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Big game for Providence, Orono at 7 Friday
With only three weeks left in the regular season, high school football teams all over Minnesota are scrambling for playoff seeds. In Class 4A, two of the metro area’s best teams, Orono and Providence Academy have a 7 p.m. game Friday, Oct. 4, at Providence. Coach Colin Rooney’s Providence Lions are coming off their most impressive win of the season - a 31-0 shellacking of Delano - in a game...
White Hawks head to Glencoe for invite
The Mound Westonka White Hawks traveled to Glencoe on Sept. 19 for the Caty Delwiche Invitational. The meet is held in honor of Caty, a cross country runner from Glencoe that was hit by a drunk driver as she was running near her college campus as a freshman in 2007. She had just come off a stellar high school career and the running community was shocked by this tragedy. Her parents and family hand out the awards at the meet and her spirit is still very much alive in Glencoe and in the entire running community as a whole. ...
TCU boys soccer closes out regular season with victory over Waseca
After defeating a solid Mound Westonka team Saturday 2-1, the Tri-City United boys soccer team traveled to Waseca Tuesday night to close out the regular season. The Titans once again earned a 2-1 victory to close out the regular season scheduled with a win and the best record of any class A team in the Big South Conference. The team’s final regular season record is 10-4-2 (3-2-1 BSB), having earned second in the Big South Black division behind just the Class AA New Ulm Eagles, who finished their regular season with a record of 11-3-1. Postseason play is scheduled to begin Monday, Oct. 7, with higher seeds hosting through the first three rounds before the section championship is played in Austin. Opponents and times of matches remain TBD.
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...
Westonka girls tennis takes 2nd in Wright County Conference
The Mound Westonka girls varsity tennis team has had a fun and solid start to the season. After six weeks of matches, the team placed second in the Wright County Conference and currently has a record of 7 wins and 8 losses in both dual matches and tournaments. The charismatic varsity team is led by Senior captains Jessica Hoernemann, Gracie O’Halloran, and Savannah Paul, along with junior captain Zoe Wood....
Golfing for Good: Northwest Tonka Lions tee up for annual community golf event
On Oct. 4, the Northwest Tonka Lions Club will host their fourth annual community golf event at Timber Creek Golf Course in Watertown, bringing together golfers for a day of fun and fundraising. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Mound Fire Department Relief Association and other local community organizations. “We want this event to provide a meaningful opportunity for people to engage with their community,” said Jeff Flattum, one of the event co-chairs. “Many residents may not be aware of the various non-profits...
Crusaders defeat Stars in three
Mayer Lutheran 3 Southwest Christian 0 The No. 2 ranked Mayer Lutheran volleyball team defeated No. 10 Southwest Christian in straight sets last Tuesday, winning 25-22, 25-14, 25-17. “A fun-filled night filled the Mayer Lutheran gym tonight,” coach Joelle Grimsley said. “Tonight, we celebrated and recognized our coaches and players that are involved in our Faith based High Voltage Club. High Voltage has been around for 33 years and invites...
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...
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. ...
Wildcats gear up for Homecoming week
Community Drive will again be a gathering place for the community when Waconia High School hosts its 2024 Homecoming parade there Friday, Oct. 4. The parade, which resumed just a few years ago, is back now as an annual tradition and will culminate a full week of activities Sept. 30-Oct. 4 leading up to the Wildcat football game against Chaska. The parade is slated to start at 5 p.m. next Friday with participants and floats heading down Community Drive between the middle school and high school to the football field for other pre-game festivities followed by kickoff at 7 p.m. Other Wildcat fall sports teams also will be in action during Homecoming week, and each day next week features special dress-up days, also a traveling pep fest to all Waconia schools next Friday. Next Wednesday evening, Oct. 2, students can enjoy an outdoor movie showing of Top Gun Maverick at Wildcat Stadium.
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...
Edina girls top Tonka for aquatics title
As usual, the Lake Conference girls aquatics title came down to a dual meet between Edina and Minnetonka. On Sept. 24, Edina took the title by winning 100-86. The meet went down to the last race of the day, the 400-yard freestyle relay. Edina took first place and added a third place to wrap up the victory. The meet began with an Edina victory in the 200-yard medley relay. Bobbi...
Tough schedule tests Tonka girls volleyball
At the halfway point of the 2024 girls volleyball season, Minnetonka is still hopeful of reaching the annual goal of 20 wins. It will take some doing since the Skippers stood 6-8 through their first 14 matches. But head coach Karl Katzenberger is still optimistic. “We have played eight of the top 10 teams in the state so far,” he said after a quick win over Buffalo in a Lake...
Edina volleyball rises to .500 with 10-10 mark
With a pair of wins last week, the Edina High girls volleyball team reached the .500 mark with a 10-10 record. In the longest match of the season so far, the Hornets needed five games to defeat Benilde-St. Margaret’s Sept. 24 at Edina High Activity Center. Scores of the match were 27-25, 21-25, 12-25, 29-27, 15-10. The outlook was bleak after the third set, but Edina reached deep to pass well and lock down defensively in sets 4 and 5. ...
EP boys soccer team finds winning groove
With the Section 2AAA boys soccer playoffs set to begin next week, Eden Prairie is in a good groove. “In our last five games, we are 3-0-2,” co-head coach Jim Williams said. With that surge, the Eagles reached the .500 mark at 6-6-1. This is a building year for EP, but coaches Williams and Rob St. Clair are nevertheless optimistic for the playoffs. They know that the Eagles path to...
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