High school

I came to a bit of an uncomfortable realization a couple of summers ago. As I went through the paperwork associated with hiring our most recent high school interns, I noticed they were born remarkably close to the day I started my job at what was then a pair of weekly newspapers....

Farmington School Board members approved bids Monday for a divisive reconstruction project at Farmington High School’s Tiger Stadium, seemingly putting to rest any thought this year’s senior class will have the chance to graduate there. Board members approved the project despite...

Farmington senior Taylor Venz has been selected to be a part of Team Minnesota for the Dream Team Wrestling Classic meet March 12 in New Prague. Team Minnesota will take on a Team USA lineup that features ranked wrestlers from around the country. Venz, a state champion and three-time...

Farmington defenseman Tyler Jette is among the 10 finalists for the 32nd annual Mr. Hockey award. Jette has five goals and 17 assists for the Tigers this season. Hermantown defenseman Wyatt Aamondt, Breck forward Chase Ellingson, Holy Family forward Will Garin, Benilde-St. Margaret’s...

For the second year in a row, the Farmington High School Theater department has some awards to show off. Farmington’s fall production of Godspell received awards in several categories as part of the Hennepin Theater Trust’s SpotLight Musical Theater program. The awards mean students...

The Farmington gymnastics team improved its score for the third straight meet, but ended up suffering its first dual loss of the season 140.425-134.4 last Tuesday at Lakeville North. The Panthers posted the top three scores in the floor exercise and produced the winner in the uneven...

Amanda Davenport, Rachel Kiminski and Lauren Slayton were at the forefront of Farmington’s victory in its first South Suburban Conference gymnastics meet of the season last Tuesday. The trio led the Tigers in all four events and placed 1-2-3 in the all-around competition at Apple...