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Softball: Stillwater bounces back after loss to Cretin-Derham Hall
ROSEVILLE — On the heels of its first loss of the season to start the week, the Stillwater softball team stormed back with consecutive victories over East Ridge and Roseville to maintain its position atop the Suburban East Conference standings. The Ponies (10-1 SEC, 10-1) join Park (8-1, 9-2) as the only SEC teams with just one conference loss. After falling to Cretin-Derham Hall 6-4 earlier in the week, Stillwater broke out the bats while defeating East Ridge 16-2 in five innings and then topping...
Golf: Beach qualifies for PGA Championship
SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M. — Stillwater Area High School graduate Alex Beach extended an impressive streak while qualifying for his fifth straight PGA Championship after another strong showing in the PGA Professional Championship on April 30-May 3 at Twin Warriors and Santa Ana Golf Clubs. Beach finished in a seven-way tie for 11th place with a 3-under-par total of 285. The top 20 finishers — known as the Team of 20 — earn a spot in the 105th PGA Championship on May 18-21 at Oak...
Boys golf: Stillwater places fourth in SEC meet at WBYC
DELLWOOD — On a tough course in challenging conditions, the Stillwater boys golf team placed fourth in a Suburban East Conference meet on Monday, May 1 at White Bear Yacht Club. Cretin-Derham Hall shot 19 shots higher than it did will winning the conference opener, but still held down the top spot with a score of 309. White Bear Lake finished two shots back in second place at 311 while East Ridge (322) held off the Ponies (323) for third place. ...
Baseball: Ponies reel off three victories
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — Working through some changes that are inevitable after graduating the bulk of last year’s team, the Stillwater baseball team stretched its modest winning streak to three after blanking Forest Lake 9-0 in a Suburban East Conference game on Wednesday, May 3 at Stillwater Area High School. Prior to this current stretch, the Ponies (5-5 SEC, 6-5) had not won consecutive games all season. Andrew Harris limited...
Synchronized swimming: Ponies sink Columbia Heights/DeLaSalle
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS — The Stillwater synchronized swimming team secured at least a share of yet another East Metro Conference championship with a 37-8 victory over Columbia Heights/DeLaSalle in a routines meet on Thursday, April 27 at Columbia Heights High School. The Ponies (5-0 ECM, 5-0) can secure the conference title outright when it hosts Forest Lake in the regular season finale on Tuesday, May 9. Stillwater has shared the conference...
Girls golf: Ponies finish fifth at Mid-Season Meet
WHITE BEAR LAKE — Juniors Kylie Voight and Vyan Abdullah set the pace for the Ponies as the Stillwater girls golf team placed fifth in the Suburban East Conference Mid-Season Meet on Monday, May 1 at Oneka Ridge Golf Course. East Ridge posted a winning total of 335 to win the 18-hole event while Forest Lake (349) and White Bear Lake (363) followed in second and third. Mounds View (364) and Stillwater (388) followed in fourth and fifth. ...
Diggins pitches support for Loppet Cup
Prior to throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before the Minnesota Twins game at Target Field on Sunday, April 30, Afton native Jessie Diggins discussed the much-anticipated World Cup races coming to Minnesota next winter during a press conference at Theodore Wirth Park in Golden Valley. The Loppet Cup, which is scheduled for the same venue on Feb. 17-19, will mark the first time in more than two decades that a World Cup event will be held in the United States. ...
Boys track and field: Ponies finish second at Bob Stewart Invitational
ARDEN HILLS — Both teams recorded five first-place finishes, but it was Mounds View which outlasted Stillwater for a 180-171 victory in the Bob Steward Invitational on Tuesday, May 2 at Mounds View High School. Cambridge-Isanti was a distant third with 96 points. Teams are allowed unlimited entries in this meet, but only the top six in each event contribute points. Stillwater collected three of its victories in the field...
Girls lacrosse: Park hands Stillwater first conference loss
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — A stingy defensive effort helped Park stick Stillwater with its first Suburban East Conference girls lacrosse loss of the season on Wednesday, May 3 at Stillwater Area High School. The Wolfpack held off the Ponies 6-5 to create a four-way tie atop the conference standings. It marks the first time Park has defeated the Ponies since 2009 and its the first league setback this season for the sixth-ranked Ponies (4-1 SEC, 5-2), who join Park (4-1, 5-1), East Ridge (4-1, 5-2)...
