Mahtomedi struck for two long touchdowns in the first quarter of their state semifinal game Friday at U.S. Bank Stadium, revving up excitement in their fans and stoking their hopes for a return to the Prep Bowl.
The Mahtomedi swimmers qualified for state in seven events at Section 4A, including double gold medalist Abigail Wright and all three relay teams.
In a game with more plot twists than a cheap detective novel, the Mahtomedi Zephyrs upset St. Thomas Academy 20-14 in overtime Saturday, largely because there was one constant storyline: they kept giving the ball to Corey Bohmert.
Centennial’s stellar 2022 volleyball season has ended with a pair of state tournament victories and the Cougars took home the consolation championship (fifth place) trophy on Saturday morning.
Mahtomedi’s first-ever state volleyball tournament experience was a bit humbling Wednesday. Grand Rapids scored eight of the first nine points and went on to defeat the Zephyrs 25-15, 25-17, 25-19 at Xcel Energy Center.
The Mahtomedi Zephyrs will try to avenge their lone defeat of the season when they face St. Thomas Academy in the state Class 5A quarterfinals Saturday with a noon kickoff at Woodbury High School.
In their first state tournament appearance in 12 years, the Centennial Cougars played a solid match but ran into a better team and Lakeville North scuttled them in four games at Xcel Energy Center.
Heading into their school’s first-ever state volleyball tournament, Mahtomedi players cited an early-season win over White Bear Lake as a catalyst.
During Centennial’s first volleyball practice of the season, Andi Koslowski said, the Cougars discussed goals and set the state tournament as their main one — which would end a 12-year absence from the big show.
Luke Williams, White Bear Lake junior, placed 25th at the state cross country meet Saturday, earning all-state status. The top 25 are designated all-state.
Led by two all-staters, Linnea Ousdigian and Taylor Isabel, the Mounds View girls cross country team placed third in the state Class 3A meet on Saturday.
The Mounds View boys cross country team placed fifth in the state meet on Saturday and had one all-stater, Elliott McArthur.
Jaycie Helmer will be competing for the title of the Pitch-Hit-and Run Competition at the World Series.
The Mahtomedi volleyball team is top-seeded among seven teams in the Section 4AAA tournament and will have a first-round bye. The Zephyrs (22-5) will join the action Tuesday, Nov. 1, hosting No. 4 Chisago Lakes (8-20) or No. 5 St. Anthony Village (8-16), who’ll play Wednesday. Other pairings…
The Centennial Cougars closed a strong regular season on a high note, defeating the Woodbury Royals 17-14 in Woodbury on Thursday evening. Woodbury was 6-1 coming into the game.
Mounds View defeated White Bear Lake 118 to 65 Tuesday evening in a Suburban East Conference meet at the White Bear Lake YMCA. The Mustangs are 6-2 in dual meets.
White Bear Lake placed fourth of nine teams in the Suburban East Conference meet, led by Luke Williams in third place, on Tuesday.
White Bear Lake posted its second straight shutout to close the regular season, 27-0 over Totino-Grace at home, Wednesday evening, and will take a 6-2 record into the playoffs.
Pinpoint passing by Charlie Brandt helped Mahtomedi win their conference finale over winless South St. Paul 42-6 on Wednesday evening at home.
White Bear Lake entered the Irondale tournament on a six-match losing streak but came alive to defeat five opponents and capture the championship Saturday.
To perk up a stagnant offense, the Centennial Cougars turned to one of their best defensive players late in the game against Minnetonka on Friday evening.
Facing an unbeaten team for the second straight week, the Mahtomedi Zephyrs came out on top this time, shackling the Simley Warriors 38-13 on Friday evening in Inver Grove Heights.
In a game interrupted by two blackouts, the evening otherwise went smoothly for host White Bear Lake in a 23-0 victory over Osseo on Friday evening.
In a rainy Homecoming game, the Mahtomedi Zephyrs stayed unbeaten with a 36-14 conquest of the Tartan Titans on Friday evening.
Sticking to the ground on a wet Friday evening, the White Bear Lake Bears rumbled to a 34-7 win over Eastview in their homecoming game.
