Author: Steve Mulholland

The Eden Prairie girls’ soccer team has high aspirations for their 2022 season. But to reach their goals, the Eagles know they need to play their best against the best. Saturday’s game against 2nd ranked Edina, which opened Lake Conference play, had the makings for a good early-season test. “They’ve won the Lake Conference the last couple of years,” Eden Prairie head coach Kelly Taylor said, adding that the Hornets don’t have many holes in their lineup. “They have some of the best players in the state and on reputation alone, they’re always good.” Unfortunately for the Eagles, Edina’s play…

The Eden Prairie Eagles opened the 2022 football campaign by loading up buses at the high school for an hour-long trip to East Ridge in Woodbury on Thursday. But Eagles’ head coach Mike Grant is just fine with an odyssey through rush hour traffic, particularly for the first game of the season. “I like it because we don’t have school that day,” said Grant, who prefers having one of his team’s four regular season road games take place before classes begin. “Normally, we get out of school at 3:30 and we’re loading the bus at 4 p.m. The kids have…

It happens every year at this time. The summer heat loosens its grip, the air feels just a bit lighter, and before you can take that first bite of a Pronto Pup at the Minnesota State Fair, you realize it’s here: Football season. To prepare themselves for Friday nights this fall, the Eden Prairie Eagles spent last Saturday morning as hosts to what might be Minnesota’s largest scrimmage, the annual Football Jamboree at Eden Prairie High School. “We’ve been doing this for 30 years now,” said Eagles’ head coach Mike Grant. “It’s different teams over the years.” This year, Eden…

The Eden Prairie boys’ soccer team opened their 2022 season at home – and “on the road” – with a 2-2 tie against Chanhassen on Thursday. The game was moved to Central Middle School as improvements are being made to the stadium at the high school, making for an unconventional start to the season. “We are fortunate to have the facilities we do and we’re lucky this is the same size as the varsity field,” said co-head coach Rob St. Clair. “This is everyone’s first game and we’re just excited to get the season started.” And the season started quickly…