Category: Chaska Herald

AJ Hemink of Minnetonka and Ben Scheller of Chanhassen each posted top-half finishes in debuts at the State Nordic Ski Meet at Giants Ridge in Biwabik on March 12.

On the court again, playing an opponent for the first time in three weeks, Chanhassen showed Section 2-4A that despite their record, they aren’t going to be an easy out in the playoffs.

Starting Monday, a host of coronavirus restrictions in Minnesota will relax to levels not seen in months, or in some cases, since before the pandemic.

Playing at Chaska Community Center is always a homecoming for Maeve Kelly. It’s where she grew up on the ice as a member of the Chaska/Chanhassen Hockey Association, first playing with the boys in Squirts. It’s where she watched older…

The state Alpine Ski meet in Biwabik is known as “Giants Fridge” for a reason. At times over the years officials have had to push back the state event later in the day with temperatures well below zero.

Carver County Water Management Organization is seeking help monitoring phenological data.

“Be kind to the world. Be kind to one another.”

One of the secondary threats over the last year has undoubtedly been the spread of misinformation regarding COVID-19.

Reagan Cizek and Sophi Hall each hit five 3-pointers as Holy Family Catholic made 15 total outside shots in a 91-66 home over Mound-Westonka on March 11.

Special teams play went to Hutchinson in the second period, a pair of short-handed goals. Chanhassen, though, figured things out on the power play, getting two scores with the man advantage in the third period in a 6-4 road win…

As winter loosens its grip on the northern states and it finally feels like spring, my mind turns to all the changes in nature. In particular, the animals in the northern climates that change the color of their coats (pelage)…

A Minnesota Department of Health representative updated the current outbreak of COVID cases in Carver County during the opening of a new saliva testing site at Chan Rec Center on March 11.

On paper, the win-loss records of some of Minnetonka’s top wrestlers don’t stand out. Seniors Gabe Schumacher and Quinn Sell, and junior Peter Barrett, all state qualifiers in 2020, entered the Section 6AAA Tournament each with eight losses.

Former state Sen. Scott Jensen has announced he will run for Minnesota governor in 2022. It comes after the Republican’s single term in the Senate.

Tracy Cassano recently became the first female girls hockey coach in Minnesota State High School League history to reach career win No. 200. The third-year Skipper leader continues to climb the charts.

Local leaders are asking for $10 million toward proposed road work to County Road 18, also known as 82nd Street West, in a Minnesota House of Representatives and Minnesota State Senate bill.

Three area Alpine skiers making their state debut, Minnetonka sophomore JD Landstrom made the most of his trips down the hill at Giants Ridge in Biwabik on March 10.

Wayne Brommelsiek, a 71-year-old Chaska resident, is a runner. But it’s not the classic marathon type.

A potential to move closer to a No. 1 seed in Section 2A, Southwest Christian/Richfield rallied from a three-goal deficit, tying the game at three only to see Breck School get two more back in a 5-4 final March 9…

Even “ordinary” women have extraordinary stories.