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Same Street, Same Day, Same Time. It was Thursday, June 18th, 2009, when Quamoclit Street, partly under construction in downtown Victoria, was bombarded with trucks in an unusual visual for the small hamlet. It’s not often that any street in downtown Victoria bears four trucks simultaneously. Their destination? The back service door of Fresh Seasons Market.

Jerry Burns Visits Holy Family. Former Minnesota Vikings Head Coach Jerry Burns made a visit to the Holy Family Football Camp featuring Rich Gannon, a resident of Victoria. Burns said to the campers, “You are blessed to be able to attend this camp. Holy Family in Victoria has some of the finest athletic fields that I have ever seen for high schools and many colleges.”

Pictured here on the campus of the Holy Family Catholic High School campus in Victoria are (l-r) Dave Hopkins, Holy Family Head Football Coach; Rich Gannon, 2002 NFL MVP; Coach Burns; Ian Parzyck, Holy Family Assistant Head Football Coach.

Patrick R. Boughton, HFCHS

Sports Information Director

Victoria, Minnesota

1st Place Times Three! The Chaska 10AAA Baseball Team took 1st Place in the 2009 Edina Baseball Tournament in June. Of four tournaments they played this year, they have taken 1st Place three times and 2nd Place once. Additionally, they have lost only one game all year between tournament and regular season play.

Front (l-r): Jordan Bonk of Victoria, Brad Fering, Jacob Goraczkowski, Brock Hansen, TJ Hokanson of Victoria, Brady Knotts of Victoria, Zack Nelson, Trey Prince of Victoria, Patrick Reddan, Jake Reneke, Jack Tulley, Reid Young.

Coaches in back: Mark Young (Head), Doug Bonk of Victoria, and Jon Fering.

Randy Nelson

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Hugly Gifts. Mary Perrine (not pictured), who is a history and language arts teacher, and her 6th grade students from Chaska Middle School East presented Ridgeview Medical Center Ambulance with 100 handmade huggable Hugly Bears to give to young patients who are sick, hurt, or scared. The students, several from Victoria, are pictured here with Ridgeview paramedics Tom Powers and Scott Hatlestad, who accepted the donation as part of the students’ service project.

Erin Rech

Ridgeview Medical Center

Waconia, Minnesota

Tourney Shiners. Proving to be a tournament team, the Chaska 13AA Hawks took home the consolation trophy at the Edina Classic. After dropping the opener to the host Hornets, Chaska went on to pound out 33 hits in wins over Apple Valley and Richfield.

Front (l-r): Matt Torntore, Andrew Lundberg, Dylan Standafer, Nick Brown, Connor Foley of Victoria (who led the offense with three home runs), Nick Santjer. Middle: Alex Kuhlmann, Andrew Yarger, Brett Struthers of Victoria, Evan Rozelle, Evan Stedronsky, Jack Dritz. Back: Coaches Phil Standafer, Coach Gregg Stedronsky, Coach Casey Kuhlmann, Coach, John Dritz, Coach Tom Struthers.

Phil Standafer

Chanhassen, Minnesota

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