Tiger sports podcast for May 16 The Farmington boys track team is at the true team state meet. The softball and baseball teams are wrapping up their regular seasons. There's a lot going on in the world of Farmington sports. Let Independent sports writer Matt Steichen keep you up to date with the latest Tiger sports news.
05/16/2008 12:00 AM After going through a stretch of 19 years without a section true team championship, the Farmington boys track team can now lay claim to the title "back to back champions."
05/16/2008 12:00 AM A 5-0 loss at Prior Lake last Friday quickly made Farmington's quest for a seventh straight Missota Conference championship an uphill climb.
05/16/2008 12:00 AM The results weren't ideal, but Farmington boys tennis coach Jack Olwell continued to see a lot of effort during three 7-0 losses last week.
05/09/2008 12:00 AM The results turned in by members of the Farmington girls golf team were a little different than what coach Shawn Anderson has come to expect at last Tuesday's Missota Conference quadrangular at Stonebrooke Golf Course.
05/09/2008 12:00 AM Greg Werner wasn't very happy with the round he turned in at Saturday's triangular against Shakopee and Rosemount at a gusty Fountain Valley Golf Course. Two days later, he proved more than ready to redeem himself.
05/09/2008 12:00 AM A victory in the 4x800 and three other second-place relays helped springboard the Farmington girls into fourth place at the eight-team Missota Conference Relays last Tuesday in Shakopee.
05/09/2008 12:00 AM The Hutchinson boys tennis team kept Farmington winless with a 7-0 sweep in Missota Conference action Monday afternoon. The match had previously been postponed due to the weather on April 17 and 18, but conditions were near perfect on the third try at Farmington High School.
05/09/2008 12:00 AM The Farmington baseball team allowed a total of 27 runs in the three Missota Conference games it lost last week. Senior starting pitcher Eric Estes helped reverse that trend, if only for a game, by limiting Hutchinson to one run on four hits over seven innings in a 2-1 road victory Monday afternoon at Veteran's Memorial Field in Hutchinson.
05/09/2008 12:00 AM The Tigers have gone on an offensive tear, averaging over nine runs a game during a seven-game winning streak that has once again pushed them to the top of the Missota Conference at 7-1.
05/09/2008 12:00 AM Last Tuesday's Missota Conference Relays turned out to be the perfect platform for the Farmington boys track team to showcase its depth.
Tiger sports podcast for May 9 It was a good week for the Tiger track teams. The boys team brought home it second straight True Team section championship, beating second place Rosemount by 11 points. The girls finished fifth in the same meet. Meanwhile, the Tiger softball team won its eighth straight and pitcher Eric Estes drove in both Tiger runs while pitching a complete game win over Hutchinson.
Find out about all that and more in Independent sports writer Matthew Steichen's latest podcast.
05/06/2008 12:00 AM Tuesday's scheduled broadcast of Farmington's baseball game against Prior Lake has been canceled to due weather. Instead, we will broadcast Wednesday's game against Prior Lake. Tune in at 4:15 p.m. for all the action.