Author: Staff Writer

Down to the final out in the season opener, Southwest Christian, trailing 4-3 versus Mayer Lutheran, pieced together a walk and a pair hits, winning 5-4 at Fritz Field in Cologne April 27.

A stubborn New Zealand sheep named Shrek became an international sensation after remaining at-large for nearly seven years.

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As usual, Twitter continues to deliver little nuggets of hilarity, so here are seven tweets of the week — one for every day so you can save them for yourself as a little treat if you’d like.

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Maggie Mahota swept the girls hurdle events, leading Holy Family Catholic in an invitational at Jordan High School April 26.

Two outs from a no-hitter, Southwest Christian and pitcher Brooke Herman had to settle for a 12-0 win in five innings over Holy Family Catholic April 26 at Diethelm Park in Victoria.

Fourteen straight head-to-head losses, the last win over Eden Prairie on May 10, 2012, Minnetonka said goodbye to that losing streak, a 9-2 road win over the Eagles April 26.

A provision in the education bill passed in the Minnesota House of Representatives on a 94-29 vote Thursday seeks to strengthen the state’s lunch-shaming law.

If you live in the west metro, you might want to avoid going downtown the second weekend of May, because getting out of downtown might be a pain.

One day after being roughed up in an outing at Buffalo, Chanhassen pitcher Maddie Schwartz threw a no-hitter in a 13-0 non-conference win at Richfield April 26.

Recently a Star Tribune Minnesota Poll indicated that Minnesotans demand significant changes in gun legislation.

This week’s five top crime and court stories in the southwest metro include a report of shots fired in Burnsville and a former Plymouth city employee accused of receiving bribes and kickbacks. 

The notion that a baseball doesn’t fly as well in April in Minnesota was put to rest with one swing April 26 at Athletic Park.

I had the opportunity to work closely with Jason Kamerud for several years in my previous position reporting on public safety issues in Carver County.

All of the mock drafts, all of the speculation, in the end it was a Minnesota Vikings division rival, the Detroit Lions, that selected Chanhassen High School alumni, Frank Ragnow, with the No. 20 pick in the 2018 National Football League Draft.

Six matches complete, three points apiece between Chanhassen and host Benilde-St. Margaret, all eyes were on third doubles.

Spring snow is melting and the Minnesota River is rising.

Prince Rogers Nelson danced and sang in front of thousands of die-hard fans, but offstage he dealt with extreme pain.

Two teams coming off 11-0 wins to begin the season, a rematch of the 2016 Class 4A state championship, Buffalo flexed the muscle at the plate, pounding out 14 hits in a 14-3, six-inning win over Chanhassen.