Sunday, January 27, 2013
The Maple Grove hockey team stayed in the news this week. Other looks around the metro include a pot bust in Otsego, a Vikings surprise, and Richfield mourns a baby lost too soon.
Editor’s Note: Every week we bring you a sampling of stories from Patch sites in the west metro: Eden Prairie, Edina, Fridley, Golden Valley, Hopkins, Lake Minnetonka, Maple Grove, Minnetonka, Plymouth, Richfield, Southwest Minneapolis, St. Louis Park and St. Michael. Services Held for Tabitha Rose Markle Tabitha, 9 months, passed away Monday morning from injuries she sustained in an accident on Lake Minnetonka. Her mother, Amanda, works for Richfield Public Schools. Maple Grove Senior High Shares Action Plan Following Boys Hockey Team Incident School officials: “Following the recent situation involving some members of the hockey team, we know there is additional work to do.” Hundreds of Teachers Rally Against Standards Based Grading …
Thursday, January 24, 2013
We don't teach our kids to hang dolls at school or act in a way that gets them suspended from sports. So why are they doing it?
Bad teen behavior has been a recent hot topic in the news. Several players from the Maple Grove Senior High boys' hockey team were suspended from play for several games. The suspensions involved 13 players for at least two games, some facing four-game suspensions beginning Jan. 17 for an "off-campus incident." The nature of the incident has not been disclosed by the school district. Students and staff at Minneapolis Washburn High School are under fire for an incident this month in which teens hung a dark-skinned doll. The district's superintendent said she plans to review the social studies curriculum to make sure students understand historic implications of such actions. Why do our children sometimes act in ways we don't understand? …
Thursday, January 17, 2013
Osseo School District: "The off-campus incident that was reported to school officials this week took place in mid-December."
Several players from the Maple Grove Senior High boys hockey team have reportedly been suspended from play for several games. The StarTribune.com reported the suspensions involved 13 players for at least two games, some facing four game suspensions that would start Thursday night against Blaine High School. “The off-campus incident that was reported to school officials this week took place in mid-December,” Osseo School District School/Community Relations Director Barbara Olson wrote to Patch in an email. Crimson Boys Hockey Varsity Coach Gary Stefano told the StarTribune.com the suspensions were from an “off-ice episode.’’ Olson declined to provide additional details about what teams - such as varsity or junior varsity - the impacted …
Thursday, March 8, 2012
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 …
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
A new women’s team has joined the hockey scene – the Black Eyed Pucks.
After years of watching their kids play hockey, one group of Maple Grove moms decided it was time to join the sport. As a result, the Black Eyed Pucks was born. “The idea for forming the team came from years of sitting with hockey moms and friends who would mention to me that they always wanted to play hockey,” Coach Lisa Jost said. “In the spring of 2011, I decided it was time to start a team for them.” Jost, a hockey player in a Women’s Hockey Association of Minnesota league for the last 12 years, decided to create a beginning level team. League rules prevented her from playing with a starter team, so she decided to coach and manage the new Maple Grove moms team – later named the Black Eyed Pucks. “For years, a number of us moms have …
Joel
7:46 pm on Sunday, January 27, 2013
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