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Wrestling: Ponies secure third place at state
ST. PAUL — In a season that featured some ups and downs, the Stillwater wrestling team was eventually able to show where it stacked up against the state’s best while placing third in the Class AAA state team tournament on Thursday, March 2 at the Xcel Energy Center. The Ponies (27-6) required persistence after losing three straight duals against strong competition in mid-January, but finished strong with a 33-30 triumph over second-seeded Waconia in the third-place match at state. ...
Girls basketball: Ponies advance to section finals
WHITE BEAR LAKE — Not everything went smoothly for Stillwater, but a strong emphasis on defense helped the Ponies overcome second-seeded White Bear Lake for 51-47 victory in the Section 4AAAA girls basketball semifinals on Saturday, March 4 at White Bear Lake High School. The teams split during the regular season and this was a rematch of last year’s section finals that White Bear Lake pulled out on the way to the state semifinals — ending a run of three straight state tournament appearances for...
Quast and Sorensen are SAHS Athletes of the Week
Liberty Quast Gymnastics After an ankle injury hampered her during the state team competition, Stillwater sophomore Liberty Quast closed out her season with a strong showing in the individual state meet the following day at Roy Wilkins Auditorium. Quast finished fifth in the vault to earn all-state honors on the way to a 21st-place finish...
10 years ago this week...
This is a look back at some of the people and teams making news in the St. Croix Valley 10 years ago, as reported in the Stillwater Gazette. Cross-country skiing — Jessie Diggins combines with Kikkan Randall to win the team sprint in the FIS World Championships in Italy. It is the first-ever World Championship for Team USA in cross-country skiing. Diggins, a 2010 Stillwater Area High School graduate, also helps lead the Americans to a fourth-place finish in the women’s relay, which is the...
SCPA: Lions fall short against New Life Academy
The St. Croix Preparatory Academy boys basketball team fell to New Life Academy 92-51 in a Skyline Conference contest on Wednesday, March 1 at SCPA. It was the third loss in a row for the Lions (6-8 Skyline, 8-16), who close out the regular season with nonconference games against Hill-Murray and Nova Classical on March 3 and 4. Five different players scored in double figures for the Eagles (12-3, 20-5),...
Boys basketball: Stillwater wins three straight
COTTAGE GROVE — Four players scored in double figures to help send Stillwater to an 84-73 Suburban East Conference boys basketball victory over the Wolfpack on Wednesday, March 1 at Park High School. Max Shikenjanski poured in a game-high 31 points to lead the Ponies (12-5 SEC, 16-9), but he had plenty of support with Tanner Thomson adding 19 points. Henry Zollar dropped in 13 points, just one night after scoring 12 in a win over Irondale, and Lake de Jongh added 10 points for...
Boys hockey: Woodbury trips up second-seeded Ponies in overtime
MAPLEWOOD — After splitting two overtime games during the regular season, it was Woodbury that prevailed in the one with even higher stakes on Saturday, Feb. 25 at Aldrich Arena. The seventh-seeded Royals scored two minutes into overtime to secure a 1-0 overtime victory over the No. 2-seeded Ponies in the Section 4AA quarterfinals. Woodbury (12-13-1) advanced to face third-seeded Hill-Murray (12-13-1) in the semifinals on Wednesday, March 1 while...
Girls basketball: Ponies turn back Woodbury in section opener
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — Lexi Karlen and Elise Dieterle combined for 37 points to help send the Stillwater girls basketball team to a 57-24 victory over sixth-seeded Woodbury in the Section 4AAAA quarterfinals on Wednesday, March 1 at Stillwater Area High School. Karlen, the only senior on the roster for the second-seeded Ponies (22-5), tossed in a game-high 20 points to lead the way. Dieterle added 17 points as Stillwater limited the Royals (7-20) to just 10 points in the first half. ...
