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SCPA: Lions fall to Mounds Park Academy in section quarterfinals
The fifth-seeded St. Croix Preparatory Academy girls basketball team was stopped by fourth-seeded Mounds Park Academy 61-51 in the quarterfinals of the Section 4AA tournament on Saturday, March 4 at MPA. Ivy Lothenbach delivered a game-high 26 points for the Lions (19-9), who trailed 28-13 at halftime. Siena Brown contributed nine points while Lily Lothenbach and Avary White added eight points apiece. Audrey Jakway tossed in 23 points to lead...
Boys swimming and diving: Kogler places fourth in two events at state meet
MINNEAPOLIS — Sophomore Jackson Kogler delivered two all-state performances to pace the Stillwater boys swimming and diving team in the Class AA state meet on Saturday, March 4 at the University of Minnesota’s Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. The Ponies were represented in the finals in four events and finished with 50 points to place 17th overall. It was a slight improvement from a year ago when Stillwater finished 21st with 32.5 points. ...
Boys basketball: Shikenjanski sets more records as Ponies advance
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — In his final game in the home gym, senior guard Max Shikenjanski checked off two more school records while helping the Ponies to a 91-59 victory over sixth-seeded St. Paul Central in the Section 4AAAA quarterfinals on Wednesday, March 8 at Stillwater Area High School. Shikenjanski scored 18 points and dished out a school record 14 assists, which also moved him into the top spot on the school’s career list for assists with 345. ...
Wrestling: Ponies produce three state runner-ups
ST. PAUL — In choosing between a challenge or all-but certain individual state championship, Ryder Rogotzke took the road less traveled. It didn’t lead to the top of the podium, but the Stillwater senior had no regrets after placing second at 195 pounds in the Class AAA individual state wrestling tournament on Saturday, March 4 at the Xcel Energy Center. The gold medalist at 182 pounds a year ago, Rogotzke...
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...
Diggins makes more history for U.S. Ski Team
Jessie Diggins added another “first-ever” to an already extensive list of achievements for the U.S. Cross Country Ski Team on Tuesday, Feb. 28 at the World Championships in Planica, Slovenia. The Afton native and 2010 Stillwater Area High School graduate won the 10-kilometer freestyle race to became the first American skier to claim an individual gold medal at the World Championships. “I hope that this inspires the next generation to...
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...
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