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Full-Body Wiggles For You: Today’s Pet of the Week!
Puppers with full-body wiggles are our weakness. Meet Wiggles: today's Pet of the Week from Tri-County Humane Society!. Wiggles is a neutered, 2-year-old medium mixed breed who loves to show guests his favorite blankie (see GIF below)! He's a big softie who loves affection and cuddles. He's taken treats very gently. It's unknown how he is around other animals or children. Wiggles lives up to his name by greeting you with full-body wiggles (a simple tail wag just isn't enough)!
Wolverines dominate at 7AA North tourney
VIRGINIA—The Rock Ridge girls’ tennis team had a near-perfect day on Tuesday at the Section 7AA North Individual Tennis Tournament. Wolverine players went a combined 11-1 on the day and sent two doubles teams and one singles player into next week’s 7AA final four to be held next week at the Rogers Tennis Club. In doubles, the overall top-seeded Wolverine duo of Mayme Scott and Alli Fink cruised through all...
Pirates soccer teams end regular season well
Both Park Center soccer teams ended their regular seasons last week with a win and a loss ahead of the 2024 section tournament. Boys Park Center opened last week with a 2-0 win over Coon Rapids on Sept. 30, extending their recent unbeaten run to five conference games. The goals came from Victory Ademodi and Christopher Quizhpi Gutierrez, the prior on a penalty kick and the latter from open play. ...
WeCAB, WeCAN re-integrate services
WeCAN (Western Communities Action Network) and WeCAB (Community Area Busing) have announced a strategic integration that will bring WeCAB back under the umbrella of WeCAN, effective Oct. 1. This move represents a significant step forward in the delivery of essential driving services to the Mound Westonka and Carver County communities, further enhancing the mission of both organizations to provide support and resources to those in need. Originally formed as a service offering of WeCAN, WeCAB was spun out as an independent organization in 2012 to...
Wayzata girls finish 4-1-1 in Lake soccer
Now that the Lake Conference girls soccer race is over the Wayzata Trojans can concentrate on the Section 6AAA Tournament. Wayzata finished Lake play 4-1-1 and trailed only the champion, Edina, which posted a 5-0-1 mark. The marks against the Trojans were a loss to Edina and a tie with Minnetonka. A 5-0 win over Hopkins in the Lake finale Oct. 2 at Hopkins High Stadium was a good warmup...
Meet the Candidates: Spring Park Mayor
A pair of candidates are vying for the Spring Park mayor's seat - Mark Chase and Michael E. Mason. Each candidate in contested races was asked the same set of questions by the Laker Pioneer, and candidates were asked to limit their responses to 100 words or less. Mason did not respond to the questionnaire. Unedited responses from Chase can be found below. Early voting in Minnesota opened on Sept....
Interception and nine tackles lands Kimball linebacker on St. Cloud Times top performers
SAINT CLOUD — It's the time of year when fall sports are at their peak. Teams are starting section play and athletes are in the best shape of the season. Several athletes in the area had great performances individually and for their teams last week. Read below for a list of the very best in the St. Cloud area from Sept. 29-Oct. 5. The weekly list includes athletes from Albany, Becker, Foley, Holdingford, Kimball, ROCORI, Royalton, Sartell-St. Stephen,...
Rebel girls soccer hits stride
Champlin Park girls soccer ended its 2024 regular season with two wins last week, improving to a 3-5-3 in conference, and 3-8-3 overall. The Rebels lost just one of their last five games. Champlin Park clinched their second conference win of the season on Sept. 30, beating Osseo 2-1 on the road with goals from Olivia Mehl and Tatum Pietsch to continue a strong end of the regular season run. Mehl has been Champlin Park’s best-attacking outlet thus far this season despite a highly-difficult early...
Hopkins football team faces Wayzata
With the high school football regular season coming to a close, Hopkins (3-3) and Wayzata (2-4) both hope to be trending upward this week. Their 7 p.m. meeting Thursday, Oct. 10, at Wayzata High Stadium has a big impact for seeding in the state Class 6A playoffs. A victory would guarantee Hopkins it’s first .500 regular season since 2020. A victory by the home team would give the Trojans a chance for a .500 regular season. ...
Royals pile up wins on the pitch
The Watertown-Mayer boys soccer team went 2-1 last week to move to 7-5-1 on the season. The Royals defeated Spectrum 6-2 and Hutchinson/Glencoe-Silver Lake 4-0 before a 3-1 loss to Cambridge-Isanti. Brayden Eggiman and Micah Schmidt both scored twice against Spectrum, while Roland Platzer and Payton Stanley also found the back of the net. Rowan Wetterlund had two assists, while Stanley and Lonne Gilbert each had one. Luke Jewison had five saves. ...
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