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Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019 • Page 13
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OF THE WEEK
AHEAD
Jacob Beeninga State Wrestling
Beeninga scored 21
points Feb. 22, but the Way-
zata High boys basketball
team still lost to Hopkins
84-69 in the battle for the
Lake Conference champi-
onship before almost 4,000
fans at the Wayzata gym. Eden Prairie is the Lake
Conference’s lone repre-
sentative in the State Class
AAA Team Wrestling Tour-
nament Thursday, Feb. 28,
at Xcel Energy Center.
The Eagles advanced to
state after defeating Min-
netonka 42-33 in the Sec-
tion 6AAA fi nals.
First-round matches will
begin at 9 a.m. in the one-
day competition.
State Class AAA Indi-
vidual Tournament action
begins at 9 a.m. Friday,
March 1. The second day
of individual competition
begins at 9:30 a.m. Satur-
day, March 2.
Among the Lake Con-
ference state contenders
are Cael Swensen from
Wayzata, R.J. Chakolis
from Hopkins and broth-
ers Azi and Jasha Rankins
from Eden Prairie.
Adam Biewen
The Armstrong High
boys basketball guard
scored 18 points Feb. 19
in a 66-51 Northwest Sub-
urban Conference victory
over Centennial. Also in
double fi gures for the Fal-
cons were Hezekiah Iyawe
with 14 and Jake Breitbach
and Cole Priem with 12
each.
Luc Monney
(SUN SAILOR STAFF PHOTO BY JOHN SHERMAN)
Two goals from Monney It’s a scramble for the ball at midcourt after Hopkins guard Amaya Battle knocks the ball away from Wayzata guard Mimi Schrader (42).
helped the Wayzata High Moving into the play are, from left, Wayzata’s Lydia Hay (left), Hopkins’ Taylor Woodson, Wayzata’s Kallie Theisen (21) and Wayzata’s Mara
boys hockey team to a 5-1 Braun (25). Hopkins won the game 70-49.
win over Armstrong/Coo-
per in the opening round
State Aquatics
of the Section 6AA Tour-
nament Feb. 21 at Plym-
The Minnesota State
outh Ice Center.
High School League’s
State Class AA Aquatics
Luke Paulson
Meet will be Thursday,
Wayzata High senior
Feb. 28, through Saturday,
guard
Luke
Paulson
March 2, at the University
scored 18 points each in
of the Lake title, but the
of Minnesota.
a 73-54 Lake Conference
Trojans had an off night
Among the favorites are
boys basketball win over
shooting, and that can
the boys teams from Edi-
Minnetonka Feb. 19 at
lead to disaster when
na, Minnetonka and Way-
Minnetonka’s West Gym.
you’re playing Hopkins.
zata. The fi nished 1-2-3 in
“We didn’t shoot the
the State True Team Meet
Jack Seamans
By JOHN SHERMAN
ball particularly well,
in January.
Seamans had his best [email protected] and we turned it over too
Competition begins with
game of the 2018-19 boys
many times,” Schumacher
diving prelims at 6 p.m. on
hockey season with two
After watching his team said. “Hopkins shot bet-
the 28th. At 6 p.m. on Fri-
goals in Wayzata’s 5-1 beat Wayzata 70-49 Fri- ter than we did and took
day, March 1, diving pre-
playoff victory over Arm- day, Feb. 22, at Wayzata, better care of the ball.”
lims will begin. The swim-
strong/Cooper Feb. 21.
Hopkins High girls bas-
One area Wayzata did
ming and diving fi nals will
ketball coach Brian Cos- well in was effort, the
(SUN SAILOR STAFF PHOTO BY JOHN SHERMAN) begin at 6 p.m. Saturday,
Mark Senden
griff said: “These are the coach noted.
Wayzata center Annika Stewart (30) swats the ball out of the hands March 2.
Senden, the former Way- top two teams in the state.
“We played extremely of Hopkins forward Taylor Woodson (32) as Wayzata captain Kallie
Lake Boys Hoops
Theisen looks on from behind.
zata High boys hockey cap- Wayzata’s record indicates hard,” Schumacher said.
tain, recently earned the it and so does ours.”
Paige Bueckers, Hop-
Lake Conference boys
National Collegiate Hock-
Hopkins’ 26-0 record kins’ 6-foot junior guard, someone was Kayhla Ad- Wayzata’s inside tandem basketball concludes with
ey Conference’s Rookie further indicates that the was the No. 1 star Friday ams, the other Hopkins of 6-2 senior forward Kal- a pair of 7 p.m. contests
of the Week Award for Royals are No. 1 for now. night, as a crowd of almost junior guard. She helped lie Theisen and 6-3 junior Friday, March 1.
his performance with the Wayzata (24-2) is right 4,000 watched from the Hopkins take a 15-point center Annika Stewart.
Hopkins will travel to
University of North Da- there, too. In the fi rst bleachers on the sides and halftime lead, when she
“The fi rst time we Eden Prairie and Edina
kota. A goal and an assist Lake Conference meeting both ends of the court.
hit back-to-back three- played Wayzata, some of will host Minnetonka.
from Senden helped North between the two clubs,
In the fi rst meeting with point shots from the cor- the girls were nervous, so
All four teams go into
Dakota to a 5-1 win over Hopkins won 69-66 at the Wayzata, Bueckers scored ner. Adams fi nished with Paige had to take over,” Friday’s games, looking
Western Michigan. The Lindbergh Center. If there 43 points. In the rematch 12 points and senior guard Cosgriff said. “We played to solidify their seeding
win gave North Dakota a is a third meeting between she scored 23, but the Dlayla Chakolis scored a much better overall team for the section tourna-
season record of 14-13-2. the two Lake titans, it will strength of this perfor- 14. Amaya Battle, the game this time.”
ments, which will get un-
be in the Section 6 fi nals mance was her all-around ninth-grade guard, scored
Wayzata, which always derway with 7 p.m. games
Grace Treanor
with a trip to the State play.
nine points and 6-3 ninth- has its scoring well-dis- on Wednesday, March
The Wayzata High gym- Class 4A Tournament on
“Hopkins had better grade center Maya Nnaji tributed, was balanced 6. Armstrong, Hopkins,
nast fi nished ninth in the the line.
balance this time,” Schum- had eight. Eighth-grader again Friday night. Soph- Minnetonka and Wayzata
all-around during the State
Wayzata coach Mike acher said. “We wanted to Taylor Woodson was a omore forward Jenna are in Section 6AAAA,
Class AA Meet Feb. 23 at Schumacher was hoping see if someone else could silent partner in Hopkins’
while Edina and Min-
the University of Minne- to beat Hopkins Friday beat us.”
win. She came off the
netonka compete in Sec-
sota. Her score was 37.7. night and gain a share
As it turned out, that bench to battle against
See Girls , Page 14 tion 2AAAA.
Royals No. 1,
Trojans No. 2
Hopkins wins
Lake girls
hoops crown