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Rockford football loses to Albany
Rockford Rockets headed to Albany Huskies on Oct. 4. Albany got the kickoff and ran to the Rockford 40 yard line. On fourth and 2, Rockford defense stood tall when DL Micah Linna with help from LB Patrick Binnebose hit the RB in the backfield for a loss. Rockford’s offense then had a fourth and 1 but the snap was fumbled. Albany then had it fourth and goal from the 4 CB Sean Asangwe had tight coverage and the QB couldn’t fit the pass in....
Orono wins 'War on the Shore' to move to 5-0
The Orono Spartans hosted Mound Westonka White Hawks on Friday, Sept. 27 on Homecoming Night. A packed Pesonen Stadium saw the Spartans play their most complete game of the year, as they cruised to a 40-8 victory. This victory marked the 31st consecutive victory for Orono, over Mound Westonka. The game opened with Mound Westonka receiving the opening kick. The Spartan defense came ready to play from the start and...
Knights drop double OT heartbreaker to Orioles
The St. Michael-Albertville football team hosted Osseo on Friday, Oct. 4. The game had big playoff implications with STMA battling for a first-round home game during the Section 5-6A Football Tournament. Osseo, who was coming off three straight losses, held their own against Centennial the week before and was hungry for a win. “We’ve been preaching so much lately to just stay out of our own way. You know we...
Westonka laces up for Charger Invite
The Mound Westonka cross country team traveled to Collinwood Park to compete in the Dassel-Cokato Charger Invite on Sept. 24. “Our racing results at the Charger Invite in Dassel-Cokato were very solid. I always feel that it takes our team until that Meet to be in ‘race shape’, as most of our training from June-mid September is focused much more on endurance than speed. That begins to change now,” shared Coach Humbert. ...
Crimson clinch 4th straight NWSC title with 4-1 win over Orioles
It’s lonely at the top. There was a lot at stake when Maple Grove hosted Osseo for the regular season finale of the boys’ soccer season. The Crimson needed a win to clinch a fourth straight Northwest Suburban Conference championship. At the end of 80 minutes, Maple Grove took down Osseo 4-1 and added another year to the conference championship banner. “I know we’ve had good groups but it’s so tough in our conference,” said Maple Grove Coach Justin Turner. “Playing in a 14-team conference…...
Maple Grove sports round-up
No. 2 Maple Grove crushes Cardinals Another dominant win has the Star Tribune’s No. 2 ranked Maple Grove football team 6-0 on the year. The Crimson ran for four scores on the road at Coon Rapids High School on Oct. 4 during a 56-14 win. Junior James Engle had 30 yards and two touchdowns. Junior...
St. Michael-Albertville sports round-up
Knights finish 2nd at home invite On Oct. 2, the St. Michael-Albertville cross country teams hosted their home invite at the St. Michael Rec Center The girls’ team finished as the runner-up to Wayzata as the middle schoolers led the way. Eighth-grader Sophie Miller (19:12.1) led the team with an eighth-place finish, seventh-grader Mackenzie Myran...
Rebels football comes short in Blaine battle
Champlin Park football battled Blaine to a 28-23 loss last week at home on Oct. 4 to adjust its record to 2-4 overall this season. Similar to the Rebels, Blaine has had positives and negatives to take away from the season so far. The Bengals won their first two games of the year against St. Michael-Albertville and Centennial, but have since lost to strong Anoka and Maple Grove teams with a win over Osseo in between. ...
Conference champs! Maple Grove girls’ soccer goes unbeaten in NWSC play
After a couple of seasons finishing in the middle of the pack, the Maple Grove girls’ soccer team capped a phenomenal regular season with a 6-0 win over Maple Grove. The victory put an exclamation point at the end of the Northwest Suburban Conference champs’ season. Maple Grove went 11-2-2 and 10-0-1 in conference play. They are organized, play fast and have multiple players who can hurt defenses. Six different players have scored at least five goals for the Crimson. ...
Sports recap: Defense powers big night in area football, soccer playoffs kick off with series of shutouts
A lightning-quick strike, then dominant defense the rest of the night, carried Class 6A’s seventh-ranked Anoka football to a 14-0 shutout over Centennial Oct. 4, as the Tornadoes improved to 4-2. Peyton Podany connected with Afy Ibekwe on a 60-yard touchdown pass in the opening minute of the game, giving Anoka a 7-0 lead it would maintain into the fourth quarter. Zach Welch found the end zone from two yards out with six minutes to play, with the Tornado defense slamming the door to seal the win. Podany finished with 159 yards passing, 83 going to Trey Borchers and 76...
Potential to be harnessed for Rebels
Champlin Park boys soccer concluded the regular season with two conference games last week, losing one to Osseo before beating Coon Rapids to adjust their conference record to 7-4-2, 7-5-3 overall. The Rebels opened last week with a 4-2 loss to Osseo on the road with two goals from Jamell Yafondo. It was Champlin Park’s first loss since Sept. 19 but did provide a reminder of the team’s continued work on locking in defensively amid a season of near-endless goals. ...
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