Perfection is hard to achieve in sports. Nearly impossible, actually. That’s why it is such a big deal when an athlete is perfect, even for one game.
The Bulldogs of Lester Prairie/Holy Trinity banner was taken down from the Southwest Christian High School gymnasium in the summer of 2018. The Stars no longer part of the Minnesota Christian Athletic Association.
What started out with 16 of the best Chaska Hawks teams of 2000s concluded with a pair of state champions in the title match-up in the Twitter March Madness bracket run by high school Athletic Director Jon Summer.
Chaska High School freshman Jimmy Snuggerud was among 23 players selected for the USA Hockey's National Team Development Program for the Under-17 age.
Tam Meuwissen has been known as "Five Feet of Fury" throughout her athletic career. An appropriate nickname for the Chanhassen native who played three sports in high school, three sports in college, and now skates down ice, and is a member of the USA Women's National Bandy Team.
Spring sports are on hold once again due the evolving coronavirus pandemic.
Jon Summer, Athletic Director and Assistant Principal at Chaska High School
Jon Summer, Athletic Director and Assistant Principal at Chaska High School
Jon Summer, Athletic Director and Assistant Principal at Chaska High School
Jon Summer, Athletic Director and Assistant Principal at Chaska High School
Four years ago, Kevin Froemming was the superintendent of the Crow River Golf Course and was having a problem with the effectiveness of how the holes on the green were being cut.
Jon Summer, Athletic Director and Assistant Principal at Chaska High School
Jon Summer, Athletic Director and Assistant Principal at Chaska High School
Hayley Haakenstad feels strange. She's sitting at home, inside her childhood home in Chanhassen. Something so familiar, yet so distant.
Jon Summer, Athletic Director and Assistant Principal at Chaska High School
Jon Summer, Athletic Director and Assistant Principal at Chaska High School
The City of Chaska crew led by Brian Jung have been busy down at Athletic Park.
Consolation, third-place games at the Minnesota State Girls Basketball Tournament were eliminated. The first effects of COVID-19 on Minnesota State High School League play.
Championships in girls and boys basketball won't be awarded in the Minnesota State High School League in 2020.
Shakopee and Eden Prairie will not play for a section championship tonight.
The Minnesota State High School League, relying on information from the Minnesota Department of Health, will limit the number of people at tournaments beginning Friday, March 13, 2020.
Krew Barber walked onto the course at Hazeltine National Golf Course in Chaska in 2016. No more than 5 1/2 feet, 100 pounds. He wanted to be a caddie.
Ninety-four points on the board at halftime of the first Section 2-4A boys basketball semifinal between Eden Prairie and Prior Lake, the second game Saturday, Chaska and Shakopee, was a stark contrast.
All eyes are on St. Paul for the 76th annual Minnesota State High School League Boys Hockey Tournament March 4-7. Top seeds are Andover in Class AA and Warroad in Class A.
The shots were going to start falling, Chaska head coach Tara Seifert was sure. Just 1-of-11 on 3-pointers in the first half, the Hawks came out of the break in the Section 2-4A girls basketball championship with two good looks from outside.
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Holy Family Catholic outscored Providence Academy 47-13 in the first half of a Feb. 24 regular season meeting, winning by 27 points.
Providence Academy couldn't slow down Holy Family Catholic's guards. Abbey Fink went off for a career-high 21 points. Nicole Bowlin added 10 points, the Fire hit eight 3-pointers.
Pretty? Nope. Convincing. Nope. Living to play at least one more game. Yep.
Mahad Faisal moved to Chaska from nearby Eden Prairie before fifth grade. He made a home at Clover Ridge Elementary, but it was outside the building where he found a true love.
The combined Metro Southwest Girls High School Bowling Team (Shakopee, Chaska, New Prague and Minnetonka) have advanced to the Girl's High School Bowling State Tournament after finishing second in the Metro South Conference.
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A tight game at halftime, defending Section 5AA champion Holy Family Catholic leading by four points, the message was simple, slow down No. 1.
Evan Bock received a text message on Saturday. It was a good luck text from a former teammate Dolan Craine.
Kennedy Sanders, freshman, with three high school seasons remaining, was asked what possibly she could grow on before some lucky college gets her.
Reaching the final six at the Minnesota State Wrestling Tournament usually means navigating a close win or two. Coming out on top of a 50-50 match.
Chaska won its fifth Metro West Conference title in six years, posting the best regular season record in 16 seasons under head coach Dana Kallman, in a regular-season finale victory 60-48 over Benilde-St. Margaret Feb. 28.
Wrestlers from around the state of Minnesota head to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul for the 2020 State Wrestling Tournament Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 27-29.
Swimmers from around the state of Minnesota head to Jean Freeman Aquatic Center at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis for the 2020 State Boys Swimming and Diving Tournament Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 27-29.
Having played just seven of 26 games against Class AA schools (5-2 record), 18 against either 3A or 4A programs, defending Section 5AA champion Holy Family Catholic can't be overlooked.
Minnetonka knew it was going to be in a tight contest with Prior Lake in the Section 2-4A quarterfinals Feb. 26.
A look inside the trophy case at Chaska High School didn't produce a single section finalist plaque for the Hawks boys hockey program.
Spring may be right around the corner, but there is still some championship skiing to do.
Five minutes on the clock, down three goals to a program with four section titles in five seasons, things looked bleak for a Chaska team making only its second ever section final appearance Feb. 26.
Chaska boys basketball continued to pile up in the wins column, the 22nd victory in 25 games, a 61-43 decision over New Prague in a non-conference game Feb. 25.
Hazeltine National is in need of volunteers for the 2020 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship event July 20-25. It is the ninth time the Chaska golf course has been host to a USGA championship.
