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New Owatonna High School girls' soccer coach Nate Gendron has had a love for the game for nearly as long as he can remember. He had a soccer ball on his foot as a young tyke and watched his older cousin play in college. Gendron turned that love for the game into being a player at youth levels and as a three-year varsity player in Owatonna

Owatonna High School Activities Director Ryan Swanson announced Wednesday that Nate Gendron will be the school's new girls' soccer coach, pending school board approval. Gendron, an OHS graduate, will take over for Matt Roddy who stepped down after last season after about ten years on the job.

Farmington stunned top-seed Owatonna 2-1 in overtime Thursday night in the Section 1AA semifinals at the Lincoln Complex in Owatonna. The Tigers scored as a result of their only corner kick of the night, which led to a scrum in front of the Huskies' goal.

Owatonna takes a ten-game winning streak into Thursday's Section 1AA semifinal match with Farmington at the Lincoln Soccer Complex in Owatonna. Seven of those wins have come by shutout

Top-seeded Owatonna opened the Section 1AA girls soccer playoffs with a dominating 6-1 victory over New Prague Tuesday at the Lincoln Soccer Complex. The Huskies will host No. 5 seed Farmington Thursday at 7PM with coverage presented on KRFO AM 1390.

After regulation and two overtimes went by without a goal, Owatonna and Farmington went into a shootout to decide their Section 1AA boys soccer playoff match Tuesday night. The Tigers beat the Huskies 4-2 in penalty kicks to win the game 1-0

After sweeping Farmington and the Lakeville teams this fall, the Owatonna girls soccer team has the top seed for the Section 1AA playoffs. The Huskies (13-3) will host New Prague at 7PM Tuesday October 10 at the Lincoln Soccer Complex in Owatonna.

The Owatonna girls tennis team has advanced to the Section 1AA semifinal again. OHS beat Hastings 5-2 Thursday at the West Hills Tennis and Fitness Center and will play Northfield Tuesday in Rochester.

A pair of teammates from the 2013 state championship football season for the Huskies made news on the college gridiron last weekend. Carter McCauley, a senior with Winona State University, became the all-time leader in field goals made with 46 after connecting on 3-of-4 attempts.

Owatonna's girls tennis team opened the Section 1AA playoffs with a 7-0 sweep of Faribault at the OHS courts Tuesday. The No. 2 seeded Huskies improve to 17-1 on the season and will host No. 7 Hastings Thursday at 4PM.