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Baseball: Raiders eliminate Stillwater from section tourney
ROSEVILLE — Stillwater saved its best baseball for down the stretch, but it was still not enough to emerge from arguably the strongest section in the state. The fourth-seeded Ponies (16-9) kept its season going in the elimination bracket with three straight victories before getting stopped by top-seeded Cretin-Derham Hall 6-5 in the losers bracket finals of the Section 4AAAA tournament on Monday, June 5 at the University of Northwestern. ...
Boys lacrosse: Mahtomedi knocks off top-seeded Ponies in section finals
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — A familiar rival stopped the top-seeded Stillwater boys lacrosse team in the Section 4 championship game on Wednesday, June 7 at Stillwater Area High School. No. 2 seed Mahtomedi took charge with a five-goal second quarter and held off the Ponies for an 11-7 victory to earn its first trip to state since 2019. These teams have claimed each of the last Section 4 titles, with...
Girls lacrosse: Back to state for Stillwater
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — Hit with some dramatic changes in the last two weeks, the Stillwater girls lacrosse team landed in a familiar place after topping Gentry Academy 10-7 to capture the Section 4 championship on Wednesday, June 7 at Stillwater Area High School. The top-seeded Ponies (13-3) earned a spot in the state tournament for the 11th time in the past 12 seasons, but it wasn’t easy after Stillwater lost one of its top players, Tori Liljegren, to a knee injury in the final...
Boys track and field: Ponies repeat as section champions
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — The focus was on team points, but the Stillwater boys track and field team also advanced entries to state in 11 of 18 events while capturing the Section 4AAA championship on Thursday, June 1 at Stillwater Area High School. The Ponies totaled 256 points to defend their section title, outdistancing second-place White Bear Lake (211) and third-place Woodbury (181) with room to spare in the eight-team meet. ...
Girls track and field: Ponies lap field for section title
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — With a resounding 11 victories in 18 events, the Stillwater girls track and field team cruised to the Section 4AAA championship on Thursday, June 1 at Stillwater Area High School. The Ponies racked up 315 points to easily outdistance runner-up White Bear Lake (208) and third-place Woodbury (131.5) in the eight-team field. It was the second section title in a row for Stillwater, which qualified 16 individual entries and two relays for the state meet on June 8 and 10 at...
Liljegren and Magistad are SAHS Athletes of the Week
Tori Liljegren Girls lacrosse An all-metro performer a year ago, Tori Liljegren was enjoying another outstanding season while ranking among team leaders in several categories before suffering a season-ending injury in the final game of the regular season. The senior scored 19 goals and 12 assists while also ranking among team leaders with 21 ground...
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 — The reigning state champion Stillwater softball team earns a repeat trip to state after knocking off East Ridge 6-2 to repeat as Section 4AAA champions at McKnight Fields in North St. Paul. Hannah Heacox limits the Raptors to just three hits while Sidnee Ronsberg and Rachel Hartwig each homer for the Ponies, who also receive...
Girls track and field: Ponies place third in SEC Meet
FOREST LAKE — The Stillwater girls track and field team placed third in the Suburban East Conference Meet on May 23 at 25 at Forest Lake High School. The Ponies, who matched their finish from a year ago, totaled 174 points to finish behind Roseville (218) and Mounds View (190). Forest Lake was a distant fourth with 117.5 points. Stillwater produced 12 all-conference performances, including two each by Liberty Quast...
Boys track and field: Stillwater repeats as conference champion
FOREST LAKE — After finishing as the top Suburban East Conference team while placing fourth in the True Team state meet less than a week earlier, the Stillwater boys track and field team also outdistanced its SEC peers while defending its conference championship on May 23 and 25 at Forest Lake High School. The Ponies racked up 164.5 points to hold off runner-up Mounds View (156.5) and third-place Woodbury (154) while Forest Lake followed in fourth place with 103 points in the 10-team field. ...
