Eastview danced to a championship for the second day in a row Saturday, winning the Class 3A High Kick dance team title in Target Center and adding to its dominance in the sport.
Eastview sweeps state championship dance weekend for the sixth time since 2014
St. Cloud Cathedral in Class 1A also swept by adding a victory in High Kick, and Austin won Class 2A.
February 20, 2022 at 1:27AM
Eastview also won the Jazz dance title Friday. That makes six times since 2014 that Eastview won both in a season. The Apple Valley school has won three High Kick championships in a row and 14 overall.
Wayzata finished second and Lakeville North third in Class 3A High Kick.
St. Cloud Cathedral also swept the weekend. It won the Jazz championship Friday, ending a run of three titles by Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd. The same was true Saturday. Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd had won the past three High Kick championships but finished third Saturday. The Shadows finished second in Jazz.
Yellow Medicine East finished second in Class 1A High Kick after taking third in Jazz.
It was St. Cloud Cathedral's second sweep of the dance team titles; the first came in 2010. St. Cloud Cathedral also won High Kick titles in 2005, 2008 and 2009.
Austin won the Class 2A High Kick title. Benilde-St. Margaret's finished second, after winning the Jazz title Friday. Totino-Grace took third.
Six players plus head coach Garrett Raboin and assistant coach Ben Gordon are from Minnesota. The tournament’s games will be televised starting Monday.