Boys lacrosse: Stillwater tops Wolfpack to stay unbeaten in SEC
COTTAGE GROVE — The Stillwater boys lacrosse team cruised past Park 10-4 in a Suburban East Conference game on Wednesday, May 3 at Park High School. Nick Hornbuckle won 14 of 17 face-offs to help lead the charge for the league-leading Ponies (5-0 SEC, 5-1). Two of Stillwater’s next three opponents include Woodbury (4-0, 5-1) and White Bear Lake (4-1, 4-1), which will play help sort out the SEC race. ...
Quast and Bernier are SAHS Athletes of the Week
Liberty Quast Girls track and field A standout gymnast for a team that placed fourth at the state meet earlier this year, Liberty Quast is off to a strong start for the Stillwater girls track and field team this spring. The sophomore recorded a trio of top-three finishes to help the Ponies to a runner-up...
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 basketball — Andrew Duxbury (offense) and Sam Lagus (defense) are honored as the Most Valuable Players for the Stillwater boys basketball team, which finishes with a 22-7 record after falling to Woodbury 52-44 in the Section 4AAAA finals. Joe Quinn joins Duxbury in earning all-conference honors for the Ponies, who placed third in the SEC with...
Boys lacrosse: Stillwater turns back Raptors
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — It was a bigger test than anticipated coming in, but Stillwater responded with a strong second half to dispatch East Ridge 12-10 in a Suburban East Conference boys lacrosse game on Wednesday, April 26 at Stillwater Area High School. The Raptors (1-2 SEC, 2-3) are a young team, but didn’t play like one according to Stillwater coach Peter Flock. The Ponies (3-0 SEC, 3-1) trailed by a goal at halftime, but outscored East Ridge 4-1 in the third to move in...
Boys tennis: Strong doubles not enough to lift Ponies over Mahtomedi
MAHTOMEDI — One the heels of consecutive Suburban East Conference victories, the Stillwater boys tennis team fell to section rival Mahtomedi 4-3 in a nonconference dual meet on Wednesday, April 26 at Mahtomedi High School. Stillwater (3-1 SEC, 3-2) swept all three doubles matches, but could not keep pace with the Zephyrs and their strong singles line-up. “Mahtomedi still has those four extremely strong players that make it awfully tough...
Baseball: Raptors launch three home runs in victory over Stillwater
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — After climbing back from an early deficit, Stillwater was unable to close it out against East Ridge before falling 10-5 in a Suburban East Conference baseball game on Wednesday, April 26 at Stillwater Area High School. The Raptors (5-3 SEC, 5-3) belted two doubles, a triple and three home runs among their 11 hits. Stillwater (2-5, 3-5), which has lost four of its last five games,...
Girls lacrosse: Victories over Knights, Raptors keep Ponies tied atop SEC standings
NEW BRIGHTON — Ella Fisher supplied five goals to help propel Stillwater to a 19-1 victory over Irondale in a Suburban East Conference girls lacrosse game on Friday, April 21 at Irondale High School. Ten different players contributed to the scoring and three more provided at least one assist as part of a balanced attack. Emma Nelson added three goals for the Ponies while Ava Mosely, Crimson Keykal and Mady...
Girls golf: Hanson sets pace as Stillwater places seventh at Eagle Valley
WOODBURY — Seventh-grader Mae Hanson set the pace for the Stillwater girls golf team in an 18-hole Suburban East Conference meet on Tuesday, April 25 at Eagle Valley Golf Course. East Ridge outdistanced Forest Lake 351-356 for the top spot while Woodbury (363) and White Bear Lake (371) followed in third and fourth. The Ponies tied Park for seventh place with a score of 400, but won the tie-breaker. It was the second time in as many conference matches the Ponies finished tied with Park,...
Boys golf: Ponies tie for eighth place at East Ridge Invitational
MINNEAPOLIS — Competing without a junior or senior in its line-up, the Stillwater boys golf team delivered a solid showing while placing eighth out of 18 teams in the East Ridge Invitational on Wednesday, April 26 at StoneRidge Golf Club. The Ponies posted a score of 309 to finish in a three-way tie with Chanhassen and Park. Led by co-medalist Joey Rohlwing, Eastview featured three players who shot 70 or...
Softball: Stillwater tops Raptors, Mustangs to stay unbeaten
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — The Stillwater softball team built on its fast start this season with consecutive victories this week to stay unbeaten in Suburban East Conference play. The Ponies upended East Ridge 10-0 in five innings on Wednesday, April 26 at Stillwater Area High School, just two days after 12-1 conference victory over Mounds View. Stillwater (7-0 SEC, 7-0) has outscored its opponents by a combined 65-12 through seven games, including three victories by shutout. ...
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