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For most of the night, John Henry couldn’t miss, and his hot shooting kept the Eden Prairie High boys basketball team No. 1 in the state Class 4A rankings with an 82-68 win Jan. 16 at Hopkins.
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Ballots accepted through March 2
To celebrate National Blood Donor Month in January, Memorial Blood Centers is partnering with Dunkin’ to help spread awareness about the need for blood donations during the winter, which is a challenging time of year to meet the needs of local hospital patients.
One hundred and thirty career wins is a high mark for any high school wrestler, and Eden Prairie junior Bryce Dagel joined the club Jan. 15 by pinning Wayzata’s Cole Ciardelli in 4:32 during EP’s 60-16 Lake Conference loss to the Trojans.
The Jack Link’s High School Basketball Hall of Fame Winter Classic Jan. 18 has been postponed, according to Minnesota Basketball HOF secretary Marc Hugunin.
In the third meet of the Lake Conference Nordic skiing season Jan. 7, the Minnetonka boys team took over first place in the standings with its second victory of the season.
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Metro residents who have noticed Southwest Light Rail Transit construction in 2019 may observe even more work this year.
The city of Eden Prairie is recruiting new members for its six advisory city commissions.
During the course of a 300-win career, Eden Prairie High girls hockey coach Jaime Grossman has had a lot of experience preparing his team for must-win situations.
The Power of 100 Southwest, Women Who Care group voted to honor Achieving Cures Together at its fall meeting.
The annual Eden Prairie State of the City is 11:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at the Bearpath Golf and Country Club, 18100 Bearpath Trail.
The Lake Conference boys basketball game between Edina and Minnetonka Jan. 9 was close until the end, and that is typical of this series over the last several years.
Have you ever wondered who lowers the city of Eden Prairie’s flags to half-staff to honor the death of a dignitary or a national holiday?
Just after midnight on Sunday, Dec. 29, an Eden Prairie police officer attempted to stop a vehicle he suspected was being driven by an impaired driver.
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The Nine Mile Creek Watershed District celebrated its 60th anniversary in 2019.
When Derrin Lamker resigned unexpectedly as Edina High football coach to accept the coaching job at his alma mater, Augsburg University, Edina activities director Troy Stein posted the opening for a successor.
The Eden Prairie Figure Skating Club will present its annual Winter Exhibition from 5:15 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at Eden Prairie Community Center.
Although Wayzata led from almost wire-to-wire in its Lake Conference girls basketball game against Eden Prairie Jan. 10, the Trojans never had as much breathing room as they would have liked on the way to a 68-65 win.
A program hosted by League of Women Voters, Minnetonka, Eden Prairie, Hopkins, on the Equal Rights Amendment in Minnesota will be 9:30 -11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, in the council chambers of the Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd.
The Eden Prairie A.M. Rotary Club is encouraging all to get outside and enjoy the season by participating in its winter wellness day events Saturday, Jan. 18, at Staring Lake Park, 14800 Pioneer Trail.
The first-ever Minnesota High School Basketball Hall of Fame Winter Classic will include six games Saturday, Jan. 18, at Anoka-Ramsey Community College.
Even when you’re the No. 1-ranked team in the state, it’s never easy to win a Lake Conference boys basketball road game.
Although Wayzata led from almost wire-to-wire in its Lake Conference girls basketball game against Eden Prairie Jan. 10, the Trojans never had as much breathing room as they would have liked on the way to a 68-65 win.
Usually in the top 10 in the state rankings this time of year, the Wayzata High boys basketball team is struggling with a 2-8 record going into this week’s action.
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Included in the Eden Prairie Police Dec. 13 through Dec. 25 reports were the following incidents:
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The following are among the top news stories for Eden Prairie in 2019.
When she was playing varsity lacrosse for Eden Prairie High School nine years ago, Arika Skoog enjoyed the contact and physical demands of the game.
Eden Prairie’s boys hockey team snapped a two-game losing streak with an avalanche of goals Saturday, Jan. 4, in Buffalo.
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Chris LaTondresse of Hopkins has announced his candidacy for Hennepin County Commissioner District 6. The district includes Minnetonka, Edina, Hopkins, Excelsior, Wayzata, parts of Eden Prairie, Long Lake and the Lake Minnetonka communities. Current Commissioner Jan Callison has announced sh…
One of the traditions of the Sun Newspapers sports staff is to recognize the top athletes in each of our editions every year.
With a forecast for snow accumulation of 2 inches or more, the City of Eden Prairie this afternoon declared a Snow Event effective Dec. 30–31.
In his fifth varsity season with the Eden Prairie High wrestling program, Jordan Todd knows what it takes to win.
Two Lake Conference boys aquatics teams with a lot of high-end talent battled at the Eden Prairie Community Center pool, and the host Eagles defeated Wayzata 98-87.
State Class 6A football champion Wayzata heads the All-West District football team for 2019 with eight selections, including senior running back Christian Vasser who scored five touchdowns in a 35-20 victory over Champlin Park in the Prep Bowl.
After winning its first five games of the season, the Eden Prairie High boys hockey team was a solid No. 1 in Let’s Play Hockey Magazine’s state Class AA rankings.
Following a closed-door review of Eden Prairie Schools Superintendent Josh Swanson, the Eden Prairie School Board announced that he had met most of their expectations with two exceptions.
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ResourceWest in Hopkins is among 13 organizations assisting Metro Transit by garnering feedback from area residents and transit users in hopes of determining how to better meet their needs in the future.
Following a 2019 referendum, school taxes in Eden Prairie will still increase less than city taxes in 2020.
The Eden Prairie Police Department continues its impaired driving enforcement campaign as part of a statewide effort spearheaded by the Minnesota Office of Traffic Safety during December.
Inspire Dance Studio dancers rang the Salvation Army bell and performed dance numbers Dec. 7 at the Lunds & Byerlys, 970 Prairie Center Drive, Eden Prairie.
A high school boys basketball game between No. 1-ranked Eden Prairie and No. 2 Eastview lived up to the hype Dec. 12 in a packed Eastview gym, with the visiting Eagles winning 69-61.
Now that the Eden Prairie High boys hockey team is ranked first in state with a 4-0-0 record, every opponent sees the target on the Eagles’ backs.
The Foundation for Eden Prairie Schools is seeking nominations for its Legacy Awards.
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