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A number of top youth wrestlers from Minnesota and Wisconsin will compete Saturday in the annual Goodwill Duals at Hayes Arena in Apple Valley. Approximately 60 wrestlers from the two states will compete in eight dual meets, with action starting at noon. The wrestlers, ages 11-12, have competed successfully in state tournaments and many have been in regional and national meets. Minnesota and Wisconsin each will field two teams, an “A” and “B” team. Each team will wrestle the two teams from the other state in freestyle and Greco-Roman meets, meaning some individuals could compete as many as four times on Saturday. Three wrestlers from Apple Valley and two from Lakeville will be on the Minnesota teams. Ap-
ple Valley wrestlers competing are Paxton Creese, Regan Schrempp and Cael Swensen. The Lakeville residents are Phil Skeps and Willy Bastyr. Two Apple Valley youth coaches, Rudy James and Eric Swensen, will help coach the Minnesota teams. The event alternates between sites in Minnesota and Wisconsin. At last year’s Goodwill Duals in Wisconsin, the Wisconsin “A” team went 4-0. Minnesota’s “A” and “B” teams both went 2-2. This year’s competition originally was scheduled for Augsburg College but had to be moved because the Augsburg facility was double-booked. Organizers looked at the Mall of America as an alternate site, but Apple Valley wrestling boosters arranged to rent Hayes Arena. – Mike Shaughnessy
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The Rosemount High School wrestling program’s sixth annual golf tournament fundraiser will be July 20 at Southern Hills Golf Course in Farmington. The tournament has a noon shotgun start. Registration is $90 per golfer if paid by July 13 and $100 the day of the event. Registration includes golf, cart rental, lunch, dinner and raffle prizes. Each participant also receives a free Tshirt. Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams. For more information, contact Henry Gerten at 651-270-6093 or henry. gerten@district196.org.
Dakota County Gun Club in Rosemount will hold its annual youth shooting events from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on the first and third Saturdays of June, July and August. Youth up to age 16 can participate in archery, rifle shooting, and shotgun (trapshooting) at no cost. The basics of gun safety and ownership will be taught under supervision of trained DNR instructors. More information is available at www.dakotacountygunclub.org.
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Burnsville baseball coach Mick Scholl said he has the utmost confidence in all of his starting pitchers. But if he had to pick one for a big game, he said he’d go with lefthander Aaron Rozek – not only for Rozek’s ability on the mound, but because it allows Cooper Maas and Tyler Hanson to play the infield. Hanson and Maas also pitch for the Blaze, but Scholl said he especially likes their work on the left side of the infield. The two Division I-bound players (Maas to North Dakota, Hanson to Minnesota) helped support Rozek with their defense in a 5-1 victory over Eagan on Tuesday night in the Section 3AAA playoffs. Hanson, the third baseman, contributed a couple of diving stops, while Maas showed range at shortstop, including charging a grounder, picking it up and throwing in one motion to get the final out. Burnsville’s offense also helped Rozek, scoring five runs in the first four innings. As for the key to the game, “I’d say the left side of our infield,” Scholl said. “Between Cooper and Tyler, there’s a lot of
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they’re not playing like sophomores anymore,” Scholl said. “They’re playing at a high level now.” Eagan got into the double-elimination portion of the section tournament with a 2-0 victory over 10th-seeded Lakeville South on Friday. Junior Tyler Godes pitched a complete game for the Wildcats. Six teams from the South Suburban Conference (Burnsville, Eastview, Eagan, Lakeville North, Rosemount and Prior Lake) and two from the Classic Suburban Conference (St. Thomas
Academy and Henry Sibley) started the doubleelimination portion of the section tourney. The South Suburban is trying to continue a streak of having a team in the state Class AAA title game every year since the conference started operating in the fall of 2009. Burnsville lost in the 2010 Class AAA championship game and won the title the following year. Eastview won the 2012 state championship. Email Mike Shaughnessy at mike.shaughnessy@ecminc.com.
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Burnsville shortstop Cooper Maas throws to first base to record an out during Tuesday’s Section 3AAA baseball playoff game against Eagan. (Photo by Mike Shaughnessy)
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erywhere tonight.” Burnsville also got some contributions from sophomores, such as when outfielder Eric Watters threw to catcher Camden Traetow to cut down an Eagan runner at the plate. The Blaze (15-4), seeded second in the section, was to play third-seeded Eastview in a winners’ bracket game Wednesday at Alimagnet Park, with the winner advancing to the winners’ bracket final at 7 p.m. Saturday, also at Alimagnet Park. Eagan (10-11) was to take on Rosemount in an elimination game Wednesday. Lakeville North (15-3), the section’s top seed, was to play St. Thomas Academy on Wednesday in a winners’ bracket game. Burnsville was expected to start Maas on the mound against Eastview. Maas had a completegame victory over the Lightning in the final game of the regular season last week. Although Burnsville was the favorite in Tuesday’s game against seventh-seeded Eagan, the Wildcats appeared to have an experience advantage. Eagan had 14 seniors on its playoff roster, compared to eight for Burnsville. The Blaze has five sophomores on its postseason roster, several of whom will have key roles in this year’s playoff run. “Our sophomores,
Kelsey is new to the game of lacrosse. She came out for the first time last year as a freshman and was planning on playing as a field player. She is an accomplished hockey player and decided to give lacrosse a try. After a few games, the coaches were in need of a steady goalie and by watching her perform in the field and noticing her combination of athleticism and hand eye coordination we suggested that she put on the helmet and try goalie. Most players would balk at that notion because who really wants a solid rubber ball hurling at them at break neck speeds. However, Kelsey jumped at the chance and she has not come out of the nets since. She finished her freshman year strong, but recently has really begun to hit her stride as one of the top goalies in the state. She is one of the big reasons the Cougars are 11-0, SSC conference champions and ranked #3 in the state. She is currently #6 in the state for save percentages, #4 in goal percentages and tied for first in wins with 11. In her most recent game, she was able to hold a very powerful Lakeville North team to 4 first half goals on her way to a 10-9 win.
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