Eagan advances to state over Apple Valley 2-1
EHS vs APVHS girls hockey section final
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Eagan skaters bury some bad memories
by Mike Shaughnessy
Thisweek Newspapers
When asked to summarize his team’s 2010-11 season, Eagan girls hockey co-head coach Scott Darwitz didn’t tap dance around the subject.
“We stunk. We lost in the first round of the playoffs. That’s not acceptable at Eagan,” he said.
The question was, what would the 2011-12 version of the Wildcats do about it?
Enough to put smiles back on their coaches’ faces, for starters.
A 2-1 victory over Apple Valley in the Section 3AA championship game Feb. 15 put Eagan back in the state tournament after a two-year absence.
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The Dakota County 2012 Exceptional Businesswomen were honored Thursday, Feb. 16 at the Best Western Premier Nicollet Inn during a ceremony that was attended by an estimated 160 people. Thisweek Newspaper General Manager Larry Werner congratulates Sunny Bhakta, owner of Comfort Inn, Lakeville, and Budget Host Inn, Owatonna, as she steps forward to receive her plaque. Photos by Rick Orndorf
Eagan High performed John Steinbeck’s American classic, “Of Mice and Men,” at the 2012 MSHSL State One Act Play Festival at the O’Shaughnnessy Auditorium on the campus of St. Catherine’s in St. Paul on February 9. The story is about the friendship of two drifters in California during the 1930s Depression. The members of the cast are Brennan Spicer, Dan Britt, Jacob Guzior, Alex Granquist, Scott Pescheret, Madeline Gore, Connor Swanson, Tom Dyke, Keddy Conocchioli and Thomas Rahman. The play is directed by Nancy Owzarek and John Ratzlaff is the technical manager. Photos by Rick Orndorf


