Girls basketball: Blaze can't keep No. 5 Kennedy down

Posted: 02.04.2012 The Burnsville girls basketball team was hoping to get its biggest win of season Feb. 3, taking on the No. 5-ranked team in the state.   Bloomington Kennedy went into the game somewhat vulnerable, losing at home (73-72) to a sub-.500 Eagan squad three days prior.   But unfortunately, the Blaze could not keep the Eagles down as Kennedy soared to a 75-51 South...

Boys basketball: Lakers prove their worth in close SSC loss

Posted: 02.04.2012 The Prior Lake boys basketball team may not been able to pull off the upset of No. 6-ranked Apple Valley Feb. 3.   But the Lakers showed what they are capable of come playoff time. Prior Lake can play with any team when it's clicking on all cylinders.   Apple Valley sophomore sensation Tyus Jones scored 36 points in leading the Eagles to a...

Boys basketball: Blaze suffers another lopsided loss

Posted: 02.04.2012 The Burnsville boys basketball team suffered another lopsided loss Feb. 3 with a winless season starting to loom.   The Blaze trailed by 21 points at the break en route to a 77-42 loss at Bloomington Kennedy in a South Suburban Conference game.   The Blaze dropped to 0-17 overall, 0-10 in league play with No. 1-ranked and unbeaten Eastview (18-0) up next. That...

Girls Basketball: Storm still unbeaten at 8-0 in Missota

Posted: 02.04.2012 Lauren Shifflett helped Chanhassen pull away from a three-point halftime lead in a 51-41 win over Shakopee Friday to improve to 8-0 in the Missota Conference. Leading 26-23 at the break, the Storm used a 10-2 run for an 11-point advantage five minutes into the second half. The lead was 44-32 eight minutes later. Shifflett led all scorers with 18 points -...

Girls Basketball: Rohe's career-best effort wasted in loss

Posted: 02.03.2012 Chaska entered Friday's contest at Northfield tied with two other teams for third place in the Missota Conference at 4-3. Despite a career-best 20-point effort from guard Hannah Rohe, the Hawks couldn't keep pace with the two teams ahead of them in a 53-48 loss. Both Red Wing and Shakopee also were defeated, leaving Chaska still in a third-place tie at...

Girls Basketball: Holy Family rebounds in a big way

Posted: 02.03.2012 Coming off a tough 40-38 loss to Shakopee , Holy Family Catholic got a much-needed win over St. Louis Park 87-50 Friday.The Fire outscored the Orioles 45-23 to pull away in the second half after leading by 15 points at halftime.Hannah Schonhardt and Michaela Rasmussen each had 16 points for Holy Family, which is 15-5. Ashley Hanson and Erin Ryan-Mosley also...

Girls Basketball: Gopher recruits lead Eagles to 18-point win

Posted: 02.03.2012 Minnetonka 's losing streak stretched to six games as University of Minnesota recruits Jackie Johnson and Shayne Mullaney combined for 34 points in an Eden Prairie 60-42 win Friday. Johnson led all scorers with 19 points, while Mullaney added 15. The Eagles led 27-17 at halftime. Joanna Hedstrom was the top scorer for the Skippers with 15 points. Caroline Shelquist had nine points,...

Boys Basketball: Fast start fades away for Stars

Posted: 02.03.2012 Southwest Christian led 17-4 eight minutes into the contest, but the Stars were outscored 14-2 in the rest of the first half and ended up losing 48-44 at home to Bethany Academy Friday. The Eagles won the first meeting 52-50. Luke Johanson's three-pointer from the top of the key gave the Stars a 13-point lead with 10 minutes remaining in the half....