Sports Roundup: Boys Soccer Loses Out on Conference Title

A pair of losses to close out the regular season spelled doom for any ambitions the Edina boys soccer team had of claiming the Lake Conference championship as Wayzata surged past the Hornets on Thursday to snatch away the circuit crown.

Boys Soccer

Heading into Tuesday night's home game against Wayzata, the Edina boys soccer team held a one-game lead over the Trojans in the Lake standings with two games remaining versus teams the Hornets had already beaten earlier in the campaign.

However, after back-to-back 2-1 losses—to Wayzata on Tuesday and lastly, at Minnetonka on Thursday—Edina had the conference championship wrested away by the resurgent Trojans, who blasted Hopkins 5-0 at home two hours after the Hornets' loss.

Statistics from Thursday's loss were not available. The fourth-ranked Hornets fell to 5-3 in Lake play to the Trojans' 6-2 conference mark with the regular-season concluding setback.

Edina, heading into the playoffs with a 12-3-1 record, now looks to regroup as it prepares for the Section 2AA Tournament that begins on Oct. 10.

The consecutive defeats may have cost the Hornets a No. 1 sectional seed and home field advantage throughout as No. 5-ranked 2AA rival Bloomington Jefferson wrapped the regular season with a six-game winning streak. However, the Jaguars finished with a 10-2-4 record and also finished second in its South Suburban Conference race.

Edina and Jefferson tied 0-0 in this season's mid-campaign matchup on Sept. 1. Both teams also lost 2-1 to South Suburban champion Eastview.

Girls Soccer

A 1-0 win at Minnetonka on Thursday clinched a third-place finish in the Lake for the Edina girls soccer team. 

Statistics for the game were not available. The Hornets finished conference play with a 2-2-4 record and carry a 7-3-5 overall mark into its regular-season finale at Duluth East at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Seedings and pairings for the Section 2AA Tournament have not yet been announced, with competition to begin Oct. 13.

Football

A 28-6 home loss to Lake rival and No. 2-ranked Wayzata dropped the Edina football team to 3-3 on the season and 1-2 in conference play.

The Hornets' lone points came on a fourth-quarter touchdown pass from quarterback Mark Handberg to wide receiver Marley Allison.

Edina hosts No. 1 Eden Prairie next Friday at 7 p.m. 

Volleyball

The Edina volleyball team lost in four games (25-15, 19-25, 18-25, 21-25) at Minnetonka on Thursday to drop to 16-5-1 overall and 2-4 in the Lake. Statistics from the match were not available.