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Friday, October 26, 2012

RECAP: Lakeville South Season Over, Cougars Lose to Rosemount

The Lakeville South Cougars lost to the Rosemount Irish in the first round of the Class AAAAAA playoffs Friday night.

Lakeville South's football season is over. The No. 5 seeded Cougars lost 20-7 to Rosemount Friday night, ending their season. For a full recap of the game, head to Minnesota Football Hub. ORIGINAL STORY The fifth-seeded Lakeville South Cougars (4-4, 4-3 South Suburban) travel to Irish Stadium in Rosemount to take on the fourth-seeded Rosemount Irish (4-4, 4-3 South Suburban) in the first round of the Class AAAAAA playoffs tonight at 7. Through a partnership with the Minnesota Sports Broadcast Network (MSBN), Lakeville Patch is proud to bring you live streaming broadcasts of local high school sports for the 2012-2013 season. Marshall Kelner (@MarshallKelner) and Gabe Glidden (@GabeGlidden09) will be on the call for MSBN, starting with a …

Football Friday

Football Friday: Lakeville North Takes on Eagan in Section Opener

Lakeville North opens up section play tonight as the No. 2 seed in Section 3AAAAAA. The Panthers will host No. 7 Eagan at 7 p.m.

Lakeville North opens up section play tonight as the No. 2 seed in Section 3AAAAAA. The Panthers will host No. 7 Eagan at 7 p.m. North beat Eagan on Oct. 12 49-0. North finished 7-1 while Eagan finished 1-7. Lakeville Patch will have a recap of the game tomorrow.

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Lakeville Volleyball Teams Have Big Playoff Wins Friday

Lakeville North and Lakeville South volleyball teams keep their state tournament hopes alive with 3-0 wins over southern metro rivals.

Both Lakeville North and Lakeville South advanced to the Section 3AAA volleyball semifinals with home victories Friday night. North, the defending Class AAA champions,  defeated Apple Valley 25-18, 25-19 and 25-15 in the section quarterfinals. South, which is ranked No. 1 in Class AAA this year, defeated Burnsville 25-20, 25-16 and 25-21. The Cougars trailed 17-11 in the first set, but scored 14 of the final 17 points. North won the first set after being tied 9-9 on a kill from senior tri-captain Nicole Latzig. Apple Valley tied North at 13-13 in the second half, but the Panthers pulled away and won the set on a kill from sophomore Alyssa Goehner, who has committed to Marquette. Kelly Nizzari, another senior captain, had seven kills in the…

Lakeville North Defeats South 24-14 in Section Football Showdown

North remains undefeated and will play Owatonna for State berth.

One of the State's biggest rivalries continued on Saturday night, with Lakeville North hosting Lakeville South in the Section 1AAAAA semifinals. But just like the regular season match which North won, the Panthers beat the South Cougars 24-14. Lakeville South scored the game's first touchdown, and went into halftime with a 14-6 lead.  Lakeville North countered in the second half, by improving their execution on offensive drives and scored a touchdown and two-point conversion to tie the game very early on in the second half. The Panther defense also put more pressure on South quarterback Mitchell Leidner and did not give him time to throw from the pocket.  Lakeville North took the lead with a second touchdown in the second half, and later …

Saturday, October 29, 2011

Football Playoff Preview: Lakeville South vs. Lakeville North

Cougars, Panthers set to square off in a loser-is-done-for-the-season playoff game.

Lakeville South (7-2, 6-2 South Suburban Conference) vs. Lakeville North (8-0, 7-0 South Suburban Conference) PLAYMAKERS The University of Minnesota recruit completed 11 of 28 passes for 193 yards and two touchdowns in Tuesday’s section quarterfinal win over Rochester Mayo. He threw for 1,454 yards and 17 touchdowns in the regular season. He was intercepted six times. The speedy senior quickly atoned for an error on a kickoff by scoring on a 99-yard reception in Tuesday’s quarterfinal win. He also returned a fumble 12 yards for a score. Trent missed the first four games of the season with a bum hamstring. The scrambling senior threw for 182 yards and two touchdowns last time out. He also ran for a team-best 51 yards. On the year, he’s …

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Lakeville South Football Team Not Happy With New Seeding System

Cougars seeded fifth, have to travel to Rochester for first round.

