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Edina High School raised our Minnesota record to 207 total state championships. What does that record represent?

Dear Sting Locker Fans:

The accomplishment of 207 Minnesota State Championships includes the history of Edina Public Schools over the years. Of the 207 state championships, 190 are officially sanctioned under the umbrella of the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL). This would include the 13 state championships from Edina East and 10 state championships from Edina West. State Championships at Edina represent the pride, passion, and dedication of our student-athletes in Edina. It also reflects admirably on our dedicated coaches at EHS that help lead, care and push our students to compete at their best. Beyond our students and coaches, we have a community that is extremely supportive of our student-athletes and coaches. This includes not only our Edina Athletic Boosters, community members, and business partners, but our parents who provide opportunities for their student-athletes to learn and grow. Our students thrive on that support and they strive to make our community proud.

AN OVERVIEW OF THE MINNESOTA RECORD NUMBER OF STATE TITLES:

• The 1950’s and 1960’s saw the birth of Edina High School and its growth into an athletics power. The 1954 Boys’ Golf team claimed the school’s first championship and Hornets teams also won championships that decade in Football and Tennis.

• In the 60’s, the Hornets won an impressive 16 state championships in 7 different sports including the notable boys’ basketball three peat and 69 game winning streak from 1966 to 1968, and the first Boys’ Hockey championship in 1969 under coach Willard Ikola.

• The 1970’s and 1980’s saw the advent of girls’ varsity sports and an expansion of the state title trophy case. New crosstown rivals Edina East and Edina West combined for a total of 24 state championships over a nine year period, including the very first girls’ sports championship in school history when Edina East won the 1978 Girls’ Tennis tournament. This would be the first of 37 for the Tennis program!

• Team success continued through the 80’s with Edina teams claiming an impressive 41 team state championships, including 7 alone in 1988.

• In the 90’s, the Hornets brought home 25 championships including 4 first time winners: Adaptive Floor Hockey, Adaptive Soccer, Boys’ Soccer and Girls’ Alpine Skiing.

• 35 more titles followed in the 2000’s, including a second perfect 10 for 10 decade for Coach Steve Paulsen’s Girls’ Tennis program. The Girls’ Tennis team also captured the 100th state title in school history in 1998.

• In the spring of 2023, the 200th state championship was won by the Boys’ Golf team, as was the first in 1954.

Did you know?

• The first 100 state titles were won in a 44 year span from 1954-1998. The second hundred came in a 24 year period from 1999-2023.

• The most state championships in any sport is Girls’ Tennis with 37, with Boys’ Tennis also winning 25, that’s a remarkable total of 62 between the two programs!

• The Hornets Boys’ and Girls’ Swim and Dive teams have combined for 34 state championships, 19 for the Girls and 15 for the Boys.

• First ever Girls’ Championship was 78th overall: Girls’ Tennis at Edina East.

• Edina East and Edina West were open from the fall of 1972 through the spring of 1981. Edina East had 13 Championships, Edina West had 10.

• 17 of the total state championships were earned in non-MSHSL competitions.

• The most state championships in one school year goes to the 2018-19 class with 8.

This remarkable number of state championships represents what is possible when students, parents, coaches, and our community all collaborate for the betterment of our students and community.

Yours in, Hornet Pride!

Troy M. Stein Director of Activities & Athletics

Edina High School • 6754 Valley View Road • Edina, MN 55439

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Creating outstanding experiences for all athletes.

Hello Edina Families,

The Edina Athletic Booster Club (EABC) can sometimes feel like the best-kept secret in Edina High School sports. The purpose of this letter is to help get this “secret” out and to share a bit about the role we play in enhancing the experience for all EHS athletes.

As parents of high school athletes, it can sometimes feel like we’re always writing checks, and we may not always be clear on where the money is going. That’s why we believe it is important to share the three primary revenue sources for Edina High School athletics and the critical role of the EABC for EHS Athletes.

EACH TEAM AT EHS PRIMARILY RECEIVES FUNDS FROM THE THREE SOURCES LISTED BELOW:

REGISTRATION FEES: These fees cover basic necessities like the salary of our head coaches, paying for officials, and covering MSHSL registration fees.

TEAM ASSESSMENTS: Assessments are often collected after the athlete makes the team to cover costs that go beyond the basics (e.g. apparel, team meals, assistant coaches, etc.)

EDINA ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB: The EABC supports all athletic programs in three primary ways:

– Basic Needs: Every EHS team receives funds for basic equipment needs at the start of the season.

– Good-to-Great Requests: Coaches request equipment beyond their standard budgets to enhance the experience for our athletes.

– Special Projects: The board funds special projects like the Scholar-Athlete Breakfast, Homecoming fireworks, and this magazine. The boosters also started and funded the Premier Sports Psychology partnership to support the mental health of all our athletes this year.

The booster’s primary sources of revenue are membership fees, events like the April 12th Winner Circle, concession sales, and sponsorships.

