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Big game for Providence, Orono at 7 Friday
With only three weeks left in the regular season, high school football teams all over Minnesota are scrambling for playoff seeds. In Class 4A, two of the metro area’s best teams, Orono and Providence Academy have a 7 p.m. game Friday, Oct. 4, at Providence. Coach Colin Rooney’s Providence Lions are coming off their most impressive win of the season - a 31-0 shellacking of Delano - in a game...
Big Ten makes notable change after controversial Michigan-Minnesota ending
The Big Ten is making a notable change to its officiating protocols after the controversial ending to Saturday’s game between the Michigan Wolverines and Minnesota Golden Gophers. The conference said Monday it is implementing a “modified officiating mechanic” that will position both the Line Judge and the Head-Line Judge on the kicking team’s restraining line... The post Big Ten makes notable change after controversial Michigan-Minnesota ending appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
Vikings LB Andrew Van Ginkel helps provide winter coats for students in need
MINNEAPOLIS — Winter coats and hats sat on over a dozen tables in the multi-purpose room at Nellie Stone Johnson Elementary School in North Minneapolis on Tuesday. Class after class filed in, as students got to pick out a new winter coat of their own."They were so proud and excited to receive that. It's like a sense of safety knowing that I know have this and that they don't have to worry about that when the cold comes," said Kelly Wright, principal of Nelly Stone Johnson School.Wright says it's a sense of safety for her as well. A large number of...
Aces' quest to threepeat hits 2-0 hole vs Liberty while Sun and Lynx are split in WNBA playoffs
NEW YORK — The Las Vegas Aces and Connecticut Sun head home with two very different feelings after the opening two games of their playoff semifinals series. The Aces are trying to save their season against New York while the Sun hope to close out the Minnesota Lynx. Two-time defending champion Las Vegas trails New York 2-0 in the best-of-five series. The Sun split the first two games in Minnesota. ...
White Hawks head to Glencoe for invite
The Mound Westonka White Hawks traveled to Glencoe on Sept. 19 for the Caty Delwiche Invitational. The meet is held in honor of Caty, a cross country runner from Glencoe that was hit by a drunk driver as she was running near her college campus as a freshman in 2007. She had just come off a stellar high school career and the running community was shocked by this tragedy. Her parents and family hand out the awards at the meet and her spirit is still very much alive in Glencoe and in the entire running community as a whole. ...
Tough schedule tests Tonka girls volleyball
At the halfway point of the 2024 girls volleyball season, Minnetonka is still hopeful of reaching the annual goal of 20 wins. It will take some doing since the Skippers stood 6-8 through their first 14 matches. But head coach Karl Katzenberger is still optimistic. “We have played eight of the top 10 teams in the state so far,” he said after a quick win over Buffalo in a Lake...
Edina girls top Tonka for aquatics title
As usual, the Lake Conference girls aquatics title came down to a dual meet between Edina and Minnetonka. On Sept. 24, Edina took the title by winning 100-86. The meet went down to the last race of the day, the 400-yard freestyle relay. Edina took first place and added a third place to wrap up the victory. The meet began with an Edina victory in the 200-yard medley relay. Bobbi...
Wildcats gear up for Homecoming week
Community Drive will again be a gathering place for the community when Waconia High School hosts its 2024 Homecoming parade there Friday, Oct. 4. The parade, which resumed just a few years ago, is back now as an annual tradition and will culminate a full week of activities Sept. 30-Oct. 4 leading up to the Wildcat football game against Chaska. The parade is slated to start at 5 p.m. next Friday with participants and floats heading down Community Drive between the middle school and high school to the football field for other pre-game festivities followed by kickoff at 7 p.m. Other Wildcat fall sports teams also will be in action during Homecoming week, and each day next week features special dress-up days, also a traveling pep fest to all Waconia schools next Friday. Next Wednesday evening, Oct. 2, students can enjoy an outdoor movie showing of Top Gun Maverick at Wildcat Stadium.
Orono holds off Delano to remain undefeated
The Orono Spartan traveled to Delano on Friday, Sept. 20, to take on the Tigers. In true rivalry fashion, the records coming into the game did not seem to have an impact on the results on the field. Orono jumped out to an early 14-0 lead, and held on for a 21-14 victory in a hard fought battle. The game started with the Spartans receiving the opening kickoff, and they...
TCU boys soccer closes out regular season with victory over Waseca
After defeating a solid Mound Westonka team Saturday 2-1, the Tri-City United boys soccer team traveled to Waseca Tuesday night to close out the regular season. The Titans once again earned a 2-1 victory to close out the regular season scheduled with a win and the best record of any class A team in the Big South Conference. The team’s final regular season record is 10-4-2 (3-2-1 BSB), having earned second in the Big South Black division behind just the Class AA New Ulm Eagles, who finished their regular season with a record of 11-3-1. Postseason play is scheduled to begin Monday, Oct. 7, with higher seeds hosting through the first three rounds before the section championship is played in Austin. Opponents and times of matches remain TBD.
Best Minnesota College for Athletics Isn’t the School You’d Immediately Think
When you think of college athletics in Minnesota there's one in particular that you most likely thought of right away. Would you be surprised if I told you that they are not considered the top school in Minnesota for athletics?. They're part of the BIG 10, they have quite a...
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