Article: BASEBALL: SECTION FINALS; Stillwater beats Woodbury to earn a berth in state tournament.(SPORTS)

Article: Coon Rapids finds its way back in girls' soccer.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  October 22, 2008 ;     389 words ......Anoka, the Coon Rapids girls' soccer...the Class 2A state tournament in 2003, 2004...players linking Coon Rapids' past and current state tournament teams. They...what it takes. Coon Rapids begins state tournament play at 7:30...

Article: SPOTLIGHT: COON RAPIDS BASEBALL; Redemption and relief; Coon Rapids' baseball team fought its way through a difficult regular season, then won its way into the state tournament.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  June 11, 2008 ;     470 words ......at Midway Stadium, Coon Rapids baseball player Cory...qualifying for the state tournament. There was much to...and it was a relief. Coon Rapids (15-11) opens Class...yet ended up in the state tournament. He said the catalyst...to play baseball. Coon Rapids ...

Article: ON PREPS; high schools: baseball state tournament; CLASS 3A FINAL: COON RAPIDS 6, BLOOMINGTON JEFFERSON 1; Everything, from nowhere; Coon Rapids, as the No. 9 seed, was well off the radar in Class 3A, but that blip on the screen is the Cardinals flying high after an unexpected state championship.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  June 14, 2008 ;     475 words ......anything can happen. Case in point: the Coon Rapids High School baseball team. Or as we call...give up. That's the lesson we learned from Coon Rapids, which rolled to a 6-1 victory over Bloomington...the 12-team Section 5 playoffs were posted, Coon Rapids was all but an afterthought ...

Article: SPOTLIGHT: COON RAPIDS BOYS' SOCCER; ONE STEP AT A TIME; The season was a trip through peaks and valleys for the Cardinals, but that journey led to hallowed ground: the state tournament.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  October 22, 2008 ;     498 words ......season brief. As his Coon Rapids boys' soccer team...last Tuesday with a state tournament appearance at stake...champion Anoka propelled Coon Rapids to the state tournament for the first time...great expectations. Coon Rapids reached the section...and the ...

Article: PREP SOCCER: STATE TOURNAMENT; Osseo and Coon Rapids boys ready for rematch.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  October 27, 2008 ;     169 words ......soccer teams from Osseo and Coon Rapids actually pulling for each...and No. 3 in the Class 2A state tournament, played to a 3-3 draw earlier...three unanswered goals. Coon Rapids players received updates...All right -- rematch,' Coon Rapids goalkeeper Josh Biernat said. ...

Article: ON PREPS; high schools: baseball state tournament; CLASS 3A; Unlikely finalists enjoy success; Ordinary seasons for Coon Rapids and Bloomington Jefferson are turning extraordinary at state.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  June 13, 2008 ;     491 words ......Bloomington Jefferson and Coon Rapids were just about the last...regular-season record of 20-20 (Coon Rapids 9-11, Jefferson 11-9...spring and a wacky year, Coon Rapids coach Jerry Coe said...of the expectations at Coon Rapids: the postseason banquet...the night before ...

Article: Coon Rapids coach seeks more from star.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  November 12, 2008 ;     274 words ......know Rachael Bona yet? Coon Rapids coach Rob Potter believes...probably the top kid in the state at her age group, Potter...scored 27 goals and led Coon Rapids to its third consecutive...Centennial's road back to the state tournament starts rough. The season...conference ...

Article: FOOTBALL: SECTION FINALS; Friday night lights will be shown live here; Five North Metro teams are playing Friday for the thrill of qualifying for the state tournament.(NEWS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  October 29, 2008 ;     576 words ......Section 7 No. 2 seed Coon Rapids (8-2) at No. 1 seed...the Bengals reach the state tournament for the first time since 2003? Or will Coon Rapids finally end its 25-year state tournament drought? Blaine defeated Coon Rapids in the section ...

Article: Third-period blitz propels Coon Rapids girls to section title; Depth and conditioning allowed Coon Rapids' girls' hockey team to rally its way into the Class 2A state tournament for the first time ever.(NORTH)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  February 22, 2006 ;     534 words ......the 4-2 victory, Coon Rapids heads to the state tournament for the first time...Beese were seniors. Coon Rapids, which opens play...conditioning helped Coon Rapids shake off two periods...in the Class 2A state tournament for the first time...

Article: What's in a name? ---- Rapids residents and others respond; Star Tribune North asked readers whether they would rename Coon Rapids, and if so, what they would call it. Here are some of the responses.(NORTH)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  February 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......regarding the renaming the city of Coon Rapids got my attention. I grew up in what...was incorporated into the Village of Coon Rapids. The city got its name because of the rapids at the Coon Rapids Dam on the Mississippi and also by...

Article: Coon Rapids has something for everyone; Metro area's 2nd-largest suburb has developed steadily over decades into diverse community.(HOMES)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  September 27, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Betty Backes thinks that if Coon Rapids were a car, it would be a Chevy Suburban...she said. What Backes means is that Coon Rapids is big enough to accommodate all kinds...clerk, Backes is well acquainted with Coon Rapids' growth from infancy to adulthood. She...

Article: Despite loss, `Hockey in Coon Rapids is no joke'; Coon Rapids girls' hockey team hated losing the Class 2A state championship game, but the Cardinals sure enjoyed the journey.(NORTH)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  March 1, 2006 ;     441 words ......Staff Writer Though his Coon Rapids girls' hockey team lost...title game in their first state tournament appearance. Even a 6-1 loss...Eden Prairie, which made Coon Rapids the final victim in its...appears well positioned for a state tournament run next season. The ...

Article: Coon Rapids makes Anoka pay two times; The Cardinals' boys knocked off the defending state champions, and the girls' team continued its domination.(SPORTS)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  October 15, 2008 ;     388 words ......plays are sending the Coon Rapids boys' soccer team...fifth trip to the state tournament, first since 1995...made the score 5-1. Coon Rapids 2, Anoka 0 The Coon...claimed their 15th state tournament berth. Goals from...first 10 minutes gave Coon ...

Article: No longer stopping goals, Cardinal is scoring them; Chelsea Lyons helped lead the Coon Rapids girls' soccer team to the state tournament the past two years as a goalkeeper. Now she's trying to do the same thing as a forward - and it's working.(NORTH)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  September 28, 2005 ;     451 words ......La Vaque; Staff Writer As other Coon Rapids girls' basketball fans were watching...Convincing Lyons, who had been Coon Rapids' starting varsity goalkeeper for...do it. Lyons started in goal as Coon Rapids reached the Class 2A state tournament in 2003 and 2004. But the ...