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Rangers unseat No-2 seeded Farmington in state tournament
The unseeded Forest Lake Rangers upset the No. 2-seeded Farmington Tigers by a final score of 1-0 in the opening round of the Class AAAA state baseball tournament on Thursday, June 15, at CHS Field. The Rangers, who entered the tournament as a random draw, cracked the “pressure-proof” Tigers to advance to the semifinals round tomorrow. In a game where Farmington was heavily-favored, the Rangers played loose and free, which allowed Forest Lake to play its own style of baseball, resulting in the upset victory....
Area students return from space ... camp
When Space Camp attendee and member of Team Andromeda Ethan Moser returned home, his parents asked what was his favorite part of the weeklong camp in Huntsville, Alabama. His response was a no-brainer. “I said, ‘Everything,’” Moser joked. Moser was one of 17 students from the Forest Lake area who graduated from Space Camp and...
Local teen finding success in pageants
Alison Cable recently crowned in two organizations Being crowned royalty is usually a once-in-a-lifetime experience, but for Scandia 13-year-old Alison Cable, it’s old hat. The seventh grader at Forest Lake Area Middle School now has more than 70 titles to her name from various pageant organizations and was most recently crowned “Junior Teen Midwest” with America’s Little Miss Pageants. She will be competing for the national title of Junior Teen in August at the Wisconsin Dells. ...
Explosion injures recent Forest Lake area grad
An explosion in Baxter has severely injured a 2020 Forest Lake graduate last Monday, May 20. 22-year-old Zavier Chevere of Stacy was working on installing new electric vehicle charging stations at a Holiday gas station when there was an explosion that caused burns over large portions of his body, according to a press release by the Baxter police department. Chevere was airlifted and, according to a GoFundMe account to help Chevere, survived his injuries. The police and fire departments of Baxter determined a criminal investigation was not warranted. According to the GoFundMe page, Chevere was enlisted with the army national guard. The GoFundMe has garnered $17,375 in donations so far.
Sports Briefs - May 23, 2024
The Forest Lake baseball team fell to Park of Cottage Grove in a Suburban East Conference battle on Friday, May 17, in a nail-biter of a game by way of a 9-8 final score. The Rangers clinched a 6-2 victory against the Roseville Raiders in their final home game on Monday, May 20, and will face Anoka on the road in their final game of the season on Wednesday, May 22 at 7 p.m. Softball ...
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