Choose your location
Sun ThisWeek
First objective for Panther girls: Win and advance
Getting past first round at state is major point of emphasis Lakeville North is playing in the state girls basketball tournament for the 12th time in 15 years, but the Panthers have had too many early exits for their liking. The last time North won a Class 4A quarterfinal was 2018, when they edged Maple Grove 68-66. The Panthers lost in the semifinals to an Eastview team that went on...
Section 3 hoops: Wildcats, Lightning meet again
Eastview, with 6-22 record, returns to section final Is it even possible for a No. 1 section seed to be an underdog at home against a 6-22 team? Eagan boys basketball coach Kevin McKenzie, whose team is the aforementioned No. 1 seed, knows that idea is a tough sell. But he’s going with it anyway. “We tend to play better when we have an underdog mentality,” he said. ...
Section 1 boys hoops final is a heavyweight battle
North, Farmington take top-10 rankings into title game Two South Suburban Conference heavyweights – and two teams ranked in the state’s top 10 – will play for the Class 4A, Section 1 boys basketball championship Friday night. Lakeville North and Farmington, the top two seeds in the section, meet in the Section 1 final at 6 p.m. at Mayo Civic Arena in Rochester in a matchup of teams with vastly...
Rosemount girls have a home-court celebration
Irish qualify for state basketball for third time in four years The route to the Class 4A, Section 3 girls basketball championship has gone through Rosemount for five years, and the Irish have seen just about every possible outcome. They’ve won a couple and lost a couple in the section finals on their home court. They even claimed a section title without having to play when Lakeville North had to...
SSC swimmers, divers among state meet's top performers
Irish’s Gerten breaks meet record in diving Athletes starred and records fell at the state Class AA boys swimming and diving meet, where competitors from the South Suburban and Lake conferences frequently marched to the awards podium to receive medals. Teams from the two power conferences took the top six spots in the team competition that concluded March 2 at the University of Minnesota. Edina regained the Class AA championship...
Local athletes collect medals at state girls wrestling
Gonzales, Alagbo, Myers are two-time champions Seconds after pinning her opponent to win the state championship, Gloriann Vigniavo knelt on the mat and put her head in her hands, as if trying to process what she had just done. She appeared to be in shock, and with good reason. “I was in shock,” said Vigniavo,...
Farmington’s Parrow adds to list of wrestling achievements
Sophomore closes 50-1 season with 139-pound state title Davis Parrow might be a sophomore in high school, but the body of work in wrestling is already there. Just last year he went on a run that included championships in freestyle and Greco-Roman at the Minnesota/USA Wrestling state tournament, followed by third-place medals in Greco-Roman and folkstyle at nationals. ...
Lakeville wrestlers earn state tournament medals
Bokman, Menard place in top six in Class 3A Two Lakeville wrestlers medaled in the state Class 3A individual tournament last week at Xcel Energy Center. Bo Bokman, a junior from Lakeville South, placed fourth in the Class 3A 172-pound bracket. Lakeville North senior Antonio Menard finished sixth at 215. They were among five wrestlers from Lakeville (three North, two South) to compete in the state tournament at Xcel Energy...
Wildcats’ St. Germain 2nd at state wrestling
Junior reaches championship match at 107 pounds Eagan junior Dylan St. Germain fell just short of becoming the second Eagan High School wrestler in history to win a state championship, but he did earn a state medal for the second consecutive year. St. Germain, one of four Wildcats to reach the March 1-2 Class 3A tournament at Xcel Energy Center, advanced to the finals at 107 pounds against Liam Collins...
Girls basketball: Two all-SSC section finals set
Rosemount, Eastview meet Thursday; North, South have a rematch Friday Rosemount and Eastview, which already have clinched 20-victory seasons, will face each other this week for a place in the state girls basketball tournament. The teams will play for the Class 4A, Section 3 championship at 7 p.m. Thursday at Rosemount High School, with the winner advancing to the state quarterfinals Wednesday, March 13, at Williams Arena. ...
Notebook: North wins the race in SSC boys hoops
Lakeville North won the South Suburban Conference boys basketball championship on the final day of the regular season by taking care of its business and getting some help from a rival. North’s part of the equation was a 52-45 victory at Apple Valley on March 1 that completed its regular season at 16-2 in the SSC and 21-5 overall. Farmington’s 72-71 overtime victory at Shakopee the same night knocked the Sabers one game behind North, which finished first in the league for the second consecutive...
