Sept. 7: Volleyball, Boy's and Girl's Soccer recap

Posted: 09.08.2010 by Jason Olson SportsPrepZone Editor Boys' soccer Blaine 1, Andover 1 For the third time already this season Blaine (1-2-3) played to a 1-1 draw. This time the Bengals were at home against Andover (2-1-1) who answered Blaine 's first half goal with one of their own to pull even as Phillip Johnson scored on a shot from 12 yards out. "Neither team had...

Aug. 30 area results recap

Posted: 08.31.2010 by Jason Olson SportsPrepZone Editor BOYS' SOCCER Anoka 11, Minneapolis Edison 0 The Tornadoes rebounded from a shocking 2-1 loss to Forest Lake in the season opener by overwhelming Minneapolis Edison 11-0 Monday night. STMA 4, Coon Rapids 3 (OT) Coon Rapids continued to play close to its competition Monday night after forcing St. Michael-Albertville into overtime where the Knights beat the Cardinals' defense. The Cardinals...

Girls' soccer: New Blaine coach nets first win

Posted: 08.27.2010 by Jason Olson SportsPrepZone Editor Opening Day for soccer and volleyball offered some excitement and firsts for at least one team. The new Blaine girls' soccer coach, Beck Dellaria, collected her first win as a head coach as her squad defeated St. Francis 3-1 at Bengal Stadium Aug.  26. The Saints won the previous meeting last October as they upset the Bengals 2-1 in...

Volleyball 2010 preview: High-end volleyball to continue this fall

Posted: 08.27.2010 by Jason Olson SportsPrepZone Editor This season the Minnesota State High School League made a rule change making volleyball teams use a three-color paneled ball from any manufacturer with at least one-third of the panels solid white.  Unadorned flat clips that are less than two inches long in length are now allowed. ANDOVER Andover (25-8, 7-2) had one of its best seasons in 2009...

Cross country preview:

Posted: 08.27.2010 by Jason Olson SportsPrepZone Editor ANDOVERGIRLS The Huskies finished the season with a disappointing fifth-place finish in the Section 5AA meet, after taking second in the Northwest Suburban Conference finals in 2009. The Huskies return a solid squad led by defending section champion Nicole Heitzman, a sophomore, who also earned all-conference and all-state honors running a sub-14:50 time. Ninth-grader Maddie McKeefry paced the...

Fall preview, boys' soccer: Lots of graduation means new chances for most teams

Posted: 08.25.2010 by Jason Olson SportsPrepZone Editor ST. FRANCIS Second-year coach Josh Jones is looking forward to the new season with a group of new players who not only are excited about the new high school season, but put in the training over the winter and summer to back up their confidence. The team graduated 15 players, with only four returning with any kind of...

Fall preview, girls' soccer: Coon Rapids looks to build on stellar 2009

Posted: 08.25.2010 by Jason Olson SportsPrepZone Editor COON RAPIDS The Cardinals still remember how last year's promising season came to a crashing end after sharing the Northwest Suburban Conference Championship with Centennial, losing the section final in penalty kicks to District-11 rival Anoka . Despite the sour taste that was left in their mouths, Coon Rapids put together a 14-6-1 record and graduated only three...

Girls' tennis preview, 2010

Posted: 08.24.2010 by Jason Olson Editor, SportsPrepZone.com ANDOVER The Huskies managed to regain a respectable 13-7 overall record after going 4-5 in Northwest Suburban Conference play to finish sixth, giving them a 9-2 mark away from the other north metro squads. The all-state doubles team of Faith Lee and Katie Johnson remain in tact and will hold down the top two singles positions. Lee, a sophomore...