Simley scored with 25 seconds left to defeat Mahtomedi 2-1 on Thursday evening. Mahtomedi is 6-4-1 overall and 2-1-1 in conference. Simley is 2-5-1 overall and 2-3 in conference. Angelo Diez scored for Mahtomedi in the first half. With the score 1-1 and time winding down in the game, Zephyrs…
For a minute or so, it looked like White Bear Lake might light up the scoreboard at Mounds View on Friday night. The Bears uncorked a 62-yard touchdown on the second play from scrimmage.
The White Bear Lake boys placed fifth of 16 teams, led by Luke Williams in seventh place, at the Lakeville AppleJack Invitational on Friday.
White Bear Lake lost a dual meet at Roseville Area 101-80 on Thursday evening. Coach Tia Quick said the team had their best performance of the season so far, with the Bears (0-3) winning four events. Emma Masso won the individual medley in 2:41.0 and took second in the butterfly (1:12.65). …
White Bear Lake battled to a 1-1 tie with defending state champion Mounds View at home on Wednesday evening, in the Suburban East Conference opener for both.
The Mahtomedi Zephyrs are 4-0 after turning back White Bear Lake 25-17, 23-25, 25-19, 25-12 at home Tuesday evening. Statistics for the Zephyrs are not available at this posting. For the Bears (1-2), Kyle Gustafson logged 14 kills and four blocks, Blessing Adebisi eight kills and four blocks…
Kaity Wightman has resigned as White Bear Lake softball coach, on the heels of two outstanding seasons by the Bears.
A Shoreview resident will be Team USA’s heavyweight in the 2022 World Wrestling Championships in Serbia in September.
Austin Luecke of White Bear Lake recently placed third/fourth in the US Open for the World Axe Throwing League and was seen in a taped showing on ESPN2 this past Sunday.
Along with her powerful swing, rocket arm and light-footed grace, it’s the sparkly hair that opponents sometimes noticed about Jordyn Meyer.
A Centennial baseball team had a memorable evening when the Minnesota Twins sent a delegation to their game at Inner Park in Circle Pines last Thursday.
The White Bear Township baseball team has taken on a different look the last couple years: namely, getting a lot more ex-Bears on the roster.
The Mounds View boys 4x800 relay team that set a state record in May lowered their time by three seconds and placed third in the Nike National meet on June 18 in Eugene, Oregon.
The Mahtomedi Zephyrs pummeled two opponents in the consolation bracket of the state tournament Wednesday to officially place fifth in the Class 3A tournament, finishing 19-6.
Third-place finishes by Ernie Mattson and Arthur (AJ) Perron, and double medals by Mattson and Oreowula Olusi, were White Bear Lake highlights at the state track meet that concluded Saturday. The Bears collected medals in seven events.
Blessed with four exceptional middle distance runners, the Mounds View track team decided to put them all in the same race, the 4x800, one time only, and see if they could break the school record. Maybe even the state record.
LINO LAKES–Betsy Larey and Trent Anderson have been teaching golf for a long time. This summer, they hope to be busier than ever, now that two junior programs have been added at Chomonix Golf Course in Lino Lakes.
White Bear Lake finished the regular season on not one but two high notes on Thursday.
Centennial captured the Northwest Suburban softball championship by winning a showdown with Blaine in the conference finale 5-2 at home on Tuesday evening.
White Bear Lake won two relays and two individual events while placing second behind Wayzata in the nine-team Wayzata Invitational on Friday.
Two 2016 Centennial graduates have launched a nonprofit to help make hockey a more welcoming sport for all cultures.
Mounds View’s Ziggy Kauls and Mark Landsberger were among 15 individuals to be inducted into the Minnesota High School Basketball Hall of Fame on Thursday.
It took Jake Bergeland five years to work his way into the Minnesota Gophers wrestling lineup, but once he grabbed that 141-pound slot, he made the best of the opportunity.
Sarah Grow, one of six Centennial graduates currently in women’s college basketball, closed out a stellar career at Minnesota-Duluth as a fifth-year senior this winter.
In the first-ever state wrestling tournament for girls, Centennial had one of the champions, Isabella ("Bell") Huss, and another qualifier, Jaden Ruegsegger.
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