Lakeville North Tumbles In State Championship 28-7

Defending state champion, and eight-time state champion Eden Prairie, is too much for the Lakeville North Panthers, who fall in the Class 6A football state title game Friday

Winning state championships never gets routine, said Eden Prairie coach Mike Grant. “It never does,” said Grant, ‘because every team is a different team. Every team is unique and this is a group of kids that I’ve known the seniors since third grade. Sunday night is our banquet, and it will be the last time they’re ever together. And Monday, we’ll have 100-some kids in the weight room getting ready for Elk River Thursday before Labor Day.” So the beat goes on for the Eagles. And Grant should know. He’s directed the Eden Prairie Eagles to eight state titles in his 30 years as head coach. The Eagles won their eighth Prep Bowl crown Friday night in the Metrodome, combining a relentless ground-game offense and a punishing, opportunist defense …

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Second Place: Lakeville North Downed by Eden Prairie in State Title Game

Lakeville North lost to Eden Prairie 28-7 in the Class 6A State Championship on Friday night.

Update: The Eden Prairie Eagles defeated the Lakeville North Panthers Friday for the state Class 6A championship. The final score was 28-7 Soon, Lakeville Patch will have more from the game incouding photos and story. Original post: On Friday night at 7 p.m., the Lakeville North Panthers face the Eden Prairie Eagles in the Class 6A championship game. You can listen to the game live here on Lakeville Patch. After the game, we will post the archived audio. Through a partnership with the Minnesota Sports Broadcast Network (MSBN), the Lakeville and Eden Prairie Patch sites are proud to bring you live streaming broadcasts of local high school sports for the 2012-13 season.

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CHAMPIONS: Lakeville North Wins State Class 3A Volleyball Title

No. 1 Lakeville North beat defending champion Eden Prairie on Saturday in the State Class 3A volleyball title game.

Update: The Lakeville North girls volleyball team is the 2012 State Class 3A volleyball champions. The Panthers beat Eden Prairie 3-1 in the title game. Lakeville Patch has a more detailed article and photos of the match coming soon. Original story: The Lakeville North girls volleyball team will seek revenge against defending champion Eden Prairie on Saturday, as the two schools meet in the State Class 3A title game for the second straight year. North defeated Shakopee on Friday in straight-sets to advance to the title game. Eden Prairie upset Blaine, also in straight-sets, to set up the rematch. The game is scheduled for 5 p.m. on Saturday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Check out the live audio of the match right here on Patch. …

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Eden Prairie Tops Lakeville North, 5-0 at State

The loss sends the Panthers to the consolation semifinal on Friday

Lakeville North boys hockey coach Randy Schmitz sees the importance of Friday’s consolation semifinal for the Panthers’ hockey program. Coming off a 5-0 loss to Eden Prairie in Thursday’s Class AA quarterfinal at the Xcel Energy Center, North remains winless at the state tournament since Lakeville split into two schools in 2005 and is 1-11 overall. But a win Friday? “It would do two things. One, it would get that question off that we’ve won one game and we’ve been here six times,” coach Randy Schmitz said. “But it also gives everybody a little more confidence.” The Panthers will get their chance to pick up that elusive win Moorhead at Mariucci Arena in Minneapolis. Game time is set for noon. Top-seeded Eden Prairie ran North’s state record…

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Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: City Officials Waiting and Wondering While Mielke Was Shopping

How devoted to Lakeville is Steve Mielke if he's looking for other jobs?

To the Editor: As an entrepreneur, and a former city council candidate, I find it troubling and pompous when our Lakeville City Administrator is shopping for other positions while supposedly working for our best interest. After connecting with, and courting the city of Eden Prairie, Steve Mielke, the current city administrator, has now suggested “you have to be passionate about where you’re working." That begs the question, if you’re passionate about Lakeville, why would you be out looking for another job? And at $137,000, which is a pay cut from the current generous pay of $151,000 (he makes in Lakeville). Further, how can we now trust that Mielke is not going to go “cheat” on Lakeville again? When I say “cheat” I am putting it into the …

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Marc Bourdeaux

9:04 am on Friday, February 18, 2011

The way I see it, the administration and some council members have appointed committees to do their personal bidding, not necessarily what is good for the city of Lakeville. The council and committees should be appointed as a check and balance to government, not to work with them for their personal agendas. I consider myself a patriot for taking a position of speaking up, as this is not easy for …   more ›

Lakeville’s City Administrator Finalist For Similar Post in Eden Prairie

Steve Mielke has been Lakeville's city administrator since 2004.

Lakeville’s City Administrator Steve Mielke is one of three candidates who could take on a similar role with the city of Eden Prairie. Joyce Lorenz, Eden Prairie’s communications manager, said Mielke was named as one of the top three candidates by the City Council on Saturday after a round of interviews whittled their pool from six people to three. The other candidates are Rick Getschow, the city manager for Hopkins, and Ryan Schroeder, Cottage Grove’s city administrator, Lorenz said. For Mielke, the opportunity is a mixture of opportunities, from professional to personal. "I used to live in Eden Prairie—my daughter was baptized in a church there," he said. "My wife and I found it an enjoyable place to live." From a professional stand …

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