Sports Roundup: Golden Valley Area Squads Compete Under Sunny Skies

Golden Valley-area teams competed in a number of mid-week competitions against opponents from both in and out of their respective conferences, the outdoor teams did so in ideal weather conditions.

Hopkins Girls Soccer

The Hopkins girls soccer team claimed its second-straight tie against a top-10 opponent with a 1-1 deadlock against visiting Eden Prairie.

Individual statistics were not made available. The 2-1-2 Royals play at Robbinsdale Cooper at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Hopkins Boys Soccer

Like the girls, the Hopkins boys soccer team knotted up Eden Prairie by a 1-1 score as Christian Abundis claimed the Royals' goal, assisted by Rolando Barclay.

Goalkeeper Daniel Rosario-Torres made eight saves to help the Royals improve to 1-3-1 on the year. Hopkins plays at Cooper at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Hopkins Cross Country

The Hopkins cross country teams competed at the Bauman/Rovn Invitational at Gale Woods Farm in Minnetrista, with the girls placing fifth and the boys sixth.

John Klecker led the Royals boys with a sixth-place finish in a time of 16:32.9, with Mary Klecker pacing the girls with a 16th-place run in 15:43.5.

Hopkins Girls Tennis

The Hopkins girls tennis team defeated Minneapolis Southwest by a 6-1 score. Individual statistics were not made available. 

Hopkins Girls Swimming and Diving

Wayzata defeated the Hopkins girls swimming and diving team by a 96-82 score. Complete individual statistics were not available.

Breck Girls Tennis

The Breck girls tennis team closed out the week with a 2-3 record after splitting its mid-week matchups.

The Mustangs lost 4-3 to Eden Prairie on Wednesday before beating St. Paul Academy 5-2 on Thursday. Individual statistics were not made available.

Breck Girls Swimming and Diving

The Breck girls swimming and diving team lost 69-33 to Eden Prairie on Wednesday. Individual statistics were not made available.

Breck Girls Soccer

A 3-0 loss at Minnehaha Academy on Thursday dropped the Breck girls soccer team to 1-4 on the season. Individual statistics were not made available.

Breck Boys Soccer

The Breck boys soccer team tied Minnehaha Academy, 2-2, on Thursday to bring its record to 2-3-1 on the year. 

Skye Schlaeger dos Santos and Andrew Headrick scored for the Mustangs in the game.

Armstrong Cross-Country

The Robbinsdale Armstrong cross-country teams competed in the Bauman/Rovn Invitational on Thursday at Gale Woods Farm in Minnetrista.

Emily Knapczyk won the individual girls race in a time of 15:04.2 to pace the Falcon girls to a seventh-place finish, while Nathan Comer was had the top finish for the boys, taking 28th in 17:23.1.

Armstrong Volleyball

A three-game sweep (22-25, 26-28, 12-25) against visiting Andover on Thursday dropped the Armstrong volleyball team to 1-3 on the year. Individual statistics for the match were not made available.

Armstrong Girls Soccer

The Armstrong girls soccer team won its first game of the season, 3-1, at Maple Grove on Thursday. Individual statistics were not made available.

Armstrong Boys Soccer

The Armstrong boys soccer team tied Maple Grove, 1-1, on Thursday to bring its record to 2-3-1 on the season. Individual statistics were not made available.

Armstrong Girls Tennis

Anoka topped the Armstrong girls tennis team, 4-3, in a Northwest Suburban Conference match on Thursday. Individual statistics were not made available. 

Cooper Girls Soccer

The Robbinsdale Cooper girls soccer team won its first game of the season, 1-0, over visiting St. Francis on Thrusday. Individual statistics were not made available.

Cooper Boys Soccer

St. Francis defeated the host Cooper boys soccer team, 3-1, on Thursday to leave the Hawks with an 0-5 record. Individual statistics were not made available.

Cooper Girls Swimming and Diving

Chisago Lakes topped the Cooper girls swimming and diving team, 97-83, on Thursday in a North Suburban Conference dual meet. Individual statistics were not made available.

Cooper Cross-Country

The Cooper cross-country teams competed in the Monticello Invitational on Thursday, with the girls taking third and the boys finishing sixth. Kaelyn Williams won the 4-kilometer girls race in a time of 14:40.

Cooper Volleyball

Irondale swept the Cooper volleyball team (13-25, 12-25, 7-25) in a conference match on Thursday to drop the Hawks to 1-3. Individual statistics were not made available.

Cooper Girls Tennis

Chisago Lakes swept the Cooper girls tennis team, 7-0, on Thursday. Individual statistics were not made available.

Results and statistics from scheduled mid-week competitions involving Breck Volleyball and Armstrong girls swim/dive were not made available.