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Slight delay for softball playoffs
SSC co-champs Rosemount, Farmington are No. 1 seeds Rosemount continued its journey toward what the Irish hope will be a third state softball championship in four years when they defeated Burnsville 7-1 in a first-round Section 3 playoff game Wednesday afternoon. First-round games were postponed from Tuesday to Wednesday because of heavy rain Tuesday afternoon. Rosemount, which tied Farmington for the South Suburban Conference championship, is 18-3 after its first-round...
Lakeville South girls 2nd at True Team track finals
Rosemount fifth in Class 3A boys meet Lakeville South’s second-place finish at the state Class 3A girls True Team track and field meet not only was the Cougars’ best in eight years, it exceeded coach Andrew Hilliard’s expectations. Hilliard let the athletes know what those expectations were, and that might have inspired them at the True Team finals May 17 at Stillwater High School. ...
An ‘emerging activity’ now, but a varsity sport next year
All 10 South Suburban Conference schools have boys volleyball teams High school boys volleyball is racing at full speed in its transition from “emerging activity” to full-fledged varsity sport. The movement, which started in 2018 with 22 schools, now has more than 80 schools on board, many of them from the metro area. More schools will likely sign on by the 2024-25 school year, when boys volleyball becomes a fully...
Adapted softball: Hawks, Blazing Cats go for four in a row
State tournament starts Friday at Chanhassen High Two streaks are on the line at this weekend’s state adapted softball tournament. Dakota United, a co-op program that includes Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Eastview, Lakeville North, Lakeville South and Rosemount high schools, has won the last three state championships in the PI Division and hasn’t lost a state tournament game since 2018 (the tournament was not held in 2020 and 2021 because...
Baseball roundup: Blaze rally to win against Rosemount, AV
Farmington clinches share of SSC title A May 9 South Suburban Conference baseball game between Rosemount and Burnsville was action-packed, with Burnsville coming from behind to win 9-4. The game at Alimagnet Park was tied 4-4 until senior Adam Krueger delivered a sharp single up the third-base line, scoring two runs and giving the Blaze their first lead. ...
Panthers run table in SSC tennis again
Section team tournaments happening this week Lakeville North went undefeated against South Suburban Conference boys tennis opponents for the second consecutive year, and the Panthers were rewarded with their second straight SSC championship. In 2023 North blitzed through the conference schedule, dropping only one point in nine matches. The Panthers’ SSC rivals made it tougher on them this time through. Their closest match was April 25 against Eagan, where the...
Notebook: Coaches ask to move softball finals to U of M
The Minnesota State High School League last year went along with a request from softball coaches to extend the state tournament to three days. The first edition of the expanded tournament will be next month at Caswell Park in North Mankato. A new request might require a little more persuasion. The Minnesota Fastpitch Coaches Association is asking to move the state softball championship games from North Mankato to Jane Sage Cowles Stadium at the University of Minnesota. Farmington coach Paul Harrington and Rosemount coach Tiffany...
True Team track: South and Eagan girls get through
Rosemount boys earn 16th finals bid The Lakeville South and Eagan girls teams automatically qualified for the state True Team track and field finals after winning section meets Tuesday. Also advancing is the Rosemount boys team, which will pursue its fifth Class 3A championship. State True Team Class 3A finals are Friday, May 17, at Stillwater High School. All boys and girls section team champions advance, with four wild-card teams...
South girls lacrosse building toward another title run
Cougars drub defending state champion BSM 15-5 “Don’t get ahead of yourselves” is an admonishment teams frequently hear if they’re winning early in the season. Lakeville South’s girls lacrosse players are no exception. Senior midfielder Sivanna O’Brien said the Cougars have gotten the message. “We’ve tried to keep ourselves in check,” O’Brien said after the...
SSC baseball: Tigers rally, remain unbeaten
Farmington holds 2 1/2-game lead after defeating Apple Valley On the same day they celebrated the 1,000th varsity game for Apple Valley baseball, the Eagles would have liked nothing better than to hand Farmington its first loss of 2023. That’s not how it worked out, though. Down two runs after four innings, Farmington came back to win 4-2 and remain undefeated at 12-0. Through Monday’s games, the Tigers and Wayzata...