Boys golf: Roberts qualifies for state as Ponies place third at sections
COON RAPIDS — Youth was served with teams carding some low scores for the contenders in the Section 4AAA boys golf tournament on May 30-31 at Bunker Hills Golf Club. Mahtomedi led Cretin-Derham Hall by two shots after Day 1 of the section tourney and expanded the lead slightly while outlasting the Raiders 590-595 for the title and a spot in the Class AAA state tournament on June 13-14 at Bunker Hills. ...
Softball: North St. Paul rallies to eliminate Ponies in sections
NORTH ST. PAUL — Just one strike away in the top of the seventh inning, the Stillwater softball team was unable to finish off North St. Paul while falling 8-5 in the losers bracket finals of the Section 4AAAA Tournament on Wednesday, May 31 at McKnight Fields. The third-seeded Polars (20-2) rallied for five runs with two outs in the seventh to complete the furious comeback and eliminate the top-seeded Ponies (19-5), who defeated North St. Paul 5-4 earlier this season. ...
Girls lacrosse: Ponies clip Edina in 4OT thriller
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — Unable to settle things after two halves and three overtime periods, Ava Mosely scored on an eight-meter shot in the fourth overtime to lift Stillwater to a 12-11 nonconference girls lacrosse victory over third-ranked Edina on Thursday, May 25 at Stillwater Area High School. It was a rewarding but costly win for the sixth-ranked Ponies (10-3), who overcame the loss of star player Tori Liljegren to an injury in the first half. ...
Boys lacrosse: Prior Lake trips up Ponies in regular season finale
OAK PARK HEIGHTS -- A four-goal second period help propel eighth-ranked Prior Lake (9-4) to an 8-5 nonconference boys lacrosse victory the Ponies on Thursday, May 25 at Stillwater Area High School. Grant Giese finished with two goals to lead the Ponies (9-4) in their final regular season finale. Stillwater did receive the No. 1 seed in Section 4 and was scheduled to host Roseville in the quarterfinals on Friday,...
Baseball: Stillwater tops Minutemen to stay alive in section tourney
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — The Stillwater baseball team kept its season alive with a 16-1 victory over St. Paul Central (8-14) in five innings of an elimination game in the Section 4AAAA tournament on Wednesday, May 31 at Stillwater Area High School. The fourth-seeded Ponies (14-8) scored two runs each in the first and second innings and then pulled away with 10 runs in the third. Alex Matchey drove three...
Boys tennis: Magistad places third in section singles tourney
MINNEAPOLIS — After getting stopped in the semifinals, Stillwater junior Carter Magistad bounced back to place third in the Section 4AA boys tennis individual singles tournament on Friday, May 26 at the University of Minnesota’s Baseline Tennis Center. It was the third year in a row Magistad has advanced to the section semifinals. He joined older brother Dylan Magistad to place fourth in the doubles tourney in 2021 and they...
Synchronized swimming: Ponies soar to another state championship
MINNEAPOLIS — Wayzata closed the gap slightly, but the Stillwater synchronized swimming team placed first in 7 of the 12 divisions to capture its third straight state championship on Friday, May 26 at the University of Minnesota’s Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. The Ponies accumulated 146 points to outdistance the runner-up Trojans (120) and conference and section rival Forest Lake (64), which placed third for the third year in a row. ...
Williams and DeGonda are SAHS Athletes of the Week
Anya Williams Girls track and field It was a busy and productive evening for Anya Williams, who contributed to the Stillwater girls track and field team’s sixth-place finish in the Class AAA True Team state meet at SAHS. The junior won the long jump with a distance of 17-8, providing the only first-place finish 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 — Sophomore Rachel Hartwig launches a three-run walk-off homer in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Stillwater softball team to a 3-0 victory over Woodbury in the Section 4AAA semifinals at McKnight Fields. Woodbury’s Brooke Pantila carried a no-hitter into the eighth, but Carlie Hart singles to lead off the inning and Haley...
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