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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. Boys basketball — No. 2-seeded Woodbury receives a combined 37 points from Renard Suggs and Matt Ambriz to defeat Stillwater 52-44 in the finals of the Section 4AAAA boys basketball tournament at East Ridge High School. It was the fourth time in six years the Ponies (22-7) are eliminated by the Royals (25-4), who advance to state...
SCPA: St. Agnes stops Lions in section quarterfinals
The St. Croix Preparatory Academy boys basketball team fell to fourth-seeded St. Agnes 67-58 in the quarterfinals of the Section 4AA tournament on Saturday, March 11 at St. Agnes High School. Six players scored in double figures for the balanced Aggies (16-11), led by Cegan Floor with a team-high 16 points. Benjamin Myers scored 18 points and Christian Nelson chipped in with 15 for the fifth-seeded Lions (11-17), who split...
Bakken: The day I fought Bud Grant for a shopping cart
When you heard the news that Minnesota’s greatest football coach of all time, Bud Grant, passed away, what memory popped into your head? Piles of snow at Metropolitan Stadium, no heaters alongside the Vikings bench? Bud and Fran Tarkenton planning the next play? His classic crewcut? That great Mud Bowl upset over the Rams in 1977? The day in 2016 when he went onto TCF Bank field for the coin...
Boys basketball: Bears turn back Stillwater in section thriller
WHITE BEAR LAKE — It was a packed gym and a great show, but Stillwater was chasing a different outcome while falling to the second-seeded Bears 52-50 in the Section 4AAAA semifinals on Saturday, March 11 at White Bear Lake High School. White Bear Lake’s Jeremy Kolb scored on a deft pass from Jack Janicki with two seconds remaining to provide the game-winner and send the Bears into the section finals for the first time in more than two decades. ...
Girls basketball: Ponies advance to state semifinals
MINNEAPOLIS — With the remaining three quarterfinal games each decided by 20 points or more, Stillwater and Lakeville North provided most of the drama in the opening round of the Class AAAA girls basketball state tournament on Wednesday, March 15 at Williams Arena. Behind an inspired shooting performance by Amy Thompson and the hard-nosed efforts of Lexi Karlen on both ends of the court, the fourth-seeded Ponies held off the hard-charging Panthers for a 67-65 victory in front of a raucous crowd. ...
Girls basketball: Stillwater holds off Raptors for section crown
HASTINGS — One year after have its state tournament aspirations dashed by the third in the section finals, the Stillwater girls basketball team followed that pattern that upending top-seeded East Ridge 60-55 in the Section 4AAAA championship game on Thursday, March 9 at Hastings High School. It is the fourth section championship in five seasons for the Ponies (24-5), who earned the No. 4 seed and were scheduled to face Lakeville North in the state quarterfinals on Wednesday, March 15 at Williams Arena. ...
Eide and Thomson are SAHS Athletes of the Week
Bianca Eide Wrestling It wasn’t the finish she was hoping for, but there was plenty for Stillwater’s Bianca Eide to celebrate after competing in her first girls state wrestling tournament. The freshman cruised into the finals in the 100-pound weight class, pinning her first two opponents in the opening period. Eide was stopped in the...
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 swimming and diving — After advancing entries to the finals in 7 of 12 events, the Stillwater boys swimming and diving team places 16th in the Class AA state meet with 42 points. The Ponies send 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay teams to the consolation finals and also receive points from Marcus Green (50 free), Liam Gibb (diving), Anthony Shanley (diving) and Brady Anderson (100 fly and 100 back). Boys basketball — Led by Joe Quinn with 20 points, 14 rebounds and six blocked shots, the fourth-seeded Stillwater boys basketball team defeats top-seeded Roseville 78-65 in the Section 4AAAA semifinals at East Ridge High School. Aaron Romportl (18), Andrew Duxbury (14), Matt Anderson (11) and Sam Lagus (10) also score in double figures for the Ponies (22-6).
