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Boys golf: Ponies secure third place in SEC
HUDSON, Wis. — The Stillwater boys golf team finished fourth in the Suburban East Conference Tournament to narrowly hold off White Bear Lake for third place in the final conference standings on Tuesday, May 23 at Troy Burne Golf Club. Cretin-Derham Hall was the dominant team in the SEC all season and the Raiders posted an impressive total of 289 to take top honors in the final event and finish seven points ahead of East Ridge (60-53) in the standings. The Raptors also placed second...
Girls lacrosse: Ponies fall to top-ranked Cougars
LAKEVILLE — After earning a share of the Suburban East Conference title, the Stillwater girls lacrosse team is not taking the easy route in its postseason preparations. The sixth-ranked Ponies (9-3) fell to top-seeded Cougars 10-4 in a nonconference game on Friday, May 19 at Lakeville South High School and will close out the regular season by hosting third-ranked Edina (11-1) on Thursday, May 25. The Ponies received a goal...
Boys tennis: Mounds View turns back Ponies in semifinals
ARDEN HILLS — Prevailing in all three matches that required three sets to decide, second-seeded Mounds View turned back third-seeded Stillwater in the Section 4AA semifinals on Friday, May 19 at Mounds View High School. The Ponies (11-4), who finished second behind Mounds View in the Suburban East Conference standings, lost to the Mustangs 4-3 in the season opener. Brady Benning pushed Mounds View’s Parker Bryntesen to three sets at...
Baseball: Stillwater closes out regular season with two victories
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — Picking up steam throughout the season, the Stillwater baseball team will enter the Section 4AAAA playoffs with victories in 10 of its last 12 games after knocking off Rogers 7-2 in a nonconference game on Monday, May 22 at Stillwater Area High School. It was the regular season finale for the Ponies (11-7 SEC, 13-7), who won just three of their first eight games. Stillwater used...
Synchronized swimming: Stillwater claims East Section crown
RICHFIELD — The first step in its state title defense, the Stillwater synchronized swimming team qualified nearly each one of its routines for the state meet following a victorious performance in the East Section Meet on Saturday, May 20 at Richfield Middle School. The two-time reigning state champion Ponies outscored Forest Lake 198-133 to claim the section title while Richfield followed in third with 66 points. The top-four finishers in...
Boys lacrosse: Chanhassen upends Ponies
CHANHASSEN — Unable to sustain its impressive first-half efforts, the Stillwater boys lacrosse team was held scoreless in the second half while falling to second-ranked Chanhassen 13-4 in a nonconference game on Saturday, May 20 at Chanhassen High School. The eighth-ranked Ponies (9-3) jumped out to a 4-2 halftime lead, but the Storm (12-1) came to life in the second half with 11 unanswered goals to pull away. “We completely...
Softball: Top-seeded Ponies advance in section tournament
NORTH ST. PAUL — The Stillwater softball team advanced to the winners bracket finals of the Section 4AAAA tournament with a 6-2 victory over fourth-seeded Tartan on Wednesday, May 24 at McKnight Fields. The top-seeded Ponies (19-3) move on to face second-seeded White Bear Lake in match-up between the two remaining teams without a section loss in the double-elimination tournament on Tuesday, May 30. The Bears (18-4) outlasted third-seeded North St. Paul 1-0 in 12 innings in the other winners bracket game on Wednesday night. ...
Girls golf: Stillwater finishes sixth in conference tourney
A sixth-place showing in the Suburban East Conference tournament solidified the same finish in the final conference standings for the Stillwater girls golf team on Thursday, May 18 at Oak Glen Golf Club. The Ponies finished with 61 points to land three points behind fifth-place Woodbury (64), which also held off the Ponies 379-391 for fifth in the conference tourney. In fact there was little movement at all as the top six teams in the SEC tournament finished in the same order as the final...
Girls track and field: Ponies land sixth at True Team state
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — Competing at True Team state for the first time since placing third in 2019, the Stillwater girls track and field team was pleased to be back and to produce a solid finish while placing sixth in the Class AAA standings on Friday, May 19 at Stillwater Area High School. Minnetonka scored 1,253 points to pull away from Wayzata (1,132) for the championship while Rosemount (977.5) followed in third place, followed by Lakeville South (916) and St. Michael-Albertville (891) in the top...
Boys track and field: Ponies place fourth at True Team state
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — Unable to climb into the top three, the Stillwater boys track and field team managed to hold off the next group of contenders while placing fourth in the Class AAA True Team state meet on Friday, May 19 at Stillwater Area High School. Wayzata qualified for state as a wild card, but scored 1,144 points hold off two-time reigning champion Rosemount (1,137.5) by just 6.5 points to claim its first title since its run of six straight victories in this meet...
