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Girls track plays second fiddle to New Prague - Forgive Farmington girls track coach Tom Hart if he is tired of competing against New Prague. The Tigers posted a pair of second-place finishes last week and both times the Trojans took home the championship hardware.
Boys track notches two wins - The Tigers earned a pair of first-place finishes last week, routing New Prague 84-49 in a pared-back Tiger Relays on Tuesday and claiming the title at the eight-team Austin Invitational on Saturday.
Tennis team notches conference win - The Tigers broke an eight-match Missota Conference losing streak Wednesday, April 15 with a 5-2 win over New Prague on the FHS courts. The rest of the week didn’t go nearly as well in 7-0 losses to Hastings and Hutchinson.
Softball team is blanked, then earns a shutout - The softball team landed on both sides of shutouts last week, losing 4-0 Tuesday, April 14 at Prior Lake and winning 2-0 over New Prague Thursday, April 16 at Tiger Field. The split left the Tigers with a 2-2 season record.
Baseball team earns split in four games - The bats awoke from their early season slumber, helping the baseball team earn a split in a busy four-game week.
Girls golf places seventh in Missota meet - With a team as green as the grass on the first tee, the Farmington girls finished seventh in the first Missota Conference meet of the season Tuesday, April 14 at Mississippi National Golf Club in Red Wing.
Golf team places 11th in Faribault - The Tigers started the week on a down note, tying for seventh place in the first Missota Conference meet of the season Tuesday, April 14 at Fountain Valley but showed signs of improvement at Friday’s Faribault Invitational with an 11th-place finish in the 17-team field at The Legacy.
ROUNDUP: Track, golf, baseball, softball -
SPRING PREVIEW: Girls golf has a hard act to follow - The 2008 season proved to be a banner year for coach Shawn Anderson and his FHS girls golf team. The Tigers tied for fourth in the Missota Conference and then finished strong, ranking fifth at the Section 1AAA Championships.
SPRING PREVIEW: Tigers looking to improve on 2008 season - Prior to the scheduled start of the Tiger boys golf season this week, coach Gerry Greupner said he was hoping for an improved performance over the 2008 campaign, a year that saw his team finish seventh (out of eight) in the Missota Conference and 11th (out of 12) in Section 1AAA.
COLUMN: A mostly content winter sports season at FHS - It was not a winter of discontent on the Farmington High School sports scene this year. As a matter of fact, all seven varsity sports teams showed marked improvement over their 2007-08 showings.
SPRING PREVIEW: Tennis serving up hope - The 2008 Tiger boys Tiger tennis season was one for the books but not in a particularly good way. Coach Jack Olwell’s netters went 0 for ’08, finishing the season 0-12; 0-7 in Missota Conference play.
SEASON RECAP: Tiger girls close fast - For most of the girls basketball season, the Tigers played at a near .500 pace, winning one and losing one; winning two and losing two.
SEASON RECAP: Boys basketball season one for the books - The Farmington boys basketball season was one for the books — the record books, that is.
Baseball: Offense struggles as Tigers split a pair - With his Farmington baseball team hitting .178 collectively, head coach Mike Winters is pretty pleased to see the Tigers entering the third week of the season with more wins than losses.
Softball: Tigers snag first win - The Farmington softball team got a long weekend to feel good about its first win of the season.
Girls Track: Tigers win Faribault Invite - Everyone from the varsity veterans to the first-time JV runners shined in what head coach Tom Hart described as a dominant performance in the first official outdoor meet of the season last Tuesday night at Bruce Smith Field in Faribault.
Boys Golf: Werner’s 78 leads Tigers in loss to Falcons - 04/16/2009 03:37 PM
Farmington's performance, both figuratively and literally, wasn't up to par in last Wednesday's season-opening meet at Fountain Valley Golf Course.
Boys Track: Sprint relays shine at Faribault Invite - The Farmington boys track team took advantage of pleasant weather conditions as it earned a second-place finish in the team standings at Tuesday's Faribault Invite at Bruce Smith Field.
Boys Tennis: Hastings scores 7-0 sweep - Farmington got competitive matches from its top three singles players in Monday's 7-0 home loss to Hastings.
Boys Tennis: Roberts provides lone victory - Seth Roberts’ No. 1 singles win highlighted the Farmington tennis team’s season-opening loss to Lakeville South Thursday night at Farmington High School.
Boys Track: Tigers cap off indoor season at River Falls - If Saturday’s Academy of Holy Angels indoor meet at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls was any indication, the Farmington boys track team should once again be plenty competitive against its Missota Conference rivals this season.
Girls Track: Clifton leads third-place Tigers - The Farmington girls track team found the bulk of its success in the sprints and middle distance races during a third-place showing at Saturday’s Academy of Holy Angels indoor meet at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls.
Baseball: Lavey, Murphy combine to shut down Jordan - With its top five inning eaters of a year ago lost to graduation, pitching was supposed to be a question mark for the Farmington baseball team. But head coach Mike Winters seemed to find two very good answers in Friday's season opener.
SEASON RECAP: Tiger wrestlers grapple with numbers - The win-loss totals aren’t all that impressive, but Tiger wrestling coach Jon Lund said his team nonetheless had a "great year.” A closer look at some of the other numbers indicates Lund may be on to something.
TIGER TALK: Franke was Farmington through and through - Bad news travels fast. And, I found out this week, it also travels far.
Baseball preview: A whole new look - Senior Danny Tutewohl and junior Justin Lavey are the only regulars back for a new-look edition of Farmington baseball that has spent the first three weeks of practice finding replacements for the 13 seniors it lost to graduation last spring.
Q & A: Berg reflects on season, looks to the future - Q: It was certainly a memorable season for your girls basketball program. You won 15 games, rallied for third in the Missota Conference and were a game from state. When you look back, which games or moments are most memorable to you?
A: The most memorable for me was how we ended the season playing. With such a young team it took us a while to get comfortable with in our system. The last five weeks we were playing our best basketball, and as a coach that is what you want your team to be doing at the end of the season.
Some teams move to new sections in 2009-10 - The Minnesota State High School League has announced section alignments for the 2009-10 season and a few local teams will be playing somewhere new during the playoffs.
COLUMN: Yelling at the referees probably won’t make you feel better - Eastview and Apple Valley athletic teams play in the same conference, the same section and sometimes even the same building.
Softball team looking to get back on top - By most standards, last year’s Tiger softball season was a huge success. After all, it finished 17-7 overall (12-2 in the Missota Conference) and runner-up in the Section 1AAA tournament. But the two losses in the conference were one more than champion Prior Lake and for the first time in seven years the league championship trophy did not rest in the FHS trophy case.
Teams are back on track - The Tiger track teams got their first taste of competition last Saturday with a five—team informal get—together on the indoor oval at St. Olaf College.
34 Tigers receive all—Missota honors - Thirty—four Farmington High School athletes in eight different activities received Missota Conference awards of distinction for the 2008—09 winter season. Twenty—one Tigers earned all—conference honors while 13 more received all—league honorable mention.
Farmington men’s slow pitch seeks teams - Farmington Parks and Recreation is currently taking registrations for new teams in its Men’s Slow Pitch Softball Leagues. USSSA-sanctioned"D” leagues will be offered on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings starting in mid—April. For more information or to register a team, call Farmington Parks and Recreation at (651) 280-6854.
Tigers make big splash in 2008-09 season - Ryan Hamen said his first year as Tiger boys swimming and diving coach had its challenges, but looking at the final product he was satisfied with his team’s 2008-09 season.
A step in the right direction: Season sees improvements from Tiger boys hockey team - The 2008-09 Tiger boys hockey season proved to be a learning experience for both the players and the coaches.
Boys Track Preview: Trying to keep pace - Farmington’s boys track team accomplished a lot last spring — it finished a close second in the Missota Conference, and won both the section and true team section titles before finishing 32nd at the state meet for the second straight year.
Girls Track Preview: Relays will be a strength for Tigers - The Farmington girls were at their best with a baton in their hands last season.
Landwehr lands in winner’s circle - Most everyone has their own creative outlet. High schoolers are no different. Some scrapbook, some write poetry and some even learn to play an instrument.
SPORTS COLUMN: Ex-Tigers have busy winter seasons - It was a busy winter for former Farmington High School athletes now competing at the collegiate level.
