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Synchronized swimming: Stillwater improves to 5-0
The Stillwater synchronized swimming team wrapped up at least a share of yet another East Metro Conference championship with a 36-9 routines meet victory over Osseo/Maple Grove/Park Center on Tuesday, April 23 at Stillwawter Middle School. The Ponies improved to 5-0 with just one dual meet remaining this season. After hosting its Water Show at SMS on Saturday, May 4, Stillwater is scheduled to close out the regular season at rival Forest Lake on Tuesday, May 7. ...
Boys tennis: Stillwater turns back Raiders, Rangers
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — After pulling out a narrow victory over Forest Lake, the Stillwater boys tennis team followed with a 6-1 victory over Roseville in a Suburban East Conference dual meet on Monday, April 22 at Stillwater Area High School. It was the third straight victory for the Ponies (2-1 SEC, 4-1), who swept all four singles matches against the Raiders. West Dell was pushed to three sets for...
Boys golf: Strong start for Ponies in SEC
Brendon Rickheim fired a career-low round and six Stillwater players turned in scores in the 70s, but the Ponies were unable to keep pace with the blistering pace set by Cretin-Derham Hall in the 20-team East Ridge Invitational on Wednesday, April 24 at StoneRidge Golf Club. The Ponies posted a score of 296 to place fourth behind Cretin-Derham Hall (272), Edina (289) and Chanhassen (290). More than one-third of the field shot 298 or lower as Chaska and Hudson tied for fifth at 297 and...
Boys track and field: Mounds View outdistances Stillwater at Pony Classic
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — The most reliable contenders throughout the long history of the Pony Classic finished atop the standings again, but it was Mounds View that had the stronger hand while placing first in eight of 18 events to outdistance Stillwater 291-258 for this year’s title in the boys track and field meet under cold conditions on Saturday, April 20 at Stillwater Area High School. Last year’s event was canceled due to weather, but the Ponies captured their 15th and most recent title at...
Softball: Stillwater extends winning streak to four games
WOODBURY — Trailing after four innings, Stillwater pulled even with two runs in the fifth and added three more in the sixth to pull away for a 7-5 Suburban East Conference softball victory over the Raptors on Wednesday, April 24 at East Ridge High School. Maya Schroeder belted out four hits, including a double, and scored three times to help lead the charge for Stillwater (6-3, 7-3), which finished with 13 hits in all. ...
Baseball: Stillwater no-hits Wolfpack in 10-0 win
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — After scoring just six runs combined in its previous four games, Stillwater broke out in a big way while cruising to a 10-0 Suburban East Conference baseball victory over Park on Wednesday, April 24 at Stillwater Area High School. The offense came alive, but the strong pitching that has been there all season also starred in the victory as Alex Oehlke and Emmett Campbell combined on a five-inning no-hitter. ...
Girls hockey: St. Martin nets Most Valuable Athlete award for Ponies
Following the completion of a remarkable five-year prep career, Josie St. Martin was honored as the Most Valuable Athlete for the Stillwater girls hockey team. One of five Ponies to receive All-Suburban East Conference recognition, the senior led the Ponies with 26 goals and 39 assists for 65 points in just 23 games. She was joined in earning all-conference honors by Emma Chard, Addy Finn, Josie Lang and Brooke Nelson. ...
Quast and Riser are SAHS Athletes of the Week
Liberty Quast Girls track and field After earning all-state honors in gymnastics for the second year in a row this past winter, Liberty Quast has hit the ground running for the Stillwater girls track and field team this spring. The junior finished first in the 100- and 200-meter races and placed second as part of...
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. Girls golf — Erin Thiets (42), Leah Kroenning (44), Sarah Nelson (48 and Sydney O’Neal (49) complete the scoring as the Stillwater girls golf team finishes at 183 and loses a tie-breaker to place third behind East Ridge (180) and Forest Lake (183) in the season-opening Suburban East Conference meet at Oak Glen Golf Course. Just seven...