Gymnastics: Stillwater lands fourth at state meet
ST. PAUL — There were a lot of new faces that contributed to a familiar showing for the Stillwater gymnastics team in its fourth-place finish in the Class AA state meet on Friday, Feb. 24 at Roy Wilkins Auditorium. The Ponies matched their finish from a year ago and this marked the program’s sixth top-five placing at state over the last seven seasons. Stillwater turned in a score of 143.425...
Boys swimming and diving: Stillwater places second in section meet
The Stillwater boys swimming and diving team was unable to overtake the rival Mustangs, but qualified seven entries for the state meet during a runner-up finish in the Section 4AA Meet on Saturday, Feb. 25 at Stillwater Middle School. Mounds View racked up 424 points to hold off the Ponies (415) by just nine points to defend its section championship. St. Paul Central followed in third place with 339 points. ...
Wrestling: Stillwater sends 12 individuals to state
NORTH ST. PAUL — Just a week after capturing its seventh straight section team title, the Stillwater wrestling team made sure the bulk of its lineup would be sticking around for the individual state tournament as well after crowning eight section champions and advancing a total of 12 qualifiers during the Section 4AAA individual tournament on Saturday, Feb. 25 at North St. Paul High School. “I thought we had an awesome day,” Ponies coach Steve Polakowski said. “We competed really hard in almost every single...
'Better Together' drafting big plans for Ponies baseball and softball
Expectations are always high for Stillwater baseball and softball and a team of supporters this week unveiled ambitious plans for upgraded facilities that would benefit both programs. Nancy Matchey appeared before the District 834 School Board on Tuesday, Feb. 28 to introduce the “Ponies Better Together” campaign, which was created to raise money for developing first-class fields and a community gathering space at Stillwater Area High School. Few details were...
Holmes and Jurek are SAHS Athletes of the Week
Bailey Holmes Girls Nordic skiing After earning all-state honors in the team sprint a year ago, junior Bailey Holmes repeated the feat while competing in the pursuit this season and helping the Stillwater girls Nordic skiing team to a runner-up finish at the state meet. The junior placed 16th in the pursuit after posting the...
10 years ago this week...
This is a look back at some of the people and teams making news in the St. Croix Valley 10 years ago, as reported in the Stillwater Gazette. Wrestling — After falling to Woodbury in the team section finals, the Stillwater wrestling team qualifies more than half of its lineup for the individual section tournament. Christian Bahl (106 pounds), Austin Jordan (126), Matt Riehle (138) and Sebastian Dingle (182) each won section titles while Wayde Hall (120), Dillan Nelson (132), Grant Wohlwend (160) and Haden...
Maybe we can survive with fewer eggs
Most days I don’t think much about eggs. They’re in the same vein as laundry detergent or salt. But if you sparingly sprinkle them across a Zombie-mart shopping experience demand will soar, along with pricing. I guess it is the bedrock of capitalism. Supply and demand, baby. But three+ years into a pandemic that offered up more unfulfilling shopping experiences than your search for an edible hot dog wrinkling under...
Boys swimming and diving: Ponies top field at JV conference meet
COTTAGE GROVE — East Ridge finished first in six events, including all three relays, but the Stillwater boys swimming and diving team used a balanced approach to take top honors in the Suburban East Conference JV Meet on Saturday, Feb. 18 at Oltman Middle School. The Ponies totaled 408 points to outdistance East Ridge (368) while Mounds View followed in third with 243 points. Stillwater placed third in this meet...
Nordic skiing: Ponies finish second at state
BIWABIK — A strong finish in the freestyle pursuit helped the Stillwater girls Nordic skiing team overtake defending state champion St. Paul Highland Park to place second in the state meet on Feb. 15-16 at Giants Ridge. Duluth East, which swept the girls and boys titles, outscored the Ponies 387-363 in the girls standings while Highland Park finished just one point behind Stillwater in third place with 362 points. Minneapolis Washburn was a distant fourth with 333 points. ...
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