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The first official football practice of the season isn’t until Aug. 11, but preparation is already well under way for teams around Minnesota. It’s no different for the players at Farmington and Rosemount high schools. Off-season training has become more and more emphasized...

The Rosemount softball team showed it belonged alongside two of the best teams in the state during the Section 3AAA tournament. The Irish went 3-2 during the tournament, their first loss coming 2-0 at the hands of fourth-ranked Bloomington Jefferson and their second a 3-2 heartbreaker...

The last time the Rosemount girls qualified a full team for the state golf tournament was in 1988 – two years before current coach Barry Wallin...

As always, the Rosemount boys track team went into the Section 3AA meet with the goal of advancing as many events as possible to the state meet. For the sixth time in nine years, that approached resulted in a section championship. The Irish qualified 13 individuals in 10 events...

Like the rest of the season, a few timely plays here and there could have turned the results in Rosemount’s favor in Friday’s Section 3AAA tournament loss. The Irish pounded out 11 hits and played errorless defense, but a few too many bases on balls and a shortage of clutch...

The Rosemount softball team split a pair of pitcher’s duels in its first two games in the Section 3AAA tournament last week. The third-seeded Irish (14-7) opened play in Richfield by rallying for a 2-1 victory over No. 6 seed Eagan last Wednesday. They returned to Richfield...

A pillow and a few ice packs were likely the most urgent needs for members of the Rosemount baseball team by the end of last week. The rainy spring led to several postponements in previous weeks, and forced the Irish to play six games in a span of 75 hours from last Tuesday...