So whether you knew it before, or if this was a “secret” to you, the EABC is behind the scenes playing a critical role in the amazing experience our Hornet athletes enjoy. We encourage you to help us get the word out, become a member, or join the board.

Creating outstanding experiences for all our athletes truly takes a village, and I’m thrilled to be a part of the wonderful Edina Athletic community. Thank you for your continued support!

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Dreams become reality for a team that became a family

After experiencing some success as seventh graders, Jace Haerter and his teammates started dreaming of winning the 2024 Boys State Cross Country Championship.

“We really had no idea what it would take to win state,” said the now-senior as he reflected back on their middle school dream.

As Haerter and his teammates grew from middle school to high school, their dream transitioned to a goal and those committed to making the goal a reality became a family.

Fast forward five years. Beneath perfect blue skies, in crisp autumn air seven veteran Hornet runners headed to the starting line of the 2024 state meet at the University of Minnesota’s Les Bolstad Golf Course.

“At the start of the race, I thought it was a toss-up between us, Minnetonka, and Wayzata,” said head coach Jamie Kirkpatrick. He knew how talented these conference foes were, but he also believed in his team. “I knew if we put it together, we could win.”

The starting gun sounded, and the Hornets only had 5 kilometers left to achieve their goal.

The team hit their stride, sporting green shorts and racing singlets. These uniforms had been stowed away since 2018, when the Hornets last claimed a state title. They were a powerful connection to past champions and gave a little extra boost to the already-confident and talented group.

Sander Ohe, a junior and the only non-senior on the team, made a special request to the coaches the night before the meet for the team

to wear these historic uniforms. “With those uniforms on, we were definitely ready to run it back,” he said.

Coaches and spectators received real-time score updates at both the one- and two-mile marks of the 3.1 mile race. At the one-mile mark, the Hornets were in fourth place, trailing Wayzata, Minnetonka, and Stillwater. By the two-mile mark, they continued to hold fourth place, this time behind Wayzata, Minnetonka, and Mounds View.

As the leaders headed to the finish line, Haerter found himself exactly where his younger self envisioned. He was running stride for stride with the best runners in the state. He crossed the finish line in 3rd place with a time of 15:20. Next year, he will return to this same U of M course wearing maroon and gold as a member of the University of Minnesota Cross Country Team.

Sander Ohe was the second Hornet finisher. He covered 5 kilometers faster than he ever had—in 15:54—and rolled to a 12th place finish. “It has been a long time coming for him,” beamed senior Torger Ohe, with a pride that only a big brother could exude “And well deserved. I was really happy for him.” Torger himself finished strong as the Hornets’ sixth man at the meet, but he is now set to trade in his cross country spikes for golf spikes, preparing to return to this very course next year as a member of the Golden Gopher Golf Team.

Senior Zach Danielson only let one competitor sneak between him

and Sander, finishing his tour of the soft and sometimes muddy course in 15:55 and 14th place. His finish meant the Hornets had three all-state runners.

Cross country championships are won by the team with the lowest cumulative score of their top 5 finishers. Haerter’s 3rd place finish was worth 3 team points, while Sanders 12th place was 12 points and Zach’s 14th place 14 points. Placing three runners in the top 14 spots was a great start for the Hornets, but they needed to get two more runners to the finish line quickly to keep their team score as low as possible.

Head Coach Jamie Kirkpatrick stood 500 meters from the finish line, anxiously waiting for his next two runners to pass. At this late juncture in the race, he calculated his team was still in fourth or maybe fifth place.

their teammate Ray Anderson.

After battling pneumonia all week, Anderson, who consistently ranked among the Hornets’ top five throughout the season, was still on the course, completing the gutsiest race of his career.

“I crossed the line and couldn’t find my teammates,” he recalled. “But, then I heard a bunch of people screaming and running toward our coaches.” At that moment, Anderson realized how insignificant his own race time was. That is when he remembered thinking: “It doesn’t even matter. We won!”

The final scores were confirmed. Edina secured first place with 106 total points—just six points ahead of second-place Wayzata and thirteen points in front of third-place Minnetonka.

Anderson promptly found his team to celebrate. He wasn’t just

A lot of people say it, but this team really is a family.

“Yeah, you guys got us,” he admitted to a rival coach. The dream of a state championship trophy felt out of reach for this group of runners, who had turned practices into the highlight of his day for the past four months.

Then, senior Kevin Nybeck stormed past. As Nybeck reflected, “The end of a race is just survival. Everyone is suffering. I just needed to keep going.” Nybeck did more than just survive. He passed a mind-blowing 27 runners in the race’s final mile and finished in a time of 16:33. Nybeck had executed his race plan perfectly, finishing in 51st place and giving his team a chance at the title.

Sander Ohe and Haerter had found each other at the finish line. Like his coach, Sander was having a difficult time seeing a path to victory. That’s when his mindset was changed by Haerter calling his attention to what was happening in the finishing chute, ‘Sander, turn around! Turn around!’” Haerter recounted yelling at his teammate. “That’s when we saw Ben [Boudewyns] sprinting his heart out toward the finish.” It was then that they started to believe that they could win.

