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Runners, organizers celebrate return of Twin Cities Marathon
MINNEAPOLIS — On Sunday morning, 20,000 runners took on races at the Twin Cities Marathon. It'll be the first running of the marathon since 2022. Last year's race was canceled just hours before the starting gun because of unsafe heat conditions. "Last year, just having the cancelation was really a letdown for a lot of us," one runner said. "So feeling this course with this wind, the low temps, it just felt amazing." "This is ideal," Twin Cities in Motion President Dean Orton said. "Humidity levels are nice and low. We have sun, sometimes runners love to have a little cloud,...
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...
Orioles end home schedule on a high note
St. Louis Park wrapped up the home portion of the football schedule with a 24-21 win over Tartan on Friday. The Orioles (3-3) won consecutive games for the first time this season heading into a busy final stretch of the regular season with games at Cretin-Derham Hall and Chanhassen in six days, Oct. 10 and 16, respectively. After a 35-21 win at Jefferson on Sept. 27, Park returned home to...
Edina aquatics team remains undefeated
Edina High’s girls aquatics team went on the road Oct. 1 to Lifetime Fitness in Plymouth in hopes of extending an undefeated Lake Conference season. Wayzata, the host team at Lifetime, didn’t make it easy for the Hornets. The final score was 105-81 in Edina’s favor, but for only the second time this year, Lake champion Edina had no exhibition swims. “We gave the Hornets a run for their money,”...
Johnnie Football Moves Up in National Poll
The St. John's football team is ranked #3 this week in the d3football.com Division III college football poll. The Johnnies posted a 45-20 win over Augsburg on Homecoming Day at St. John's University Saturday. St. John's moves from #5 in last week's poll. UW...
Second shutout, third win as Richfield celebrates homecoming in style
A week after blanking St. Paul Johnson in their homecoming game 41-0, the Richfield (3-2) football team returned home to celebrate its Homecoming with a 21-0 win over Austin on Saturday at Spartan Stadium. In addition to celebrating with a community parade and halftime performance by a massive group of junior cheerleaders, the game served as a Tackle Cancer fundraiser for the Randy Shaver Cancer Research Foundation. Players and fans were dressed in pink, complete with matching wristbands, and players chose to wear pink gear...
Eagles knock off unbeaten Minnetonka in overtime thriller
A roar emanating from Aerie Stadium in Eden Prairie was loud enough to echo across the southwest metro, and be heard all the way to Minnetonka on Friday night. The sound reverberated as players, students, parents and fans rushed onto the field for a long-awaited celebration. The Eden Prairie Eagles had delivered an improbable 21-20 [...]
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