Green Tiger baseball nine starting over - Last year’s Farmington Tiger baseball season wasn’t one for the time capsule as the local nine finished 7-15 overall and 4-10 in the Missota Conference.
Column: Gymnasts improve by leaps and bounds - Toward the end of last season the Tiger gymnasts started showing marked improvement under second-year coach Lynn Bauman, scoring a school-record 135 points in one competition.
State rhythmic gymnastics meet is March 21-22 in Lakeville - Some of the best rhythmic gymnasts in the Midwest will be performing in Dakota County this weekend.
Tigers fall to Winona in section 1 semifinals - Most people think of the words Rochester and Mayo in terms of healing. This year Farmington sports teams have seen there trips to Mayo Civic Center turn terminal.
Free throws carry John Marshall over Tigers in section final - The clock struck midnight on Farmington’s Cinderella run toward the 2009 state girls basketball tournament Friday, March 13, at the Mayo Civic Center in Rochester.
Softball: Jensen, Gunderson will lead potent Tiger offfense - Last season the Farmington softball team scored 6.8 runs a game and hit .356, far and away the best offensive numbers in the Missota Conference.
Boys Basketball: Winona stuns top-seeded Tigers - Winona was a completely different team with 6-foot-10 Alec Brown in the mix.
Section 1AAAA Finals: A tall order - The odds were stacked pretty heavily against the Farmington girls basketball team before Friday’s Section 1AAAA championship game ever got underway.
Farmington to face Winona - The Farmington boys basketball team will play in Saturday night’s semifinal round of the Section 1 tournament against Winona at 6:30 p.m. at the Mayo Civic Center.
- The Farmington boys basketball team bid farewell to the current Tiger Gym with a 66-54 win over Rochester Century on Tuesday night to advance to Saturday night’s semifinal round of the Section 1 tournament against Winona, a 67-54 first-round winner over Rochester John Marshall.
Tiger girls reach Section 1 finals - The season is playing out exactly like Farmington girls basketball coach Jason Berg hoped it would.
Tigers boys hoops team wins first Missota title since 1962 - When Farmington won its first Missota Conference boys basketball championship in 1962, John Kennedy was president and the new-fangled color television set represented the cutting edge in communications technology.
March Madness comes to Farmington - After literally decades of waiting March Madness has replaced March Drabness in Farmington. Instead of Tiger basketball teams playing their customary one game in the section tournament before trading in the round ball for clubs, bats, rackets and starting blocks, both the boys and girls hoop teams are making legitimate bids for state tournament berths.
Best still to come for Tiger girls hockey - Asked about his team’s outlook prior to the start of the 2008-09 girls hockey season, Farmington coach Jon Holmes offered that any record above the .500 plateau would be more than acceptable.
Pool, mat stars rise near the top at state - The Tiger boys had another successful trip to the state swimming and diving championships, advancing to the finals in all four events in which they qualified.
Wrestling: Albano, Elmer punch state tickets -
State Swimming & Diving: Magalis, 200 freestyle lead 26th-place Tigers -
Magalis 12th in 1-meter dive
State Swimming & Diving: Magalis, 200 freestyle lead 26th-place Tigers
Thursday and Friday’s preliminaries were a source of excitement for the Farmington swimming and diving team as all four of the team’s events advanced at the Class AA State Championships. From there on out, first-year head coach Ryan Hamen was pleased by not quite ecstatic with the way things panned out for the Tigers in action at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center.
Boys Basketball: Sweet like ’62 - The Shane Wyandt coaching era has come full circle.
With new middle school, sports opportunities grow - The fields should be a little less crowded for middle school athletes when practices start next fall.
Girls Basketball: Tigers find themselves one game from state berth - Head coach Jason Berg knew his young Farmington girls basketball team would come back focused after falling behind by nine points in the first half of Saturday’s Section 1AAAA quarterfinals.
State Swimming & Diving: Magalis, 200 freestyle lead 26th-place Tigers - Thursday and Friday’s preliminaries were a source of excitement for the Farmington swimming and diving team as all four of the team’s events advanced at the Class AA State Championships.
State Wrestling: Albano wrestles back for third place - After the 2008 Class AAA State Meet, Farmington sophomore wrestler Nick Albano was probably anxious for the chance to pick on somebody his own size. He finally got that chance last week on his return trip to Xcel Energy Center.
New Prague puts Tiger celebration on hold - Danny Geiger banked in a runner with six seconds to play to give visiting New Prague a 57-56 win over the Farmington boys basketball team Tuesday night, leaving the Tigers with one more opportunity to sew up their first outright Missota Conference championship since 1962.
Two Tigers to grapple at state - Tiger wrestling coach Jon Lund thought that six of his grapplers had a legitimate shot at finishing first or second in the Section 2AAA meet and advancing to this week’s state meet tournament.
Tigers place second in section swimming - Farmington scored a best-ever second place team finish at last Saturday’s Section 1AA Swimming and Diving Championships in Rochester.
Boys hockey team bounced from section tourney - The 2008-09 Tiger boys hockey season came to halt last Friday night in a 6-1 loss to Lakeville North in the quarterfinals of the Section 1AA tournament at Ames Arena in Lakeville. Farmington advanced to the final eight with an opening round 6-2 win over LeSueur Tuesday night at Schmitz-Maki Arena.
Boys hoops runs win streak to 11 - Farmington ran its winning streak to 11 games last week with a pair of Missota Conference wins, a 55-48 verdict at Northfield on Tuesday and 58-45 decision over Prior Lake on Friday.
Boys Basketball: Tigers win Missota Conference outright - Jake Lippert and Josh Zitzmann each scored 17 points as Farmington clinched its first Missota Conference boys basketball title since 1962 with a 55-49 win over Holy Angels Friday night in Richfield.
Swimming & Diving: Depth helps secure highest-ever finish - Farmington placed second out of eight teams — its best finish ever — and qualified four events for next weekend’s Class AA State Meet with a strong showing at Friday’s Section 1AA Swimming and Diving Championships in Rochester.
Section Hockey: North moves on, 6-1 - Second-seeded Lakeville North made short work of Farmington in the second round of the Section 1AA tournament, skating to a 4-0 lead after two periods and advancing with a 6-1 victory at Hasse Arena Friday night.
Wrestling: Albano, Elmer punch state tickets -
Girls Basketball: Tigers surge to 3rd - Three straight wins can make for a pretty big turnaround in a league as balanced as this year's Missota Conference.
Trojans snap Tigers’ 11-game winning streak, 57-56 - Farmington came up one point and a few seconds short of extending its winning streak and claiming the Missota Conference title outright Tuesday night.
Section 2AAA Wrestling: Albano, Elmer qualify for state - Farmington wrestlers Nick Albano and Carl Elmer each qualified for the Class AAA State Meet with second-place finishes at this weekend's Section 2AAA Championships.
Tigers extend Missota lead in boys basketball - Farmington outscored Northfield 8-2 in the final 1:55 to post a 55-48 win at Northfield on Tuesday night and take a two-game lead in the Missota Conference boys basketball race with three games to play.
The Tigers own a 10-1 league mark; Northfield and Shakopee are tied for second place at 8-3.
Sports roundup: Boys hockey season closes with a win - A rousing 10-3 Missota Conference win over Shakopee last Thursday night brought down the curtain on the Tigers regular season much to the delight of the Senior Night crowd at Schmitz Maki Arena. Two nights earlier at Schmitz-Maki conference champion Holy Angels downed the locals 8-1.
Boys Basketball: Tiger clinch a share of first Missota title since '62 - Jake Lippert joined teammate Josh Zitzmann as a 1,000-point scorer with a three-pointer on the first trip down the court and the Tigers clinched at least a share of their first Missota Conference since 1962 with a 58-45 victory over Prior Lake on Senior Night Friday at Tiger Gym.
Girls Hockey: Lakeville South starts fast, eliminates Tigers - Several mistakes in the defensive zone allowed Lakeville South to avenge a regular season loss and end Farmington’s hopes of a return to the state tournament with a 4-3 victory over the Tigers in the Section 1AA semifinals last Tuesday night in Owatonna.
Gymnasts set school record at Section 1AA Championships - Farmington's gymnastics team capped off its season with another record-setting performance at Friday's Section 1AA championships at Winona State University.
