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Chaska Girls Basketball Opens With 69-46 Win
The first snowflakes herald the arrival of winter and the start of Chaska Hawks sports. The girls basketball team began strongly, defeating Champlin Park 69-46, led by Ella Keenan’s 22 points. The Hawks’ next game is against Prior Lake. Other teams, including co-op hockey and dance, are also in action.
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Chanhassen Football Advances to State with Thrilling Last-Second Win Over Mankato East
Each summer, high school football teams begin their season in the heat of June, hoping they will be playing in the chill of November in football playoffs. Friday night, November 1st, the Chanhassen Storm (6-3) faced off against Mankato East Cougars (7-2) for the Section 2 Class 5A championship and a trip to state on the line with the temperature at 42 degrees at kick-off. East took the opening kick-off and both teams moved the ball well with their balanced pass/rush offenses. Field position was key in the first quarter, with Chanhassen being held behind mid-field most of the quarter.…
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Chanhassen Prevails Against Chaska in Football Playoff Rematch
It was a perfect afternoon for playoff football as Chaska (4-4) faced their District 112 rival and current Minnesota Class 5A Champs Chanhassen (5-3) in the Section 2A semi-final on October 26th. Student sections on both sides of the field were in playoff form. The Chanhassen student section was dressed in alternating blue and yellow, and Chaska students in purple and white. The first quarter was a back-and-forth affair with each punter seeking to establish good field positions for their teams. Turnovers bit each team. Chaska picked up a fumble, and Chanhassen had an interception. Big plays dominated in the…
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Chaska Football Advances with Overtime Playoff Victory Over Waconia
Playoffs offer football teams the opportunity to repurpose themselves after the regular season. In the very competitive Class 5A District 2, the four- and five-seeded teams played on Oct. 22, with the winner advancing to face the number one seed the first weekend of the playoffs. Chaska (4-4), the fifth seed, faced number four seed Waconia (4-4) on Tuesday night in Waconia. On what had been a pleasant fall day in Carver County, by game time had turned into a blustery evening that impacted the flow of the game. Winds were out of the north at 16 mph with gusts…
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Field Goal in Final Seconds Seals Heart-Stopping Chaska Win
Chaska (3-4) entered Wednesday night’s football game with St. Thomas Academy (5-2) hoping for a rebound from last week’s loss to Chanhassen and a continuation of wins over St. Thomas that dates back to the state championship game of 2019. In the first quarter, Chaska took the opening kickoff and punted back to St. Thomas, and they held the ball for a long march for most of the first quarter. St. Thomas scored first on a 1-yard run in the opening seconds of the second quarter. Defense was prevalent in the quarter as each team held the other on successive…
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Chanhassen Prevails in Annual Gridiron Jug Battle
Chaska and Chanhassen met on Oct.11, their 16th such meeting in the rivalry, to battle over Eastern Carver County football bragging rights. Both teams were at 3-3 for the year and hoping to position themselves for the playoffs in the tight NorthStarSouth-Gold standings. Chaska opened the game with a score after holding Chanhassen to a three-and-out and claimed good field position off the ensuing punt. Working the ball downfield, Jacob Welter scored on a one-yard run. In the second quarter, Chanhassen’s Nathan Ramler connected with James Kopfmann for a 52-yard pass and touchdown to tie things up at 7-7. Quinn Meyer got Chaska back on the board with a 47-yard field goal midway through the second quarter. Ramler connected with Carter Carstens for a 6-yard pass close the…
