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The West Side Storm seventh grade spring basketball team made another impressive showing last weekend at the Spring Challenge Tournament in Plymouth. After losing their first game to the Hustle, the Storm fought back to win the next three over BPAA , Andover, and FSA. The Storm went on to defeat Wayzata for the title. The team includes, front row: coach Dan Leary, Jake Nelson (Dassel), Thomas Leary (Minnetonka), Nick Fulford (Waconia), Trever Kaiser (Dassel), and coach Chris White; back row: Kobey Woolhouse (Howard Lake), Christian Honnold (Waconia), Zach Uter (Howard Lake), Carter Jones (Waconia), and Gram Ims (Minnetonka).

05-02-13 youth sports highlights

By Melissa Marohl on May 2, 2013 at 1:50 pm
 
The Northern Lights Volleyball Club, which includes Waconia native Taylor Wolf, recently won the championship in the 14 USA division at the Northern Lights Qualifier on April 19-21 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Wolf is pictured here with her team (back row, second from left).

4-25-13 youth sports highlights

By Melissa Marohl on April 24, 2013 at 2:36 pm
 
The Westside Storm seventh grade boys’ spring basketball team made an impressive showing last weekend at a tournament in Shakopee. In their first games of the season, the Storm advanced to the championship game and claimed second place. The team is made up of players from Waconia, Minnetonka, Dassel, and Howard Lake area schools. The Storm include, front row: Kobey Woolhouse (Howard Lake), Christian Honnold (Waconia), Carter Jones (Waconia), and Gram Ims (Minnetonka); back row: coach Dan Leary, Zach Uter (Howard Lake), Thomas Leary (Minnetonka), Nick Fulford (Waconia), Trever Kaiser (Dassel), coach Chris White, and Jake Nelson (Dassel).

4-18-13 youth sports highlights

By Melissa Marohl on April 18, 2013 at 3:40 pm
 
Megan Shanahan

Shanahan recognized as scholar-athlete

By The Sun Patriot on April 18, 2013 at 3:24 pm

Eighteen University of Wisconsin-Stout senior scholar-athletes were recently honored in an awards ceremony, including NYA native Megan Shanahan. Shanahan, the …
 
The Waconia 12-1 JO volleyball team recently won a tournament in Mankato on March 24. The girls beat teams from LeSueur, Kasson, Glencoe, and Mankato for the title. The team includes, front row: Holly Weinberger, Abby Hendricks, Mia Severson, Sarah Braland, and Lilliana Plagge; back row: Emma Carver, Ally Dirnberger, Shelby Jacobson, Kali Wolf, and Sophie Osterberg.

3-28-13 youth sports highlights

By Melissa Marohl on March 28, 2013 at 10:27 am
 
Lauryn Mattson, a Waconia High School freshman, recently won the Level 10 all around title at the USGA Courtney Kupets Gymnastics Invitational in Savannah, Georgia. Mattson medaled in all four events, with scores of 9.175 on floor, 9.275 on beam, 9.1 on bars, and 9.6 on vault, for a meet-winning total of 37.15. Mattson is a member of the Legacy Gymnastics Club in Eden Prairie. Other local members of the club include Natalie Shaw (Clearwater Middle School), Desirae Stanton (WHS 2012), and Jessie and Jada Rondeau, of Norwood-Young America. Stanton took home a seventh-place medal. The next event for Mattson and the other Legacy gymnasts is the Minnesota US Gymnastics Association Level 10 state meet in Sauk Rapids.

3-21-13 youth sports highlights

By Melissa Marohl on March 21, 2013 at 12:40 pm
 
The Concordia University Golden Bears recently captured their sixth straight NCAA DII womens’ volleyball title. Four team members hail from the west metro, including front row: Chaska High School alumni Amanda Konetchy (second from left) and Delano High School graduate Kayla Koenecke (third from left); middle row: 2009 Waconia High School graduate Kara Pioske (third from right); back row: Southwest Christian alumni Cassie Haag (far left).

Waconia native on national title team

By Melissa Marohl on December 26, 2012 at 12:45 pm

The Golden Bears of Concordia University – St. Paul recently captured their sixth consecutive NCAA Division II national title in …
 
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Volleyball to return nearly entire squad in 2013

By Melissa Marohl on December 14, 2012 at 12:24 pm

What began as a very promising season for the Waconia volleyball team ended in tears on Oct. 30, when the …
 
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LHS volleyball reflects on journey

By Melissa Marohl on November 29, 2012 at 3:27 pm

For the Mayer Lutheran volleyball team, the season ended a week too early. Falling 3-0 to Southwest Christian in the …
 
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Perrel, Theisen earn MRC honors for W-M

By Matt Bunke on November 21, 2012 at 9:10 am

The Watertown-Mayer volleyball recently wrapped up its 2012 season, and had two player earn all-conference honors. Outside hitter Maggie Perrel …
 

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