Boys basketball team named Minnesota Lynx Team of the Week - Farmington’s boys basketball team has been named Team of the Week by the WNBA's Minnesota Lynx.
Boys Basketball: Win tonight would put Tigers in position for first Missota title since ’62 - Every time the Farmington basketball team wins a big game, it seems to set up an even bigger one. The Tigers extended their winning streak to nine games Friday night with a 72-55 road win at Hutchinson. The decision improved their overall record to 16-6 and their first-place mark in the Missota Conference to 9-1, one game ahead of the Northfield team they squared off against Tuesday night in Northfield.
Tigers climb into Missota driver’s seat - The Farmington boys basketball team put itself in position win its first Missota Conference championship since 1962 with a 55-48 victory at Northfield Tuesday night.
Farmington Lanes: High Series, Feb. 17-24 - Check out this week’s top bowlers at Farmington Lanes.
Section 2AAA Wrestling: Kennedy knocks off Tigers - Ninth-ranked Bloomington Kennedy used a lineup that featured five state-ranked wrestlers to dispose of Farmington 57-18 in the opening round of the Section 2AAA team tournament Saturday at Lakeville South.
Girls Basketball: Berg’s Bunch finds itself tied for fourth heading into final week - It was another Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde type of week for the Farmington girls basketball team.
Tigers unable to advance to section finals - The Cougars survived a late surge by Farmington to win 4-3. Farmington got within one goal twice in the final period, but an empty net goal by Jessica Larkin proved to be the difference.
Girls hockey wins in opening round - Krystal Baumann erupted for four goals and Hannah Alexander recorded a goal and three assists as the Tigers rolled past Owatonna 7-3 in the opening round of the Section 1AA tournament last Friday night at Schmitz-Maki Arena.
TIGER TALK: Tiger boys hoops team is chasing history - Chicago Cubs fans have little on the faithful followers of Farmington boys basketball.
Boys Basketball: Ninth-straight win sets up crucial game at Northfield - Every time the Farmington basketball team wins a big game, it seems to set up an even bigger one. The Tigers extended their winning streak to nine games Friday night with a 72-55 road win at Hutchinson.
Boys Hockey: Tigers stomp Sabers in season finale - A season-high 10 goals helped the Farmington boys hockey team reach the 10-win mark in Thursday night's regular-season finale at Schmitz-Maki Arena.
Wrestling: Hutch pins way to dual victory - Farmington's wrestling team couldn't string two wins together during last Thursday night's regular season-ending conference dual at Hutchinson.
Boys Hockey: Tigers top Lakers, fall to Trojans - Farmington held on to fifth place in the eight-team Missota Conference with a split of two league games last week.
Gymnastics: Tigers third at Missota meet - Farmington's gymnastics team turned in its best-ever finish at the Missota Conference Championships Friday at Red Wing.
Girls Basketball: Offense comes alive against Holy Angels - Coach Jason Berg can usually count on a solid defensive effort from his Farmington girls basketball team.
Farmington Lanes: High Series, Feb. 10-16 - Check out the top bowlers from last week's action at Farmington Lanes.
Tiger girls hockey team won't return to state - Farmington's Girls Hockey team came out on the short end 4-3 Tuesday night as Lakeville South ended the Tigers' season.
Lakeville South defeated Farmington in the semifinal contest, which was played in Owatonna. The Tigers finish their season with a 16-9-2 record.
Tuesday's Scores -
Boys Hockey Hutchinson 6, Farmington 3
Girls Basketball Prior Lake 72, Farmington 55
Girls Hockey Farmington 3, Hutchinson 3
Gymnastics Northfield 141.125, Farmington 131.325
Section 1AA Girls Hockey: Tigers advance, 7-3 - Farmington scored three goals in the first period and advanced in the Section 1AA girls hockey tournament with a 7-3 victory over Owatonna Friday night at Schmitz-Maki Arena.
Tigers go 0-3 in busy week of action - by Pat Rupp Farmington girls basketball coach Jason Berg knew last week’s three games in four nights schedule was going to be one of the toughest of the season, and unfortunately, the results reflected his concern. The Tigers lost all three games played at Tiger Gym: 72-55 to Prior Lake; 56-51 to Hastings and 77-43 to New Prague.
Farmington boys hoops has great closing - by Pat Rupp If Farmington boys basketball coach Shane Hudak were a theater director, he probably would evaluate his cast’s performance last week something like this: Shaky opening, but a great final act.
Tigers on the upswing - by Pat Rupp Though the wins haven’t come in bunches, Farmington boys coach Keith Revels says his team is playing a better brand of hockey. "We’re getting better,” he said. "I think you can see that by comparing scores from the first to the second round of the conference schedule.”
Tigers prep for section with win, tie - The Tiger girls wrapped up another successful hockey regular season with a win and a tie to secure third place in the Missota Conference and build some momentum for the upcoming Section 1AA tournament.
Waldbillig named state AAA Award finalist - Farmington High School senior Derek Waldbillig has been named the recipient of the Region 1AA male AAA Award.
Farmington spring registration is March 2 - The Farmington Athletic Department will hold its 2009 spring athletic registration Monday, March 2, at the high school.
Tiger Talk: Tigers tied for Missota lead; Shakopee here Friday - If Farmington boys basketball coach Shane Wyandt were a theater director, he probably would evaluate his cast’s performance last week something like this: "Shaky opening, but a great final act.”
Boys Basketball: First-place Tigers pull off huge win over Shakopee - Farmington moved into first place in the Missota Conference with one of the biggest boys basketball victories in school history Friday night.
Boys Basketball: Sixth straight win sets up showdown with Shakopee - Farmington's boys basketball team took care of business against Holy Angels Tuesday night. It's reward is the opportunity to host Shakopee with first place on the line on Friday.
Boys Hockey: Sweep of Northfield keeps goals alive - A year after finishing 7-19 overall and last in the Missota Conference with a record of 1-13, the Farmington boys hockey team enters the final two weeks of the regular season with a realistic shot of placing fifth in the eight-team league and reaching double figures in victories.
Gymnastics: Tigers set school record Friday, win Minnetonka Invite Saturday
The Farmington - The Farmington gymnastics team had no trouble carrying its momentum over from Friday night's dual at New Prague to Saturday's Minnetonka Invite. The Tigers set a new school record with a team score of 136.35 in a two-point loss to the Trojans, then came back with a first-place score of 134.85 at Saturday's four-team invitational.
Girls Hockey: Tigers earn No. 4 seed in Section 1AA - Farmington proved it was worthy of the No. 1 seed it earned in last year's Section 1AA girls hockey tournament, mowing down Winona, Lakeville South and Rochester Mayo a combined 13-1 on its way to a state tournament berth.
Girls Basketball: Shooting goes cold - Shooting 30 percent from the floor doesn't win you a lot of basketball games. The Farmington girls found that out the hard way last week as they combined to connect on just 48 field goals in nearly 160 tries in three straight losses to Prior Lake, Hastings and New Prague.
College Football: Zitzmann, Schaeppi sign with Mavericks - Farmington high school classmates Josh Zitzmann and Drew Schaeppi were among the 22 football commitments announced by Minnesota State-Mankato Feb. 4.
Wrestling: Individuals continue to shine - Individuals continued to shine for the Farmington wrestling team last week despite a forfeit-filled stretch of four dual losses in five tries.
Northfield outscores Tiger gymnasts - The Farmington gymnastics team had mixed results when it faced one of the better teams in the state Feb. 3.
The Tigers were outscored 141.125-131.325 by Northfield.
CLS boys basketball jump to No. 1 ranking in Christian Athletic League - Christian Life School boys varsity basketball has jumped to first place in the Southern Division and has No. 1 ranking in the Christian Athletic League.
Ending the month of January with a 5-0 record propelled the Hawks to an overall record of 11-3 (7-1).
Tigers earn road split - Given the results of last week’s two-game road trip, the Farmington girls basketball team will shed no tears over the recent announcement of Hutchinson’s move out of the Missota Conference.
Tigers find offensive rhythm in back-to-back Missota wins - The Farmington Tigers used their most balanced offense of the season to run their Missota Conference win streak to three games with a pair of home court victories last week.
