Author: Rick Olson

Both the Eden Prairie High School boys’ and girls’ lacrosse teams secured crucial wins on Monday night, advancing to their respective section championships. The No. 1 Eagles girls’ team defeated No. 4 Chanhassen 11-8 in the Section 2A semifinals. Senior Avery Wallace scored five goals and reached a personal milestone with her 100th career goal. The girls will host No. 2 seed Minnetonka on Wednesday at 6 p.m. for the Section 2A championship. Meanwhile, the No. 4 EP boys’ team triumphed 8-7 over No. 1 seed Prior Lake in the Section 6A semifinals held at Prior Lake. Trailing 5-2 at…

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The Eden Prairie High School boys hockey team fell 3-1 to Edina in the Edina Holiday Classic’s finale at Braemar Ice Arena on Saturday night. Edina took an early 2-0 lead into the third period. Eden Prairie’s junior forward Chase Klute narrowed the gap to 2-1 with a goal at 10:26 remaining, but Edina sealed the victory with a late empty-net goal. Eden Prairie began the three-day tournament with a convincing 5-1 victory over Elk River on Thursday. Highlights included junior forward Alex Hall’s two goals and the return of senior goalie Isaiah Paulnock,  who played in his first varsity…

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