As the weather gets chillier, boys and girls soccer teams via for a state title, football heads into Section Final Friday and the winter sports season begins throughout Minnesota with the first day of girls hockey practice.
The defending Class A champion Breck Mustangs will have a new leader behind the bench as head coach Ronda Englehardt stepped down. Keith Radloff, who was a co-coach with Steve Persian last season at Orono will serve as the interim head coach. The Mustangs open the regular season hosting the Centennial Cougars on Saturday, November 10 at 3 PM at the Anderson Ice Arena. The Cougars will also have a new coach in David Cole, who replaced Kristi King who is now an assistant coach for the University of St. Thomas women's hockey team.
As for the defending Class AA champion Edina Hornets, their first two games will be on the road, starting on Thursday, December 8 at Andover at 7:30 PM. They will head to Hopkins on Tuesday, November 13 for the first of two meetings with the perennial power Blake Bears. The two teams will battle again at Braemar Arena in Edina Friday, January 18. Both game times are 7 PM. They could be a preview of the Section 6AA final on February 15.
You might want to bundle up for Hopkins/Park's season opener since they will be playing on the outdoor rink at the Rec Center in St. Louis Park on Saturday, November 10 against the Orono Spartans at 4 PM. Hopkins/Park will also have a new coach in Ryan St. Martin, who replaced Chris Erickson.
Looking at the Benilde-St. Margaret's Red Knights, they will play a tough nonconference schedule that starts with Breck on Tuesday, November 13 at 7:15 at the Rec Center. Other early season opponents include Minnetonka, Edina, Eden Prairie and Blake.
Come November, the excitement begins in Minnesota girls high school en route to section play and the state tournament at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul in February.
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