Hudak receives Butch Nash Award - Pat Hudak, a 1972 Farmington High School graduate and long-time assistant Tiger football coach, has been named a recipient of the 2009 Butch Nash Award. The Minnesota High School Football Coaches Association honors eight assistants from around the state with the honor each year.
Tigers pass 2008 conference win total - The Farmington Tiger boys hockey team surpassed its Missota Conference win total and equaled their season victory number from last season with a 4-3 road win over Shakopee last Tuesday.
Alexander leads Tigers to 2-1 week - Sophomore forward Hannah Alexander scored five of the eight Farmington goals as the Tigers tuned up for next week’s Section 1AA tournament with two wins in three outings last week.
Tuesday's Scores -
Boys Basketball Farmington 67, Prior Lake 49
Boys Hockey Hutchinson 6, Farmington 3
Girls Basketball Prior Lake 72, Farmington 55
Girls Hockey Farmington 3, Hutchinson 3
Gymnastics Northfield 141.125, Farmington 131.325
Boys Basketball: Tigers pull away from Northfield - The kind of performance Farmington turned in in Friday night’s victory over rival Northfield was what coach Shane Wyandt has been waiting for - the kind that produces confidence, conference wins and crowds.
Wrestling: The elite eight -
The Farmington baseball team might have some trouble covering the diamond with five players, and the football team would certainly run into problems attempting to play 6-on-11 against its Missota Conference foes. But for the Farmington wrestling team, competing at a constant disadvantage hasn't stopped it from achieving its fair share of success this season.
Farmington Lanes: High series - Check out the leading bowlers from last week's league play at Farmington Lanes.
Girls Basketball: Second-half run sparks road win at Northfield - A 13-0 run to open the second half Friday night in Northfield effectively kept Farmington in the thick of the Missota Conference race.
Gymnastics: Luhman wins all-around as Tigers split home meets - "Fabulous” was the word head coach Lynn Bauman used to describe the performance of Haley Luhman during Friday night’s Parents Night gymnastics meet against Prior Lake.
Boys Hockey: Tigers edge Shakopee, nearly upset Red Wing - Playing in a close game wasn’t something the Farmington boys hockey team had experienced in a while.
Swimming & Diving: Depth leads to dual win
- Hutchinson won seven of 12 events, but Farmington's depth carried it to a 100-86 dual victory in a swimming and diving meet Thursday night at Farmington Middle School West.
Gymnastics: Luhman wins all-around as Tigers split home meets
- "Fabulous” was the word head coach Lynn Bauman used to describe the performance of Haley Luhman during Friday night’s Parents Night gymnastics meet against Prior Lake.
Hutch set to switch to Wright County Conference in 2010 - On Jan. 29 at a meeting of the Wright County Conference Administrative Committee, a unanimous vote was taken resulting in the admittance of Hutchinson to the Wright County Conference beginning in the fall of 2010.
Boys Basketball: Tigers streak past Northfield, 70-46 - Farmington started the second half with a 17-3 run and coasted to a 70-46 boys basketball victory over rival Northfield Friday night at Tiger Gym.
COLUMN: A brush with Super Bowl fame - Only those residing under a rock or ignorant of the fact George Bush has moved back to Texas are unfamiliar with the name Larry Fitzgerald, jr. After all, Super Bowl week is at hand and the Arizona Cardinals superstar wide receiver adorns the cover of every publication from Sports Illustrated to Hair Care Monthly.
Tigers conference title hopes fade - The chances of the Tiger girls wrestling the Missota Conference hockey crown away from three-time defending champion Holy Angels faded after a 6-2 loss to the Stars Thursday, Jan. 22, at Schmitz-Maki Arena.
Girls bounce back to win two - The Tiger girls bounced back from a disappointing start to their Missota Conference season with a pair of home court league wins last week. Tuesday, Jan. 20 they closed strong in a 60-56 triumph over Shakopee and Friday a stifling defense keyed a 59-38 victory over Red Wing.
Tigers win one; lose two - A busy three-game week started well for the Tiger boys with a convincing 8-1 win over Dodge County at Schmitz-Maki Arena on Monday.
Boys team shows split personality - For the second straight week, the Tiger boys displayed a split personality, playing poorly in a 72-51 loss at Shakopee on Tuesday, Jan. 20, before rallying for a solid 57-41 win at Red Wing Friday night.
Hutchinson to leave Missota Conference - The Wright County Conference formally approved Hutchinson’s application to become to league’s 10th member beginning in the fall of the 2010-2011.
Boys Basketball: Farmington 69, Hutchinson 61
Girls Basketball: Hutchinson 61, Farmington 43
Boys Hockey: Farmington 4, Shakopee 3
Gymnastics: Farmington 132.15, Red Wing 128.475
Swimming & Diving: Magalis, Smith, Cavanaugh win events - Farmington claimed first place in four of 12 events during last Thursday’s 139-90 dual loss to Hopkins on Senior Night at Farmington Middle School West.
Girls Basketball: Creating confidence - Something clicked for the Farmington girls basketball team two weeks ago after it spent 36 minutes of court time struggling to advance the ball against a harassing New Prague defense.
Boys Hockey: Tigers take their lumps against Holy Angels - The momentum Farmington built up with an 8-1 thrashing of Dodge County back on Jan. 19 lasted a little less than one day.
Wrestling: Albano, Adrian go 4-0 at Eastview - Coach Jon Lund emphasizes quality over quantity when it comes to his Farmington wrestling team. He entered just eight wrestlers in Saturday's 12-team Eastview Tournament and those eight produced 114 points, good enough for sixth place. Four of the five teams ahead of the Tigers in the standings appear in the state rankings and all five fielded full lineups.
Gymnastics: Tigers suit up eight in loss to New Prague - Injuries and illness continued to play their respective roles in slowing down the Farmington gymnastics team last Tuesday night.
Girls Hockey: Tigers learn lessons in loss to Stars - Nerves, brain blunders, apprehension and the small things were all points of emphasis for head coach Jon Holmes when talking about his young Farmington girls hockey team's performance against Holy Angels Thursday night.
Boys Basketball: Zager scores 50, Tigers bounce back - Farmington's boys basketball team gave up 50 points to one player last Tuesday night. Three days later, it held an entire team to 41 points. Some defensive adjustments, combined with the fact that Red Wing doesn't have a post player the caliber of Shakopee's Matt Zagar, helped the Tigers bounce back from a 72-51 loss to the Sabers with a 57-41 victory over the Wingers.
Puck pair turn into nail-biters - The Farmington girls split a pair of hotly contested Missota Conference home games last week, losing to Northfield 2-1 on Tuesday and edging Prior Lake 5-4 in overtime on Thursday.
Hoops team plays three in five days - It was a busy five days for the Tigers girls who won one game and lost two in a rare-three game week. Coach Jason Berg’s team lost its opening two games of the Missota Conference schedule to New Prague and Holy Angels before defeating Ellsworth, Wisconsin on Saturday.
Tigers tune-up for Missota opener with split - The Tiger boys closed the books on their toughest non-conference schedule in years with a win and a loss last week. Tuesday they led state-rated Wayzata for all but the final 1:03 in a 55-50 loss before rebounding for an impressive 63-36 win at Section 1 rival Winona Saturday night.
Tigers grab first Missota win - After being outscored 15-2 in their first two Missota Conference games, the Tiger boys righted the ship and defeated Northfield 3-1 last Tuesday night at Northfield Arena.
TIGER TALK: Thrill and agony are all in a day’s sports work - The old Saturday afternoon ABC television show titled the "The Wide World of Sports” used to begin with film of on-the-field successes followed by an Austrian skier plummeting out-of-control and wiping out everything in sight.
Missota Conference Dance Meet: Farmington JV first in high kick, varsity 3rd in jazz - The Farmington dance team wrapped up its regular season by putting on a good show in front of a large home crowd at Saturday's Missota Conference Championships at Tiger Gym.
Tiger sports podcast for Jan. 23: Katie Remer - The Farmington Independent sports podcast explores a more artistic side this week. FHS will host the Missota Conference dance championships Saturday and sports writer Matthew Steichen caught up with dance coach Katie Remer to find out what to expect.
