Victoria Gazette - Victoria Moments

REPRESENTING VICTORIA. Randy Maluchnik and Tom Workman -- the two Carver County Commissioners representing Victoria residents (and others) -- met in February in Washington DC with Minnesota Congressman Tom Emmer to talk about funding for State Highway 5. If I've got it correct, Randy represents Victoria residents who live south of Hwy 5, and Tom represents Victoria folks who live north of Hwy 5. Thanks for the photo, guys. ~Editor Sue Orsen

VICTORIA IN 1990. Hi, Sue. Here's something for Throwback Thursday. Sure miss Al Folden and good old Aunt Martha. Al is the one who encouraged me to take the Civil Service Exam, as Celeste Aretz was retiring from the Victoria Post Office and he would be hiring someone. I took the test and got 94.5% so got at the top of his hiring list so he could hire me. It worked out well. Then I transferred to Chanhassen after a few years as Bud Vogel wanted me there and I was guaranteed more hours. Then I got the Postmaster job in Loretto and the rest is history. Been retired 12 years already. Wow, it's hard to believe. See you at the Victoria Lions Fish Fry.

Marlys Timm (and Marvin), Loretto, Minnesota

FIRST PLACE AT ST. CLOUD. The Chanhassen Storm 4th Grade Gold basketball team took 1st place at the St. Cloud Quarry Classic on February 25th. They played teams from Champlin Park, Armstrong, and Faithful Shepard.

Front (l-r): Breck Neubauer, Gavin Bartels, Charlie Bialke, Mason Kasid. Back: Coach Pat Kasid, Drew Simington (Victoria), Renner Fuglie, Brady Kalvoda (Victoria), Luke Thomas, Jack Carlson, Coach Matt Thomas, Coach Molly Thomas.

Angie Kalvoda, Victoria, Minneso

FOURTH PLACE AT STATE►.

Chanhassen 7th Grade B Team had a great season, finishing 4th in the Minnesota State 7th Grade B bracket. They won their last 9 out of 12 games. They came in 1st Place for the Cottage Grove and Mahtomedi Tournaments and 2nd Place in the St. Cloud Tournament.

Front (l-r): Peter Weisman, Kael Foudreay, Johnny Checheris, Jordan Tollefson, Beth Walther. Back: Kaden Dervin, Coach Bill Weisman, Nick Fazi, Carson Pollman (Victoria), Coach Carson Pollman (Victoria), Ryan Drahozal.

Janeen Walther, Team Manager, Chanhassen, Minnesota

MYAS GRADE STATE CHAMPIONS! The Chanhassen 7A boys basketball team took home MYAS A2 State Championship on Sunday, March 11th, with a thrilling 54-46 victory over crosstown rival Chaska. The Storm beat Irondale handily in their opener 53-35. In Game Two, the team overcame a 14-point deficit to beat Minnetonka 51-46 in an epic clash. The semifinal featured a matchup with a strong Burnsville team on their home court. It was a physical game with high emotion with the Storm prevailing 62-59 to advance to the final. The final featured two teams that were very familiar with each other, with Chanhassen winning the fourth matchup of the season with Chaska. It was a typical rivalry game that featured runs by both teams with the Storm finishing strong for the title. All games were played at Burnsville H.S.. The team won the last six games to finish the season 18-18.

Left to right: Leo Klehr (Victoria), Everette Foudray (Victoria), Nolan Dunlay (Chanhassen), Grant Muffenbier (Victoria), Carter Van Holland (Carver), Mitchell Fix (Victoria), Braden Barger (Victoria), Josh Och (Victoria), and Keaton Boll (Victoria).

Paul Fix, Victoria, Minnesota

FOURTH PLACE AT STATE►.

Chanhassen B6 Gold Team took 4th place in the MYAS Grade State Tournament in Buffalo, MN, March 10th-11th. The team faced the following opponents: Hospitality House, Minnetonka, Inver Grove Heights, JM Rockets, and Richfield.

Front: Josh Spenler. Middle (l-r): Jameson Quinn (Victoria), Maxwell Hollis, Jack Seubert, Jack Bialke, Alex Ketchem (Victoria), Bryce Schmidt (Victoria). Back: Coach Andy Seubert, Caiden Ehrman, Coach Paul Hollis, Demitre Stakmplet Jr., Coach Loren Splener.

Amy Hollis, Chanhassen, Minnesota

DISTRICT CHAMPIONS. Our CCHA Pee Wee A captured the District 6 Championship the weekend of February 24th and continue their season as the #1 seed heading into Regions. Our District 6 Pee Wee "A" tournament was held in Victoria, and the championship was held at Prior Lake. We held our #1 seed and winning record by beating New Prague 8-0, Burnsville 6-3, and beating Burnsville again the championships game 5-1 to claim District 6 Season Ending Champions for Pee Wee A.

Front (l-r): Goalies Caleb Heil (Victoria) and Parker Furman (Victoria). Middle: Drew Jensen (Victoria), Jack Christ, Caden Lee, Ethan Hall, Tyler Smith, Ben Curti, Nickolas Azanov. Back: Keyan Schugel (Victoria), Riley Grimm, Joey Parker (Victoria), Tommy Agerland, Alex Kauffman, Erik Charchenko (Victoria), Thomas Laaksonen (Victoria). Not pictured: Coach Antti Laaksonen, Coach John Christ, Coach Jeff Heil, Coach Eric Jensen.