Volleyball: Tigers open with sweep
A little adversity didn’t affect the new-look Farmington volleyball team in its first game of the 2010 season. The Tigers, playing with a lineup that featured just two returning letterwinners from last year’s state-qualifying team, overcame a five-point deficit late in Game 2 and held on after a back-and-forth Game 3 to score a season-opening 25-17, 26-24, 27-25 sweep of Hasting Friday night in Hastings.
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A busy first week of the season resulted in an 0-3 start for the Farmington girls tennis team. The Tigers sandwiched a 7-0 loss to South St. Paul Tuesday with a pair of third-place triangular finishes at the Mound Doubles Tournament and their own Farmington Invitational.
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The Farmington girls swimming and diving team started the 2010 season by winning four events in a 95-88 dual victory over Apple Valley Thursday afternoon at Dodge Middle School.
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Three-hundred and twenty days later, the Farmington boys soccer team finally got its revenge against Rochester John Marshall.
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The first two games of the 2010 season played out much like the 2009 campaign for the Farmington girls soccer team. The Tigers showcased superior soccer skills in a season-opening 8-0 win at Faribault last Thursday, but couldn’t keep pace against a much more physical Prior Lake team in a 2-0 road loss Friday.
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Farmington's boys and girls soccer teams opened the 2010 season with matching lopsided victories over Faribault Thursday afternoon.
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Don’t expect another 4-11 season from the Farmington boys soccer team. With 11 letterwinners back from last year and a crop of talented freshmen ready to add to the mix, head coach Julian Buss is confident his second season at the Tiger helm will be more successful than his first.
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The Farmington girls soccer team is making it a point to focus on reaching its potential — and avoid any talk about wins and losses.
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The Farmington football team will face three unfamiliar opponents this season with the addition of a non-conference game against Hudson (Wis.) and contests against new Missota Conference members Chaska and Chanhassen. It seems appropriate, since the Tigers, themselves, might be difficult to recognize.
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Plenty of good volleyball players have come and gone during the last four years, but Farmington coach Mike Woody has always found a way to build around his returning players with a cast of newcomers and form a winning team.
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Over time, the cost of living tends to increase. A gallon of gas. A loaf of bread. Sooner or later, everything seems to cost more. It should come as no surprise, then, that running an ice arena also costs more than it did seven or eight years ago. That’s why the city of Farmington is asking Independent School District 192 to kick in a little bit more to use the arena for hockey games.
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The 2010 Great Prairie Dakota Dash 5K run at the Dakota County Fair is planned for 8 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 15 at the fairgrounds. It will be the first time that the fair has played host to a fun run, but organizer Todd McIntyre hopes it won’t be the last.
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Everybody should be back this year for a Farmington girls cross country team that improved from 11th to ninth place at last year’s section meet while fielding a senior-less lineup.
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Elliot Fenske has some high expectations for his senior season and, apparently, the people at the Minnesota State High School League do, as well.
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Sometimes, if you want something done, you just have to do it yourself. It’s a simple but true statement, and one three summer ball clubs in Farmington have accepted as a fact of life. Playing on fields rented from the school district, city of Farmington or in neighboring townships, the summer in-house baseball, traveling baseball and softball teams occasionally need more amenities than the facilities they’re playing on actually have.
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