Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Junior wrestler Tyler Hebig of Mound Westonka High School Tyler Hebig earns second-team Academic All-State.
Mound Westonka High School junior Tyler Hebig was recently named to The Guillotine Academic All-State Second Team. “The Guillotine” is Minnesota’s amateur wrestling newsmagazine and website, and honored 30 first-team members, 30 second-team members, 30 third team members and 45 honorable mention wrestlers. Criteria for the award was a minimum of 3.0 cumulative GPA, at least 15 varsity matches wrestled last season with a 60 percent winning percentage and was limited to juniors and seniors. Points were tallied according to current varsity wins, state placement and cumulative GPA. Hebig is a three-time state entrant, has a 3.98 cumulative GPA and an impressive 115-25 overall career record. “Tyler is the epitome of a top student-athlete," …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Orono's 10AA baseball team named champions of Eden Prairie Tournament.
Orono 10AA baseball players gave their moms a special treat for Mothers Day: they won the Eden Prairie Tournament. Orono beat teams from Edina, Apple Vally and Albert Lea, before toppling Eden Prairie in the championship game 10-1. The boys celebrated the victory with a trip to Dairy Queen. The team is led by head coach Jim Buck and assistant coaches Richard Jordan, Paul Tichey and John Anderson.
Monday, May 7, 2012
White Hawks currently sit in second place in the conference after weekend win over Annandale.
After a few days off to allow several players to go to DECA Internationals in Salt Lake City, the Mound Westonka White Hawk Softball team got back into action against a tough Annandale Cardinal squad. The White Hawks (6-3, second in WCC Conference) came out strong, with four straight hits in the first inning to take an early 2-0 lead, but the Cardinals answered with a run of their own in the bottom half of the inning. Brooklyn Pouti put a quick stop to the cardinal rally, by blasting a two-run home run over the left field fence to extend the lead to 4-1 after two innings. This game was starting to look like an uncommon slug fest, as these teams usually battle in low scoring games. Annandale continued to fight, scoring one run in the bottom…
Saturday, April 28, 2012
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Hundreds of players and their families gathered inside Orono High School Saturday afternoon for the Orono Baseball Association's 2012 opening day ceremonies. Practices have already started for most of the teams, and the first games are scheduled for this week, weather permitting. KARE-11 Television's Eric Perkins, who lives in Orono and is involved in the Orono Baseball Association, spoke to the kids and filmed a segment scheduled to air on Saturday newscasts. He turned down an invitation to participate in a celebrity home run derby at Target Field to attend the festivities. A variety of local sponsors, including Lake Minnetonka Patch, support the Orono Baseball Association. Have photos or video from Saturday's opening day ceremonies? Post…
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Lake Minnetonka Figure Skating Club and Minnetonka’s All Season Skating School present the 38th Annual Silver Skates Ice Revue, "Dancing on Ice."
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Thursday, April 26
There will be Happy Feet, Fabulous Feet, salsas, mambos and more—all on skates—as the Lake Minnetonka Figure Skating Club presents the 38th Annual Silver Skates Ice Revue, Dancing on Ice, May 3, 4 and 5 at the Minnetonka Ice Arena. More than 260 skaters, from 3 years old to adult, will glide, spin and leap their way through the three two-hour performances. The show highlights virtually all genres of dancing spanning several generations of music, from jump blues and rock and roll to today’s pop hits and movie soundtracks. The skaters, who include a number of national competitors, come from throughout the west Metro, representing Minnetonka, Hopkins, Chaska, Excelsior, Victoria, Mound, Maple Grove, Plymouth, Eden Prairie, Deephaven, …
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
White Hawks down Hutchinson and Dassal Cokato to up their record to 4-2.
Mound Westonka High School's varsity softball team is off to a 4-2 start to the 2012 season and has one two consecutive games. The team takes on Delano tomorrow, April 26, and face Annandale on May 3. Below is a recent recap of the team's games provided by head coach Dan Krause. April 24: Mound Westonka 8, Hutchinson 1 The White Hawks came out swinging yesterday to take a 4-0 lead after the first inning against the Tigers from Hutchinson. The first four batters each got on base and scored before an out was even recorded, and the Westonka attack was highlighted by a two RBI double by Emmi Christensen. The White Hawks continued to be aggressive, leading to their best offensive performance of the season so far—scoring in almost every inning …
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Sports standout will be attending the University of Wisconsin Eau Claire in the fall.
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Tuesday, April 17
by Lorrie Ham Emily Halvarson is Mound Westonka High School's 2012 Athena Award winner. Candidates for this “outstanding female athlete” award must demonstrate excellence in individual or group sports. Halvarson will represent MWHS at the 40th Annual Athena Awards Luncheon, taking place this year May 4 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. She will be one of 53 outstanding senior women to be honored from public and private high schools in the greater Minneapolis area. Emily participated in soccer, hockey, track and lacrosse during her high school year. In soccer, she is a three-year letter winner, earning two time All-Conference honors, All-State Honorable Mention, two team MVP awards and was a captain during her senior senior. She also …
Thursday, April 12, 2012
One of the state's youngest teams turns heads at recent state tournament.
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Thursday, April 12
by Lorrie Ham A total of 60 Westonka students took part in the state's 2012 National Archery in the Schools Program (NASP) State Tournament in Champlin Park on March 30 and 31, where one team qualified for nationals. A total of 23 sharp shooters in grades five through nine competed under the Westonka High School banner. “This team qualified for the 2012 NASP National Tournament based on qualifying score, and finished 6th in the high school team division despite having only three ninth-graders as the oldest team members,” said coach Mike Wallace. Individually, Emma Kerr shot a personal and team best 284 and finished 3rd in the Middle School Girls Division. Westonka had 14 fourth-graders from Hilltop Primary and Shirley Hills compete on …
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
The House passed a bill Tuesday that would move the 2012 Minnesota Fishing Opener up a week. If Gov. Mark Dayton signs the bill, fishing opener on Lake Minnetonka would be May 5.
Mother’s Day and the Minnesota state fishing opener may not conflict this year, even though they are scheduled the same weekend. If signed by Gov. Mark Dayton, the omnibus game and fish bill would set fishing opener on Lake Minnetonka for May 5. Minnesota’s 2012 fishing season is officially scheduled to start May 12. “The fish have done most of the work that they must do to make other fish,” Rep. David Dill (D-Crane Lake) said. “The fish already are moving out (into deeper water). This is a bonus week. We have a constitutional amendment that says we have the right to hunt and fish.” The omnibus game and fish bill, HF2171, passed by the House Tuesday, and also includes a Minnesota wolf-hunting season coinciding with the start of the deer-…
Local kids lock horns with some of the best wrestlers in Minnesota.
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Wednesday, April 4
Fifteen wrestlers from the Mound Westonka wrestling program recently competed in state tournaments in Albany and Rochester. First-grader Sam Dioszeghy and eighth-grader Drake Heath both wrestled in the Northland Youth Wrestling Association (NYWA) state tournament in Rochester on March 30 and 31. The NYWA is considered one of the most competitive state tournaments, and participants must place in the top two in district competition, and then the top three in region competition to qualify. Dioszeghy placed third in his weight class at state in the first/second grade division, going 5-1 on the day with four pins. Heath also took home third-place honors in the seventh/eighthp-grade division, going 4-1 with his only loss to the eventual state …
Jean
10:50 pm on Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Good Job girls. Sweet lady by day and down a dirty players when its needed. Keep up the team work and remember to respect everyone on your team. It is so inportant to have that relationship with eachother. Be Bless, give Blessings and most of all give blessing to others. more ›