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Ranger softball shuts out Anoka for a return to state
The Rangers softball team will be headed back to the state tournament in Mankato next week after taking down No. 3-seed Anoka in spectacular fashion in the 7AAAA championship game on Thursday, June 2, at Aspen Park. The team dominated the game with a 9-0 win against the Tornados on Thursday, June 2 at Aspen Park in Coon Rapids. “[Going to state] never gets old,” Forest Lake coach Sean Hall said. “It’s really exciting to get the opportunity to go down to Mankato and see...
3 siblings among 11 artists chosen for Ordway art festival
Three local siblings all entered an art contest — and won. Lakes International Language Academy seventh-grader Eliana, fifth-grader Isaiah, and second-grader Arrow Acero all won in their age categories and were chosen as three of 11 student artists to be displayed at the Flint Hills Family Festival Artwalk in St. Paul at the Ordway Theater, which runs May 31 through June 4. It was by the suggestion of mother Dawn that the Eliana enter a painting in the contest. The family attends the festival each...
Snowboarder Grace Domino competes at world, national levels
What started out as her sister’s 10th birthday gift became an opportunity for Grace Domino, who was 8 at the time, to discover a love for snowboarding. “My dad was like, ‘Oh, let’s take you to a big hill and let’s try it out there with some lessons and stuff.’ And so then I ended up kind of taking her birthday present,” Domino joked. At that time, her family couldn’t...
Columbus Lions to return to community center
The Columbus City Council recently approved a lease agreement with the city’s Lions Club over the next five years in a 4-0 vote (Sue Wagamon was absent) during its meeting on Wednesday, May 25. The Columbus Lions Club will host nine pancake breakfasts a year in the community center, while maintaining the kitchen equipment and proper licensing needed to host congregate meals. “We’ve talked about wanting to have gathering places and a sort of a reason for the community to get together, and their breakfasts...
Ranger softball shuts out No. 1 Blaine, advances to section final
Forest Lake could battle Blaine, Anoka again for championship Forest Lake softball is just a single win away from another section championship, with their eyes set on another state championship run after losing to Rosemount in the state championship game last year. The No. 2-seed Rangers topped Duluth East and Anoka before hammering No. 1-seed Blaine last week in the section 7AAAA tournament. The final section game scheduled for Thursday, June 2. ...
Tennis falls short in knocking off C-I in first round of sections
McKinnon qualifies for state singles tourney Malachi McKinnon added an extra two weeks to his season for the Forest Lake boys tennis team by advancing to the Class AA state singles tournament. The freshman finished second in the Section 7AA individual tournament on Thursday, May 26, at Blaine High School to qualify for state. McKinnon will face off with Chanhassen's Konnor Gunwall at 8 a.m. at the Baseline Tennis Center...
Forest Lake boys track takes second at SEC meet
Girls place fourth The Forest Lake boys track and field team finished second in the Suburban East Conference Meet on May 24 and 26 at Park High School in Cottage Grove. The Rangers totaled 166 points to finish behind Stillwater (238.5), but 12.5 points ahead of third-place White Bear Lake (153.5). In the girls competition,...
Rangers synchronized swimming place third at state
The Forest Lake synchronized swimming team matched its finish from a year ago while placing third in the state meet on May 26-27 at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center. East Metro Conference rival Stillwater outdistanced the field with 180 points to defend its state championship while Wayzata (90) and the Rangers (76) followed in second and third. Richfield was a distant fourth with 33 points, giving the East Section three of the top four finishers at state. ...
Baseball tops Chisago Lakes on senior night
Team heads into section play with two-game winning streak While Forest Lake baseball finished their regular season this week with a 6-14 record, the team significantly improved as the season progressed. The Rangers went 3-3 in their past six games, including a 2-0 win on senior night against Chisago Lakes on Thursday, May 26. Senior pitcher Gage Lund had four strikeouts, a 75% strike rate, and allowed just a single...
Girls lacrosse topples Ponies to earn SEC crown
Facing its biggest challenge of the season, Forest Lake turned in an inspired performance while upending the seventh-ranked Ponies 5-3 on Wednesday, May 25, at Stillwater Area High School. It was the ninth straight victory for the Rangers (8-1 SEC, 12-1), who earned a share of their first-ever Suburban East Conference championship in girls lacrosse. It was a long time coming, fifth-year coach Jenna Brown suggested. ...
School district pulls out of Equity Alliance
Equity practices, programs to continue at the district through other partnerships The Forest Lake Area School Board approved the dissolution of its joint powers agreement with Equity Alliance MN in a 5-0 vote, with members Jill Landstrom and Gail Theisen absent, during the school board meeting on Thursday, May 19. The Forest Lake Area School District has been one of Equity Alliance’s five district members — Forest Lake Area, Inver...
School lunch payments could resume for upcoming school year
Meal fees expected to increase $6 a month In early March, 2022, Congress passed a $1.5 trillion government spending bill, excluding the extension of child nutrition waivers, which has allowed all students to get breakfast and lunch for free since the summer of 2020. Although there is momentum in Congress to continue providing federal funding for school meals, which could extend beyond June 30, 2022, the Forest Lake Area School...
Track places sixth, 12th at True Team state
Competing at True Team state for the first time in more than a decade, the Forest Lake boys track and field team matched up well against the regulars while placing sixth in the Class AAA meet on Friday, May 20 at Stillwater Area High School. Forest Lake (843) entered the final event in eighth place, but outscored Blaine (837) and Lakeville South (835.5) in the 4x400 relay to climb up to sixth in the final standings. ...
Ranger softball tops Stillwater in seventh inning
The Ranger softball team ended its regular season with a series of wins this past week. After winning three of the past four games, including a critical 7-1 win against a conference-rival East Ridge on Monday, May 16, the Rangers went on to beat Mounds View 16-1 at Schumacher Field on Wednesday, May 18, securing a major win on Senior Night. Seniors Grace Frechette and Bailey Thomas led the way offensively, combining for five hits and six RBIs. Frechette and junior Chelsea Jordan, who is...
Girls golf claim top spot in SEC Tournament
Forest Lake finishes third in overall conference standings It wasn’t quite enough to move up in the final standings, but the Forest Lake girls golf team finished out the regular season with a flourish while winning the Suburban East Conference Tournament on Thursday, May 19 at Oak Glen Golf Course in Stillwater. The Rangers won the tie-breaker with Roseville for the top spot after both teams posted scores of 351....
Ranger baseball gets home win against St. Francis
It’s been an up-and-down season for Forest Lake baseball. But following a slow 1-8 start to the season, the team has seen improvements and are 4-7 since, with some tight losses this week against East Ridge and Roseville. Despite winning just five games so far this season, the Rangers put up a fight against tough competition this week. “Our kids played really well this week,” Forest Lake coach Kale Henry said. “We just couldn’t get a clutch hit early on in the week.” ...
Anderson sets pace for Rangers boys golf at SEC Tournament
Forest Lake finishes seventh overall in conference standings Junior Carsen Anderson delivered his best round of the season, but the Forest Lake boys golf team was unable to move up in the final conference standings after placing seventh in the Suburban East Conference Tournament on Monday, May 23 at Troy Burne Golf Club in Hudson, Wisconsin. The Rangers turned in a score of 327 to match fifth-place Park and sixth-place...
Downtown plan nears finalization
Public open house scheduled for June 2 A little more than a year since its inception, the downtown committee is preparing to finalize a downtown plan, what it says is a vision for the future of the historical center of the city. The planning began in early 2021, and shortly after the city hired Minneapolis-based HKGi to develop a plan to revitalize the area. One of the final iterations of...
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