Preps: 2013 lacrosse players and teams to watch
Boys
1. Eastview
2. Eden Prairie
3. Edina
4. Eagan
5. White Bear Lake
Girls
1. Blake
2. Eden Prairie
3. Stillwater
4. Minnetonka
5. Lakeville North
10 BOYS TO WATCH
Arik Andreen, Eden Prairie, sr., defender
Sam Becker, Hill-Murray, sr., midfielder
David Corazalla, Maple Grove, sr., attacker
Austin Dover, Edina, sr., goalkeeper
Ryan McNamara, Eastview, sr., attacker
James Riley, St. Thomas Academy, jr., defender
Cullen Willox, Eagan, sr., midfielder
Jake Woodring, Eden Prairie, sr., midfielder
Carter Yepsen, Rosemount, jr., attacker
Conner Yepsen, Rosemount, jr., attacker
10 GIRLS TO WATCH
Dana Almquist, Stillwater, sr., attacker
Sammi DeJoy, Coon Rapids, sr., attacker
Emma Claire Fontenot, Eden Prairie, sr., midfielder
Oralee Hespenheide, Bloomington Jefferson, jr., goalkeeper
Anna Johnson, Eden Prairie, jr., midfielder
McKenzie Johnson, Eden Prairie, sr., goalkeeper
Hannah Koloski, Lakeville North, sr., midfielder
Katherine Mott, Minnetonka, jr., defender
Anne Slusser, Blake, jr., midfielder
Lydia Sutton, Blake, jr., midfielder
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Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell refines offense ahead of first game against old friend Sean McVay
O’Connell was an assistant coach for the Rams and McVay, and the teams will meet Thursday night with little prep time.