Local Teams Battle Competition, Elements

Doing the best that they could against wildly varying weather conditions, teams from and continued to compete in the early stages of their respective seasons early this week despite some wintry elements rolling in.

Benilde-St. Margaret's Boys Lacrosse: Red Knights 19, Robbinsdale Cooper 1

The defending state champion Benilde-St. Margaret's boys lacrosse team throttled host Robbinsdale Cooper, 19-1, on a chilly Tuesday night to improve to 3-0.

Will Hoesley leads the Red Knights with 17 goals on 23 shots, with Christian Horn logging nine goals with a team-high seven assists through three games. Thomas Gilligan has made 18 saves on 23 shots so far this spring.

BSM is scheduled to host Bloomington Jefferson at 4:30 p.m. Thursday. 

St. Louis Park Softball: South 9, Orioles 8

The St. Louis Park softball team fell to 1-3 on the season after a 9-8 non-conference loss at Minneapolis South on Monday afternoon.

Bria Evans leads the Orioles with a .750 batting average and five runs batted in, while Sammi Lensaa has totalled 11 bases and carries a .600 batting average after four games with four runs batted in.

St. Louis Park, 1-2 in the North Suburban Conference, is scheduled to host Robbinsdale Cooper at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Aquila Park.

Benilde-St. Margaret's Girls Lacrosse: Red Knights 15, Columbia Heights 2

A 15-2 thumping of visiting Columbia Heights leveled the Benilde-St. Margaret's girls lacrosse team's record at 1-1 on Tuesday night.

Individual statistics were not available.

BSM is off until next Monday, when the team travels to Roseville for a non-conference match-up versus the Raiders.

St. Louis Park Girls Lacrosse: Bloomington Kennedy 12, Orioles 5

The St. Louis Park girls lacrosse team dropped to 1-2 on the season after a 12-5 loss at Bloomington Kennedy on Tuesday evening.

Individual statistics have not been updated and show Lauren Bruun-Bryant's five goals as pacing the squad through one game.

St. Louis Park hosts Orono in a non-conference match-up at 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

St. Louis Park Boys Lacrosse: Defending MBSLA Champs Now 4-0

The defending Minnesota Boys Scholastic Lacrosse Association state champion St. Louis Park boys lacrosse team improved to 4-0 on the season with an 18-6 defeat of Mankato at on Monday.

Connor Shandley leads the Orioles with 16 goals on the season as the team has outscored its four opponents by a combined 59-20 so far this season. Max Bergeron has nine goals and Art Elmer eight scores in the same span.

St. Louis Park travels to White Bear Lake for a 6:30 p.m. match-up on Wednesday at Louricas Field.

St. Louis Park Track And Field: Orioles Boys Third, Girls Seventh at Lakeville Mega Meet

The St. Louis Park track and field teams competed at the Lakeville Mega Meet on Monday, with the Orioles boys placing third with 99 points and the girls taking seventh with 45 points. Individual results were not available.