Tigers take over SSC softball lead
Oistad’s big hit sparks Farmington in victory at Rosemount There’s a new leader in South Suburban Conference softball, but the race is far from over. Farmington’s 5-1 victory over Rosemount on May 3 pushed the Tigers into first place after they and the Irish spent a couple of weeks tied for the lead. On Wednesday morning, Farmington was 11-1 in the conference (and overall) with five league games remaining. Rosemount...
Notebook: Gable Steveson’s future uncertain after WWE release
For those wondering when Gable Steveson might appear in another WrestleMania, the answer is not soon and perhaps not ever. Several websites that cover professional wrestling reported last weekend that Steveson, the Apple Valley High School state champion and 2021 Olympic gold medalist, was among a dozen performers released by World Wrestling Entertainment. Although WWE hasn’t officially confirmed Steveson’s release, he no longer appears on the company’s talent roster. Steveson...
Rain falls – and so does a state record
Apple Valley’s Dwyne Smith Jr. runs historic 400 at Hamline Elite Meet Most of the state high school all-time track and field records have something significant in common: good weather. Warm temperatures and little wind usually translate to peak performances that threaten records. Apple Valley senior Dwyne Smith Jr. didn’t have that going for him when he toed the starting line for the boys 400 meters at the Hamline Elite...
Mega Meet team trophies remain with the Panthers
Lakeville North girls win eight events Lakeville North’s track and field teams ran it back at their annual Mega Meet, winning the boys and girls team championships for the second consecutive year. The Panther girls won their team championship decisively, finishing 92 points ahead of second-place Belle Plaine in the invitational April 27 at the Lakeville North High School stadium. North’s boys held off a push from three other competitors,...
South’s Ringeisen named Class AA Coach of the Year
Cougar boys swim team won section championship, finished top-five at state Lakeville South head coach Rick Ringeisen was named boys Class AA Coach of the Year at the Minnesota All-State Swimming and Diving Banquet on April 26, putting a exclamation on arguably South’s best season since North and South separated in 2005. Ringeisen, in sharing the credit, praised this year’s Lakeville South swimmers and divers as one of the best...
Tigers win second SSC girls golf tourney of season
South’s Ordal, AV’s Johnson co-medalists at Fountain Valley Farmington won on home soil Tuesday, taking the team championship in a South Suburban Conference girls golf tournament. The Tigers finished six strokes ahead of Eastview at Fountain Valley Golf Club in Farmington. It was the second of four conference tournaments, with Eastview winning the first April 24 at Crystal Lake in Lakeville. ...
SSC roundup: Irish, Tigers tied for SSC softball lead
Farmington baseball team remains undefeated There could be a solo leader in South Suburban Conference softball by the end of the week. Rosemount and Farmington have been tied for first place since April 17, with both 9-1 going into their games Wednesday (which were played after this edition went to press). If they remain tied after Wednesday, they’ll break it when they meet at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Rosemount High...
Notebook: Vikings sign former AVHS lineman
Spencer Rolland’s football journey brings him back to his home state after he signed a free-agent contract with the Minnesota Vikings on April 27. Rolland, an offensive lineman and Apple Valley High School graduate, played two seasons at Harvard University and two at North Carolina. He was not selected in the 2024 NFL Draft but was one of 17 undrafted free agents signed by the Vikings shortly after the draft ended. The team is expected to hold a rookie camp for draft picks and undrafted...
Wildcats’ lacrosse rally topples the champs
Eagan moves into top 10 in boys rankings When Eagan fell five goals behind in the fourth quarter against defending state boys lacrosse champion Lakeville North, it was not time for the Wildcats to panic – or even call timeout, for that matter. Instead of rattling cages, juggling the lineup or changing up strategy, Eagan coach Tony Mattia just let his team keep playing. It worked, as Eagan scored seven...
South girls, Eagan boys shine at Wildcat Invitational track
AV’s Smith, Barnslater win two events each The Lakeville South girls and Eagan boys pushed through some unexpected bad weather to win team championships at the Eagan Wildcat Invitational track and field meet Tuesday. Lakeville South outdistanced South Suburban Conference rival Eagan by 34 points in the girls meet, while Eagan’s boys finished 39 points ahead of Woodbury. Apple Valley was third in the boys meet and fourth in the...
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