Eagles senior attacker Kody Balon (1) scored three goals during the team’s 10-1 win over Cretin on Thursday. Photo by Rick Olson The Eden Prairie High School boys and girls lacrosse teams concluded their regular season games at home Thursday on a high note. Both teams are poised to kick off their journey in the Section 2A playoffs next week. The boys lacrosse team beat Cretin-Derham High School 10-1 to improve their season record to 7-5. Eagles senior attacker Kody Balon (1) and junior midfielder Ben Reisdorf (5) each scored three goals. Meanwhile, the girls lacrosse team, ranked No. 8…
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EPHS freshman attacker Brady Palmer (28) during the team’s 15-3 win over Blake on Saturday. Photo by Rick Olson The Eden Prairie High School boys lacrosse team bolstered its season record to 6-5 on Saturday with a decisive 15-3 victory over Blake. Freshman attacker Brady Palmer (28) was the top goal scorer with four goals. Junior attacker Danny Burke (4) led the team in scoring with nine points by scoring one goal and collecting eight assists. The Eagles will mark Senior Night as it takes on Blaine at home on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
After making the game-winning goal, EPHS senior midfielder Brinley Hopper celebrates with teammate Kylie Bamlett (24). Photo by Rick Olson The Eden Prairie High School girls lacrosse team prevailed 15-14 in a tightly contested game on Tuesday night at Blake High School in Hopkins. Senior midfielder Brinley Hopper clinched the game-winning goal with 14 seconds remaining on the clock. Hopper led the team in scoring with six goals, while senior midfielder Kylie Bamlett contributed four goals. According to the Minnesota Girls Lacrosse Coaches Association, Eden Prairie entered the game ranked No. 5 while Blake held the No. 8 spot. Both…
EPHS girls lacrosse attacker/midfielder Brinley Hopper (5) sets up to score one of her four goals to lead the offense on Thursday. Photo by Rick Olson The Eden Prairie High School boys and girls lacrosse squads faced off Thursday against Minnetonka at home in a Lake Conference doubleheader with mixed results. The girls beat Minnetonka 16-11, improving their record to 5-3 this season. Their next game will be at home against Prior Lake on Saturday. The boys lost 11-9, bringing their record to 4-3 for the season. They will look to rebound when they travel to Mahtomedi High School on…
Senior Annika Anderson (12) scores on a layup in the second half of the Eagles’ 55-40 loss to STMA on Thursday night. Photo by Rick Olson The Eden Prairie girls basketball team fell short in the State Class AAAA Semifinals, losing 55-40 to St. Michael-Albertville at Williams Arena on Thursday night. Eagles senior point guard and captain Molly Lenz led the Eagles with 21 points. Eden Prairie will face Stillwater for the third-place match at the Gangelhoff Center located at Concordia University in St. Paul at 4 p.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, STMA will face Hopkins for the championship title at…
Eagles senior guard Ashley Fritz (22) during Wednesday’s win against Centennial. Photo by Rick Olson The Eden Prairie girls basketball team secured a 78-57 victory against Centennial in the 2023 State Tournament Class AAAA Quarterfinals game at Williams Arena in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The Eagles will advance to the semifinals game on Thursday at 8 p.m. at Williams Arena, where they will face off against St. Michael-Albertville. Check back in with eplocalnews.org for complete coverage.
Eagles senior guard Annika Anderson (12) dribbles the ball while being trailed by Chaska senior guard Josie Lakosky during Friday night’s game in Chaska. Photo by Rick Olson The Eden Prairie girls basketball team defeated Chaska 60-42 in the Class 4A, Section 2 girls’ championship game on Friday night to advance to the state tournament next week. According to the Star Tribune, Chaska was ranked No. 1 in Class 4A by Minnesota Basketball News and had won 22 games in a row. Check back in with eplocalnews.org for complete coverage.
Chanhassen beat the Eden Prairie boys hockey team 2-1 in overtime in the Section 2AA Semifinals game Saturday at Braemar Arena in Edina. The Eagles tied it up 1-1 in the third period, but the Storm scored with 5:23 remaining in the first overtime to advance to the Section Championship game. Photo by Rick Olson. Check back in with eplocalnews.org for complete coverage.
The Eden Prairie boys hockey team soared past Holy Family 4-1 in the Section 2AA Quarterfinals game on Friday. The Eagles’ victory sets up a semifinals showdown against Chanhassen at Braemar Arena in Edina on Saturday at 4 p.m. Photo by Rick Olson. Check back in with eplocalnews.org for complete coverage.
The Eden Prairie boys hockey team suffered a narrow defeat in a hard-fought game on Thursday at the Pagel Activity Center against top-ranked Minnetonka, falling 4-3. Minnetonka scored the go-ahead goal early in the third period, and the team was able to maintain their lead for the remainder of the game. With this win, Minnetonka retains its top spot in the Class 2A Boys rankings. Photo by Rick Olson As the regular season comes to a close, the Eagles currently hold an 11-12-1 record with one game remaining on their schedule. They are set to play against Buffalo on Saturday.…