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Poor shooting caused the Rosemount girls basketball team to fade in the second half of a pair of South Suburban Conference games last week. Last Tuesday against Apple Valley, the Irish connected on just 34 percent of their shots and got outscored by eight points in the...

When last we left our gallant, aging and soon-to-be retired teacher, he had announced he would, once again, for some crazy reason, be directing the Rosemount Middle School play this year. The title had not been chosen as of that time, but that’s where we pick up this week’s...

Rosemount High School will once again send a large group of students to the annual Minnesota State DECA competition March 8-10 in downtown Minneapolis. More than 60 RHS students qualified to test their business acumen against the best in the state. That is more than twice as...

The Rosemount boys basketball team started last week with a 10-minute scoring drought and never really got going offensively during a couple of South Suburban Conference losses. The Irish overcame the slow start and a 20-10 halftime deficit to take a one-point lead in the...

Frank Haney and Noah Peterson won events, but the Irish didn’t have the depth to advance through Saturday’s Section 3AA True Team meet. In the True Team meet, points are scored by each team’s top four finishers in each event. The format favored Prior Lake, which scored...

The Rosemount gymnastics team showcased its depth during a second-place finish at Saturday’s Park Invite. With three regulars missing from the lineup, including all-around standout Abby Nelson, the fifth-ranked (Class 2A) Irish still turned in their third best score of the...

When you’re a young baseball player, you dream of one day playing at Target Field. Aspiring football players might imagine themselves one day suiting up at whatever the new Vikings stadium is eventually called. But if you’re a Minnesota theater kid, you’ve likely got your...