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Wrestling: Stillwater wins three at Elk River quadrangular
ELK RIVER — Bouncing back from dual meet losses to three teams ranked among the top six in Class AAA, the Stillwater wrestling team posted three nonconference victories during a nonconference quadrangular on Friday, Jan. 27 at Elk River High School. The seventh-ranked Ponies (5-1 SEC, 13-5), who did win an individual tournament at St. Croix Valls on Jan. 21, cruised past ninth-ranked Apple Valley 51-19 for their most impressive victory Elk River. Stillwater also upended the host Elks 35-31 and defeated Park Center 66-12. ...
Library Corner: Artists needed
Library Corner – Feb. 3, 2023 Stillwater Public Library is seeking aging adult artists and caregiver artists to feature in our gallery in March and April as part of the NEA Big Read in the St. Croix Valley. NEA Big Read in the St. Croix Valley is a one-book, one-community program that brings together residents from throughout the lower St. Croix Valley in Minnesota and Wisconsin around a common book....
Ponies to retire Englers No. 55 jersey
One of the most imposing figures in the history of Stillwater boys basketball — literally and figuratively — Chris Engler will have his No. 55 jersey retired during a ceremony prior to the Ponies game against Forest Lake on Friday, Feb. 10 at Stillwater Area High School. An all-conference and all-state performer under hall-of-fame coach Duane Mutschler, Engler led the Ponies to consecutive state tournament appearances in 1976 and 1977. The 6-foot-11 post player played college basketball at the University of Minnesota and the University...
Boys swimming and diving: Fredeen wins two events as Ponies sink Park
COTTAGE GROVE — Wyatt Fredeen won two individual races and contributed to two first-place relays to help propel Stillwater to a 100-79 Suburban East Conference boys swimming and diving victory over Park on Thursday, Jan. 26 at Cottage Grove Middle School. Fredeen finished first in the 200 (1:51.40) and 500 (5:03.28) freestyle events and the Ponies also received first-place finishes from Nathan Volkman (200 individual medley), Tate Sorensen (diving), Jackson Kogler (100 butterfly) and Jaden Petersen (100 backstroke). ...
Nordic skiing: Johnson sets pace for Stillwater boys
MAPLEWOOD — In its final tune-up before the Suburban East Conference championships, the Stillwater boys Nordic skiing team scored 462 points to turn back Forest Lake (440) and the rest of the seven-team field in a conference 5-kilometer freestyle race on Thursday, Jan. 26 at Battle Creek Regional Park. The Ponies featured three of the top five finishers, led by Charlie Johnson in third place with a time of 12:51. Teammates George Nelson (12:54) and Carson Peterson (12:55) followed in fourth and fifth place for...
Girls hockey: Hockey Day highlights for Stillwater
WHITE BEAR TOWNSHIP — With temperatures hovering around zero, Stillwater’s production on the ice created a warm and fuzzy feeling for the Ponies as they cruised to an 8-3 Suburban East Conference victory over White Bear Lake as part of the Hockey Day Minnesota festivities on Saturday, Jan. 28 at Polar Lakes Park. It was an enjoyable and impressive showing in front of a state-wide audience on Bally Sports North as the Ponies put the finishing touches on an undefeated league title — becoming the...
Girls basketball: Ponies stretch winning streak to four
ST. PAUL — Five Ponies scored in double figures as Stillwater stormed past St. Paul Como Park 72-35 in a nonconference girls basketball game on Tuesday, Jan. 31 at St. Paul Como Park High School. It was the fourth victory in a row for the Ponies (10-2 SEC, 16-3) since falling to Rochester Mayo on Jan. 21. Amy Thompson supplied a game-high 23 points to lead the Ponies and moved...
Boys hockey: Eden Prairie pulls away from Ponies
A back-and-forth game through two periods, Eden Prairie scored three unanswered goals in the third to slip past Stillwater 6-4 in a nonconference boys hockey game on Tuesday, Jan. 31 at the St. Croix Valley Rec Center. Tied at the end of each of the first two periods, Stillwater (5-3-0 SEC, 10-5-3) moved in front 4-3 on a goal from Ben Petersen at 5:26 of the third period. The Eagles...
