As the fall season comes to a close, we’re proud to celebrate another outstanding campaign for our Raider student-athletes. This year, CDH sent two teams to the state tournaments — Girls Volleyball and Football — and earned numerous postseason awards and weekly honors.

Our athletes continue to live out our mission: Culture Creates Champions — showing excellence in competition, in the classroom, and in their community. Before we move into the winter season, let’s look back at some key highlights from this fall.

Girls Tennis

Led by Head Coach Tim Spika, the Raiders earned the #3 seed in sectional play and advanced to the semifinals before falling 4–3 to Holy Angels. The program also saw record participation with 74 athletes. Coach Spika was named 2025 Section 3AA Coach of the Year.

All-Conference: Izzy Mattaini ’26, Chloe Cochrane ’26

Boys & Girls Cross Country

Boys Cross Country

Under Coach Chris Babcock, the boys team showed tremendous growth throughout the season. Standouts included Joe Steinhoff ’28, Noah Remer ’28, and Caleb Fanning ’28, with Steinhoff improving his time by more than three minutes from last year. The team embraced challenges and continued to improve throughout the 12-week campaign — setting high goals for 2026.

Girls Cross Country

The girls team was led by senior Abby Chestovich ’26, supported by Lucy Keating ’26. Together they guided a young and promising squad that came close to qualifying for State. Notable contributors included May Strom ’27, who consistently raced in the team’s second position, along with Elisa Nobrega ’28, Lorelie Kessel ’29, and Katie Nobrega ’27. While the Raiders narrowly missed a state berth, the team's progress and camaraderie were remarkable — and the future is bright.

Boys Soccer

Head Coach Russ Turner guided the Raiders to an impressive 11–2–6 record and a berth in the Section Championship Game.

All-State: Billy Cornett ’26, Colin Hafenbrack ’28
All-Conference: Cornett, Hafenbrack, Will Roedler ’28, Henry Stangler ’27
Academic All-State: Luke Hilger ’26, Darby Peterson ’26

Girls Soccer

Under new Head Coach Aileen Guiney, the Raiders battled through a challenging schedule, earning a home playoff win and advancing to the Section Semifinals.

All-State & All-Conference: Brynn McCabe ’26, Claire Lyons ’26
Academic All-State: Cece Larson ’26, Annie Fiedler ’26

Girls Volleyball

Head Coach Erin Horn led CDH to another exceptional season, finishing 23–6, winning the Section 3AAA Championship for the second straight year, and placing 4th at State.

All-State: Caroline Banks ’26, Caroline Anetipa ’28
All-Conference: Banks, Anetipa, Megan Buri ’26, Leila Colvin ’27
Academic All-State: Buri, Taylor Williams ’26, Paige Weiland ’26
MSHSL All-Tournament Team: Caroline Banks ’26
Team Award: Silver Academic Award (team GPA above 3.7)

Football

Under new Head Coach Kim Royston ’06, CDH repeated as Section 4AAAAA Champions and advanced to the MSHSL State Tournament, finishing the season 7–4 after a close 23–19 loss to Chanhassen.

Star Tribune Athletes of the Week: Ja’Dale Thompson ’26, Izaak Johnson ’26
All-District: Johnson, Thompson, Dre Frierson-Hollie ’27, Cartier Russell ’27

Girls Swim & Dive

Coach Lisa Thomas guided the Raiders to a strong year, highlighted by the team earning the Academic Gold Award (GPA 3.75+).

All-Conference: Cora Moore ’27, Josie Johnson ’26

Performance Dance

Under new Head Coach Georgia Ingwell ’17, the Performance Dance Team had an exciting and successful 2025 season. The Raiders performed at numerous sporting events, bringing energy and spirit to the sidelines and halftime shows.

A standout moment of the season was hosting a Youth Dance Clinic, where young dancers learned choreography and performed alongside the team at a CDH Girls Soccer game — a memorable experience for all involved.

Fall Sports Athletes of the Week

Week	Name(s)	Sport
1	Maeve Zilka ’26	Girls Tennis
2	Joe Steinhoff ’28	Cross Country
3	Amelia McGibbon ’29	Girls Soccer
4	Dre Frierson-Hollie ’27	Football
5	Caroline Anetipa ’28	Girls Volleyball
6	Cece Larson ’26, Brynn McCabe ’26	Girls Soccer
7	Izaak Johnson ’26	Football
8	Colin Hafenbrack ’28	Boys Soccer
9	Cora Moore ’27, Ellen Kovats ’26	Girls Swim & Dive
10	Owen Welk ’27	Football
11	Gigi Thomas ’26	Girls Swim & Dive
12	Jaelyn Kline ’26	Girls Volleyball

We are incredibly proud of our Raider athletes for their dedication, hard work, and commitment to excellence. Congratulations on a successful fall season — and best of luck to our winter sports teams as they begin their campaigns!

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