeds in their sections. The...
Eagan, North, Burnsville tennis players to compete at state
Wildcats’ Li has 29-0 record, No. 3 seed Players from Eagan, Lakeville North and Burnsville will compete in the Class AA girls individual tennis tournament beginning Thursday at the University of Minnesota Baseline Tennis Center. Qualifiers include Eagan ninth-grader Cassandra Li, who advanced to state for the second consecutive year. She faces Champlin Park senior Alex Repplier in a first-round match at 8 a.m. ...
Cougars keep things loose going into state soccer tournament
South overcomes early struggles to win third section title in four years If there’s one thing Lakeville South’s girls soccer players have learned, it’s that tension does not help them play better. When the Cougars started slowly, losing their first three games by a combined 11-2, captains Avery Heinz and Julie Bergan tried to keep the team’s mood light. They believed South’s fortunes eventually would turn, and they were right....
Local teams play in soccer quarterfinals this week
Rosemount girls seeded second in Class 3A Rosemount, making its third appearance in the state girls soccer tournament in four years, received the No. 2 seed in Class 3A and will play in the quarterfinal round Wednesday night. The Rosemount boys team and Lakeville South girls team are unseeded. Lakeville South’s girls, playing at state for the first time since 2019, play a quarterfinal game Tuesday night. Rosemount’s boys, going...
It’s Panthers by a whisker at SSC boys cross country
Top-ranked North comes in one point ahead of Rosemount Lakeville North has had Rosemount nipping at its heels for several weeks, but the Panthers continue to maintain their narrow lead. One of the most intriguing storylines at the Oct. 14 South Suburban Conference cross country championships was the anticipated duel between the North and Rosemount boys teams. Lakeville North went in ranked first in Class 3A with Rosemount third. They...
Snow, cold don’t deter South’s Vukovics
Sophomore wins SSC girls cross country race The season’s first measurable snow greeted runners at the South Suburban Conference cross country championships. If it bothered Claire Vukovics, it didn’t show. The snow had mostly melted although it still was chilly by the time the runners moved up to the starting line for the Oct. 14 girls varsity race at Eagan High School. Vukovics, a Lakeville South sophomore, took the lead...
Rosemount teams win Section 3 soccer championships
Irish girls outscore section opponents 16-1 For the second consecutive year, Rosemount soccer teams swept their way into the state tournament. One team’s victory was expected. The other’s perhaps should have been. The Rosemount girls, ranked second in Class 3A, overpowered the Section 3 tourney. They outscored three opponents 16-1, including Eagan 4-0 in the championship game Tuesday afternoon. ...
Swimming: Panthers earn spot in True Team state
North edges Rochester Century in Section 1AA In what could be a preview of next month’s Section 1AA meet, Lakeville North won a thriller over Rochester Century and Lakeville South to advance to the state True Team girls swimming and diving championships. North scored 1,016 points in the Oct. 15 Section 1AA True Team meet, where every competitor scores team points. Century was second with 992 and South third with...
Clutch plays turn the tide for Irish
Football team 7-0 after rallying past Prior Lake Rosemount already demonstrated it had the size and grit up front to deal with the state’s top Class 6A football teams. The next step was making big plays when it mattered. The Irish passed that test, too, coming up with several game-changing plays in a 27-17 victory over Prior Lake on Oct. 13 that kept them undefeated at 7-0. The victory clinched...
Patterson powers Cougars to victory over Shakopee
South football gearing up for another playoff run Ryder Patterson picked up some souvenirs after a three-touchdown performance last week, but the biggest prize for the Lakeville South senior was a victory that kept the Cougars on course for a high playoff seed. The defending Class 6A football champion Cougars improved to 5-2 with a 28-10 victory over Shakopee on Oct. 13. The priority now is getting ready for the...
Improved defense leads to better record for Eagan football
Wildcats shut down Burnsville in 13-3 victory Not long ago, Eagan’s problem was getting its defense off the field. Now it’s causing headaches for opponents when the Wildcats’ defense takes the field. Eagan’s defenders have turned ornery in the last few weeks. They haven’t allowed a touchdown in their last 13 quarters, going back to the fourth quarter of a 31-24 loss to East Ridge on Sept. 23. In the...
Cougars’ tennis program keeps building by changing things up
Commitment to improving doubles play pays off with another SSC title It helps to be flexible and open-minded in tennis, where strategy adjustments sometimes have to take place mid-match. For the Lakeville South girls team, being flexible and open-minded meant realizing what worked for the Cougars last year might not necessarily work as well this year. In 2021, a strong singles lineup powered South to a South Suburban Conference championship...
Wildcats pull a surprise on SSC boys soccer
Eagan wins league, aims for section championship Eagan’s players needed a minute to process what had just happened. Senior forward Melvin Kamara scored his second goal of the game late in the second half as the Wildcats defeated Lakeville South 2-1 on Oct. 8 in their final regular-season game. It gave the team a South Suburban Conference championship that few outside their program thought they would get. ...
Football Week 6: Rosemount offense takes flight
Eastview picks up its first victory in overtime After playing two low-scoring, run-oriented games against ranked opponents, Rosemount’s offense got a chance to stretch its legs. The Irish gained 324 yards and scored a season-high 49 points in a 49-0 victory over Farmington on Oct. 7, running their record to 6-0. Rosemount is one of three undefeated teams remaining in Class 6A (Maple Grove and Stillwater are the others). Rosemount’s...
Soccer playoffs: Most higher seeds advance
Section semifinal games are Thursday, Friday You would have to search long and hard to find an upset in the first round of the Section 1 and Section 3 soccer playoffs in Class 3A. Most boys and girls teams in those sections that won a quarterfinal game Tuesday were top-four seeds playing at home. The exceptions were the Lakeville South boys, who as the fifth seed in Section 1 topped...
Highly ranked teams to battle at SSC cross country
Conference championships are Friday at Eagan High Two of the top three teams in the Class 3A boys cross country rankings and three of the top five girls teams can be found in the same place Friday when the South Suburban Conference championships take place at Eagan High School. Eagan High is the traditional site of the conference meet. Varsity races now have moved to the late morning, with the...
South victory creates 3-way tie in SSC volleyball
Cougars, Panthers, Wildcats share the lead The possibility of a three-way tie for the South Suburban Conference volleyball championship exists after Lakeville South’s four-set victory over Lakeville North on Tuesday night. The Cougars’ 25-14, 19-25, 25-21, 25-21 victory leaves Lakeville South, Lakeville North and Eagan tied for the lead with 7-1 conference records. The championship will be decided Tuesday, Oct. 18, during the final round of conference play. Eagan is...
Swimming: Lakeville North suffers first SSC loss
Lakeville South tops Apple Valley What was a three-team tie for first place in South Suburban Conference swimming became a two-way tie last week. In its toughest test of the season, Lakeville North took an early lead but couldn’t keep it, losing to Shakopee 102.5-83.5 on Oct. 4. It was North’s first loss in six SSC dual meets. Shakopee also moved to 5-1. ...
South girls peaking for soccer playoffs
Cougars seeking 2nd section title in 3 years The last time Lakeville South won a girls section soccer championship, the Cougars didn’t get the traditional payoff. Two years ago, the state tournament wasn’t held because of COVID-19. The Cougars routed Owatonna 4-0 in the Section 1AA final on a chilly Saturday afternoon, collected their trophy, and went home because the season was over. ...
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