Friday, September 7, 2012
Check back each morning on Eagan Patch as we go sport-by-sport, profiling the top athletes on each team.
Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter As the fall sports season gets underway, these Eagan High School athletes are primed to lead their teams to victory. Check back each morning on Eagan Patch as we go sport-by-sport, profiling the top athletes on each team. Name: Marissa Ganske Grade: Senior Sport: Girls Soccer Strengths: Sometimes, the best offense is a good defense. At least that's certainly true when it comes to Eagan High School Girls Soccer Team Captain Marissa Ganske, who has the ability to "jump start" the offense with her ball handling and passing skills, Coach Mark Obarski said. This will be Ganske's third year playing varsity, and last year she was named an All-Conference player…
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011
No. 3 and top-seeded Wildcats fall to upset-minded Eastview in Class 3AA Section Finals Tuesday
The first time around it was Eagan on top. This time, the time that counted, it was the Eastview Lightning striking. Eastview upset No. 3 and top-seeded Eagan 2-0 in the Class 3AA Section Finals Tuesday evening at Park of Cottage Grove to advance to the girls state soccer tournament. The eighth-ranked Lightning (13-2-4) will play in the soccer tournament quarterfinals Oct. 26-28, the exact time, day and site to be determined in a Saturday seeding meeting. Senior midfielder Taryn MacMillan staked the Lightning to a quick 1-0 lead just 5:13 into the game, and that proved to be all the goals Eastview would need. Senior forward Leah Nesheim added a second goal on a 3-on-1 breakaway at the 14:57 mark in the second half to give the Lightning …
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Anderson's goal stands as Knutson logs fourth shutout in win at Prior Lake on Tuesday.
It was an abbreviated mid-week schedule, but one in which the Eagan girls soccer team joined the volleyball squad among the ranks of the high school’s unbeaten clubs. The news was not as good for Wildcats boys soccer, however. Girls Soccer Roselyn Anderson’s lone tally—her third of the season—held up as the Eagan girls soccer team topped host Prior Lake, 1-0, in the South Suburban Conference opener on Tuesday to improve to 5-0. Wildcats goalkeeper Kristen Knutson logged her fourth shutout of the season, making seven saves to preserve the victory. Knutson now has four shutouts on the season and has stopped 20 of the 21 shots she has faced through five games. Volleyball Another three-game sweep, this time of Stillwater, upped the Eagan …
Monday, September 5, 2011
Eagan plays its first home conference game against a fellow undefeated squad on Thursday.
Editor's Note: This is a new weekly series that will highlight big high school sports games on the schedule. EAGAN PATCH GAME OF THE WEEK Girls soccer: Eagan (4-0) vs. Lakeville South (3-0-1) CHEAT SHEET SITE: Wildcat Stadium TIME: 5:00 p.m. Thursday ON THE LINE Eagan, the No. 3-ranked team in Class AA, opens the home portion of its South Suburban Conference schedule with a matchup against Lakeville South, which also entered the week without a loss. PLAYERS TO WATCH Kaleigh Solheim entered the week with a team-high five points on two goals and three assists, teammate Marissa Ganske had three goals and an assist through the Wildcats’ first four games. WILDCATS WIN IF… They continue to play at a pace that had them outscoring their opponents …
