While the Richfield boys basketball team lost its first game of the season, the Holy Angels boys hockey squad advanced to the Schwan Cup Silver Division title game in another busy day for local athletics Thursday. Richfield Boys Basketball: Duluth Central 100, Spartans 70 The Richfield boys basketball team lost its first game of the Omar McMillan administration as the Spartans fell, 100-70, to Duluth Central in the title game of the Grand Rapids Invitational. Richfield trailed throughout, falling behind 53-35 at halftime before eventually losing by 30. Shawn Bear led the Spartans with 14 …

The Richfield boys basketball team remained unbeaten on the season with a tournament-opening victory in Grand Rapids, MN; just one of the highlights in a busy sports schedule on Wednesday. Richfield Boys Basketball: Spartans 75, Grand Rapids 62 Omar McMillan's tenure as head coach of the Richfield boys basketball team has begun in splendid fashion as the Spartans improved to 4-0 with a win over the hosts in the Grand Rapids Tournament. The Spartans led 40-24 at halftime before cruising to the victory behind a team-high 19 points from Jared Noonan, with Dashawn Jones scoring 18 points and John…

The Richfield boys hockey team claimed a thrilling victory to open the Rochester Kiwanis Tournament on Tuesday, highlighting a busy post-Christmas day of competition for local squads. Richfield Boys Hockey: Spartans 6, Albert Lea 5 The Richfield boys hockey team improved to 5-3 on the season with a 6-5 defeat of Albert Lea in the opening round of its holiday tournament in Rochester, MN. Both teams held leads on the night until back-to-back power play goals from Richfield forward Mick Dhein and defenseman Patrick Peterson clinched the game for the Spartans early in the third period. Peterson …

It was a rough way for the Holy Angels boys hockey team to enter the holiday break, as the Stars squandered a 3-0 second-period lead in a 6-3 loss at Elk River, MN Thursday night. Forward Joseph LaBate logged two goals, once in the first period and again in the second, sandwiching a score from fellow forward Connor Hurley. Holy Angels held a three-goal lead just over three minutes into the middle frame. From there, it was all Elk River. The hosts scored three goals within four minutes to knot the score at 3-3 by the end of the second period, then tallied three more goals in the third period …

By a scant two-point margin, the Richfield boys basketball team won its Wednesday night matchup at neighboring Holy Angels, 54-52, to remain undefeated on the season. The Spartans led 18-12 at halftime after a low-scoring first half, then held on through the final 18 minutes to clinch the narrow victory. Holy Angels center Damon Woods led all scorers with 18 points on his home floor, yet was the lone Stars player to crack double digits on the night. Richfield had three players score in double digits, led by forward Erik Jimson's 15-point effort which was followed up by guard Lorenzo Evans …

Final pre-Christmas games were not kind to the Richfield girls and boys hockey teams as both lost in their Tuesday night matchups while Holy Angels girls basketball improved to .500 one evening after Richfield boys basketball remained unbeaten. Richfield Boys Hockey: Bloomington Kennedy 7, Spartans 4 Richfield had a tough time keeping the puck out of their net as the Spartans allowed seven goals on 38 shots in a 7-4 loss at Bloomington Kennedy. Spartan forwards Jon Hauri and Tyler Martinez scored two goals each and the teams were tied 4-4 after two periods. However, the Eagles chimed in for …

Saturday was a big day in Richfield as the Spartans boys hockey team matched last year's win total in a big home victory, while the Richfield/Edina wrestling team hosted the CharleyTurner Duals. News was not as good for Holy Angels, as the Stars were swept in boys basketball, as well as boys and girls hockey matchups. Richfield Boys Hockey: Spartans 12, Highland Park 3 The Richfield boys hockey team won four of 26 games last season. This year, the Spartans needed just six games to claim victory No. 4 as coach John Christ's squad throttled St. Paul Highland Park, 12-3, at the Richfield Ice …

The Holy Angels girls basketball team overcame a stern challenge from Northfield to win its Missota Conference opener, 43-41, at home on Friday night. In a tightly-contested matchup from start to finish, the Stars held a two-point halftime lead of 24-22—a differential that proved to be the final margin of victory. Holy Angels guard Laura Margarit led all scorers with 19 points, while forward Liz Lecy contributed 10 points to the Stars' victorious effort. The victory improved Holy Angels' record to 3-4 on the season as the team prepares to host non-conference foe Pine Island at 7:30 p.m. …

The Holy Angels boys hockey team began its season with an overtime victory at Chanhassen on what was an otherwise rough night for Stars varsity sports Thursday. Holy Angels Boys Hockey: Stars 2, Chanhassen 1 It was a heart-stopping way to start the winter for the Holy Angels boys hockey team, which held leads of 1-0 and 2-1 at Chanhassen, only to watch both advantages disappear before finally winning 3-2 in overtime. Forward Cullen Hurley scored the Stars' first goal of the season at 12:14 of the first period, before the Storm knotted the count at 1-1 less than 90 seconds into the second …

