Category: Chaska Herald

John Straka figured his night was done. A pair of one-out hits in the ninth inning put the tying runs on base in a 3-1 game on Friday, Sept. 3, in the Class B winners bracket final in Hamburg.

Waconia felt right at home in front of a large Friday night crowd in Chaska, breaking open a third round game with Luxemburg with a five-run seventh inning in a 9-2 victory Sept. 3 at Athletic Park.

This is your last chance to attend the 2021 Minnesota State Amateur Baseball Tournament at Athletic Park in Chaska, Lions Field in Waconia and Hawk Park in Hamburg.

Over the past year and a half, child care centers around the nation have suffered throughout the COVID-19 global pandemic. Child care providers are now speaking out on how it has negatively impacted their industry.

Chanhassen’s dynamite duo of Mary Cate Ziembiec and Ellie Smith didn’t find much resistance at the net, totaling 21 kills, as the Storm beat Jordan in three games, 25-17, 25-14, 25-15, on Sept. 2.

A chance to retake the lead sailing just wide, Chaska saw Shakopee just minutes later finish a corner kick opportunity for the eventual game-winning goal in a 2-1 girls soccer decision Sept. 2 at Chaska Middle School West.

A dominating first quarter, Chaska found themselves in the locker room at halftime up just a touchdown, needing to reestablish what got them to a 13-0 lead in the season opener at Bloomington Jefferson on Sept. 2.

We are writing to express our support for Eastern Carver County Schools’ 2021 operating referendum.

We’ve had a busy summer in the city of Carver and there’s lots to look forward to this fall. With that, I’d like to share a few updates.

We’re wondering, how you will spend your time this Labor Day?

Brad Hand has made 448 career appearances in Major League Baseball through the August 2021, making him the longest tenured major leaguer to come from Chaska.

The highly anticipated “Immersive Van Gogh” show made its way to Minneapolis in August and promises to dazzle spectators with moving projections of the renowned Dutch painter’s most famous post-impressionist artworks.

Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021, had just about everything great about town team baseball in Minnesota. Eighty-two degrees and blue skies.

Looking back at the last eight seasons, across the Class 5A landscape in Minnesota football, it’s hard to find many programs that have had the year in and year out success of Chaska.

Chanhassen won all six games in the 2020 season, the second time in program history with an unbeaten record — the season started late and was cut short due to increased COVID positive cases around the state.

A crash between a vehicle and a bicycle in Dahlgren Township resulted in traumatic injuries to the bicyclist, on Tuesday, Aug. 31, according to the Carver County Sheriff’s Office.

A crash between a vehicle and a bicycle in Dahlgren Township resulted in traumatic injuries to the bicyclist, on Tuesday, Aug. 31, according to the Carver County Sheriff’s Office.

Three Chanhassen swimmers – Zoe Thoma, Anna Schottler and Avery Luedtke — each won two individual events as the Storm opened the 2021 girls swimming and diving season with a 134-49 win over St. Louis Park.

Holy Family Catholic’s scoring prowess was on display in a 7-0 shutout home win over Blake School in girls soccer on Aug. 31.

The Library will be closed on Monday, September 6 for Labor Day.