Girls lacrosse players in Section 6 know their squad has to get past perennial state champion Eden
Prairie to reach the state tournament.

The Hawks start the Section 6 playoffs on Monday, May 12 as the fifth section seed against No. 4 seed Hopkins. Game time is 7 p.m. at the Royals’ field.

A Chaska win would mean a certain semifinal game against Eagles. EP plays the winner of eighth seed St. Cloud Tech and ninth seed Robbinsdale Cooper, which play on Saturday.

Brad Hand

Chaska senior Brad Hand contributed in many ways to the Hawk baseball team's 3-2 late-inning victory over Lake Conference leader Eastview on Tuesday.

The Southwest Christian High School softball and baseball teams played Bethany Academy on adjoining fields at the Dred Scott complex in Bloomington.
The Stars baseball team fell 5-4 and the softball team prevailed 15-2.

Enjoy this selection of photos from the games.

Chaska High School graduate and current Drake University freshman pitcher Brynne Dordel was named the Missouri Valley Conference Softball Newcomer of the Year at the MVC Awards Banquet on Wednesday night.

Snow, rain and softball just don't mix.

Legacy Park, the new softball complex at Minnetonka High School, was to be the center of a dedication celebration on Saturday. But the wet weather has pushed back the festivities to Saturday, May 10.

Chaska was to play the Skippers at 2 p.m., following a dedication ceremony.

The Hawks had their Friday game at Eagan postponed to May 6.

Chaska lefthanded pitcher Brad Hand was front and center on Wednesday night as the Hawks took on Eden Prairie at Athletic Park.

The Hawks made it two in a row over the Eagles as Hand went the distance in a 9-1 drubbing.

Hand struck out 13 in a five-hit shutout on April 19 as Chaska won 5-0.

It was Chaska's first baseball game in a week, but the Hawks will not have to wait so long for the next one. Friday's game against Bloomington Jefferson was moved up to this afternoon (Thursday, May 1). Game time is 3:45 p.m. at Athletic Park.

It’s been more than three decades since the Chaska girls basketball team first had Bob Downs at the head of the bench.

After thousands of practices, hundreds of games and bus rides to courts near and far, Downs is stepping away from the sidelines as the Hawks' head coach.

“It turned out to be a pretty good year to go out on,” Downs said. “They say you’re going to know when it’s time. I am going to continue teaching.”

The wet and snowy weather has wreaked havoc with the already tight spring prep sports schedules.

The best bet is to go day-by-day.

Monday, April 28, there are a pair of golf tournaments in town. The Hawk girls team hosts an invitational at the Chaska Town Course starting at 11 a.m. Minnetonka, Hutchinson, Burnsville, Eastview, Eden Prairie, Hopkins, Jefferson, Lakeville North, Owatonna, Prior Lake, Armstrong, Lakeville South and Rosemount are scheduled to compete.