Minnetonka finished the Section 6AA boys hockey final with a flourish,
overwhelming Eden Prairie with four third-period goals for a 7-2
victory on Wednesday evening at Target Center.

Get all the details at www.scoreboard.mn.

By Daniel Huss

When the high school hockey season opened three months ago, the defending state champion Eden Prairie High School boys hockey team was ranked No. 1.

And then Minnetonka started its season 4-0 and snatched away the top ranking; they’ve been ranked No. 1 ever since.

Fast forward to today and Minnetonka is ranked No 1, Eden Prairie No. 2.

So?

Wednesday, the two teams were scheduled to face each other in the Section 6AA championship game.

What happens is anyone’s guess.

Ice-fishing shelters must be removed from inland waters no later than midnight Monday in the southern two-thirds of the state, and March 15 in the northern third.

The dividing line runs from the Minnesota-North Dakota border near Moorhead along U.S. Highway 10, then east along Highway 34 to Minnesota Highway 200, east along Highway 200 to U.S. Highway 2, and east along Highway 2 to the Minnesota-Wisconsin border near Duluth.

"Eden Prairie High School's Wrestling team is going as a team to the State Wrestling tournament for the first time in more than 20 years," according to the announcement on the School District Web site, www.edenpr.org.

Individual sections are at the High School on Saturday, Feb. 27.

EPHS is wrestling St. Cloud Apollo at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 4. The bus is set to leave at 9:40 a.m. and return at about 2 p.m. after the match. Cost is $5. You can sign up at Student Activities on Monday or Tuesday, according to the announcement.

Repeat of last year: Eden Prairie is first in Jazz, second in Pom

By Daniel Huss

“I had all the confidence in world that the girls would nail their routines,” said Anna Itman, head coach of the Eden Prairie High School Pom Squad. “And when they walked off the floor, I knew their performance was strong enough to win a championship.”
In her next breath, Itman admits to not seeing the performances of Eden Prairie’s competition.

It didn’t matter as Eden Prairie won the United Dance Association’s 2010 Large Varsity Jazz National Championship (Orlando, Fla. Feb. 6-7).

By Daniel Huss

Where does Allison Pottinger go when she gets into her minivan at such an odd hour of the day?

And what’s happening at work? Who keeps a schedule like that?

“A KARE 11 story kind of blew my cover,” she said with a laugh. “Before that, I’m not sure anyone knew.”

Knew what?

Pottinger is one of the best women curlers in the world. Come Friday, she’ll march in the Opening Ceremony of the 2010 Winter Olympics.

Just one week before the Olympic Winter games, you can see a high-flying preview of high-caliber long distance ski jumps in the metro area.

International Nordic ski-jumping hits the Twin Cities scene Wednesday evening at the Bush Lake Ski Jumps in Bloomington. Elite athletes from Norway, Finland, Poland, Russia and all across the U.S. will be taking to the skies in head-to-head competition.

Several former and future Olympians will be there perfecting their form in the fourth leg of the Midwestern 5 Hills Tour. Skiers will be soaring up to 300 feet for trophies and cash prizes.

By Stuart Sudak

Greg Albrecht knows a thing or two about triathlons.

The Eden Prairie man has completed more than 200 triathlons over 23 years. And, for the past 10 years, Albrecht has coached hundreds of triathletes to swim, bike and run farther than they ever imagined.
At 55 years old, the thrill of competition to be found on the road or water keeps him moving and moving, though the miles and laps don’t whisk by as quick as they once did.

No matter. He’s still enjoying himself.

According to a news release from Congressman Erik Paulsen, he has made a friendly wager with Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise.

The two are roommates in Washington, D.C.

Here's the news release:

Washington, D.C. – As the states of Minnesota and Louisiana anxiously await Sunday’s NFC Championship game between the Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints, Congressmen Erik Paulsen (MN-03) and Steve Scalise (LA–01) today placed a wager on the results of the game.