South Metro News Roundup

As Wrestlers Fear Future, Cyclocross Champion Celebrates: South Metro News Roundup

In other news from around the South Metro region, a beloved Lakeville teacher dies, and a Mendota swimmer defies the odds to accept Division 1 scholarship.

  You can't be in front of your computer 24 hours a day, so each weekend, Patch reviews the top recent local stories, which first appeared on this site or those of our neighboring Patches throughout the South Metro area. To read the full story, click on the headline link:   11 District 196 Seniors Named National Merit Semifinalists Local students will compete for more than 8,300 merit scholarships totaling more than $34 million. Most Recent Apple Valley, Rosemount Deaths (Feb. 12) Remember those who recently passed away.   Recent Deaths in Burnsville, Week of Feb. 10, 2013 Three people with roots in Burnsville died over the past week. Effort to Lift Ban on Sunday Liquor Sales Faces Stiff Opposition—From Liquor Store Owners Though many …

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Olympic Dreams Fade for Apple Valley Wrestler

The International Olympic Committee announced Tuesday it will cut wrestling from the Olympic games, beginning in 2020.

  Like us on Facebook | Get our newsletter | Follow us on Twitter | Start a blog A strong tradition in many Dakota County communities was wrestled down Tuesday, when the International Olympic Committee announced it will cut wrestling from the Olympic games, beginning in 2020. Mark Hall II, a nationally ranked freshman at Apple Valley High School, has already won two Minnesota championships and spent half of last year training at the U.S. Olympic wrestling facility in Colorado. "I've dreamed about it ever since I was a kid, then in 2020 they take it away," he told the Pioneer Press. "It's one of the very first Olympic sports. How can they just drop it?" His father, Mark Hall, told the paper that his son would aim to wrestle on the Olympic …

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