MAHTOMEDI WENT UP AGAINST ORONO IN THE STATE CLASS A GIRLS SOCCER TOURNAMENT

Mahtomedi and Orono squared off in the state girls state class A soccer tournament. Mahtomedi did a good job of getting the ball down the field.

 

Both teams seemed like they were evenly matched on the field. Neither team gave up easy shots on goal

 

At halftime the score was tied at 0.

 

With 34:15 left in regulation Orono’s Lily McKown scored a goal. With that goal that made the score Orono 1, Mahtomedi 0.

 

With 34:15 left in regulation the score was Orono 1, Mahtomedi 0.

 

Orono’s Claire Bash scored a goal with 27:43 left in regulation.  

 

With 27:43 left in regulation the score was Orono 2, Mahtomedi 0.

 

Mahtomedi kept on attacking the goal late in the contest.

 

Both teams played hard throughout the game.

 

Orono came away with the 2-0 victory over Mahtomedi.

MAHTOMEDI WENT UP AGAINST DELASALLE IN THE BOYS’ STATE CLASS A SOCCER QUARTERFINAL GAME

On Oct. 23 Chisago Lakes High School hosted the 2014 Minnesota State High School League’s boys’ soccer game.

Mahtomedi did a good job of getting the ball down the field. DeLaSalle did a good job of getting the ball down the field as they were able to get everyone involved in the offense.

Both teams played hard throughout the first half but neither team was able to score.

At halftime the score was tied at 0.

As the second half got underway both teams continued to get the ball field.

The ball mostly stayed in the middle of the field throughout the game.

The defensive players for both teams were stronger than the offense. That made for a defensive

battle.

At the end of regulation the score was tied at 0.

DeLaSalle's Eli Baker scored on a penalty kick 14.9 seconds left in the first overtime period.

MAHTOMEDI TOOK ON ST. ANTHONY VILLAGE IN A BOYS’ BASKETBALL GAME

The Mahtomedi Zephyrs took on the St. Anthony Village Huskies in a boys’ basketball game.
Mahtomedi came into the game with a record of 9-5. St. Anthony Village came into the game
with a record of 9-3.

Both teams came out going after each other. On their first defensive possession Mahtomedi went
after St. Anthony.

Mahtomedi found their shots early in the game as they were able to come out on a 9-0 lead with
15:39 left to go in the first half.

St. Anthony called its first timeout with 15:13 left in the first half with the score being

Mahtomedi 9 and St. Anthony 0.

Mahtomedi looked to get the ball into the hands of Dane Schmid the 6’9” center who was posted
up on the low block. Schmid was able to power the ball up to the rim.

Mahtomedi used both a man-to-man as well as a zone defense in the first half. They looked to
get St. Anthony off guard.

St. Anthony went on a run with 13:00 left. They were able to cut the deficit to 10 points, 19-9
with 10:45 left.

Both teams continued to go after each other on the defensive end late in the half. St. Anthony
did a good job of passing the ball around the three-point line to take time off the clock. They
were able to get the shots that they wanted to shoot.

Mahtomedi was able to get out to a comfortable lead in the first half. St. Anthony’s shots were
not falling.

At halftime the score was Mahtomedi 41 and St. Anthony 28.

St. Anthony came out and looked to shoot the ball early in the second half. They didn’t waste
much time looking for their shots. Mahtomedi took advantage of that as they were able to get the
rebounds and go the other way. Mahtomedi was able to consistently make their shots that they
were putting up.

There was a lot of body contact in the second half. Both teams dove on the ground for loose
balls.

St. Anthony went on a run with 7:00 left to go in the contest. The score with 6:00 left was 

Mahtomedi 57 and St. Anthony 45.

Mahtomedi was able to withstand St. Anthony’s run late in the contest.

St. Anthony’s Jamari Roland found his shot late in the contest. He was able to hit his shots late in
the game.

Mahtomedi came away with the 71-50 victory over St. Anthony. The leading scorers for
Mahtomedi were Zach Lindquist with 25 points and Andrew Lindquist with 13 points. The
leading scorers for St. Anthony were Stephen Couillard with 15 points and Dustin Iannazzo with
14 points.

I was joined by the Czar of Twin Cities Boys’ Hoops. Check out his thoughts about the Mahtomedi versus St. Anthony Village boys’ basketball game.