Girls track and field: Quast, Fischer set pace for Ponies invite
ARDEN HILLS — Junior Liberty Quast secured two first-place finishes and a teammate was the only person preventing her from a third as the Stillwater girls track and field team participated in the Mounds View Invitational on Monday, April 15 at Mounds View High School. The six-team meet was not scored, but the Ponies placed first in seven of 18 events. The event was originally scheduled for April 16, but moved ahead one day due poor weather conditions anticipated for Tuesday. ...
Softball: Stillwater blanks Knights
NEW BRIGHTON — Cece Lamey threw a complete game shutout as Stillwater upended Irondale 9-0 in a Suburban East Conference softball game on Monday, April 15 at Irondale High School. The freshman limited the Knights (0-6 SEC, 0-7) to two hits and five walks while striking out nine. Stillwater (4-3 SEC, 5-3), which pulled away with four runs in the seventh, received two hits apiece from Maya Schroeder, Lilly Grundner...
Boys tennis: Ponies topple Mounds Park Academy
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — Cruising through the singles lineup without dropping a set, Stillwater topped Mounds Park Academy 6-1 in a nonconference boys tennis match on Wednesday, April 17 at Stillwater Area High School. The doubles matches were tighter, but the Ponies (0-1 SEC, 2-1) also secured victories in two of those three spots. “We had a good match with Mounds Park,” Stillwater coach Dave Kahl said. “They were good...
Boys lacrosse: Ponies prevail in conference opener
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — The reigning Suburban East Conference champion Stillwater boys lacrosse team made a strong showing in this year’s league opener while dispatching Roseville 14-4 on Wednesday, April 17 at Stillwater Area High School. It was the 11th consecutive SEC victory for the Ponies (1-0 SEC, 2-0), who are ranked No. 4 in the state coaches poll. Senior Grant Giese supplied four goals to pace Stillwater, which also...
Boys golf: Stillwater places 20th at Bunker Hills
COON RAPIDS — The Stillwater boys golf team tied for 23rd out of 30 teams in the Bunker Hills Invitational on Thursday, April 11. Spring Lake Park and Totino-Grace topped the field with matching scores of 286 while Maple Grove finished three shots back at 289. Five teams finished at 294 or lower, but the format of the tournament contributed to the low scoring on a course that is also the site of the Class AAA state tournament. ...
Boys track and field: Ponies finish third at WBL Relays
WHITE BEAR LAKE — Just 10 points separated the top three, but the Stillwater boys track and field team settled for third in the White Bear Lake Relays on Thursday, April 11. The host Bears held off Mounds View 133.98-131.97 for the top spot while the Ponies followed with 123.96 points, nearly five points ahead of fourth-place Woodbury (119). It was the first outdoor meet of the season for the...
Girls lacrosse: Stillwater pulls away from Raiders
ROSEVILLE — Ava Mosley delivered four goals to lead a balanced Stillwater attack as the Ponies defeated Roseville 16-5 in a Suburan East Conference girls lacrosse game on Wednesday, April 17 at RAHS. It was the conference opener for the fourth-ranked Ponies (1-0 SEC, 1-1), who featured 11 different players with at least one goal. Lydia Glass and Myah Krueger added two goals apiece. ...
Baseball: Royals quiet Stillwater bats in battle of SEC unbeatens
RIVER FALLS, Wis. — In a game that featured just seven hits combined, it was Woodbury that strung two together in the fifth inning to provide the difference in a 1-0 Suburban East Conference baseball victory over Stillwater on Wednesday, April 17 at First National Bank of River Falls Field. The teams entered the game as the only remaining teams without an SEC loss and the Royals (4-0 SEC, 4-1) will remain atop the standings in what should be a wild chase for the title...
Boys volleyball: Stillwater's new kids on the block
Starting from scratch has provided some challenges, but the rewards are also evident for the Stillwater boys volleyball team during the early portion of its inaugural season. After falling in its season opener, the Ponies swept Cretin-Derham Hall 3-0 in a nonconference match to produce the program’s first-ever victory on Monday, April 15 at Stillwater Area High School. The victory was sandwiched around nonconference losses on the road at St....
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