Boys Hockey @ Schmitz-Maki Arena New Prague, 7, Farmington 3
Girls Hockey @ New Prague Farmington 2, New Prague 1
Boys Basketball @ Shakopee Shakopee 72, Farmington 51
Girls Basketball @ Tiger Gym Farmington 60, Shakopee 56
Gymnastics @ Farmington High School New Prague 136.45, Farmington 131.75
Boys Hockey: In need of a 'W', Tigers defeat Raiders - Teams are rarely in need of a win as badly as the Farmington boys hockey team was going into last Tuesday's road game at Northfield Ice Arena.
Boys Basketball: Wayzata escapes, 55-50 - The sixth-rated team in Class 4AAAA got all it could handle last Tuesday night at Tiger Gym.
Girls Hockey: Tigers split one-goal games - Farmington's girls hockey team came out on both sides of a couple of one-goal games last week.
Wrestling: Tigers face tough competition - Friday night's Prior Lake Invitational provided the Farmington wrestling team with a taste of the type of competition it will face in next month's section tournament.
Gymnastics: Luhman, Hickey set the pace in all-around - Farmington's gymnasts turned in solid scores across the board during Friday night's meet at Farmington High School, but Northfield proved to once again be a step ahead of the Tigers this year by posting a 145.475-132.625 Missota Conference win.
Section 1AA Swimming & Diving: Magalis, Smith win events for third-place Tigers - Northfield won just one of the 12 events held at Saturday's Section 1AA True Team meet in Owatonna, but the Raiders used their depth to rack up 550 points in the four-team event at Owatonna Junior High School
Girls Basketball: Late surge puts away Ellsworth - In danger of losing its third game in five days, the Farmington girls basketball team used a late flourish to escape Ellsworth (Wisc.) with a 56-49 victory in a make-up game Saturday night.
Farmington gymnasts aim to stay healthy - Farmington gymnastics coach Lynn Bauman jokingly said the new motto for the Tigers is to stay healthy and strong in 2009.
Gymnasts aim to stay healthy - Farmington gymnastics coach Lynn Bauman jokingly said the new motto for the Tigers is to stay healthy and strong in 2009.
Tigers fly by Falcons in Missota tune-up - After missing their first six shots and remaining scoreless for the game’s first three minutes, the Tiger girls found the range (51 percent for the game) and scored a 62-53 victory over Faribault last Saturday afternoon at Tiger Gym. The non-conference win evened Farmington’s season mark at 5-5.
Slow starts earn Tigers a split - Sluggish first-half play has been a problem for the Tiger boys basketball team lately.
Swim marathon raises $9,500 for cancer research - The numbers are in from the eighth annual New Year’s Eve swim marathon for the American Cancer Society and they look good.
Tigers win two but lose leading scorer - A couple of Missota Conference girls hockey wins last week came at a steep price for the Tigers.
A stumble out of the Missota gate - The Tiger boys opened the 2009 Missota Conference hockey season much like they finished the 2008 campaign, with lopsided losses.
LeBron’s ‘crab dribble’ puts Farmington in the Internet spotlight - NBA superstar LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers was the butt of jokes around the league last week after explaining away a traveling violation in the closing seconds of an 80-77 loss to the Wizards by telling the media he used a "crab dribble”.
Boys Hockey: Tigers can't hang with Missota foes - The first two games of its Missota Conference schedule looked a lot like the five games before that for the Farmington boys hockey team.
Boys Basketball: Slow start costs Tigers at Lakeville South - Farmington’s boys basketball team came out with what Shane Wyandt described as "no energy” in the first half of both of its games last week. The Tigers had enough firepower to pull away for a 68-46 victory over a winless St. Paul Harding team on Tuesday, but a 13-point halftime deficit proved too much to spot Lakeville South in a 65-59 road loss Thursday.
Wrestling: Sevent place at Tartan Invite - Placing seventh out of eight teams at Saturday’s Tartan Invitational was a performance Farmington coach Jon Lund was pretty pleased with considering his team entered wrestlers at just nine weights in the individual tournament.
Girls Basketball: Improving defense puts pressure on Falcons - For the last month the Farmington girls basketball team has been alternating wins and losses. Due for a win Saturday after losing to Roseville the previous Tuesday at the Apple Valley Holiday Tournament, the Tigers kept the pattern alive with a 62-53 triumph over Faribault that put them back at the .500 mark.
Girls Hockey: Players step up in back-to-back wins - A little adversity couldn't stop Farmington from picking up a pair of girls hockey wins last week.
Tigers third at Hastings Holiday Shoot-Out - One of the preseason goals of the Tiger boys basketball team was to bring home the championship hardware from the Hastings Holiday Shoot-Out held Dec. 29-31.
Tigers winless at Schwan Cup - Following an encouraging 2-2 overtime tie with Owatonna in the opening round of the Schwan Cup Bronze Division tournament in Brooklyn Park, the Tiger defense went south in a 7-1 loss to Stillwater and a disappointing 10-6 pounding by Winona.
Tigers go 1-2 at Farmington Duals - Following an encouraging 2-2 overtime tie with Owatonna in the opening round of the Schwan Cup Bronze Division tournament in Brooklyn Park, the Tiger defense went south in a 7-1 loss to Stillwater and a disappointing 10-6 pounding by Winona.
Lifters get season off ground - The Farmington High School weightlifting team kicked off its 2008-09 season with an appearance at the three-team Big Cats Invitational held Dec.13 at Kenwood Trail Middle School in Lakeville. Other teams in the aptly-titled competition included the Lakeville North Panthers and the Lakeville South Cougars.
No consolation for Tigers - After an opening-round loss to Cretin Derham-Hall and a second-round win over Blaine the Tiger girls were looking forward to their Tuesday, Dec. 30 consolation championship game with Roseville.
PAT RUPP COLUMN: Ex-Tigers take it to the next level - The fall season found a large group of former Farmington High School athletes, especially football players, competing for college teams throughout the region andt country.
Louis Schmitz Holiday Classic: Lakeville North pulls away in title game - Farmington’s girls hockey team claimed third place at the 2007 Louis Schmitz Holiday Classic by winning a shootout after playing to a 3-3 tie against Lakeville North in the consolation game. The Panthers made sure there would be no threat of a tie this year by taking control of Wednesday’s championship game with three straight third-period goals that led to a 5-2 victory over the host Tigers at Schmitz-Maki Arena.
Farmington Tiger Duals: Gardner goes 3-0 - Six Farmington wrestlers came away with winning records at Saturday’s Farmington Tiger Duals at Tiger Gym.
Apple Valley Winter Classic: Koch comes up big against Blaine - For the second straight year, Roseville handed Farmington one of its two losses at the Apple Valley Holiday Classic girls basketball tournament.
Swimming & Diving: Magalis, Christopherson, Smith provide top finishes - A third-place effort by the 200 freestyle relay team and a 3-4 finish by Tyler Magalis and Aaron Christopherson in the one-meter dive highlighted Farmington’s eighth-place showing at last Saturday’s Apple Valley Invitational swim meet at Valley Middle School.
Schwan Cup: Defense struggles in final two games of ’08 - For Farmington coach Keith Revels, a good new years resolution might be to forget everything that happened with his boys hockey team in the final two games of 2008.
Incomplete lineup hurts the cause at Faribault - The absence of Carl Elmer and Nick Albano from the lineup, in addition to the usual 18 forfeited points, was too much for the Farmington wrestling team to overcome last Tuesday night at Faribault.
Farmington sports: Tigers net goals in 2008 - Some sports fared better than others but overall the Tigers athletic teams put together a successful 2008.
Tigers edge Irish in tourney opener - Despite being geographical neighbors, Farmington and Rosemount girls hockey teams have faced each other just once since the mid-1990s when the sport began to grow in Minnesota. The Tigers defeated the Irish 4-3 in overtime in that one back in 2002.
Defense spurs Tigers to back-to-back wins - Defense has been a focal part for the Tiger boys basketball team in the early going and it played a major role in pair of wins over the past week.
Tiger girls reach consolation finals - The Tiger girls earned a split in their first two games in the Apple Valley Classic Tournament to land a spot in Tuesday’s consolation championship game against Roseville.
Tigers girls hockey earns win, tie in a tougher Missota - Rest of the field is catching up to the usual top teams
Former Tiger swimmer, Huls, earns MIAC honors - The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) named former Tiger Erik Huls, a freshman at the University of St. Thomas, men’s Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week for the week of Dec. 15.
