Canterbury Park in Shakopee received approval from the Minnesota Racing Commission on Thursday to conduct a 62-day thoroughbred and quarter-horse race meet in 2010.

The meet, which will mirror the 2009 season, will begin Friday, May 14 and run through Sunday, Aug. 29 with Thursday and Friday post times of 7 p.m. and weekend and holiday post times of 1:30 p.m.

Elizabeth Benusa, Claire Sames, Ashley Wittman and Mollie Geske of Shakopee High School have been named to the Wells Fargo All-Tournament Team for Class AAA girls’ volleyball last weekend.

There will be a welcome home celebration for the state champion Shakopee Sabers tonight starting at 8 o'clock at the high school gym.

By Todd Abeln, Sports Editor

ST. PAUL — The Shakopee Sabers won their third-straight Class 3A volleyball state championship tonight with a 3-1 victory over Wayzata at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

The Sabers won the first and third sets handily, by 25-8 scores. In  the second set, however, Wayzata got a 26-24 win.

The No. 1-ranked Shakopee Sabers will go for their third consecutive state 3A volleyball championship today against Wayzata at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul at 5 p.m.

Those unable to go to the game can get set-by-set results on this Web site. Readers should refresh their screens to be certain to get the latest information.

The Sabers advanced to the finals Friday after beating Stillwater 3-0 in the Class 3A seminfinals. The Sabers (31-0) beat Stillwater 25-17, 25-18 and 25-10.

By Pat Minelli, Staff Writer

The parent company of Canterbury Park announced a small third-quarter profit and a profit for the first nine months of the fiscal year, despite declining revenues from its Card Club and parimutuel wagering.

By Todd Abeln, Sports Editor

ST. PAUL — The Shakopee Sabers will have a chance to go for three consecutive state volleyball championships after beating Stillwater 3-0 this morning in the Class 3A seminfinals at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

The Sabers, 31-0, beat Stillwater (26-5) 25-17, 25-18 and 25-10.

The Shakopee Sabers moved ahead of Stillwater 2-0 at the state Class 3A volleyball tournament semifinals under way this morning at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

The Sabers won the first set 25-17 and the second set 25-18.

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The Shakopee Sabers won the first set 25-17 in the state Class 3A volleyball semifinals this morning  at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

We will provide updates on this Web site throughout the match. Refresh your screen for the latest information.