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Girls hockey: Goal is more goals for the Farmington Tigers
Farmington is hoping for improved offensive output after scoring 20 goals in four games in Hibbing. This week we talked to Jon Holmes, head coach of the Farmington High School girls hockey team, about the team’s upcoming season.
Wednesday, November, 14, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Sports

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Farmington boys soccer caps off season with banquet
The Farmington boys soccer team celebrated its second straight eight-win season and third-place finish in the Missota Conference with a year-end banquet Tuesday, Oct. 23.
Wednesday, November, 07, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Sports

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Cross country: Hyytinen leads boys to 4th place
Another top-10 finish from Justin Hyytinen and a pack of four runners that crossed the finish line in a 10-second span helped the Farmington boys cross country team improve three places in the eight-team field at the Misssota Conference Championships last Tuesday at New Prague Golf Course.
Wednesday, October, 24, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Sports

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Football: Farmington Tigers are stars of the Missota
The Farmington football team got to celebrate a couple of victories Friday night. The first was a 41-28 shootout over Holy Angels that sent the team’s seniors off in winning fashion and capped a perfect 4-0 mark on the Tiger Stadium turf this season.
Wednesday, October, 17, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Sports

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Column: I was humbled, to say the least
On Sunday, I took a little drive down to Montgomery. My destination was the Montgomery American Legion Post 79, where I was going to have lunch with a bunch of past presidents of the American Legion Auxiliary.
Saturday, October, 13, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Opinion

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Week 7: Tigers clinch share of first Missota title since '08
The Farmington football team got to celebrate a couple of victories Friday night. The first was a 41-28 shootout over Holy Angels that sent the team’s seniors off in winning fashion and capped off a perfect 4-0 mark on the Tiger Stadium turf this season. The second came about 10 minutes after the final whistle when, with the Tigers gathered at midfield, athletic director Jon Summer delivered the news that Shakopee had defeated Chanhassen, 24-14, giving seventh-ranked (Class 5A) Farmington at least a share of its first Missota Conference title since the 2008 season.
Saturday, October, 13, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News

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The Tigers suffered their first loss Friday at Chanhassen
Six turnovers and a slew of costly penalties dropped fourth-ranked (Class 5A) Farmington from the ranks of the unbeaten at chilly Chanhassen Friday night.
Wednesday, October, 10, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Sports

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Cross Country: Tiger boys, girls finish 10th at Swain Invitational
Both the Farmington boys and girls cross country teams came away from Saturday’s long trek north to Duluth with 10th-place finishes. The Tiger boys placed 10th out of 29 teams with 303 points, while the girls were 10th out of 24 teams with 261 points at the Swain Invitational.
Wednesday, October, 10, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Sports

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Football: Tigers move up to No. 4 in state rankings
The Farmington football team jumped from sixth to fourth in the latest Class 5A poll after defeating Chaska 27-23 last Friday.
Thursday, October, 04, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News

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Boys soccer: FHS is unbeaten in the Missota
A pair of 1-0 finals last week boosted the Farmington boys soccer team’s hopes for a Missota Conference championship and lowered its chances at home-field advantage in the upcoming Section 1AA playoffs.
Wednesday, October, 03, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Sports

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Volleyball: Sweeps drop Tigers below the .500 mark
A pair of 3-0 losses slipped the Farmington volleyball team back below the .500 mark last week. The Tigers suffered a 25-13, 26-24, 25-15 setback last Tuesday at Rochester Mayo, and then returned home Thursday and were dealt a 25-17, 25-16, 25-15 loss by 10th-ranked (Class 3A) Chaska in front a big Homecoming crowd at Tiger Gym.
Wednesday, October, 03, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Sports

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Girls soccer: Farmington Tigers playing for title this week
The Farmington girls soccer team kept itself in position to play for the Missota Conference championship this week by knocking off Chaska 2-0 last Tuesday at Tiger Stadium.
Wednesday, October, 03, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Sports

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A Homecoming cliffhanger for the Farmington Tigers
Friday night’s Homecoming football game at Tiger Stadium had all the elements of a climactic scene in a cliché-filled sports movie. There were high stakes — the Tigers entered undefeated and ranked sixth in the state — a couple of lead changes, a few big plays and a drama-filled final drive that brought the entire game down to one final play.
Wednesday, October, 03, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Sports

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Cross country: Hyytinen bests the field at New Prague
Justin Hyytinen was part of plenty of first-place finishes during his freshman track campaign last spring. He added a cross country gold medal to his collection last Tuesday in New Prague.
Wednesday, October, 03, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Sports

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Week 5: Sixth-ranked Tigers hang on, 27-23
The sixth-ranked (Class 5A) Farmington football team hung on for a 27-23 victory in Friday's Homecoming game at Tiger Stadium.
Saturday, September, 29, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - News

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Volleyball: Tigers rally to defeat Century in five games
The last two-plus seasons of Farmington volleyball have been riddled with competitive matches that didn’t go the Tigers’ way in the end. It had been over two years since the Tigers had pulled out a five-game match before last Tuesday night when they pulled away from Rochester Century 15-10.
Wednesday, September, 26, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Sports

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Girls soccer: Farmington Tigers control own destiny
The Farmington girls soccer team hasn’t allowed a goal in its last four games, but head coach Rob Carpentier doesn’t get the sense his squad is brimming with confidence at the moment.
Wednesday, September, 26, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Sports

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Girls swimming and diving: Farmington improves to 3-1
The Farmington girls swimming and diving team built a big lead early and swam the final three events as exhibitions as it improved to 3-1 in the Missota Conference with a 90-87 dual win over Chaska last Thursday at Dodge Middle School.
Wednesday, September, 26, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Sports

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Farmington tennis drops two matches

Wednesday, September, 26, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Sports

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Football: Defense shines as No. 7 Tigers move to 4-0
The seventh-ranked (Class 5A) Farmington football team has already found a few different ways to win during the first half of the 2012 season.
Wednesday, September, 26, 2012 - The Farmington Independent - Sports

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