Century/JM shatters South’s section streak
Cougar boys can’t make it six in a row A three-goal flurry by Rochester Century/John Marshall in the second period went a long way toward ending Lakeville South’s five-year reign as Section 1AA boys hockey champion. An even longer streak came to an end the same night. It had been 15 years since a Rochester school won the section, but Century/JM’s 4-1 victory Feb. 28 sends the Panthers to the...
Wrestling: Apple Valley makes state-record 39th appearance in team tourney
Eagles' Booth takes 2nd at 189 pounds Losses to Shakopee and Willmar at the state tournament Feb. 29 ended Apple Valley’s run as a team in the state Class 3A wrestling tournament. Apple Valley, ranked 10th in Class 3A by theguillotine.com, competed in the state team tournament for the third year in a row. The Eagles were in the event for the 39th time overall – a state record, as...
Wrestling: Apple Valley makes state-record 39th appearance in team tourney
Eagles' Booth takes 2nd at 189 pounds Losses to Shakopee and Willmar at the state tournament Feb. 29 ended Apple Valley’s run as a team in the state Class 3A wrestling tournament. Apple Valley, ranked 10th in Class 3A by theguillotine.com, competed in the state team tournament for the third year in a row. The Eagles were in the event for the 39th time overall – a state record, as...
Rosemount diver succeeds by minding his business
Two-time Class AA champion will concentrate on process, not scores, at state meet The first Minnesota state high school boys swimming and diving meet was held exactly 100 years ago. This week Rosemount junior Lucas Gerten has a chance to do something that hasn’t been seen since “S. Larson” of Eveleth put his name in the record book as the inaugural diving champion. Gerten, the two-time defending Class AA champion,...
Swimming: Cougars pick up momentum going into state
South boys win Section 1AA championship Lakeville South continued its magical run in 2023-24 by winning the Section 1AA boys swimming and diving championship in the Cougars’ home pool. Despite seed points that had them finishing as runner-up to Rochester Century, the Cougars won the title at Blanchard Aquatic Center on Feb. 23 with 443 points over the runner-up Century Panthers’ 408. ...
Section 3AA swimming: Wildcats repeat themselves
Team champion Eagan has state qualifiers in eight events Eagan was the team to beat at the Section 3AA boys swimming and diving meet – and nobody did. The Wildcats qualified athletes for the state meet in eight events, including all three relays, while winning the section team championship Feb. 23 at Two River High School. Apple Valley and Rosemount also qualified athletes for state through Section 3AA. ...
Wrestling: No walk in the park for Tigers’ Han-Lindemyer
Returning state champ gets past AV’s Booth in section final; both advance to state There were several rousing battles in the finals of the Class 3A, Section 2 wrestling tournament, at least one of which could be repeated at the state meet this week. Farmington senior Cole Han-Lindemyer is 24-0 and a returning state champion, but his path to the Section 2 championship was no cakewalk. Han-Lindemyer, ranked first in...
Hockey playoffs: Lightning, Irish lose heartbreakers
Lakeville South continues bid for 6th straight Section 1AA title The two South Suburban Conference teams remaining in the Section 3AA boys hockey playoffs saw their seasons end by the same score Monday night. Cretin-Derham Hall’s Marcus Matyas scored at 5 minutes, 50 seconds of overtime as the Raiders defeated Eastview 3-2 in a Section 3AA semifinal Monday night at Braemar Arena in Edina. CDH, the defending section champion, never...
Sun ThisWeek
786+
Posts
693K+
Views
Sun ThisWeek and Dakota County Tribune serve the Apple Valley, Burnsville, Farmington, Eagan, Lakeville & Rosemount communities. Published Fridays by APG of East Central Minnesota since 1884. 24/7 local coverage found online at www.sunthisweek.com
Welcome to NewsBreak, an open platform where diverse perspectives converge. Most of our content comes from established publications and journalists, as well as from our extensive network of tens of thousands of creators who contribute to our platform. We empower individuals to share insightful viewpoints through short posts and comments. It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency: our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. We strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation. Join us in shaping the news narrative together.