Everything You Need to Know for Eastview Hockey's Trip to State

The Lightning will play top-ranked Hill-Murray at 6 p.m. on Thursday at the Xcel Energy Center.

Propelled by a 4-1 victory over Eagan High School, the Eastview High School boys hockey team is heading to state—the team's first appearance at the tournament since 2001. Eastview, 15-9-1 in the regular season, will have its work cut out for them as the team faces top-ranked Hill-Murray (22-2-1), which has qualified for the tournament seven of the last eight years. The game is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday, March 7 at the Xcel Energy Center in downtown St. Paul. Hill-Murray may be a daunting first-round opponent for Eastview, but the Lightning have only allowed a single goal so far in post-season play. Eastview shut out Rosemount 4-0 and later defeated Apple Valley by the same margin. Sophomore goalie Zachary Driscoll made 37 …

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Eagan High School Boys Hockey Will Battle Eastview in Section Championship

The winner of Thursday's Section 3AA championship game will head to the boys hockey state tournament March 6-9.

Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us Eastview High School has the honor of being the last boys hockey team this season to beat the top-ranked Eagan High School Wildcats, defeating Eagan 4-2 on Jan. 12. Can Eastview pull off a repeat performance at the Section 3AA championship on Thursday at the State Fair Coliseum in St. Paul? Third-seeded Eastview, 17-9-1 on the season, will challenge the Eagan boys hockey team, 23-3-1, at 7 p.m. on Feb. 28. The winner of Thursday's game will advance to the boys hockey state tournaments March 6-9. Eagan dismantled Park High School 5-0 on Thursday, Feb. 21 in the opening round of the 2013 section playoffs, with forward Josh Loew scoring twice …

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Eastview Scores State High Kick Title Again—Burnsville Takes Third

Lightning Dance Team wins third consecutive state high kick championship, and seventh overall kick crown, in the state high school league dance team finals Saturday

Follow Eagan Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter | Blog for us Eastview High School danced to its third consecutive Class AAA High Kick title Saturday in the Minnesota State High School League dance team finals in the Target Center in Minneapolis. The Lightning performed a piece called “Bolero” to win the high kick title. It was the seventh overall title for Eastview, winning previously in 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2012. Brainerd was second in the high kick competition, followed by Burnsville, Wayzata, St. Cloud Tech and Maple Grove. Though the Blazettes did not take first, they fared better than in 2012, when the team failed to place in spite of a strong start.  Two Burnsville girls, Jamie …

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Eagan Boy Crowned Champion at State Pokémon Tournament

Matthew Pappas, 12, said he was in a state of "shock" following his win at the Burnsville tournament on March 24.

After pulling out a last-ditch victory in the state Pokémon tournament last week, 12-year-old Matthew Pappas was rendered speechless. Pappas, a 12-year-old Black Hawk Middle School student, was one of more than 100 participants drawn from across the Midwest to play in the Pokémon Trading Card Game State Championship—held at Legion Games in Burnsville on March 24. Armed with custom-built decks filled with cartoonish monsters, special abilities cards and other powers, participants are divided into three age divisions to compete against fellow collectors and game enthusiasts. As their Pokémon square off on an imaginary battlefield, players must use a combination of strategy and creative thinking to stay ahead of their foes. Pappas, who took …

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PHOTOS: Fans Flock to Xcel Center to Support Eagan Hockey Team

Eagan turned out in force to watch the EHS boys hockey team play Moorhead on Thursday afternoon at the Xcel Energy Center in downtown St. Paul.

Eagan fans turned out in force to watch the EHS boys hockey team play Moorhead in the first round of the state tournament on Thursday afternoon at the Xcel Energy Center. Have photos from the game? Add them to our gallery by posting them to this article or emailing them to david.henke@patch.com

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All You Need to Know for the Boys Hockey State Tournament

Eagan High School will play Moorhead at 1 p.m. this Thursday at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

The state hockey tournament begins at 1 p.m. on Thursday, March 8, for the Eagan High School boys hockey team. The Wildcats, who have been seeded third in the tournament, will play Moorhead at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. The high school will have a limited amount of tickets for the tournament available this week. Tickets for students go on sale on Tuesday, but the general public will not be able to purchase tickets until 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday at the high school's Spirit Hall. Upper Bowl student tickets are $11 and all lower bowl and and club level tickets are $17. Students who plan to attend the game must have a signed parent permission form. Forms will be available for pick-up at the high school's attendance office on Monday. For…

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Eagan Boys Hockey Wins Section 3AA Championships

The Wildcats will go on to compete in the state tournament next week.

The Eagan High School boys hockey team defeated Hastings 10-1 in Thursday night’s Section 3AA championship game at the State Fairground’s Coliseum. Eagan will advance to the Class AA state tournament. This victory comes on the heels of a highly successful season for the Wildcats, whose record prior to Thursday’s game was 23-3-1. The Wildcats took an early lead, and held on to it for the entirety of the game. “We got on them pretty quick,” said head coach Mike Taylor. “We had good energy right from the drop.” Eagan scored four goals in the first period alone, and continued to dominate throughout the second period, in which they scored three goals. Early in the third period, Hastings fought aggressively to keep the puck in Eagan’s zone. …

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Minnetonka Takes Down Eagan Girls Hockey at State

Eagan lost 4-1 against the defending state champs, according to Thisweek Live

Eagan Girls Hockey Takes on Minnetonka at State Tournament

The game starts at 6 p.m. on Thursday at the Xcel Center in St. Paul.

The Eagan High School girls hockey team will challenge the top-seeded Minnetonka High School girls hockey team during their first state tournament game on Thursday evening. The battle begins Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Xcel Energy Center. Click here for the tournament bracket. Minnetonka (25-5-1) is defending its 2011 Class AA State Hockey title against the Wildcats (22-3-3). Eagan took down Apple Valley 2-1 in the Class 2A, Section 3 championship game last week. Roseville is the No. 2 seed in the state tournament and will play Grand Rapids/Greenway on Thursday at 11 a.m. If Eagan wins, the team play again at 8 p.m. on Friday. The championship game is 7 p.m. on Saturday.

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Daily PatchCast: Wrestling, Basketball and Swimming, Oh My!

A roundup of the region's major developments from March 3.

Here are the top stories from Patch sites in your area: Apple Valley Wrestlers Ready To Build On State Successes Visitation Girls Hoops Win First Class AAA Playoff Game Simley High Swimmers Set to Make State Splash Northfield ALC Students Help Feed Their Peers, Community Marcus Theatres Fined For Violating Child Labor Laws

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