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Another E. Kvant hat trick gives Knights 4th win in last 5 games
The regular season is coming to a close and the St. Michael-Albertville girls’ soccer team is appearing ready to make a postseason run. After they beat Eden Prairie last Thursday, the Knights have won four of their last five games. They have played well most of the season and have won 10 of 14 games and on Sept. 26 beat Eden Prairie 3-1 at Saint Michael-Albertville High School. A big...
Getting Iggie with it, Kranz throws 2 TDs to Cooper in Homecoming loss to defending state champs
Osseo football had a tall task in front of them on Homecoming evening on Sept. 27 at Osseo Senior High School. The defending Class 6A football state champions were in town and they thought they had an easy win but the Orioles made the Cougars work for it. Centennial took a 14-0 lead in the first quarter but Osseo answered with a touchdown in the second and had the only score in the third quarter that pulled the orange and black within one score. ...
Hammer time, Deibele’s late TD pass to Emmerich steals victory from Rogers
There is always more juice in rivalry games and when a trophy is involved the stakes become even higher. Monticello and Rogers football play for a hammer trophy. The winning team takes the hammer back to their barn and adds a ring of red or blue colored tape around the handle. Monticello last beat Rogers 6-2 back in Sept. 2022 on a 15-yard touchdown run by Brock Holthaus late in the fourth quarter. After a one-year hiatus, the Hammer is back in Monticello after their...
St. Michael-Albertville sports round-up: Oct. 3
Playoffs closer than they appear After going 1-1-1 last week, the St. Michael-Albertville boys’ soccer team has a 5-6-3 record heading into the final week of the regular season. STMA beat Sartell 3-2 on Sept. 24, tied Eden Prairie 1-1 on Thursday, Sept. 26 and lost 2-1 to Robbinsdale Armstrong on Sept. 28. Seniors Joe...
Monticello sports round-up: Oct. 3
Mahoney wins Thunder Trail Classic The girls’ cross country team ran in the Thunder Trail Classic at the Elk River Girl Scout Camp on Thursday, Sept. 26. Junior Isabel Mahoney was the meet champ with a time of 18:50.3 as the Magic finished in second place to Chisago Lakes. Senior Kaela Skistad was seventh (22:12.7),...
Rundquist, Osseo boys cross country win home invite
It has been quite the stretch for the Osseo cross country program. A week after the boys’ team won the Roy Griak Gold Boys 5k, Osseo outpaced some familiar opponents when they won The Osseo Invitational on Sept. 26 at the Elk Creek Park Reserve. Osseo Senior High School senior Quinlan Rundquist was coming off a fourth-place individual finish at the Griak race and that finish only improved during the home invite. Quinlan Rundquist was the individual champ (16:37.9) and won by over 10 seconds. ...
Westonka's Pearson gets 1,000 career assists.
White Hawk junior Avery Pearson had a game to remember on Sept. 17 as she achieved her 1,000th career assist in a home game against Rockford. The White Hawks would win in straight sets 25-15, 25-21, and 25-13. There would be 10 aces, three by senior Mia Weaver, and two each by juniors Meaghan Kreiser and Bridget Budzius. The remaining aces were by juniors Ashtyn Cupp, Avery Pearson, and sophomore Evelyn Hendrycks. Junior Lizzy Huls would have an impressive serve receive rating of 3.0. Two...
Osseo sports round up: Oct. 3
Finishing strong The Osseo boys’ soccer team is ending the season in good form. They went 2-0-1 last week. Wins over Robbinsdale Armstrong and Champlin Park sandwiched a tie against Park Center. Osseo hosted Robbinsdale Armstrong on Sept. 24 and won 5-2. John Fallah scored two goals. Arthur Hernandez-Monzon, Douglas Wagner and Foster Killen also scored. ...
Paint the town red, Crimson football shuts out Bengals on Homecoming night
There isn’t a party like a Maple Grove party because a Maple Grove party doesn’t stop. On Sept. 23, the undefeated No. 2 Maple Grove football team hosted No. 8 Blaine for the Crimson’s Homecoming game. Crimson faithful packed the house and the fans made sure the Blaine football team knew where they were. A week after dismantling No. 7 Anoka 55-14, Maple Grove shut out the Bengals 35-0, improving to 5-0. ...
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...
Rockford football falls to Minnewaska
Rockford Rockets hosted Minnewaska Lakers on Friday night, Sept 27. Minnewaska got the ball first and went on a 11 play 66-yard drive and converted on fourth downs on the drive and finished the drive off from 9 yards out and hit the TE over the middle taking a 7-0 lead. After a Rockford punt, Minnewaska again drove the field but SS Mason Mooney dove and knocked down the pass on fourth down. After an interception, the Lakers found the end zone again taking a...
Blast from the Past sports: October 2024
50 YEARS AGO: OCTOBER, 1974 Monticello halfback Greg Davis was a one-man wrecking crew against Annandale. Davis ran for 134 yards and two touchdowns against his former teammates and led Monticello to a 21-6 Homecoming victory. The loss stopped a two-game losing streak for the football team. The game was played in a warm rain that didn’t seem to stop Davis. ...
How A Rockford Cyclist’s Compliment Made My Entire Day
A complete stranger gave me a really nice compliment when I least expected it, and he didn't know how much I needed it in that very moment. I've always been extremely critical of my entire being. Recently, I was stressing about an outfit I had to wear, and one stranger's comment turned my world upside down.
Becker’s scoop and score steals Homecoming night victory
They don’t ask how they ask how many. With a 14-7 win over Champlin Park on Homecoming night on Sept. 27, the St. Michael-Albertville football team is now 3-2. It wasn’t an easy win. The offense didn’t score a point but the defense and special teams took care of that end of the bargain. Senior Brock Cornell returned a blocked kick for a 16-yard touchdown in the first quarter that opened the scoring. After Champlin Park tied the game in the second quarter, senior Tanner...
Maple Grove sports round-up: Oct. 3
Conference champs once again The Maple Grove boys’ soccer team are the 2024 Northwest Suburban Conference champions. After wins against Rogers, Anoka and Elk River they clinched the conference title. They are 13-0-1 this season and 11-0-1 in conference play. On Sept. 24, goals from Everett Johnston and Ousman Touray sparked a 2-0 win at Rogers. Two days later, Johnston had a goal and an assist during a 2-1 win...
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