“I told myself: leave no doubt,” recalled senior Ben Boudewyns. He indeed left no doubt as he officially passed 20 runners in the final mile, cruising across the line in 16:40, good for 68th place. No one will ever know exactly how many runners Boudewyns passed in the final 500 meters, but all of his teammates know his final push was equally critical and impressive.

Danielson, Boudewyns, Torger Ohe, and Nybeck gathered closely, staring at the leaderboard that was updating with team results. The foursome had separated from Haerter and Sander Ohe in the madness of the finishing area. They were also separated from

celebrating with a group of fellow runners, teammates, or friends. This group is more than that.

“A lot of people say it, but this team really is a family,” Danielson said.

The Hornets didn’t win the 2024 state championship by mere wishful thinking, even though they were once a confident group of seventh graders. They didn’t receive the trophy just for wearing the uniforms of past champions. Nor was their chance at victory lost with 500 meters remaining when the odds were stacked against them. Instead, the first-place trophy was earned after every member of this close-knit family crossed the finish line, marking the culmination of a season they will cherish forever.

Kirkpatrick recalls the team arriving back in Edina after their final race. ”The seven of them just stood there. They just didn’t want to go home.’

This wasn’t just state championship #207 for Edina; it was a family affair. No matter what comes next for this group they’ll always have this moment, and this team that became a family. In the end, that’s what high school sports are all about.

By Pete Waggoner

“ We want people to start having the conversation. What’s the lingo that we can talk with our athletes around when they are anxious, when they are struggling with something, to hopefully help them feel a little bit better.”

Troy Stein, Edina Athletic Director

dina High School Activities Director and Assistant Principal Troy Stein has been a pioneer at his position and consistently is on the leading edge of running an athletic program. The Edina High School (EHS) athletic department took another step and looked ahead in addressing all needs of the student athlete. This season, EHS has taken the initiative by partnering with Premier Sports Psychology that will address the mental health needs of student-athletes, coaches, and parents.

Stein addressed a recent Edina Athletic Booster Club (EABC) and presented some things he was experiencing from conversations with his coaches. “The need came from my coaches asking me a lot more questions about resources they can use, resources they can find, and advice on how to deal with certain sport performance or mental health issues that they were dealing with with their student athletes,” Stein said.

According to Stein, the coaches’ needs were increasing, and it became apparent that he needed to do more. “From my perspective, I started to feel like we need to be doing something a little more,” Stein said. “Because right now, we are reacting to things that are happening and how can we be more proactive with that.”

EHS has done a tremendous job placing itself in the top echelon of high schools in Minnesota

for training, “I think in general, we do a really nice job, better than any other high school I believe, with regards to being proactive with our physical training services, our opportunity for kids to work out and get bigger and faster and stronger,” Stein said. “We have a tremendous relationship with physical recovery to injuries. We have an amazing service and tremendous resources with TCO with our student athletes with physical needs.”

The relationship with Premier Sports Psychology allowed for EHS to look not only at the physical athlete, but the mental athlete as well. There are several buckets that encompass a student athlete and Dr. Matt Mikesell, a Sports Psychologist with Premier Sports Psychology

The need came from my coaches asking me a lot more questions about resources they can use.

had a handle on how those buckets intertwine for the athlete.

“I think of it more like a continuum just because there’s always elements of all of the buckets,” Mikesell said. “On one side we have mental health; anxiety, depression, trauma, and on the other we have physical performance where what is going on for me has nothing to do with any sort of mental health diagnosis.”

Mikesell, a former college athlete who earned his Masters Degree at the University of Denver and then his Doctorate at The University of North Texas spoke of the difference between the mental health and the sports psychology component.

“It’s just something that stays in the goal or whatever it might be,” Mikesell said. “That is the mental skills or the mindset training component. Then we have somewhere in the middle, just the everyday life stressors where I am going through a lot. I am going through that recruitment period which is fun and exciting and stressful. I don’t necessarily meet the criteria for a diagnosis but that still might impact my performance because I am experiencing that pressure.”

Mikesell added that when a player is being recruited or scouted, they see the logo on the scout or coaches’ jacket. It is easy for players to get caught up in the moment or stuck with that end of the process. The idea of working with the athletes is to cover the full spectrum including the mental skills side of things and the everyday life mental health of a student athlete is a huge value that Premier Sports Psychology provides for EHS.

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STRESS FREE ROUNDS

By Pete Waggoner

Edina’s Torger Ohe captured the State Boys Class AAA Individual Championship title this past spring by delivering a two round score of 135 at Bunker Hills in Coon Rapids. Entering the day with a one shot advantage over Cretin-Derham Hall’s Sam Udovich.

“My goal was to play the best I possibly could and kind of give myself a chance on the second day,” Ohe said. “Just keep myself in it as long as I could and if I had a chance, I was going to do the best I could with it.”

Ohe certainly did the best he could with his one stroke advantage and pulled away from the field on day two. After shooting an opening day 67, Ohe shot 68 the second day which wound up being three strokes better than Centennial Sophomore Cooper Daikawa.