Tigers boys basketball drop another close one - In order to better prepare for the post-season, Farmington High School boys basketball coach Shan Wyandt purposely beefed up the non-conference portion of his 2008-09 schedule. Good-bye Cannon Falls, South St. Paul and Simley; Hello Owatonna, Lakeville South and Wayzata
Tigers edge Owatonna 64-60 - A balanced scoring attack and a sticky defense combined to give the Farmington High School girls a hard-fought 64-60 non-conference basketball win at Owatonna last Friday night. A scheduled Saturday afternoon game at Ellsworth, Wisc., was postponed due to inclement weather.
Forfeits prove costly for Tigers wrestling - Wrestling meets are suppose to be decided on the mat, instead of on paper, but Farmington walked away losers from its non-conference dual with Lakeville South, 42-34.
Boys Hockey: Caught short-handed - For the second time in five days, a Rochester school scorched the Farmington boys hockey team for nine goals in a non-conference setback last Tuesday night at Schmitz-Maki Arena.
Girls Basketball: Cretin-Derham Hall gets in the win - Games can be won or lost against any team on any given day. Coach Jason Berg stresses that to his Farmington girls basketball team.
Tigers drop another close one - In order to better prepare for the post-season, Farmington High School boys basketball coach Shan Wyandt purposely beefed up the non-conference portion of his 2008-09 schedule. Good-bye Cannon Falls, South St. Paul and Simley; Hello Owatonna, Lakeville South and Wayzata.
Tigers edge Owatonna 64-60 - A balanced scoring attack and a sticky defense combined to give the Farmington High School girls a hard-fought 64-60 non-conference basketball win at Owatonna last Friday night. A scheduled Saturday afternoon game at Ellsworth, Wisc., was postponed due to inclement weather.
Tigers earn win, tie in a tougher Missota - In years past the Missota Conference girls hockey race has usually been a three-team affair with Farmington, Holy Angels and New Prague a notch or two above the rest of the competition.
Huls is MIAC Swimmer of the Week - The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) named former Tiger Erik Huls, a freshman at the University of St. Thomas, men’s Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week for the week of Dec. 15.
No. 6 Lourdes takes it to Tigers, 9-1 - It’s been feast or famine for the FHS boys hockey team in the early part of the 2008-09 season. The Tigers opened the campaign with an 8-1 loss to 12th-rated Woodbury before rattling off four consecutive wins.
Flurry of late goals send Huskies whimpering home - The Raider boys hockey team scored four goals in the last half of the third period to break open a close game and defeat Eau Claire North by 6-3.
Boys Basketball: Fouls trouble Tigers - The Farmington boys basketball team was a couple of defensive stops away from putting away Spring Lake Park in the early goings of last Tuesday night's non-conference contest.
Boys Hockey: Lourdes scores early and often in 9-1 rout - Rochester Lourdes' Phil Bray knocked an unassisted goal past Farmington goaltender Casey Cornell 1 minute, 39 seconds into last Thursday night's contest at Graham Arena and the Eagles piled on eight more goals in the next 30 minutes of an eventual 9-1 victory.
Girls Basketball : Tigers force 32 turnovers in 64-60 victory - Defensive pressure allowed the Farmington girls basketball team to end its two-game slide and escape Owatonna with a 64-60 road victory over the Huskies Friday night.
CLS Basketball: No place like home for Nurmberger's 1,000th point - Scoring his 1,000th career point in front of a home crowd at the Christian Life School Gym was all the more special for Jared Nurmberger.
Girls Hockey: Rally at Shakopee gets Tigers back on track - The Farmington girls hockey team bounced back from a rough stretch of games by earning a tie and a victory in a pair of Missota Conference contests last week.
Wrestling: Forfeits costly in dual loss - The Farmington wrestling team worked its way to a 34-24 advantage through the 171-pound match of Friday night's dual against Lakeville South.
Wrestlers do well against good competition - The Farmington wrestling team is certainly using the early part of the season to see how it stacks up against the state's best.
Boys basketball: Tigers split a pair - The Farmington boys basketball team split a pair of games last week.
Forfeits prove costly for Tigers wrestling - Forfeiting the final three weight classes against Lakeville South increased margin of victory
Tigers battle with fewer wrestlers - Farmington grapplers excel despite four open roster spots
Pre-season predictions; don’t bet on them -
I have been a loyal Sports Illustrated subscriber for so long I can remember when Mickey Mantle and Wilt Chamberlain graced its cover. So long that the National Football League wasn’t even in existence and the release of the annual swimsuit issue didn’t unleash a national debate on sexism.
Tigers earn split; Zitzmann hits 1,000-point mark - In order to help take the mystery out of seeding for the Section 1AAAA post-season tournament, Farmington boys basketball coach Shane Wyandt made a concerted effort to schedule section opponents for the regular season.
Streaking Tigers win fourth straight - The Tiger boys had hoped to face off against two more Section 1AA opponents last week but a snow storm in southeastern Minnesota closed the Dodge County Schools, forcing postponement, and likely cancellation, of Tuesday’s scheduled game at Schmitz-Maki Arena.
Quick starts not enough; Tiger girls drop a pair -
Strong starts didn’t hold up last week for the Tigers in a pair of non-conference losses.
Farmington alumni swim meet set - Join other former Farmington swimmers and divers for an alumni swim meet on Dec. 26 with the pool opening at 4 p.m. with racing starting at 5 p.m. at the Farmington High School pool. For more information contact girls head coach Jennifer Marshall by email: jmarshall@farmington.k12.mn.us.
Boys hockey: A little rest does Tigers good - It wasn't anticipated, but the Farmington boys hockey team had a bit of a break in action last week.
Girls basketball: Not quite enough - Early deficits came back to haunt the Farmington girls basketball team in a pair of games last week.
Girls hockey: Girls hockey holds up against the best - Going into last week, a casual observer might have thought it hard to get a read on the Farmington girls hockey team because of the opponents the Tigers were set to play.
Swimmers start strong at Prior Lake - For a boys swimming and diving coach, watching swimmers compete in an actual meet can often tell the coach much more than time trials or practice runs might offer.
Wrestling: Tigers sweep first triangular - The Farmington wrestling team got its season off to a good start by sweeping a triangular last Thursday at Tiger Gym.
Girls Basketball: Bouncing back - Dealing with a relatively inexperienced crew, the Farmington girls basketball team knew one aspect of its game could help it stay competitive.
Boys Hockey: Late goals secure back-to-back victories - Through their first two games, the Farmington boys hockey team were part of two decisive final scores. One went in the Tigers’ favor. The other, not so much.
Boys Basketball: Tigers handle John Marshall in opener - Seniors Jake Lippert and Josh Zitzmann combined for 34 points and an acrobatic alley-oop dunk in the first half of a season-opening 67-52 victory over Rochester John Marshall Friday night at Tiger Gym.
This Weekend: Over 100 youth teams come to town for Farmington Tiger Classic - Over 100 boys youth basketball teams will be in Farmington this weekend for the Farmington Tiger Classic Tournament.
Tigers shoot down Rockets in season opener - Farmington kicked off its 2008-09 boys basketball season with a solid 67-52 victory over Rochester John Marshall last Friday night at Tiger Gym.
Tigers slip by Holy Family, Winona - Antacids and blood pressure pills were the medications of the week as the Tiger boys hockey team eked out a pair of non-conference wins to run their early season win streak to three games.
Tigers dance Lakeville two-step - The Tigers experienced mixed results in last week’s two-game set with the Lakeville schools, defeating South 4-1 at Schmitz-Maki last Tuesday and losing to North 3-0 Thursday night at Ames Arena.
Tigers wrestling 2-0 at home after season opener - Farmington followed up Triangular success with fifth-place finish at Panther Invite two days later
Tigers girls basketball sweeps section rivals - It’s a long way from now until the Section 1 girls basketball seedings but Farmington coach Jason Berg has to feel good about his team’s early 2-1 record against section competition.
PAT RUPP'S COLUMN: College football season lives on for ex-Tigers - In the fall of 2006, wide receiver and defensive back Cody Eich helped Farmington advance to the Section 1-5A championship game where it lost to Rosemount. This Saturday, Eich, now a redshirt freshman defensive back for the University of Minnesota-Duluth (UMD), will find himself in another title game, this one for the NCAA Division II crown.
