Profile: Power Pitcher Leads Maple Grove Senior High Softball

StarTribune.com talks with Maple Grove Senior High senior Cayli Sadler about the Crimson's successful season.

A"T2T" Message for Maple Grove Parents, Teens

Pink signs throughout the northwest suburbs are part of a campaign to keep students safe during prom and graduation season.

Bright pink signs with “T2T” on them have been popping up across Maple Grove and other northwest suburbs. It’s all part of an effort during prom season, which focuses on preventing underage drinking and drug use. The initiative, led by a North Memorial program called Partnership for Change, took to Maple Grove Senior High school Monday. For the past four weeks, a new T2T message has been reveled through the campaign’s social media outlets:  Time 2 Think, Time 2 Teach, Talk to Teens and Teen 2 Teen.  The fifth and final message will be revealed this week before Maple Grove’s prom Saturday, April 28. “We have implemented the campaign for the first time in northwest Hennepin County,” said LeeAnn Mortensen, Partnership for Change Coordinator …

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Maple Grove Senior High Experiences Lockdown

Police say they responded to a call around noon Thursday, April 5 of a report of a student with a knife. The lockdown reportedly lasted about 30 minutes and no students were injured or in danger.

The Maple Grove Police Department responded to call around 12:15 p.m. Thursday, April 5 to Maple Grove Senior High on the report of a student with a knife, according to Captain Keith Terlinden. The school was locked down, he said, and it appeared no students were in danger. Terlinden indicated it remains a open, active investigation and no arrests have been made. The following message was published Thursday, April 5 on the Maple Grove Senior High website regarding the lockdown. IMPORTANT MESSAGE REGARDING LOCKDOWN TODAY 4-5-2012 This is Principal Sara Vernig Thursday afternoon with an important safety-related message for Maple Grove Senior High families. Around noon today, our school went into a brief lockdown due to a report of a knife …

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(PHOTOS) Maple Grove Students, Robots Participate in Regional Competition

FIRST Robotics held two metro-wide tournaments during the weekend.

Aspiring engineers from across the Twin Cities metro area, including Maple Grove Senior High, came together to compete in two regional high school FIRST Robotics tournaments from March 29-31. Both the 10,000 Lakes Regional Competition and the North Star Regional Competition were held on the University of Minnesota's Minneapolis campus. The robotics season begins in January, when FIRST Robotics sends out information about the task the robots must complete in the competitive meets and a kit of parts and electronics for each robot. The challenge this year is called a “Rebound Rumble.” Each team must design a robot capable of picking up and shooting a basketball. In a tournament setting, the robots play against one another in teams of three, …

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Osseo Beats Maple Grove for Trip to Section Championships

The Orioles beat the Crimson 67-59 in the boys basketball Section 5AAAA semifinal game Tuesday.

The #4 seed Maple Grove Senior High boys basketball team battled against #1 seed Osseo Senior High Tuesday for the chance to move onto the Section 5AAAA championship game. In the end, the Orioles secured the 67-59 victory over the Crimson in the section semifinal game and a chance to move one step closer to a state run. Osseo’s Bridge Tusler (#50) hit 29 points for the Orioles, followed by Ian Theisen (#45) with 15 points and Will Johnson (#30) with 11 points. High scorers for Maple Grove were Jake Wieneke (#25) with 12 points and Brycen Wojta (#15) with 10 points. Osseo Senior High will take on #3 seed Champlin Park High School 7 p.m. Friday, March 16 at Rogers High School.  Editor's note: Photo courtesy of Sports Photos Now/Richard Allan…

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Photos: Maple Grove Senior High Boys Hockey Team Falls to Hill Murray in State Quarterfinals

The Crimson lost to the Pioneers 5-2 in the 2012 State Class AA Boys Hockey Tournament Thursday.

After an exciting section finish and first trip to state, the Maple Grove Senior High boys hockey team ended their run for the Class AA state title in the quarterfinal round. Hill Murray High School won by a score 5-2 over Maple Grove Senior High Thursday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. The Crimson led the game early on with a goal scored by Maple Grove’s Alex Mason at the 3:19 mark in the first period. Hill Murray answered almost a minute later with a goal by Tyler Funk to tie up the game 1-1. By the start of the third period, Hill Murray had a 5-1 lead over Maple Grove.   Maple Grove came back near the end of the third period with goal by Sam Valerius. However, it wasn’t enough take over Hill Murray. The Pioneers move onto the …

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Maple Grove Senior High Swimmers Earn Second in State

The Maple Grove Senior High boys swim and dive team comes in with silver shared with Minnetonka at the state tournament.

For the first time since 2001 and the first time for Coach Ron Jacobsen, the Maple Grove Senior High boys swim and dive team finished second in the 2012 Minnesota State High School League meet. Eden Prairie was the dominant team at the Class 2A state meet Saturday night, winning with 314.50 points–108.5 more than defending champion Minnetonka and Maple Grove, who tied for second with 206 points each.  The 400-Yard Free Relay was one of the highlights for the Crimson during the meet. Maple Grove was in third place behind Minnetonka by two points before the final event - the 400-Freestyle Relay. Seniors Mike Lanz (46.78), Jeffrey Nelson (47.08), Michael Wegerson (46.46) and Sean Wegerson (47.04), finished second behind top ranked Eden …

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Maple Grove, Osseo Wrestlers Compete at State

Several wrestlers from Maple Grove Senior High and Osseo Senior High competed in the 2012 State Wrestling Tournament.

Here's how athletes from Maple Grove Senior High and Osseo Senior High fared at the Minnesota State High School League 2012 State Wrestling Tournament March 3 in Class AAA. Some of the top competitors included Maple Grove's Zack Gawboy, who won fourth in state and Osseo's Adam Hammer who earned sixth in state in their respective weight categories. 106 AAA - Maple Grove's Brad Osatiuk lost to Owatonna's Brandon Moen in the first round. 113 AAA - Maple Grove's Logan Dick lost to Apple Valley's Brock Morgan in the first round. 120 AAA - Osseo's Carson Brolsma lost to Stillwater's Austin Jordan in the first round. 132 AAA - Maple Grove's Jonny Dill lost to Mark Voss of St. Michael-Albertville in the first round. 138 AAA - Osseo's Adam Hammer …

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Wendy Erlien

6:41 am on Monday, March 5, 2012

Thank you for bringing it to my attention! I updated the article.   more ›

Crimson Boys Hockey Team Earns First Trip to State

Maple Grove Senior High wins the Section 5AA championship title with a 15-1 win over Blaine High School Friday.

In an overwhelming victory Friday night, the Maple Grove Senior High boys hockey team secured the Section 5AA title in a 15-1 win over Blaine High School. The win gives the Crimson their first state tournament ticket in boys hockey. Maple Grove skated out to an early lead after a penalty by Blaine put the game into a power play. Scoring goals for the Crimson in the first period was Dylan Steman, Shane Wolden, Tony Paulson, Spencer Bell (2) and Jordan Gross. Blaine’s Ian Scheid scored the lone goal for the Bengals in the second period. Maple Grove came out strong in the second period with a goal by Drew Aspinwall followed goals by Joe Franta, Dylan Steman  Spencer Bell (2), Tony Paulson, Shane Wolden, and Sam Valerius. Third period goals …

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