The Richfield girls basketball team, currently ranked seventh in the Class AAA poll, brought its record to 4-0 with a the 52-34 win at St. Paul Highland Park on Wednesday night. The Spartans led by just three points, 16-13, at halftime, yet blew open the game by outscoring their hosts 39-18 over the final 18 minutes. Guard Jessica January led all scorers with 24 points. The sophomore is currently sporting a 29.2 points-per-game average this season. Guard Sierra Ford-Washington scored 11 points, while center Bryann Guyton logged 10 points in the victory. The Spartans face their toughest test …

Tuesday night was a good one for the Richfield girls hockey team, as coach Jeff Caspar's club claimed its second win of the season to join the Spartans boys basketball squad as the only local teams to garner victories on the evening. Richfield Girls Hockey: Spartans 4, C-H-P 0 The Richfield girls hockey team claimed its first shutout of the season and improved to 2-6-2 on the season with a 4-0 win against Cooper/Heritage/Providence at the Richfield Ice Arena. Spartans goaltender Rebecca Hendrickson had by far her easiest night of the season as the senior needed to make just six saves to earn …

The largest snowstorm to hit the metropolitan area in recent years wiped out the entire Saturday sports schedule for both Richfield High School and the Academy of Holy Angels. However, several Stars and Spartans teams did manage to get in their matchups in before the snows moved in. Richfield Gymnastics The Richfield gymnastics team won its home opener on Thursday night, defeating Classic Suburban Conference rival South St. Paul, 114.30-106.10. With Kelsey Metz out with injury, Sara Tseng took over as the Spartans top all-around performer and placed first on vault, second on balance beam and …

It was a pleasant night in local hoops, as both the Richfield girls and Holy Angels boys basketball teams claimed victories in their respective matchups on Thursday night. However, the Richfield boys hockey team, who had its fourth-straight victory in its sights, lost at home in its first defeat of the season. Richfield Girls Basketball: Spartans 59, Apple Valley 48 Richfield, the seventh-ranked team in Class AAA, took down its first Class AAAA team of the season in a 59-48 win at Apple Valley to improve to 3-0 on the season. Guard Jessica January led the Spartans, who built a 24-10 halftime …

It was a good night to be a Spartan on Tuesday as all three Richfield varsity teams claimed victories in their respective matchups, highlighted by the first win of the season for the girls hockey squad. Richfield Girls Hockey: Overtime Win at Cooper After going 0-2-5 in its first seven games, the Richfield girls hockey team tasted victory for the first time this winter as forward Alyson Niesen's goal at 5:50 of the overtime period gave the Spartans a 2-1 win over Cooper/Heritage/Providence at the Plymouth Ice Arena. The Spartans and Hawks were tied at 1-1 through three periods with Richfield …

The Richfield Ice Arena was abuzz with hockey activity on Saturday as both the Spartans boys and girls varsity teams hosted back-to-back non-conference matchups. Richfield Boys Get Big Win It was a productive day for the Richfield boys, who moved to 2-0 on the season with a 6-1 defeat of St. Paul Academy/Mounds Park Academy in their home opener. Spartans forward Grant Bischof opened the scoring at 6:23 of the first period before forward Tyler Martinez boosted Richfield's advantage to 2-0 with another goal at 14:07. The game was on in the second period as forward Tim Harris scored at 5:59, …

Holy Angels experienced some ups and downs in its athletic endeavors Thursday night, as the Stars girls basketball team won its first game of the season and the girls hockey team took a hard loss against Chaska/Chanhassen. Holy Angels Tops Holy Family Catholic Gaining a measure of revenge for a narrow loss to Holy Family Catholic last season, the Holy Angels girls basketball team defeated the Fire, 51-40, for its first victory of the winter. Guard Laura Margarit scored a game-high 16 points, while forward Liz Lecy contributed 14 points as the Stars took a 24-22 halftime lead en route to the …

The weekend passed without a victory for the Richfield and Holy Angels girls hockey teams as both the Spartans and Stars were defeated in their respective non-conference matchups. Simley 3, Holy Angels 2 Holy Angels came within a goal of defeating their host Simley thanks to the efforts of Stars goaltender Kelly Mellon and her 33 saves, but the home team squeaked out a 3-2 win at Vet's Arena in Inver Grove Heights. Simley outshot the Stars 31-2 through two periods, yet the game remained scoreless until Simley scored a pair of goals at 5:27 and 9:22 in the third period. Stars forward Bridget …