Boys basketball: Irish fall short in section opener
There were no surprises awaiting the Rosemount boys basketball team in the first round of this season’s playoffs. The Irish received the No. 5 seed and faced No. 4 seed Eastview on Wednesday in the Class 4A, Section 3 tournament. The two teams met up twice during the regular season. The Lightning won 56-41 in the regular-season finale for both teams last week.
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From the first week of the season, Rosemount girls basketball coach Sam McDonald talked about his players’ character and perseverance. McDonald thought his team handled an admittedly tough season as well as they could have, especially in dealing with close games and important second halves. The character of the Irish was on display this week in the Class 2A, Section 3 tournament and it almost had Rosemount earning another game this season.
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Losing the past two games is not how the Rosemount boys basketball team wanted to go into tonight’s regular-season finale at Eastview. The Irish were hoping to build up momentum heading into the section tournament.
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After opening the section tournament with a win, the Rosemount boys hockey team has some things to build on heading into next season. However, beating a No. 1 seed won’t be one of the building blocks.
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One of Rosemount’s boys swimmers and divers offered a poignant message last week as the Irish prepared for the section meet. On the board at the Rosemount pool, it was written, “Teamwork makes dreams work.”
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For Rosemount wrestling coach Brett Larson, the Irish results in the Class 2A, Section 3 individual tournament were very fitting. Rosemount failed to advance any wrestlers to this week’s state tournament. The Irish again showed well, but fell short in the end.
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The Rosemount boys swimming and diving team won its section meet over the weekend and will send three relays and six individuals to the Minnesota State Swimming and Diving Meet that will take place March 4 and 6 at the University of Minnesota.
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Rosemount boys basketball player Zach Vraa surpassed the 1,000-point mark for his varsity career on Tuesday night.
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Rosemount High School senior Katie Murgic took 20th on the floor exercise and 28th in the all-around at this weekend's class AA state gymnastics meet.
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It’s been a long time coming for the Rosemount girls basketball team. The Irish’s success during the non-conference portion of the schedule has been well documented. They also started 1-1 in Lake Conference action. Since beating Chaska on Jan. 8, it’s been a long dry spell. Rosemount had lost 12 straight conference games.
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Before the Rosemount varsity boys swimming and diving team took aim at the Class 2A, Section 3 meet this week, the Irish JV boys got their chance in the JV Championships.
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All season long, Rosemount wrestling coach Brett Larson has dealt with the reality of his team’s situation this year. Larson wasn’t interested in making excuses and didn’t want to sugar coat the results.
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The Rosemount boys basketball team is dealing with a bit of inconsistency and is doing anything it can to gain momentum heading into the final week of the regular season.
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Rosemount boys hockey coach Scott Macho expected the Irish to received the No. 9 seed in the Class 2A, Section 3 tournament.
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