Tiger girls rally past Cougars - Baumann’s hat trick enough to defeat Lakeville South
A new beginning for Tiger basketball - Last winter played out a little bit like a Shakespearian tragedy for Tiger boys basketball coach Shane Wyandt and his star-crossed squad.
Young Tigers wrestlers looking to improve - The sheer lack numbers spelled the demise for Farmington wrestling in dual meets last season, finishing 7-17 overall and winless in a tough Missota Conference.
Tigers receive all-conference honors - Farmington High School sports athletes came out big winners when the Missota Conference announced its fall all-conference teams last week.
Tigers boys hockey third in Woodbury tourney - The Keith Revels coaching era of Farmington boys hockey began last weekend with a split of games and a third-place finish in a four-team holiday tournament at Bielenberg Arena in Woodbury.
Century turns back Farmington girls basketball in opener - Free throws proved to be anything but free for the Tigers as they dropped their season opener, 80-78, last Saturday afternoon at Rochester Century.
Tiger swimmers vie at state - Farmington’s two entrants at the state Class AA meet included a top-10 finish by diver Katrina Fitzgerald and a top-20 finish by swimmer Elizabeth Wolfe.
Revels takes on another challenge with boys hockey - 1987 Farmington High School graduate Keith Revels has had the Midas touch coaching at his alma mater.
Update: Tiger teams went 3-for-3 on Tuesday - Farmington had a perfect Tuesday night, picking up varsity wins in boys hockey, girls hockey and girls basketball.
Missota Conference: 36 Tigers named to all-Missota teams - Thirty-six Farmington athletes were named to the fall season all-conference teams recently released by the Missota Conference.
Girls Hockey: Strong defense helps Tigers extend win streak to 4 - Second-year head coach Jon Holmes has been pleased with the defense played by his Farmington girls hockey team over the last four games.
Girls Basketball: Missed free throws costly in 80-78 setback - Head coach Jason Berg expects a few mistakes here and there from his young Farmington girls basketball team.
Boys Hockey: Tigers split at Woodbury - The Farmington boys hockey team split the first two games of the Keith Revels era last weekend at the Woodbury Tournament, falling to 16th-ranked (Class AA) Woodbury before rebounding with a 7-3 drubbing of St. Paul Como Park on Saturday night.
Swimming and Diving: Fitzgerald 9th in finals
- All-state honors just barely eluded Farmington's Katrina Fitzgerald over the weekend at the Class AA State Swimming and Diving Meet.
Boys Basketball: Q & A with Shane Wyandt - Shane Wyandt is a physical education teacher and the head boys basketball coach at Farmington High School. The Tigers have won 35 games over the last three years, including a 13-14 mark last year, since going 1-24 in 2005-06.
Girls Basketball: Speed will be a strength for girls squad - Last winter, the Farmington girls basketball team began to transition to a more up-tempo style of play.
Girls Hockey: Trio of sophs provide offense in 3-0 victory - The Farmington girls hockey team used last season's winning formula to stir up its third straight victory Thursday night.
Farmington girls basketball still young, but more experienced - Tiger girls basketball coach Jason Berg knows his 2008-09 team is a little older and is hoping it will be a little wiser as it tries to improve on last year’s 11-16 record.
Tigers girls hockey tame Section 1 foes - While some would argue that early season, non-conference games don’t necessarily serve as good measuring sticks for future success, contests against potential playoff rivals definitely carry some significance.
Wrestling Preview: Talented Tigers still looking to fill out lineup - The Farmington wrestling team hasn’t won a Missota Conference dual meet in three years. But coach Jon Lund says that streak of futility is a bit misleading considering the amount of talent he sees in the athletes that have been reporting to practice at Farmington Middle School West every weekday for the last three weeks. Among these athletes are returning state qualifier Nick Albano and five other wrestlers who won at least 19 matches last year.
Girls Basketball: Missed free throws costly in 80-78 setback - Head coach Jason Berg expects a few mistakes here and there from his young Farmington girls basketball team.
Class AA State Swimming & Diving: Fitzgerald ninth in final state appearance - All-state honors just barely eluded Farmington's Katrina Fitzgerald over the weekend at the Class AA State Swimming and Diving Meet.
Girls Basketball Preview: Speed will be a strength for Tigers - Last winter, the Farmington girls basketball team began to transition to a more up-tempo style of play.
Adapted Soccer: Schmitz caps off soccer career with all-tourney honor - The 2008 Adapted Soccer State Tournament followed a familiar pattern for the Blazing Cats
Girls Hockey: Tigers trample Century - Farmington took out some of the frustration of last Thursday’s season-opening loss to Hastings with an 8-0 rout of Rochester Century Saturday afternoon.
Tigers send Fitzgerald, Wolfe to state swim meet - Farmington’s girls swimming season isn’t done yet for a pair of Tigers.
Blazing Cats PI runner-up in consolation round -
The Lakeville/Burnsville/Farmington Blazing Cats adapted soccer PI (physically impaired) team’s trip to the state tournament last weekend netted the runner-up title in the consolation bracket.
Tigers send Fitzgerald, Wolfe to state swim meet - Farmington’s girls swimming season isn’t done yet for a pair of Tigers.
Volleyball puts together second straight 20-win season - With all-Missota Conference hitter Kate Otten and setter Katee Rotty gone from last year’s school-record setting 22-6 team, Tiger volleyball coach Mike Woody predicted that this year’s squad might have a tough time matching last year’s success.
Gunderson realizes softball dream - Tigers senior Sarah Gunderson had a dream come true last week when she signed a national letter of intent to play softball for South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota.
Ex-Tigers take game to the next level - Most no longer wear the familiar orange and black colors of their high school alma mater. Instead, a large number of former Farmington High Scholl athletes have taken their skills and abilities to the collegiate level. This fall season has produced a bumper crop of fine performances by former Tigers.
Tigers earn early split on ice - The Tiger girls earned a split of a pair of non-conference hockey games last week, dropping their season opener 4-2 to Hastings Tuesday before routing overmatched Rochester Century 8-0 Saturday afternoon.
Section 1AA Swimming & Diving: Fitzgerald, Wolfe qualify for state - Several members of the Farmington girls swimming and diving team were within splashing distance of qualifying for the state meet at last weekend's Section 1AA Meet at Rochester Recreation Center.
Girls Hockey Preview: Tigers are ready to reload - The Farmington girls hockey team reported to Schmitz-Maki Arena for its first practice of the season last Monday afternoon. Five valuable seniors from last year's squad were missing, but no one who follows Missota Conference hockey would be wise to question the Tigers' ability to reload. Not after last season.
Dance team busy perfecting its routines - Questions and answers with Katie Remer.
Volleyball Review: Woody puts focus on successes at banquet - For the second straight year, Farmington's volleyball team had its season come to an end at the Section 1AAA tournament at Rochester Civic Center after failing to advance past a Rochester Mayo squad it defeated during the regular season.
Athletic participation remains high at FHS - Participation in Farmington High School’s fall sports programs stayed virtually the same as last year's, according to a recent release from the school's athletic department.
Rest in peace, Tiger Field -
Most in the large, raucous crowd sitting in the west bleachers of Tiger Field for the Oct. 25 playoff game between Farmington and Lakeville South didn’t realize the significance of the moment.
Big Three put up big numbers - The 2008 Tiger football team fielded one of the most potent offensive attacks in the state, averaging 34.4 points per game on the way to an 8-1 season and a third Missota Conference championship in four years.
Rotty reaps postseason volleyball awards - The postseason awards just keep coming for Tiger senior libero Kirstee Rotty.
Tiger girls make progress - During the first two years of Keith Revels’ tenure as FHS girls cross country coach, the Tigers made slow but sure progress. This season they picked up the pace even a little more.
Not a repeat but not bad - After winning the Missota Conference title and placing seventh at the Section 1AA Championships in 2007, expectations ran high in the Tiger boys cross country camp this fall.