SCPA: Lions fall to Mounds Park Academy in section quarterfinals
The fifth-seeded St. Croix Preparatory Academy girls basketball team was stopped by fourth-seeded Mounds Park Academy 61-51 in the quarterfinals of the Section 4AA tournament on Saturday, March 4 at MPA. Ivy Lothenbach delivered a game-high 26 points for the Lions (19-9), who trailed 28-13 at halftime. Siena Brown contributed nine points while Lily Lothenbach and Avary White added eight points apiece. Audrey Jakway tossed in 23 points to lead...
Boys swimming and diving: Kogler places fourth in two events at state meet
MINNEAPOLIS — Sophomore Jackson Kogler delivered two all-state performances to pace the Stillwater boys swimming and diving team in the Class AA state meet on Saturday, March 4 at the University of Minnesota’s Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. The Ponies were represented in the finals in four events and finished with 50 points to place 17th overall. It was a slight improvement from a year ago when Stillwater finished 21st with 32.5 points. ...
Boys basketball: Shikenjanski sets more records as Ponies advance
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — In his final game in the home gym, senior guard Max Shikenjanski checked off two more school records while helping the Ponies to a 91-59 victory over sixth-seeded St. Paul Central in the Section 4AAAA quarterfinals on Wednesday, March 8 at Stillwater Area High School. Shikenjanski scored 18 points and dished out a school record 14 assists, which also moved him into the top spot on the school’s career list for assists with 345. ...
Wrestling: Ponies produce three state runner-ups
ST. PAUL — In choosing between a challenge or all-but certain individual state championship, Ryder Rogotzke took the road less traveled. It didn’t lead to the top of the podium, but the Stillwater senior had no regrets after placing second at 195 pounds in the Class AAA individual state wrestling tournament on Saturday, March 4 at the Xcel Energy Center. The gold medalist at 182 pounds a year ago, Rogotzke...
Wrestling: Ponies secure third place at state
ST. PAUL — In a season that featured some ups and downs, the Stillwater wrestling team was eventually able to show where it stacked up against the state’s best while placing third in the Class AAA state team tournament on Thursday, March 2 at the Xcel Energy Center. The Ponies (27-6) required persistence after losing three straight duals against strong competition in mid-January, but finished strong with a 33-30 triumph over second-seeded Waconia in the third-place match at state. ...
Girls basketball: Ponies advance to section finals
WHITE BEAR LAKE — Not everything went smoothly for Stillwater, but a strong emphasis on defense helped the Ponies overcome second-seeded White Bear Lake for 51-47 victory in the Section 4AAAA girls basketball semifinals on Saturday, March 4 at White Bear Lake High School. The teams split during the regular season and this was a rematch of last year’s section finals that White Bear Lake pulled out on the way to the state semifinals — ending a run of three straight state tournament appearances for...
Quast and Sorensen are SAHS Athletes of the Week
Liberty Quast Gymnastics After an ankle injury hampered her during the state team competition, Stillwater sophomore Liberty Quast closed out her season with a strong showing in the individual state meet the following day at Roy Wilkins Auditorium. Quast finished fifth in the vault to earn all-state honors on the way to a 21st-place finish...
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. Cross-country skiing — Jessie Diggins combines with Kikkan Randall to win the team sprint in the FIS World Championships in Italy. It is the first-ever World Championship for Team USA in cross-country skiing. Diggins, a 2010 Stillwater Area High School graduate, also helps lead the Americans to a fourth-place finish in the women’s relay, which is the...
SCPA: Lions fall short against New Life Academy
The St. Croix Preparatory Academy boys basketball team fell to New Life Academy 92-51 in a Skyline Conference contest on Wednesday, March 1 at SCPA. It was the third loss in a row for the Lions (6-8 Skyline, 8-16), who close out the regular season with nonconference games against Hill-Murray and Nova Classical on March 3 and 4. Five different players scored in double figures for the Eagles (12-3, 20-5),...
Boys basketball: Stillwater wins three straight
COTTAGE GROVE — Four players scored in double figures to help send Stillwater to an 84-73 Suburban East Conference boys basketball victory over the Wolfpack on Wednesday, March 1 at Park High School. Max Shikenjanski poured in a game-high 31 points to lead the Ponies (12-5 SEC, 16-9), but he had plenty of support with Tanner Thomson adding 19 points. Henry Zollar dropped in 13 points, just one night after scoring 12 in a win over Irondale, and Lake de Jongh added 10 points for...
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