RICHFIELD PATCH "GAME OF THE WEEK"Missota Conference Girls Cross Country Championship Cheat Sheet Where: New Prague Golf Course When: 4:00 p.m. TuesdayOn the Line for the Academy of Holy Angels The Stars faced a loaded field in the Missota Conference Championships. Two-time defending state champion Maria Hauger of Shakopee is one of several talented runners competing Tuesday. The Stars finished 11th of 22 teams at the Milaca Mega Meet in late September 2011 and 18th of 29 squads in the Swain Invitational earlier this month.  Runners to Watch Laura Bagwell The eighth grader finished 29th in …

Richfield Patch "Game of the Week:" Richfield High School girls cross country team at Shakopee Invitational.Cheat Sheet Where: Memorial Park (1801 Mn-101, Shakopee, MN) When: 4 p.m. TuesdayOn the Line The Spartans face a talented field in the Shakopee Invitational Tuesday. Shakopee is led by two-time state champion Maria Hauger. Richfield head coach Marty Huberty, who ran the recent Twin Cities Marathon and has run more than 75 marathons in his life. The Shakopee Invitational is a good tune-up for the Classic Suburban Conference (CSC) Championships and Section 3AA Championships coming up …

RICHFIELD PATCH GAME OF THE WEEKBoys Soccer Academy of Holy Angels Stars (8-2-3, 5-0 Missota Conference) vs. Northfield High School Raiders (9-4-1, 4-1 Missota Conference)Cheat Sheet Where: Northfield High School When: 7 p.m. Tuesday Last Meeting: Northfield defeated Holy Angels 2-0 on the road last season. On the Line The Stars had won six-straight games before losing to No. 10 St. Paul Central Saturday. They have been dominant in Missota Conference play, outscoring their opponents 34-1. They are aiming for the conference title, but they must beat the 2007, 2008 and 2009 champion Northfield …

RICHFIELD PATCH GAME OF THE WEEKThe Game Richfield (1-7-0, 0-7-0 Classic Suburban Conference) vs. North St. Paul (2-8-2, 1-5-1 Classic Suburban Conference) Cheat Sheet Where: Richfield High School When: 7 p.m. Tuesday Last Meeting: North St. Paul defeated Richfield 9-0 earlier this season. On the Line The Spartans have not won since the season opener and hope to get revenge for an earlier 9-0 loss on the road. The Polars have lost six straight games. Players to Watch Kylie Jones—Richfield goalie The senior goalkeeper helped lead the Richfield Roadrunners to its second straight state C3 title…

RICHFIELD PATCH GAME OF THE WEEKGirls Soccer Academy of Holy Angels Stars (4-2-1, 1-0) vs. Chanhassen Storm (3-4-1, 0-0-1)Cheat Sheet Where: Chanhassen High School When: 8 p.m. Thursday Last Meeting: Holy Angels defeated Chanhassen 2-1 at home last season. On the Line The Stars, ranked tenth in Class A, have won four straight games after starting the season 0-2-1. They have scored 23 goals in their last four games. Chanhassen has also bounced back from a slow start, going 2-1-1 in their last four games. Players to Watch Bridget Schoffman—Holy Angels attacker The freshman leads the team in …

RICHFIELD PATCH GAME OF THE WEEKVolleyball Academy of Holy Angels (1-3, 0-1 Missota Conference) vs. Red Wing (7-5, 1-0 Missota Conference)Cheat Sheet Where: Academy of Holy Angels When: 7:00 p.m. Thursday Last Meeting: Red Wing defeated Holy Angels 3-0 at home last season. On the Line The Stars hope to get revenge on Red Wing for last year’s loss. Both teams move up from Class AA to Class AAA. Holy Angels moves from to Section 4AA to Section 3AAA this season, while the Wingers went from Section 1AA to 1AAA. The Star’ 1-3 record is deceiving as all three losses were in five sets. Red Wing …

Editor's Note: Richfield Patch's Game of the Week is a new weekly column that digs into the most interesting matchup of the week and provides details on which players to watch and how the team could win. Look for this every Monday. Richfield High School Volleyball Richfield vs. South St. Paul (Both teams are 0-1, 0-1 in 2011 Classic Suburban Conference (CSC) standings.)Cheat Sheet Where: Richfield High School When: 7 p.m. Tuesday Last Meeting: Richfield defeated South St. Paul 3-0 and 3-2 in their two meetings last season. On the Line The Spartans hope to start the season with an early season…

RICHFIELD PATCH GAME OF THE WEEKSoccer Richfield (1-15-2, 0-10 Classic Suburban Conference last season) vs. Apple Valley (23-0, 9-0 South Suburban Conference last season)Cheat Sheet Where: Apple Valley High School When: 7 p.m. Thursday Last Meeting: Apple Valley defeated Richfield 6-0 on the road last season. The two teams scrimmaged August 20th. On the Line The Spartans face the two-time defending Class AA champions, who has won 47 straight games, but lost all 11 starters from last season. Players to Watch Eduardo Chavero Hernandez—Richfield goalie. The senior goalkeeper stopped several …