When asked about any pressure playing with a lead Ohe, who is no stranger to winning tournaments said, “I obviously prefer to be in the lead, I knew Sam Udovich was only one back and I needed to have a good second day to win the whole thing. To have that extra shot to play with is pretty nice. I have won single day tournaments before so I was just trying to go out and win the second day.”

Ohe credited assistant coach Riley Johnson with setting him up for success and the work between the two and he calmly stated that led for a stress free round.

“I just didn’t miss in any of the wrong spots,” Ohe said. “Our assistant coach, Riley Johnson and I just made sure we put ourselves in the position to succeed, I was able to hit those spots pretty well for the whole tournament, so I never really got out of position. It helps to take the stress off and not really struggling for par. I got a bunch of good looks, so it was kind of stress free.”

Ohe, who has committed to play golf at the University of Minnesota, is proud of his accomplishment he also said that his senior season will not be focused on that moment, he has achieved it and can let his play do the

work for him in 2025. “It’s a big accomplishment for me and something I have always wanted to do,” Ohe said. “As a high school freshman looking up to Jack Wetzel and all of that, it’s something I am really proud of and hopefully I can do next year.”

Winning a golf tournament over two days is not easy. It requires incredible focus and execution to stay ahead of the best the state has to offer. Ohe took a practical approach in explaining what needs to happen to win and said, “You need to have your best stuff and hopefully everyone else doesn’t because it’s hard. If one guy plays really well you are going to get beat. I was lucky enough to play really well for two days and the other top guys in the state didn’t have their best stuff and it is kind of what it takes.”

Already a leader, the win helps cement that role with his team and has a big impact on both himself as individual player and as leader of the team heading into the 2025 season. Winning the individual title this past year will serve as something for Ohe and his team to lean on as a group.

“On a personal level it builds a lot of confidence.” Ohe said of winning the individual title. “As a golfer, it’s another thing to put in my memory bank to go and put my weight on, my trust on shots. Now that I have done it at the highest level in high school golf. There is nothing to be afraid of and play with a lot of confidence. As a team, hopefully it brings them a lot of confidence too knowing that I will be there and scoring most days. I am going to try and bring everybody and inspire them, get to work, and put in as much work as we can and try to make the tournament as a team.”

By Pete Waggoner

Hornet Boys Lacrosse Coach Andy Lee is Committed to Building a Quality Program and Elevating Edina Lacrosse.

The Edina Boys Lacrosse team is led by head coach Andy Lee who completed his 6th season in charge and the culture he is cultivating is taking hold. Lee began playing lacrosse when it was first introduced to the state of Minnesota and he has gone on to bring his enthusiasm and passion to the game each day with the Hornets.

His team delivered a top ten season and a trip to the Section 6 championship where the Hornets eventually fell to Eden Prairie 9-8 this past spring.

Formative Years in Lacrosse

It all began for Lee who grew up on a farm in North Dakota, playing sports and baseball was a part of his young life. His family moved to Minnesota and by the time he was in sixth grade, lacrosse was introduced to the state of Minnesota. “It was kind of like, what is this?” Lee recalled. “No one really knew what it was and I had a buddy that said, “Hey, you should come try this out,’”

Lee did just that, he decided to give lacrosse a shot as he was looking for something different after deciding baseball wasn’t the experience he was looking for. Lacrosse was new, exciting and different for Lee and he fell in love with lacrosse after trying it, and continued to pursue his new found passion. He went on to play in high school but not for his high school team for where co-ops were the norm. Lee’s was known as RAVE, Rosemount, Apple Valley, Eagan, and Eastview.

While playing for the RAVE, it was still a club sport or a non-sanctioned varsity sport by the Minnesota State High School League. There was a pecking order to the top teams in club lacrosse at the time as Lee explained, “So we were four communities that came together and played. Back then it was us, Eden Prairie and Roseville who were kind of the big ones.”

During Lee’s senior year in 2004, lacrosse was recognized as a varsity sport and the team he had been a part of split to individual teams where he played for Eastview High School.

Playing on the RAVE set the groundwork as power in club lacrosse. “They’ve been top ten, top five team every year since then and continue to have a great legacy within the club rankings of lacrosse,” Lee noted.

Spreading the Game

Part of starting a game from the ground up required commitment from those involved in the game. Lee recalled that those playing the game needed to give back in order to grow it when it became a sanctioned high school sport. It is a theme that has resonated in how Lee goes about his business as a coach and leader in Edina High School lacrosse. It is these requirements to grow the game that sparked his interest in coaching.

“One of the requirements to play at any level is that you had to give back,” Lee said. “You had to officiate games, you had to help coach, have some sort of community involvement. I coached and got involved. That’s how I started my coaching journey.”

The legacy of giving back to the game had been instilled in Lee and he has taken it from there. He continued to coach while in college and did not look back after college. 20-years later, Lee has remained in coaching and continues to thrive in that position.

