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Girls swimming and diving: Ponies prevail at Maroon and Gold Invite
MINNEAPOLIS — Finishing at least third or higher in all 12 events, Stillwater also flexed plenty of depth while cruising to a victory in the Gold Division of the Maroon and Gold Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 28 at the University of Minnesota’s Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. The third-ranked Ponies racked up 565 points to outdistance fifth-ranked Shakopee (404) and seventh-ranked Prior Lake (328) for the title. North Dakota teams Bismarck Legacy (268) and Bismarck Century (182) completed the top five in the 13-team field. ...
Rangers top Ponies for first time in sixteen years
The Forest Lake football team upended the Stillwater Ponies in an overtime thriller on Friday night, as the Rangers came away with a narrow, but important 27-21 homecoming win on Sept. 27. The Ponies entered the game ranked as the No. 6 team in the Class 6A state rankings according to the Minnesota Star Tribune, but Forest Lake orchestrated 413 total yards of offense to improve to 3-2 and ultimately defeat Stillwater for the first time since 2008. The defense came up big when it...
Minneapolis begins work replacing thousands of lead pipes
MINNEAPOLIS — There are roughly 100,000 lead pipes that bring water into Minnesota homes, according to the Minnesota Department of Health.Now, there is a statewide effort to replace every single one. On Thursday, contract workers replaced pipes, known as service lines, that bring water into the homes of Minneapolis' Midtown Phillips neighborhood. The reason: Those pipes are made of lead. "Some of them date back to the 1890s," said Senior Professional Engineer for Minneapolis Waterworks John Howes. The toxic metal is known to cause all sorts of serious health problems, like brain damage and even death. This year, the city...
Minnesota hoping to break losing streak in game against USC
Minnesota has had a frustrating and uneven start to this season, losing all three games against power conference teams in painful ways.For all the setbacks and struggles, the Gophers have been at their best while defending the pass — as in best-in-the-nation best. They're the only team in the FBS that has allowed less than 100 passing yards per game, which is precisely the type of trait a group would want going into a matchup with Southern California on Saturday night.The Trojans, who are ranked 11th in the latest Associated Press poll, have picked up with quarterback Miller Moss right...
Minnesota weather: September is the new August
It's Oct. 4 in the Twin Cities and the trees are still green, people are swimming in lakes and homeowners aren't quite ready to cover up their air conditioners. Why it matters: Minnesota and other Midwest states are often viewed as climate havens, Axios Des Moines' Linh Ta reports. But weather "whiplashes" like we've seen in the Twin Cities challenge that idea.
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