girls basketball

Offense was not a problem for the Rosemount girls basketball team last week. The Irish had eight different players score at least six points last Tuesday against Burnsville when they lit up the Irish Gym scoreboard for a season-high 82 points in an 82-60 South Suburban Conference...

A promising first half gave way to a disappointing second half for the Rosemount girls basketball team last Thursday in Eagan. The Irish saw a 12-point lead disappear as they turned the ball over 11 times, gave up 11 offensive rebounds and made just 4 of 15 shots from the free-throw...

Baskets were hard to come by for Rosemount Friday night at third-ranked (Class 4A) Bloomington Kennedy. The Irish managed just nine field goals and scored their season low by 17 points in a 63-26 conference loss to the 11-2 Eagles. "There is a reason they're the No. 3 team in the...

The Rosemount girls basketball team produced its two highest-scoring games of the year in winning its third straight title at the Grand Rapids Invitational last week. The Irish opened the tournament last Thursday night by routing host Grand Rapids, 79-54. They started slowly in...

Twenty-one turnovers and 32-percent shooting proved too much for Rosemount to overcome in a 58-50 South Suburban Conference loss at Prior Lake last Tuesday. With their second straight loss, the Irish slipped to 3-5 overall. They hosted Lakeville South Friday and are back on the court...

It was an up-and-down three-game home stand for the Rosemount girls basketball team last week. In a span of five days, the Irish lost to Shakopee in a game that came down to the final seconds, defeated Bloomington Jefferson in their South Suburban Conference opener and hung with...

A few missed lay-ups kept the Rosemount girls basketball team from starting the season with a pair of victories at last weekend's Hamline Invitational in St. Paul. The Irish failed to connect on more than their share of close-range shots in a season-opening 66-60 loss to Orono Friday...

Just like the Rosemount girls hockey team, the Rosemount girls basketball team's season came to an end with a trip to Apple Valley. The sixth-seeded Irish scored just 14 points in the first half and shot 26 percent from the floor in a 69-39 loss to the third-seeded Eagles last Wednesday...

Rosemount stayed out of last place with a 60-55 victory over Burnsville in Friday's regular season finale. The Irish entered a game behind both Burnsville and Lakeville South in the South Suburban Conference standings. The win drew all three teams to matching 4-14 league records,...

Losses to the top two teams in the South Suburban Conference -- and two of the top Class 4A teams in the state -- sent Rosemount to the bottom of the league standings last week. The Irish opened the week with a 92-43 setback at fifth-ranked Bloomington Kennedy last Tuesday. The schedule...

n The Irish handed the Cougars their ninth straight loss Friday The Lakeville South girls basketball team went into Friday night's game in Rosemount in dire need of a victory. The Irish didn't let them get one. The Cougars let a six-point halftime lead slip away as they lost...

The Rosemount girls basketball team had trouble shaking out of the offensive funk that led to a season-low 24 points two weeks ago at Lakeville North. The Irish opened last week by shooting 29 percent from the field in a 61-46 road loss to an Apple Valley team they had previously...

Last-place Burnsville was a welcome sight on the schedule for a Rosemount girls basketball team mired in a six-game losing streak. The Irish shot 46 percent from the floor and ended their slide with a 63-57 win last Tuesday in Burnsville. Sophomore Hannah Grim was once again the...