Lee attended college at the University of St. Thomas where he continued to play lacrosse and then went on to continue his pursuit in coaching. Stops at Lakeville South, Augsburg College, and Eastview paved the way for his first varsity position at Bloomington Kennedy. Lee took over in 2013 and coached six seasons through the 2018 campaign.

He had a variety of experiences at the helm of Kennedy. “I had a lot of talented kids there,” Lee said. I had a great administrator who was very supportive of what we wanted to do and how we were going to do it.”

Building a winning culture that was key as he inherited a program in search of an identity. “Bloomington Kennedy at the time didn’t really have a strong winning sense, and it just kind of looked like we don’t really care,” Lee recalled of the early years at Kennedy. In his first two seasons the Eagles were 4-21. The final four seasons his culture took hold and they were 30-21 over the final four seasons of his tenure.

“We’re here to get better, and we’re going to win if we all work together and it was a lot of fun,” Lee said. “I was there for six years and I had some really great seasons, I had some really bad seasons as well, but learned a lot, and I had some great coaches that I worked with that I’m still in touch with today.”

3 Pillars Community Tradition Excellence

Lee is connected to the lacrosse community with a strong network. A friend of his interviewed for the Edina job and ultimately declined it and subsequently recommended Lee for the position. An interview with Activities Director Troy Stein and a few of the captains was on a time limit but Lee said it could have gone on for hours.

“The second I walked into the school, there was just this different energy, Edina is walking into the big leagues,” Lee said. “You know, the cake eaters, the 200 plus state championships, the Lake Conference and they’re always in the conversation. That didn’t intimidate me, it excited me, I was thrilled to have the opportunity to sit down and showcase myself and think about that next level.”

After accepting the Edina job, Lee did not dismiss his time at Kennedy and recalled its place in his development as a coach and where the community stands with him in his heart today. “I was grateful for my time at Kennedy and the parents and relationships that I have and still have,” Lee said. “But it was just kind of the next stepping stone. And I remember when I sat down for the interview, and they gave me, you know, 10 questions they wanted to walk through, there were three words that we still talk about today, community, tradition and excellence.”

Those three words, community, tradition, excellence embody the core of what Lee is about and it has become the perfect fit. He has always believed in the lacrosse game and community, not only at the local level but the sport in general and how he lives his life starts with community. “How I try to live my life, those really start out to be community, right? You’re looking out for everybody, you really want to know everybody more than just who’s on the field,” Lee said.

When it comes to tradition and excellence can go hand in hand, where there is one, typically, there is the other. The built in traditions of Edina High School make that an easy prospect to manage. “Tradition, establishing what it takes to be one of the best teams in the state, that day in day out grind,” Lee opined. “What are you doing in the off season? What are you doing when no one’s looking? And excellence when you step on that field, you’re playing for Edina High School, you’re playing for one of the great institutions in the state.”

Lee reflects on those three pillars during the off season as well. “When I meet with eighth graders or at different youth clinics, we talk about community,” Lee said. “I will grab high school kids to come help me run the clinic, or I’ll grab a coach, we’ll meet with different parents at different events and stuff like that. So those three words really stuck to heart.”

Putting His Mark on EHS Lacrosse

Lee provides recommendations when asked by Edina Youth Lacrosse and in some instances it is former players of Lee’s who are looking to give back to the game. “They remember their days in Edina Youth, and they give back. We did a little lax event last winter, and our senior attack Eli Bussey was there helping out, you know, one of like the eight, 10 kids there and this little kid named Eli was there. We got a photo of Eli and Eli together, right? But like Eli, older Eli remembers being in those shoes when he was first trying out, and these high school kids are coming up, and this other Eli, he’s three years old, and he gets high school kids and stuff. So we continue to live that way.

Edina players are reminded by Lee and the rest of the coaching staff that they are not individual contributors to society and to be successful teamwork is a priority. He realizes in order to be successful it is important to surround oneself with people who may be better than you. “To build something requires pulling people in,” Lee said. “And that might be somebody who’s smarter than you. It might be somebody who’s really good at this one thing that you need help with.”

The off season clinics that Lee and his staff run are designed with intent and to approach all aspects of the game and life. He looks to build camaraderie and community while growing the game of lacrosse in Edina.

Holding players accountable with high levels of expectation is a staple to Lee’s formula as a coach. Whether it is lifting in season, watching film, having the players read different leadership books, or having captains hold off season workouts and events, Lee is all in on maintaining the culture he has created and witnessed taking hold in Edina.

At the end of each summer, Lee and the captains have a pizza party where the seniors welcome the 8th graders and discuss what Edina High School is about. The seniors offer their advice to the young, wide-eyed incoming players. According to Lee the message is always the same. “One is that it goes faster than you think,” Lee observed. “And two is, you don’t have that much time to get from your lockers to your classroom. No, you don’t, you don’t. Yeah, I kind of laugh about that stuff, but they’re eighth graders, so usually pretty timid.” The process has been a success for Lee’s group.

