In a battle of 4-0 prep football teams Friday, Sept. 27, Eden Prairie will have home-field advantage when Wayzata visits Aerie Stadium.
John Sherman
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Numerous Eden Prairie students have been named as semifinalists for the 2020 National Merit Scholarship Program.
The League of Women Voters-Minnetonka/Eden Prairie/Hopkins will host five candidate forums to provide voters with candidate information for the Minnetonka and Hopkins city elections and the Minnetonka, Hopkins and Eden Prairie school board elections.
A weekly Co-dependents Anonymous group will begin meeting 7-8 p.m. Thursdays beginning Oct. 3, at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 16515 Luther Way, Eden Prairie.
Eden Prairie Schools joined districts throughout the state in adopting electronic learning plans after a streak of frigid weather earlier this year disrupted classes.
Pilgrim Dry Cleaners is kicking off the 34th year of its Coats for Kids coat drive Sept. 16.
Eden Prairie’s People Reaching Out to People has received a grant from the Edina Realty Foundation to help prevent homelessness.
If there’s one thing no opponent of the Minnetonka girls soccer team wants to see, it’s defender Emilia Johnson taking a free kick.
Minnetonka was unstoppable in its own swim invitational, although second-place Eden Prairie and third-place Wayzata tried. Minnetonka scored 830 points to 453.5 for Eden Prairie and 424 for Eden Prairie. Other team totals were: Chanhassen 232.5, Breck School 188, Northfield 175 and Minneapol…
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Eden Prairie teachers and other staff members have come to terms with the school district on increases to salaries and benefits for two years.
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Eden Prairie’s 19-0 Class 6A West District football win over Minnetonka Sept. 13 at Aerie Stadium could best be described as “hard-earned.”
The St. Michael-Albertville girls and the Eden Prairie boys won championships in the annual Bauman/Rovn Meet Sept. 5 at Gale Woods Farm in Minnetrista.
Local lawmakers will host a back to school town hall meeting in Eden Prairie to discuss issues important to the community this month.
Upcoming events at the Eden Prairie Senior Center, 8950 Eden Prairie Road, are as follows:
Due to weather delays during scheduled construction this week, the lane closure on southbound Eden Prairie Road, between Highway 212 and the entrance to Miller Park, will be reduced to one lane of traffic through Monday, Sept. 16.
Eden Prairie’s CHF Solutions, Inc., has announced that Maria Rosa Costanzo has been appointed to the company’s board of directors.
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Eden Prairie High girls soccer coach Jessica Mueller had a clear game plan for a match against No. 1-ranked Edina Sept. 5 at EP’s Aerie Stadium.
Minnetonka High lost a West District football game to St. Michael-Albertville 21-14 Sept. 6 at Minnetonka’s Einer Anderson Stadium, but the loss to the Knights paled in comparison to a greater loss.
It would be hard to say which was better Friday night - Wayzata’s offense or Wayzata’s defense.
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Eden Prairie High School and the Eagle Marching Band will host the 28th Annual Prairie Colors Marching Band Festival noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at Eden Prairie High School’s Aerie Stadium, 17185 Valley View Road in Eden Prairie.
Benilde-St. Margaret’s clogged up the midfield in the first half of its soccer game against Eden Prairie Aug. 27 at Aerie Stadium, but in the second half the Eagles figured it out, carving out a 2-0 win with goals from Cole Nelson and Tyler Beaupre.
After opening the 2019 prep football season on the road at Roseville, the Eden Prairie Eagles will return to their home turf at Aerie Stadium to play Woodbury in a 7 p.m. game Friday, Sept. 6.
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Coming off a 28-20 victory against Centennial in the season opener Aug. 29, the Edina High football team has a date with long-time Lake Conference rival Wayzata at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6, at Wayzata High Stadium.
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Midway through the first half of the Edina Green & White boys soccer scrimmage Aug. 15, rain came down in buckets at Kuhlman Field.
The Metro Knights were not among the favorites in the 2019 State Class A Amateur Baseball Tournament, but they surprised fans with their gritty play, which led to a fourth place in a 12-team field.
Edina High’s Green & White girls soccer scrimmage was certainly no genteel affair Aug. 15 at Kuhlman Field.
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On Tuesday, Aug. 20, Eden Prairie police responded to the report of a robbery in the area of Anderson Lakes Parkway, between Neill Lake Road and Preserve Boulevard.
Women With Spirit Bible Study will begin its 2019-20 program next month in Eden Prairie.
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On Thursday, Aug. 15, 6-8:30 p.m., pack a picnic basket and meet your neighbors for dinner on the lawn, then stop inside to meet the firefighters, tour the station and touch the trucks - and don’t miss the chance to purchase your favorite frozen treat when the ice cream truck stops by.
The 2019 season may have started slowly for the Edina American Legion baseball team, but head coach Gene Larkin said, “The last six weeks of the season, we played well in all phases of the game. There was only one game in that span when we didn’t give our opponent a competitive game. I’ll ta…
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