Video courtesy of CCX Sports The Maple Grove girls hockey team scored a key win Tuesday, skating past Blaine for a 4-1 victory. Lauren Stenslie and Tristana Tatur scored goals about three minutes apart in the first period to put the Crimson up 2-0. Stenslie scored two more goals, one in the second and one
Video courtesy of CCX Sports The Maple Grove boys basketball team took control early and went on to beat Blaine 74-43. The Crimson shot well in the first half on the way to a 38-18 halftime lead. Maple Grove improved to 9-2 with the win.
The Maple Grove boys’ swim and dive team remained undefeated in conference play after defeating Centennial at home 95-80 on Jan. 9. The Crimson won first in every event in the meet. In individual events, Crimson diver Brandon Bortnem placed first in 1-meter diving with a score of 209.25. Evan Eicten placed second with 179.85
The Maple Grove Nordic teams entered this season with high expectations. So far, the Crimson have shown they have the talent to achieve those high goals. “Coming into the year, there were high aspirations and those aspirations are starting to look like they are possible,” Crimson coach Matt Gifford said. “The boys and girls teams
The Maple Grove wrestling team entered the season already a very inexperienced team with many underclassmen. But they got even younger when their best returning wrestler Gavin Peterson had an unfortunate heart issue prior to the season and is unable to compete in sports the rest of his high school career. The Crimson have no
A new year has brought good results for the Maple Grove girls’ hockey team. The Crimson had lost four of their final five games of 2019, but they are undefeated in 2020. Maple Grove posted a 5-1 win over St. Paul United Jan. 4, a 4-1 victory over Blaine Jan. 7 and a 3-0 win
The Maple Grove debate team is going to the state tournament. Seniors Nithya Venkat and Adithya Balakrishnan, and sophomore Noah Peterson will be competing in the MSHSL State Tournament. Nithya and Adithya earned their spots in Lincoln Douglas by finishing in the top six at the section 4AA debate tournament which occurred on January 8th
The Maple Grove boys’ swim and dive team took ninth place at the annual Maroon and Gold Invitational at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center last week. The Crimson squared off against 12 other metro teams, including swimming powerhouse’s Edina, Wayzata, Eden Prairie and Minnetonka. The Crimson’s 200 yard medley relay team of Gerrit Riekels (backstroke), Zach Hopp (breast), Kelby