Tigers swimming finishes fifth at Missota championships - Tigers seventh-grader becomes youngest all-conference honoree in program history; Farmington competes at first state True Team meet days earlier
Cougars claw Tigers; meet Panthers for Section 1 title - Surging Lakeville South used speed and a relentless ground attack to score a 34-23 win over previously unbeaten Farmington in the Section 1AAAAA semifinals last Saturday night in Farmington.
Tiger girls swimming looking forward to True Team test - Weight training is helping lower times in the pool, may be enough to earn spot at state-team meet
Tigers swim to 95-87 loss against Red Wing - Farmington began the swimming and diving season with a tough loss, 95-87, Red Wing in the Missota Conference opener on Aug. 28.
SPORTS COLUMN: Conference numbers may put FHS between a rock and a hard place - Having been up close and personal with Farmington High School athletics for the past 35 years, these eyes have seen the Tiger football team yo-yo from the smallest school in the “old” Missota Conference to one of the biggest in the Tri-Metro Conference and finally to one of the largest in the current Missota. 10/28/08
Tigers blank Falcons; return to Final Four - After receiving an opening round bye, Farmington opened its Section 1AAA volleyball season with a convincing 3-0 whitewash of Faribault last Friday night at Tiger Gym.
Tiger boys slip at cross country section - The iffy footing at last Thursday’s Section 1AA boys cross country championships at Brooktree Golf Course in Owatonna matched Farmington’s showing as the Tigers slipped to an 11th-place finish, four places lower than 2007.
Tiger girls again finish 11th in section cross country - Farmington cross country coach Keith Revels had hoped his girls team would take a couple more steps up the standings ladder at last Thursday’s Section 1AA championships run at Brooktree Golf Course in Owatonna.
Tiger girls again finish 11th in section cross country - Farmington cross country coach Keith Revels had hoped his girls team would take a couple more steps up the standings ladder at last Thursday’s Section 1AA championships run at Brooktree Golf Course in Owatonna.
Volleyball: Twice the Mayo - For the second year in a row, the Rochester Mayo volleyball team followed a regular season loss to Farmington with a victory over the Tigers in the Section 1AAA tournament.
Adapted Soccer: Schmitz leads Blazing Cats back to state - There's little doubt Jon Schmitz has the busiest-looking letter jacket in Farmington High School.
Swimming & Diving: Tigers 5th at Missota meet - A fifth-place team finish at last Saturday's Missota Conference Championships in Shakopee has Farmington girls swimming and diving coach Jen Marshall confident her athletes are ready to make big strides at next week's Section 1AA meet.
Cross country: Hoping for more - Advancing to the state meet wasn't among the expectations for Farmington's cross country teams heading into last Thursday's Section 1AA championships. 10/30/08
Tigers swim to 95-87 loss against Red Wing - Farmington began the swimming and diving season with a tough loss, 95-87, Red Wing in the Missota Conference opener on Aug. 28.
Tigers soccer uses offense to cure defensive woes - Farmington used a 4-1 win at Red Wing in the Missota Conference opener to break out of a pair of 4-1 losses
Boys fifth at Dakota Classic - Last season the Tiger cross country boys sneaked up on the competition to place second in the Dakota Classic. Last Friday they took fourth in a nine-team field at the two-mile race held at Eagan High School.
Cross country girls move up in Dakota Classic - A trio of track standouts helped the Tiger cross country girls improve three spots in last Friday’s Dakota County Classic held at Eagan High School. Farmington finished fifth in the nine-team field; the girls were eighth among 10 teams last fall.
Tigers dig in to defeat Raiders, win third straight - In their first two matches of the young season, back-to-back 3-0 shutout wins over Austin and Albert Lea, the Tigers didn’t receive much resistance. The final outcome was never really in doubt.
Tigers coast in season opener at home - 42-13 blowout win over Grand Rapids
Tigers pounce on New Prague, 35-7
WEEK 2: Tigers' attack goes airborne in 44-0 rout of Red Wing - Farmington was content to grind out the yards with its power running game in a lopsided Week 1 victory over Grand Rapids. When Red Wing came out stacking the box in Friday night's Missota Conference opener, the Tigers had no trouble sending their attack airborne.
Swimming: Wolfe, Fitzgerald win events - The Farmington girls swimming and diving team turned in some impressive performances last Thursday night, but it wasn't enough to keep pace with Red Wing in a Missota Conference swim meet at Farmington Middle School West.
Cross country: Monroe, Fenske lead boys to 4th; girls take fifth - Senior Ryan Monroe and sophomore Elliot Fenske both covered the rolling, 3,200-meter course at the Dakota County Invitational in 10 minutes, 43 seconds Friday morning in Eagan, leading the Farmington boys cross country team to a fourth-place finish at the season-opening meet.
Boys soccer: Tigers drop a pair - Top teams from the Lake Conference and the Big Nine Conference dealt the Farmington boys soccer team matching 4-1 setbacks last week. Lakeville North, playing its first game of the season, scored the first four goals in last Tuesday's non-conference game at Lakeville North High School. The Panthers have since run their record to 5-0 with wins over Owatonna, Fargo South, Moorhead and Fargo North.
Girls soccer: Harstad scores 4 goals in victory over Faribault - The Farmington girls soccer team overcame a pair of slow starts last week. Last Tuesday at Lakeville North, the Tigers found themselves trailing by two goals before playing a strong second half in a 2-1 setback. On the road again on Thursday, the team struggled controlling the ball in the first 40 minutes against Faribault before exploding for six goals in a 7-0 rout of the Falcons.
Volleyball: Another stellar start - Some of the faces in the starting lineup are different, but the start of the 2008 season is starting to look more and more like 2007 for the Farmington volleyball team.
Tennis: Tigers give strong effort in setback - Head coach Jack Olwell wasn't at all displeased at the effort put forth by his Farmington girls tennis team during Tuesday's 7-0 home loss to Hastings. In fact, he was quite impressed his Tigers were able to play several tight matches against a team he expected would be a tough challenge.
Farmington was content to grind out the yards with its power running game in a lopsided Week 1 victory over Grand Rapids. - When Red Wing came out stacking the box in Friday night's Missota Conference opener, the Tigers had no trouble sending their attack airborne.
Football: A pigskin parade - Tigers pile up 234 rush yards, score four TDs in seven-play span in 41-13 rout of Grand Rapids
A blow to the competition - Farmington woman loads up on medals at the national Tae Kwon Do championship
Farmington's Jake Ryan dominant at Elko Speedway -
Ryan dominates feature, semi-feature - Farmington's Jake Ryan took time during his interview following Yellow Tail Qualifying (which he topped at 13.811 seconds, 97.748 mph) to thank his crew for a "pretty good hot rod".
Volleyball Preview: Dombeck, Rotty, Habeck comprise a strong core - The Tiger volleyball team returns five letter-winners from last year's record-setting 22-6 team, including co-MVPs Danielle Dombeck and Kirstee Rotty and freshman phenom Katie Habeck.
Steichen: It's been a fun first year in Farmington - Well, I made it. Sort of. It's now been one full year since general manager Chad Hjellming and the rest of the staff here at the Farmington Independent and Rosemount Town Pages welcomed me to the office here at 312 Oak Street.
Rockett cruises in Ironman competition - Isaiah Rockett was the only player to break 5,000 points in claiming the top spot in the annual Ironman competition held on the first day of football practice Monday at Farmington High School.
Fall sports, Day 1: Tiger teams begin practices - Farmington was bustling Monday as Farmington High School athletes took to the fields, courts and pools around town for the first day of official fall sports practices. In near-perfect weather conditions, the seven fall sports head coaches ran practices that were part conditioning, part fundamentals and part getting-to-know-you team introductions.
Farmington cheerleaders win awards at Just for Kix Camp
Yellow wins 6-7 tourney
Carolina Blue finishes 1st
Green 3rd in 4-5 bracket
Blue places 2nd in 4-5
Red first in FYB 4-5 tourney
Orange 3rd in 6-7 bracket
Maroon secon in 6-7 bracket
Legion Post 189 finishes seasion 4-21
Farmington fall registration July 29 - The Farmington athletics department will hold the 2008 fall athletics registration night Tuesday, July 29, at Farmington High School.
Farmington traveling basketball registration open through July 21 -
Farmington fall registration July 29 - Will be held at FHS
Tiger Scramble set for Aug. 1 at Fountain Valley - Tiger fan club to host fundraiser
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