Alexander “Zander” Culver, Eden Prairie boys basketball head coach Some people may have lost trust for an adult that they felt like they trusted. So definitely a healing process with the entire program.”Alexander “Zander” Culver, EPHS boys basketball head coach Zander Culver stood in the lobby of the activities center at Eden Prairie High School last week, surrounded by scores of student-athletes and their parents who were waiting patiently to meet the new boys basketball head coach. Culver was not merely shaking hands and moving on to the next in line. He spent several minutes with each player and family…
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Eden Prairie junior Will Sather (57), the Eagles’ starting center, as well as a state champion wrestler, announced his commitment to the admissions process at Princeton University. Photo by Rick Olson Eden Prairie’s Will Sather likes what he sees in the Ivy League. After a recent trip to New Jersey, the Eagles’ standout student-athlete – who has excelled in the classroom, as well as on the mat and the gridiron – announced his commitment to the admissions process at Princeton University. In a statement on Twitter last week, the Eden Prairie junior thanked his parents, family, friends and coaches before…
Eden Prairie junior defensive tackle Mo Saine (94) announced last Friday he will play college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Photo by Rick Olson When Muhammad “Mo” Saine takes off the black and red for the final time after the upcoming football season, he’ll be trading it in for maroon and gold in 2024. The Eden Prairie Eagles junior defensive tackle announced on Twitter last week that he has committed to play college football at the University of Minnesota. https://twitter.com/mo_saine99/status/1647010879588773890 Mo Saine announced on Twitter last week that he will play football at the University of Minnesota. “First of…
Eden Prairie boys basketball head coach David Flom resigned on Friday. Photo by Jeremy Peyer After a season plagued with controversy and overshadowed by discord among players, parents and community members, David Flom resigned on Friday after 17 seasons as head coach of the Eden Prairie High School boys basketball team. The news of Flom’s resignation was shared in an email to families of the Eden Prairie basketball program. “I have decided it’s time for someone else to take leadership of the Eden Prairie basketball program,” Flom’s statement in the email read. “Unfortunately, in the past several months, some people…
The Eden Prairie Eagles captured third place in the girls state basketball tournament with their 69-54 victory over Stillwater on Saturday at Gangelhoff Center on the Concordia University campus in St. Paul. Photo by Jeremy Peyer The Eden Prairie girls basketball team finished the season on a high note, defeating Stillwater 69-54 to take third place in the girls state basketball tournament. After falling to eventual state champion St. Michael-Albertville on Thursday, the third-seeded Eagles bounced back quickly on Saturday at Gangelhoff Center on the Concordia University campus in St. Paul, showing the resilience that brought them to the state…
Eden Prairie senior guard Annika Anderson (12) challenges STMA point guard Tessa Johnson (4), who led all scorers with 29 points in the Eagles’ 55-40 loss to St. Michael-Albertville in the state semifinal game at Williams Arena on Thursday. Photo by Rick Olson “They’ve got nothing at all to hang their heads about. It’s hard to lose. And it’s hard to lose when you don’t play your best game as a team.”Eden Prairie head coach Ellen Wiese The raised floor at Williams Arena on the University of Minnesota campus is truly unique in the sport of basketball. The stage-like setting…
Eden Prairie defeated Centennial 78-57 in the quarterfinals of the girls state basketball tournament Wednesday at Williams Arena. Photo by Rick Olson Nietzsche and Kelly Clarkson had it right: what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. That time-tested axiom could not be more true for the Eden Prairie girls basketball team, whose season-long gauntlet through the Lake Conference schedule has paid dividends in the state tournament. The No. 3 seed Eagles dispatched Centennial, a random draw, with a dominant 78-57 victory in the quarterfinal round on Wednesday at Williams Arena. Eden Prairie is one of three Lake Conference teams advancing…
No. 2 seed Eden Prairie shocked top-seed Chaska 60-42 in the Section 2AAAA championship game on Friday to advance to the state tournament next week. Photo by Jeremy Peyer Eden Prairie senior captain Molly Lenz was trying her best to absorb what had just taken place on the hardwood at Chaska High School Friday night. “It feels surreal,” Lenz said. “We knew we could do it but it just doesn’t really feel real when it actually happens. So I think it’ll take a little bit for it to set in.” Lenz and her Eagles teammates shocked top-seed Chaska in the…
Bud Grant (left) with his son, Eden Prairie football head coach Mike Grant. Photo courtesy Eden Prairie High School Football Twitter page @FootballEPHS Bud Grant, the legendary head coach, who led the Minnesota Vikings to four Super Bowls and was revered by generations of Vikings fans, has died. He was 95. Grant, the father of Eden Prairie football head coach Mike Grant, passed away Saturday morning, according to a statement released by the Vikings on Twitter. “We are absolutely devastated to announce legendary Minnesota Vikings head coach and Hall of Famer Bud Grant has passed away this morning at age…
Senior Annika Anderson (12) is Eden Prairie’s Athena Award winner in 2022-23. Photo by Jeremy Peyer In the era of specialization, two-sport athletes are increasingly uncommon. Three sports? You may have a better chance of seeing a unicorn running across Prairie Center Drive. That’s what makes Eden Prairie senior Annika Anderson, the 2022-23 Athena Award winner from EPHS, so special. The Athena Award recognizes one outstanding senior female athlete from each of the Minneapolis area high schools for athletic achievements in one or multiple sports. Anderson certainly qualifies, having earned five varsity letters in tennis, serving two years as captain…