Heading into last Wednesday's final regular-season game, Lakeville South was third in the points system standings in Section 1AAAAA. That night the Cougars went out and took care of business against Burnsville, beating the Blaze to improve to 6-2 on the season. But when the final points system standings came out the following morning, the Cougars found themselves in fifth place, having been leapfrogged by a pair of Rochester schools. “Obviously it's very flawed,” Lakeville coach Larry Thompson said of the seeding system. “All I know is we shouldn't be going as the fifth seed to Mayo.” Even Ryan Weinzierl, the inventor of the QRF points system that is being used to seed for the first time this season, admits the system might have gotten it …

Football Tuesday: Lakeville South vs. Rochester Mayo

Fifth-seeded Cougars travel to Rochester for first-round playoff matchup with No. 4 Mayo.

Lakeville South (6-2, 6-2 South Suburban Conference) vs. Rochester Mayo (6-2, 5-2 Big Nine Conference) PLAYMAKERS Mitch was 15-of-25 for 268 yards and five touchdowns against Burnsville last week. He is averaging nearly 182 yards per game through the air this season. Mitch even played some defense against the Blaze. “Unbelievable” is the word coach Larry Thompson used to describe Matt’s performance last week against Burnsville: 10 receptions for 218 yards and four touchdowns. He also scored a rushing touchdown. On the season Matt has 48 catches for 820 yards (17.1 yard average) and 11 touchdowns. Nate was 19-of-35 for 230 yards and one touchdown in last week’s 22-21 upset of previously unbeaten Owatonna. However, he threw three …

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Lakeville North Girls Advance to State Soccer Tournament

Panthers blank Northfield 5-0 to claim Section 1AA title.

The Lakeville North Panthers are headed to the state tournament after their 5-0 win over Northfield in the Section 1AA finals Tuesday night. The Panthers scored less than four minutes into the game, made it 2-0 with a goal midway through the first half, then struck again in the 38th minute to take a 3-0 and pretty much finish off the Raiders by halftime. “We played a very good team tonight in Lakeville North,” Northfield coach Troy Cohrs said. “I just think we didn't handle the pressure well and we put ourselves in a couple of holes early.” Panthers co-head coach Bulut Ozturk said Lakeville North's game plan was dictate play to the Raiders, especially in the early going. “We wanted to impose our game on them, which is more of a possession-…

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Game of the Week: North Girls Battle Northfield In Sectional Soccer Final

Panthers look to save face for Lakeville soccer in wake of Saturday's semifinal carnage.

Girls Soccer: North battles Northfield for trip to State CHEAT SHEET SITE: Lakeville North High School TIME: 7 p.m. Tuesday ON THE LINE After a week of elimination play, it all comes down to this as top-ranked and seeded North host third seed Northfield in the Section 1AA Tournament title game. The winner heads to State, the loser receives the shallow consolation of red ribbons and a runner-up plaque. North did not give up a goal in 1AA preliminary play, blanking eighth seed Rochester Mayo and fourth seed Owatonna to advance to the final; Northfield topped sixth seed Farmington and upset second seed Lakeville South to get to this point. THE LAYOUT The North girls soccer team was the lone Lakeville squad to survive the carnage of a Section …

Saturday, October 15, 2011

Sports Roundup: North, South Soccer Squads Sweep Playoff Openers

Panthers, Cougars boys and girls all advance to 1AA semifinals with Thursday night wins.

It was a triumphant evening for Lakeville soccer on Thursday as all four Lakeville squads claimed victories to open their respective Section 1AA Tournament playoff runs. North, South Girls Soccer Two goals apiece from Simone Kolander and Taylor Brownrigg gave the top-seeded North girls soccer team a 4-0 shutout win over No. 8 seed Rochester Mayo, advancing into a home semifinal against No. 4 Owatonna at 1 p.m. Saturday. Second-seeded South claimed a 3-1 defeat of No. 7 seed Rochester John Marshall as the Cougars will now host No. 3 seed Northfield in the semis at 1 p.m. Saturday. Individual statistics were not made available. North, South Boys Soccer Top-seeded North blew out No. 8 John Marshall 7-0 in its sectional opener as Tyler David …

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