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Boys state soccer: St. Paul Academy wins second-straight shootout thriller to maneuver inside one win of Class A 3-peat

Call the Spartans the shootout kings. Every week after surviving its Class A state quarterfinal via a shootout victory over St. Croix Prep, St. Paul Academy did it again Wednesday at U.S. Bank Stadium, edging Pine Island 4-3 in penalties...

St. Paul celebrates grand opening of recent soccer fields at Highwood Hills Recreation Center

Town of St. Paul, community partners and students celebrated the grand opening of the brand new Highwood Hills Recreation Center soccer fields on Tuesday. The three soccer fields are the newest in a slate of updated amenities accomplished with funds...

State boys soccer: SPA advances to semifinals with shootout win over St. Croix Prep

Two-time defending state champion St. Paul Academy still has hopes for a three-peat. Miles Vogenthaler stopped two of 4 shots within the shootout, his Spartans teammates scored on all 4 attempts, and St. Paul Academy rallied past St. Croix Prep...

Girls soccer state tournament: St. Paul Academy edges Windfall Academy in semifinal

The St. Paul Academy Spartans defeated the Windfall Academy Lions 4-3 in the primary semifinal match of the Class A girls state soccer tournament Tuesday night at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The offense exploded early for the Lions, scoring...

State girls soccer: St. Paul Academy is ideal in quarterfinal shootout, advances to state semis

Clare Ryan Bradley said she didn’t do thoroughly when St. Paul Academy practiced penalty kicks Wednesday, however the sophomore got here through Thursday. “I knew I used to be going to make it today because I knew I could do it,” she...

Soccer needs latest rules to awaken interest

Amanda Ilestedt of Sweden celebrating after the FIFA Women’s World Cup quarterfinal between Japan and Sweden on Friday in Auckland. Mathias Bergeld/Sipa USA Now that baseball has revitalized itself with latest rule changes speeding up the sport by eliminating dead spots,...

U.S. men’s soccer team returning to St. Paul in September

The U.S. men’s national soccer team is returning to St. Paul in September. The Pioneer Press confirmed Sunday the U.S. will come back to Allianz Field through the FIFA international window for a match on Sept. 12. The Univision broadcast...

Mounds View’s Micah Burton bursts onto U.S. soccer scene as an Austin FC prospect

Micah Burton was in Guatemala on Feb. 24, eyeing up a long-range free kick in a U.S. youth national team match against Canada. Meanwhile, the 16-year-old’s family was anxiously watching him back in Minnesota. The standout on the U.S. Under-17...

Major League Soccer kicks off Wednesday in a brand new TV home with an Apple logo

When Minnesota United FC players hit the pitch at St. Paul’s Allianz Field this month, they’ll have something recent on their uniforms: an Apple logo. Yes, it’s that Apple, maker of iPhone smartphones and AirPods earbuds, and the creator of...

Soccer bar Black Hart of Saint Paul scores neighboring field to construct out patio expansion

Soccer bar Black Hart of Saint Paul plans to expand this winter, having purchased the empty field round the corner to construct out a big patio space and rain garden. The queer-friendly, soccer-focused spot on University Avenue and Albert Street...
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St. Paul prevails in legal fight to raze, replace historic Hamline-Midway Library

Following 16 months of litigation, a Ramsey County district judge has given the town of St. Paul the go-ahead...
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St. Paul-based Securian Financial lays off 58 employees across departments

Securian Financial has notified 58 employees — roughly 2% of its total workforce — that their roles with the corporate are being eliminated in...

U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum seeks thirteenth term in rematch with May Lor Xiong in 4th District

Longtime St. Paul Democratic U.S. Rep. Betty McCollum is in search of one other term in Minnesota’s Fourth Congressional District and again faces May...

Believed to have been the oldest working nurse in Minnesota, Joyce Gimmestad retired at 88. She reflects on 7 many years in healthcare

Joyce Gimmestad hoped to succeed in 90 before retiring from being a nurse. Still, she retired on June 22, at 88, attributable to a...

Family of 83-year-old St. Paul man killed in hit-and-run: ‘We’ll forgive you. … Please turn yourself in’

For 30 years, John Bidon took each day runs around Lake Phalen near his St. Paul home. He’d stretch it out to 5 miles...