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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. Synchronized swimming — Mariah Smith finishes more than two points ahead of the runner-up from Forest Lake as the Stillwater synchronized swimming team improves to 2-0 with a 20-9 East Metro Conference victory at Stillwater Junior High School. Katie Koenning and Elise Adrian add third- and fourth-place finishes for the Ponies. ...
Girls hockey: Six Ponies earn All-SEC honors
Six members of the Suburban East Conference champion Stillwater girls hockey team were honored with all-conference honors during its postseason awards banquet on Sunday, March 5 at the Lake Elmo Inn Events Center. Senior Kylie Ligday and juniors Josie St. Martin, Myah Krueger, Josie Lang, Addy Finn and Lily Timmons earned All-Suburban East Conference honors for the Ponies while senior Avery Braunshausen and juniors Brooke Nelson and Alexa March received honorable mention all-conference recognition. ...
Boys track and field: Stillwater laps competition at MSU Varsity Showcase
MANKATO — The Stillwater boys track and field team delivered an impressive showing in its season opener while winning the the MSU Varsity Showcase on Saturday, April 1 at Minnesota State University, Mankato. The Ponies scored points in 12 of 15 events and racked up 87 points to easily outdistance runner-up Onalaska (48) and third-place Spencer (42) in the 28-team field. Stillwater was strong on the track and in the...
Girls track and field: Ponies top field in season opener
MANKATO — Sophia Roskoski scored points in three different events to help send the Stillwater girls track and field team to a first-place finish in the MSU Varsity Showcase on Saturday, April 1 at Minnesota State University, Mankato. The Ponies, who scored points in nine events, totaled 70 points to outdistance runner-up Roseville (56.5) and third-place Spencer (54). Roskoski led a strong showing for the Ponies in the pole vault...
Boys hockey: Anderson collects MVP award for Ponies
Senior goaltender Tomas Anderson has been named the Most Valuable Athlete for the Stillwater boys hockey team, which held its postseason awards banquet on Monday, March 13 at the JX Venue in downtown Stillwater. Anderson was one of four Ponies to receive All-Suburban East Conference honors, a list that also includes fellow seniors Ty Tuccitto, Ethan Bernier and Riley Skuza. Stillwater finished with a 14-9-3 record, including 7-5-1 to place...
April snow showers and nightmare of a white Easter
March went out like a lion once again this year. Mother Nature sure likes to play April Fools jokes on us. My muscles still hurt after clearing that foot of wet, heavy snow. And I hope you didn’t get the tree damage like we did. We lost several trees from the weight of that snow combined with those fierce winds. My parents’ house in Lake Elmo took a beating as well. Somehow it seems fitting with the terrible winter we’ve gone through. I always try to find the bright side, and things are looking much brighter than Aprils of yore. ...
Gymnastics: Stillwater names Carter Most Valuable Athlete
One of just three seniors on roster, Olivia Carter was honored as the Most Valuable Athlete for the Stillwater gymnastics team at its postseason awards banquet. Carter, an individual state qualifier in the vault and floor exercise, was joined in earning All-Suburban East Conference honors by teammates Anna Benson, Evelyn Johnson, Sofia LaBelle, Katelyn McDowell and Liberty Quast. Zoe Chase received honorable mention all-conference recognition. They helped lead the Ponies...
Nordic skiing: Ward chosen MVP for state runner-ups; Johnson nets top honor for Stillwater boys
It was a season filled with plenty of snow and much to celebrate as the Stillwater girls and boys Nordic skiing teams held their postseason awards banquet. Senior Lily Ward was named the Most Valuable Athlete for the girls and senior Charlie Johnson took home MVP honors on the boys team. Ward was one of five all-state performers for the Stillwater girls after placing sixth in the individual pursuit at...
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. Alpine skiing — Steig Peterson is chosen the Most Valuable Athlete for the Stillwater boys alpine skiing team and Kennedy O’Reilly receives the same honor for the Stillwater girls. It is the third straight MVP award for Peterson, who helps lead the Ponies to conference and section championships before placing second at the state meet. O’Reilly and...
Nordic skiing: Saldin earns All-American honors at Junior Nationals
Four current or past Stillwater Area High School skiers competed in the U.S. Ski & Snowboard Junior National Cross-Country Ski Championships on March 13-16 in Fairbanks, Alaska. Jonny Saldin, an all-state performer for the Ponies before graduating in 2022, earned All-American honors in two events. Lily Ward and Bailey Holmes also represented the Midwest Junior National Ski Team in the girls U18 division and George Nelson competed in the boys...
Boys swimming and diving: Volkman and Kubitschek are chosen MVPs for Ponies
Senior Nathan Volkman and sophomore Maccon Kubitschek were honored as co-recipients of the Most Valuable Athlete award for the Stillwater boys swimming and diving team during its postseason awards banquet on Sunday March 5 at the Lowell Inn Event Center. Volkman, who joined Jared Petersen and Thomas Putnam in serving as captains, was a section finalist in three events. He placed fourth in the backstroke, sixth in the 200 individual medley and contributed to a fourth-place 200 medley relay team. ...
Diggins places second in overall World Cup standings
It was another banner season on the snow for Afton native Jessie Diggins, who recently wrapped up the 2002-23 cross-country skiing season with a second-place finish in the overall FIS Cross Country World Cup standings. The 2010 Stillwater Area High School graduate also placed second in the distance race standings and 11th in the sprints. Her contributions helped the United States place fourth behind traditional powers Norway, Sweden and Finland in the Nations Cup, which combines men’s and women’s results for each nation in World...
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. Gymnastics — Junior Sidnee Ronsberg receives the Most Valuable Athlete award for the Stillwater gymnastics team. Lillyan Pan and Kylie Wittl earn all-conference honors for the Ponies, who place second in the Suburban East Conference and in the Section 4AA Meet. Boys...
Girls basketball: Stillwater places fourth at state
ST. PAUL — A season that exceeded most realistic expectations ended with the Stillwater girls basketball team placing fourth in the Class AAAA state tournament. The Ponies were unable to keep pace with third-seeded Eden Prairie in the second half while falling short 69-54 in the third-place game on Saturday, March 18 at the Gangelhoff Center on the campus of Concordia University. It wasn’t the outcome Stillwater (25-7) was hoping...
Girls basketball: Hopkins turns back Ponies in state semifinals
MINNEAPOLIS — No stranger to the state finals, Hopkins earned yet another appearance after pulling away from Stillwater for a 79-51 victory in the Class AAAA girls basketball state semifinals on Thursday, March 16 at Williams Arena. The top-seeded Royals (28-2) outscored Stillwater 34-16 in the last 12 minutes of the first half and didn’t let up after the intermission, despite a spirited effort from the fourth-seeded Ponies (25-6). Taylor...
Thompson and Shikenjanski are SAHS Athletes of the Week
Amy Thompson Girls basketball Coming up big in the most important games of the season, Amy Thompson has been scoring inside the lane and from beyond the three-point arc while helping propel the Stillwater girls basketball team into the semifinals of the state tournament. The junior guard scored a game-high 22 points in the team’s...
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