Since the Hornets are one of the top teams in the state, Lee challenges his team with one of the toughest schedules in the state. His belief is that it will allow his team to assert themselves in challenging games and moments and as a result allow them to play at a championship level. Lee reflected back on the number of kids he has coached in the EHS Boys Lacrosse program who have had so much success on and off the field. “It’s great to see them and the different relationships and the friends I’ve been able to make over the years has been outstanding.”

As a coach, Lee understands what Edina High School represents and has a terrific perspective on that. “So you think about Edina, what it stands for, what it has been and where it’s going,” Lee said. “There’s a lot of pride in that. And I think finally, you know, getting Edina to a state tournament appearance, that’s been the goal from day one.”

We’re here to get better, and we’re going to win if we all work together and it was a lot of fun.

Continued from page 13

The relationship between Premier Sports Psychology and EHS began a few years back when Katie Aafedt was the head girls’ soccer coach. EHS and the team were utilizing Simon Whitehead of Premier and delivered a one-off approach and valuable exposure to the process and results. Stein also had Premier Sports Psychology work with coaches working on, as Stein put it, “Some mindset kind of things.”

This relationship and initiative is much bigger as Stein explains, “This is a multi-tiered approach in terms of yes, we are focusing on student athletes but we are also thinking of train the trainer model in that we want to educate our coaches, but we are also offering sessions for our parents to learn more about what we are doing so they’re in the loop and what can they learn and do to help support their son or daughter. We started that with an all-parent kickoff meeting, and we invited all our youth association parents, all parents.

Working with parents of athletes is key to having a unified message and Mikesell said having all on the same page matters, “The more we can work as a team, the better. At the college level, they are away and may not want the parents to know. At the youth level, that can look like a lot of different set ups. We will try to organize what that looks like for the athlete and the parent. If we are doing all the work in session and if parents are saying a different message, that is to the detriment of the athlete. We really want to make sure everyone is on the same page.”

The depth of this relationship between EHS and Premier Sports Psychology is new. Maintaining consistency matters and that will serve as a benefit to the EHS community. Premier has the depth in coverage with their team to handle the potential volume from Edina and other communities.

“I give Troy and the Edina Boosters so much credit for bringing the mental health awareness initiative to EHS and figuring out how to meet those needs,” Mikesell said. “What Edina has going is the first that I know of in Minnesota. Maybe there is some more somewhere else in the country, but I have not seen it.

“We want people to start having the conversation,” Stein said “along the lines of what can we provide, and this is where Matt is so good, in terms of what are the skills, tools, and how we can talk with our athletes when they are anxious, when they are struggling with something, to hopefully help them feel a little bit better.”

Edina High School has taken the initiative by partnering with Premier Sports Psychology that will address the mental health needs of student-athletes, coaches, and parents.

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FAST FACTS

Up to 2 in 5 female athletes (44%) and 1 in 5 male athletes (17%) feel overwhelmed most every day.

About 91% of high school athletes experience some level of stress due to sports.

Athletes in individual sports may experience more severe symptoms than those in team sports.

By Tom Nevers

What was your record? 13-13

Team Spotlight

What was unique about this group?

They truly cared about one another and have a long history together and not only in baseball. They came together and made a number of great memories together!

How did the season go/how did they finish?

The finish to the season was a very positive and good run to try and get to State. We were fortunate to get to the Section Finals (4-2) for the 2nd year in a row and proud of the group for that.

Any individual honors, records, or awards you want to highlight?

All Conference:

George McIntyre - SR

Mike Simonson - SR

Owen Hatch - SR

Honorable Mention:

Reid Lafrenz - JR

Dylan Curme - SR

Jack Emerson - SR

All Section

Dylan Curme - SR

Jack Emerson - SR

Chase Bjorgaard - SOPH

What is the one thing you would want people to know about your program that is important to you?

We run our program to develop young men through all the emotions and feelings the game of baseball gives you. Be accountable for your actions. Be the best version of yourself. Play for the guy next to you and buy in. Without buy in you have nothing and that includes the parents. We have been to the Section final the last 2 years and it says a lot about the players and parents.

Edina Hornet Seniors

George McIntyre Jack McCoy

Jackson Nevers Mike Simonson

Owen Hatch Peter Sullivan

Dylan Curme Charlie Strodl

Charlie Carlson Kaden Sparano

Jack Emerson Charlie Moore

Case Chrysler Robbie Azar

Elliott Cooper

By Pete Waggoner

The Edina Hornets Badminton team captured the 2024 State Badminton Championship to earn back-to-back titles this past spring.

They accomplished the feat on their home court at the Edina Activities Center. For the Hornets, their ascension to the upper echelon of Minnesota Badminton has been a labor of love and passion led by coaches Steve and Margo Henke. It has been 14-years of nurturing the game and growth that has delivered a memorable experience for the Edina athletes.

The No. 1 ranked Hornets path to their second straight state title was not easy. They were locked in a do or die match with number No. 5 ranked St. Paul Highland Park in the semifinals. With the match tied at 3 it all game down to the No. 4 singles and Junior Claire Watz won a dramatic third set with all eyes on her match with St. Paul Highland Park’s Nica Johnson. She closed out the nail-biter 21-11, 19-21, 21-18 propelling her team to the final round match with St. Paul Johnson.