Monty and McCurdy are SAHS Athletes of the Week
Alexis Monty Softball One of three seniors for the Stillwater softball team, Alexis Monty is enjoying a productive season at the top of the lineup for the Suburban East Conference champion Ponies. The sure-handed shortstop sparks the offense while batting .468 with four home runs and a team-high 34 runs scored. Monty, a Concordia-St. Paul...
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 — Pitching just one day after the death of her father, Hannah Heacox strikes out 11 while allowing just three hits and zero walks as the Stillwater softball team blanks Mounds View 3-0 in a Suburban East Conference game. The victory keeps Stillwater’s (15-3 SEC, 15-3) hopes for a conference title alive until Forest Lake (16-2,...
Boys golf: Roberts sets pace for Ponies at Bunker Hills
COON RAPIDS — Sophomore Zeke Roberts shared medalist honors to help lead the Stillwater boys golf team to a fourth-place finish in a Suburban East Conference meet on Monday, May 15 at Bunker Hills Golf Club. Led by co-medalist Joe Honsa, who joined Roberts with a 1-under-par 71, Cretin-Derham Hall posted a winning score of 292 out outlast East Ridge (302) by 10 shots. White Bear Lake followed in third place with a score of 305, seven shots ahead of the Ponies (312). ...
Softball: Stillwater locks up conference crown
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — The Ponies were in no mood to share while squaring off with Park in another showdown of top-10 teams as Stillwater secured the Suburban East Conference softball championship outright with a 3-0 victory on Wednesday, May 17 at Stillwater Area High School. The victory leaves the second-ranked Ponies (16-2 SEC, 17-3) one game ahead of fourth-ranked Forest Lake (15-3, 16-3) and at least two games ahead of seventh-ranked White Bear Lake (14-4, 15-4) and the fifth-ranked Wolfpack (13-4, 14-5) in the...
Boys lacrosse: Stillwater completes undefeated SEC campaign
ARDEN HILLS — After turning back Woodbury in a showdown between previous conference unbeatens, there was no letdown for Stillwater while cruising past the Mustangs 14-4 in a Suburban East Conference boys lacrosse game on Wednesday, May 17 at Mounds View High School. The second of those victories secured the conference title outright for the Ponies (9-0 SEC, 9-2) — the program’s fourth league championship in the past five seasons. ...
Girls golf: Ponies finish 18th at Bunker Hills
COON RAPIDS — The Stillwater girls golf team finished 18th out of 20 teams competing in the Andover Invitational on Tuesday, May 16 at Bunker Hills Golf Club. Junior Vyan Abdullah and senior Grace Parker each shot 96 to lead the way for the Ponies, who turned in a score of 415. Led by individual medalist Kiersten Lawrence, who signed for a 2-under-par 70, Wayzata outdistanced runner-up Edina 304-323 for...
Baseball: East Ridge pulls away from Ponies
WOODBURY — A six-run fifth inning propelled the Raptors to a 9-3 Suburban East Conference baseball victory over Stillwater on Wednesday, May 17 at East Ridge High School. It snapped a four-game winning streak for the Ponies (10-7 SEC, 11-7), who lost for just the second time in their last 10 games after starting the season 3-5. Luke Ryerse threw 5-plus innings and launched a three-run homer in the fifth...
Boys tennis: Ponies advance to section semifinals
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — Falling short in each of the three-setters, the Stillwater boys tennis team cruised to straight-set victories in the other spots on the way to a 4-3 victory over St. Paul Central in the Section 4AA quarterfinals on Wednesday, May 17 at Stillwater Area High School. The third-seeded Ponies (8-1 SEC, 11-3) advance to face second-seeded Mounds View in the semifinals on Friday, May 19. The Mustangs defeated Stillwater 4-3 earlier this season and advanced to the semifinals with a victory over...
Girls lacrosse: Ponies wrap up fourth straight SEC championship
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — The Stillwater girls lacrosse team secured a share of its 13th Suburban East Conference championship in the past 14 seasons with an 18-4 triumph over Mounds View on Wednesday, May 17 at Stillwater Area High School. It was the final conference game for the Ponies (8-1 SEC, 9-2), who join Park (8-1, 10-1) as SEC co-champions. Cretin-Derham Hall (6-3, 8-4), East Ridge (6-3, 7-4) and White Bear Lake (6-3, 8-3) each tied for third in the final standings. ...
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