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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. Track and field — Stillwater graduate and Oregon Track Club team member Ben Blankenship finishes 10th in the 1,500 meters at the USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa. Blankenship (3:46.95) finishes less than two seconds behind winner Matthew Centrowitz (3:45.17) in the slow, tactical race. ...
Fisher and Swenson are SAHS Athletes of the Week
Ellie Fisher Girls lacrosse One of seven seniors for a team that secured the program’s second straight conference and section titles this spring, Ellie Fisher was a steady performer for the Stillwater girls lacrosse team. She scored at least one goal 13 of 19 games for the Ponies to rank second on the team with...
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. Baseball — Recent Stillwater Area High School graduate Connor Johnston is chosen to represent the Ponies on the East Metro Team in the Minnesota Baseball All-Star Series at Chaska Athletic Park. Johnston, who batted .500 for the Ponies (10-8 SEC, 14-10) is one of six players from the Suburban East Conference chosen to participate in the event. ...
Golf: Winter claims MGA Players' Championship
ST. CLOUD — Stillwater Area High School graduate Brock Winter claimed one of the Minnesota Golf Association’s top honors with a victory in the 45th Players’ Championship on Wednesday, June 21 at St. Cloud Country Club. Winter, the Class AAA individual state champion for the Ponies in 2019, survived the 64-player field in the match-play tournament with a 2 and 1 victory over Nate Stevens in the finals. A two-time...
Girls golf team sends off Gettinger with surprise
After 75 combined seasons coaching volleyball, basketball and golf at Stillwater, there’s not much that can still surprise Don Gettinger, but the girls golf team managed to keep secret a celebration for the popular coach following the team’s annual awards banquet on Thursday, June 15 at Pioneer Park. This marked the 20th and final season as an assistant golf coach for Gettinger, who also spent 25 seasons coaching volleyball and 30 with the girls basketball program. ...
Girls golf: Kylie Voight earns MVP award for Ponies
Junior Kylie Voight was honored as the Most Valuable Athlete for the Stillwater girls golf team during its postseason awards banquet on Thursday, June 15 at Pioneer Park in Stillwater. Voight was one of just two juniors in the team’s section line-up and one of three team members to notch perfect practice attendance, a list that also includes sophomore Jenna Voight and seventh-grader Addie Schinka. “Kylie had 100 percent attendance...
Girls lacrosse: Ponies move up to fourth at state
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — It wasn’t the final landing spot desired, but it was another step forward for the Stillwater girls lacrosse team after climbing to fourth place in the state tournament. The third-seeded Ponies (14-5) kept pace with Lakeville South until the second half when the Cougars pulled away for a 17-9 victory in the third-place game on Saturday, June 17 at Stillwater Area High School. South (18-1) was...
Sports brief: Registration underway for Crush ALS Golf Tournament
The Let’s Crush ALS Charity Golf Tournament is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 7 at Stillwater Country Club. This fund-raising event is being held in honor of Dr. Bob Meisterling and Minnesota State Senator David Tomassoni, and in recognition of former NBA player and retired Stillwater teacher Chris Engler and all who are living with ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Cost to participate in the event is $200, which...
Pagel and Johnson are SAHS Athletes of the Week
Cayman Pagel Girls track and field Part of a strong 1-2 punch in the long jump for the Stillwater girls track and field team, Cayman Pagel placed sixth in the Class AAA state meet on Thursday, June 8 at St. Michael-Albertville High School. The junior turned in a best jump of 17-9 1/2, which was...
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. Boys track and field — A week after leading the Stillwater boys track and field team to a Class AA state championship, Eli Krahn, Eric Colvin Sean Bjork and Wayde Hall earn NSAF All-American honors with a second-place finish in the 4x1,600 relay with a time of 17:17.45 at the New Balance Nationals outdoor track and field...
Girls track and field: Williams lands on the medal stand in two events to pace Ponies
ST. MICHAEL — The Stillwater girls track and field team produced three medalists during a topsy-turvy Class AAA state meet that concluded on Saturday, June 10 at St. Michael-Albertville High School. The Ponies received points from four athletes in three events to finish with 13 points overall, placing 24th. Minnetonka outdistanced Wayzata 101-88 for the team title while Blaine was a distant third with 44 points. Stillwater qualified 16 individual...
Boys track and field: Tweed vaults up to second at state for Ponies
ST. MICHAEL — After placing 13th at state a year ago, Jackson Tweed vaulted onto the medal stand with a second-place showing in the pole vault at the Class AAA boys track and field state meet at St. Michael-Albertville High School. The Stillwater senior finished second in the pole vault at 14-9 to record the top showing for the Ponies as they received points from seven entries in accumulating 29 points to tie for 11th place in the team standings on Saturday, June 10. ...
Girls lacrosse: Ponies advance to state semifinals
WHITE BEAR LAKE — A second-half surge carried the Stillwater girls lacrosse team to a 13-7 victory over East Ridge in the quarterfinals of the state tournament on Tuesday, June 13 at White Bear Lake High School. The third-seeded Ponies defeated East Ridge earlier this season, but the Raptors did not go quietly in the rematch while making the program’s first-ever state tournament appearance. By comparison, this marks Stillwater’s 11th...
Golf: Siblings represent Stillwater in boys and girls state tournaments
COON RAPIDS — A better day driving the ball led to a five-shot improvement on Day 2 for Stillwater’s Zeke Roberts, who tied for 32nd place in the Class AAA boys golf state tournament on Wednesday, June 14 at Bunker Hills Golf Club. After opening with a 79, the sophomore carded a 74 in the second round to finish at 153 in his second appearance at state. Roberts placed 24th at state a year ago with a total of 151 to lead the Ponies to...
Roskoski and Lynskey are SAHS Athletes of the Week
Sophia Roskoski Girls track and field The Stillwater girls track and field team put together a strong showing while defending its Section 4AAA title and Sophia Roskoski contributed in several events. The senior and Western Kentucky University recruit won the 100 hurdles and tied teammate Marcie Wait for first in the pole vault, qualifying for...
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. Softball — Stillwater’s state title aspirations are dashed with a 3-1 loss to Prior Lake in eight innings during the Class AAA state softball tournament at Caswell Park. The Ponies, on the heels of winning the state title in 2012, manage just two hits while having their nine-game winning streak halted. Stillwater finishes the season with a...
Girls golf: Roberts sets pace for Ponies in section tourney
MAPLEWOOD — Eighth-grader Nora Roberts became the second member of her family to qualify for the golf state tournament after leading the Stillwater girls to a third-place finish in the two-day Section 4AAA Tournament on June 1-2 at Goodrich Golf Course. The Ponies were the four-time reigning section champion, but not a factor in this year’s chase as Mahtomedi totaled 676 (342-334) to hold off runner-up White Bear Lake (350-339—689) for the team title and a trip to the Class AAA state tournament on June...
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