With a 7-0 sweep over St. Paul Johnson, Edina won their 23rd straight match over a two-year period. The dominating victory marked just the fourth time in tournament history, dating back to 1996 that a team won the state title by a score 7-0

While the Hornets were running the table and enjoying an undefeated season, the coaches saw their team giving away a lot of points in the middle of the season and knew that would not be a formula for winning back-to-back titles. After some thought, Steve decided it was time to light a spark for his team.

“Toward the end of the season we’re undefeated and I kind of chewed them all out and said this ship is sinking, we’re not going anywhere,” Steve said. “You guys are the most talented team out there and you’re handing away so many free points.” He added the team could get by with that for a few weeks but come playoff time, that would be a different story. Reaching back to the fundamentals were key to the team finding their game and finishing the season with authority.

“We went back to fundamentals over and over and over,” Steve explained. “We served and served and served, and fast, and it was not about match play. It wasn’t about strategy.” He added that the team did not need to add any more shots, but they all they needed already.

He went on to say that he believed no team could beat the Hornets. They could only they could beat themselves. By going back to the fundamentals, the Hornets found their magic when they needed it most, especially in the semi-final match.

Even though the Highland Park Scots were ranked No. 5, Steve and Margo knew they would be facing an experienced team. The Scots were leading 3-2 in matches leaving the Hornets little margin for error. The Hornets three doubles pulled off a 25-23 win to extend the match to the Hornets fourth. Singles player Watz finished in dramatic fashion.

At one point Waltz looked at Margo and asked her if this match mattered. Margo recounted the conversation and noted, “I said, Claire it always matters and she said I don’t know what that means. I said just play your game.”

Waltz played her game and got the job done, lifting the Hornets to their second straight state title.

CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH RESULTS

Edina 7

St. Paul Johnson 0

Singles

No. 1: Tenzin Tsephel, Edina def. Ruth Thaw Gyi, 21-8, 23-21. No. 2: Hazel Dang, Edina def. Savanna Yang, 21-14, 21-11.

No. 3: Aarush Bhatnager, Edina def. Sou Xiong, 21-7, 22-20. No. 4: Claire Watz, Edina def. Su Meh, 21-13. 21-17.

Doubles

No. 1: Ivy Peterson-Sanna Coma, Edina def. Dao Sangwang-Goldy Moua, 21-17, 16-21, 21-17.

No. 2: Juman Alkhatib-Bergen Pickett, Edina def. Anastasia Vang-Sammie Vang, 21-16, 21-17.

No. 3: Ella Burke-Daisy Hennington, Edina def. Angelina Thao-Kathy Moua, 21-18, 21-16.

EHS Softball Team Finds Balance to Earn State Tournament Appearance.

By Pete Waggoner

The Edina High School Varsity Softball team made their return to the Minnesota AAAA State Tournament for the first time since 2018. This group of players is a team that has steadily progressed and found themselves in a spot to capture the school’s first state championship. Edina East came the closest over the years and finished runner-up in 1979.

The Hornets opened the 2024 Class AAAA tournament with a 7-0 loss in the quarterfinal round and then defeated Lake Conference foe Eden Prairie 16-2 advancing to the Consolation Championship game. That set up a game with another Lake Conference team in St. MichaelAlbertville. The Hornets fell in their quest to bring home a trophy from the tournament but made major strides in the development of the program. Earning their way to the state tournament was not easy for Edina. After earning the second seed in the Section 6AAAA tournament, the Hornets won their first three games in the double elimination tournament and faced No. 1 seed Armstrong who had one loss. Edina only needed to win one of their next two games which would of course be easier said than done. Armstrong won the first game 6-5 to set up a winner-take-all final round game the next day.

The Hornets responded with the winner-take-all 6-4 win in the section final game. Looking back on the dramatic two days, the Hornets weren’t pleased

with their overall play in their loss. A strength of the team was the ability to play as a unit and keep each other positive and on task.

Junior pitcher Ella Meyer explained how it all came down and said, “I think what happened was that first, we lost in the first round of the championship and we had a reality check—we can beat this team and it wasn’t like our true selves when we lost that day. It brought us to reality and to say to ourselves, we need to do this and we can’t just play sloppy. We really need to get our stuff together and we can win this. That’s when we all realized we are going to do this that wasn’t us when we lost in the first round of the championship”

Outfielder Kenzie Cox noted that it was on field and off field team bonding that allowed the team to earn trust and have the bond that is special in championship contending teams. “The difference is the dynamic between the players,” Cox said. “We have had a lot more team bonding going on and the relationship between all the players was very different. Everyone is friends and everyone loves each other.”

Junior Grace Duwenhoegger, who plays third base, said the team was having none of losing game two against Armstrong that next day. “ I think we were really angry, Duwenhoegger said. “We were just mad, this is not how we play.”

Senior outfielder Adriana Weigle looked to the pregame preparations her team had and noted the urgency of potentially having their season ending prematurely as to being a key to their big win. “I think mentally we knew that we could do this and definitely because we should have beaten them

the first time,” Weigle said. “We knew we weren’t playing to our full potential. We just dialed in, we locked in the second game and we had a really good pregame talk because this could have been the final game of our season and we knew we had to give it our all.”

Meyer pointed to the seniors who delivered that key speech led by Weigle. “It was our seniors making the push. It was really Adrian and Mara (Willette) they were like, “Guys play this for us. This could possibly be the last game,” and obviously credit to Kenzie (Cox) she carries this team on her back. She gets us going every single game. The seniors said play for the person next to you. We’ve made it this far, why stop now.”

The resume the Hornets built throughout the season provided the Hornets the confidence that they could handle any team in the section. A 7-1 win over Wayzata, who many felt would be the top seeded team in the section was huge for the Hornets confidence as they knew they had the ability to play with and beat anyone. “We went into sections thinking our biggest competition would be Wayzata,” Cox said. “At that point, in the championship when we didn’t have to go through Wayzata and we knew Wayzata had beaten Armstrong, we knew we could beat everyone in that section, play with that mindset, and get the job done.”

Getting to the State Tournament was a first for the group. “None of the girls on this team had ever been to state,” Cox said. “It was like we knew that we could get there but after that last out hugging everyone and being in that moment was such a relief. We did it, now we get to enjoy it, and all our hard work paid off.”

While this team is young, Weigle has seen the progression of Edina Hornet softball. She observed the improvement over the years and the development of the program from youth to high school taking hold.

“I knew it was coming,” Weigle said. “I just didn’t know when. Most people had played with each other since 10U so I knew the bond was going to be a lot better and it was coming.”

According to Cox, a difference maker for this Hornets team is its ability to handle difficult situations in games. The Hornets boast a younger roster and it typically is not a trait that is seen with teams that run younger. “People react to not having experience in this situation very well,” Cox said. “I think the way people handle stressful and uncomfortable situations is important. Everyone supported each other and had confidence in each other and we all knew everyone could do their part and get their job done. That was a big part, everyone did their job and everyone contributed.”

Meyer made her first start as a pitcher in seventh grade and offered a great perspective of how this team evolved to championship caliber.

“I made my first varsity start when I was in seventh grade,” Meyer said. ”I think I have been able to see the program grow so much since I was little and I’ve grown to know all of these girls and play with them. I think the difference has been the way we all work. As I got older I realized that this is an opportunity that we really can have and that’s a real scenario for us. Really locking in and knowing we can win sections and we can make it to state was huge for all of us.”

EDINA ATHLETIC BOOSTER CLUB

2024-2025 Board & Committee Members

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The Edina Athletic Booster Club is governed by a formal charter, has established by-laws, and members of the Board are elected to three-year terms. EABC committees work closely with the EHS Athletic Department and various community groups to achieve the EABC mission.

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207 EDINA STATE TITLES

Edina High School Athletics

Fall Sports

ADAPTIVE SOCCER (CI)

1991*, 2000

CROSS COUNTRY - BOYS

2018, 2024

CROSS COUNTRY - GIRLS

2015, 2016, 2019, 2021

FOOTBALL

1957*, 1965*, 1966*, 1969*, 1971*, 1978W

GYMNASTICS - BOYS

1982, 1984, 1990*

SOCCER - BOYS

1999, 2000, 2001, 2019

Winter Sports

ADAPTIVE FLOOR HOCKEY (CI)

1994, 1995

ALPINE SKIING - BOYS

1967, 1979W, 1980W, 1982, 1999, 2002, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021

ALPINE SKIING - GIRLS

1991, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2021

BASKETBALL - BOYS

1966, 1967, 1968

BASKETBALL - GIRLS

1988

Spring Sports

BADMINTON 2023*, 2024

BASEBALL

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1954, 1970, 1973W, 1977W, 1978W, 1987, 2014, 2019, 2022, 2023

GOLF - GIRLS

1983, 1984, 1988, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018

TENNIS - BOYS

SOCCER - GIRLS

1986, 2023

SWIMMING & DIVING - GIRLS

1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023

TENNIS - GIRLS

1978E, 1979E, 1980E, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019

COMPETITION CHEER

2007*, 2009*, 2010*, 2011*, 2016*, 2018*, 2021*, 2023*

GYMNASTICS - GIRLS

1979W, 1980E, 1981W, 1985

HOCKEY - BOYS

1969, 1971, 1974E, 1978E, 1979E, 1982, 1984, 1988, 1997, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2024

HOCKEY - GIRLS

2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024

NORDIC SKIIING - BOYS

1981W, 1988

ROBOTICS

2022

SWIMMING & DIVING - BOYS

1965, 1967, 1968, 1984, 1986, 1987, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024

E = Edina East, W = Edina West, * = Not included in MSHSL Count

1959, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973E, 1975E, 1978E, 1979E, 1980W, 1981E, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2021

TRACK - BOYS

1969, 1970, 1974E

Edina