Boys basketball: Forest Lake turns back Ponies
FOREST LAKE — Stillwater would like a do-over after playing a make-up game against the Rangers on Monday, Jan. 30 at Forest Lake High School. In a game that was tight throughout, the Rangers received a season-high 25 points from Braedan Turk to pull out a 66-63 Suburban East Conference boys basketball victory that knocked the Ponies (7-3 SEC, 11-6) out of a tie for second place in the conference standings. ...
Alpine skiing: Stillwater boys, girls extend SEC title streak
TAYLORS FALLS — The Stillwater boys and girls alpine skiing teams each defended their Suburban East Conference championships to extend long winning streaks following the fifth and final conference event of the season under cold conditions on Tuesday, Jan. 31 at Wild Mountain. The victory secured an 18th consecutive SEC championship for the Stillwater boys, who scored 683 points to outdistance Forest Lake (660) and Woodbury (558) for the top spot in the final race. But unlike the Stillwater girls, who enjoyed a comfortable margin...
McDowell and Petersen are SAHS Athletes of the Week
Katelyn McDowell Gymnastics The Stillwater gymnastics team has been making the most of its limited depth with strength and balance at the top of the lineup. Katelyn McDowell has been one of those steady leaders and she helped the Ponies three victories last week. The junior finished first in the all-around wiith a total of...
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. Alpine skiing — Mahtomedi sweeps the top three spots, but the Stillwater girls alpine skiing team shows off its depth while filling out the remainder of the top 10 to secure a 28-27 nonconference dual meet victory over the Zephyrs at Afton Alps. Rachel Amos and Maddie Neubauer place fourth and fifth to lead the Ponies. Led...
SCPA: Lions notch two victories
The St. Croix Preparatory Academy girls basketball posted Skyline Conference victories over New Life Academy and Nova Classical Academy. The Lions (4-3 Skyline, 9-5), who have won six of their last seven games, received a game-high 21 points in a 53-18 victory at Nova Classical Academy (0-2, 7-5) on Jan. 24. Avary White adds 11 points for the Lions. SCPA also dispatched New Life Academy (2-4, 9-5) in a conference home game on Jan. 20. White paced the Lions with 26 points while Ivy Lothenbach added 20 points in the 87-52 triumph. New Life Academy trips up Lions Twelve different players scored for New Life Academy (6-1, 13-2) in an 81-34 Skyline Conference boys basketball victory over SCPA (3-4, 4-10) on Jan. 20.
Gymnastics: Ponies remain unbeaten in conference
WHITE BEAR LAKE — It was a productive week for the Stillwater gymnastics team, which capped the busy stretch with a 144.025-133.85 Suburban East Conference victory over the Bears on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at White Bear Lake High School. It was the third contest in six days for the Ponies (6-0 SEC, 6-0), who also defeated Woodbury on Jan. 19 and followed with a victory in the 11-team Below Zero Invitational at Park High School on Jan. 21. ...
Nordic skiing: Ponies prevail in SEC quadrangular
LAKE ELMO — Competing without many of its varsity regulars, the Stillwater girls and boys Nordic skiing teams each prevailed in a four-team 5.4-kilometer classic race on Thursday, Jan. 19 at Lake Elmo Park Reserve. The Stillwater girls boasted three of the top four finishers while outdistancing Forest Lake 477-453 for the top spot while Mounds View (443) and Park/Woodbury/East Ridge (425) followed in fourth. Forest Lake’s Maria Stockinger was...
Wrestling: Stillwater claims title at St. Croix Falls tournament
ST. CROIX FALLS, Wis. — The Stillwater wrestling team crowned two individual champions and claimed first place in the 50th Annual St. Croix Falls Interstate Classic on Saturday, Jan. 21 at St. Croix Falls High School. The No. 2-ranked Ponies (5-1 SEC, 10-5) racked up 227 points to outdistance runner-up Princeton (191.5) and third-place St. Croix Falls (175) in the 22-team field. After receiving a opening-round bye, Stillwater’s Ryder Rogotzke...
Boys hockey: Stillwater trips up Royals in overtime
It was another overtime effort for the Stillwater boys hockey team, but this one came with a payoff as the Ponies edged Woodbury 4-3 in a Suburban East Conference contest on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at the St. Croix Valley Rec Center. Stillwater (4-3-0 SEC, 9-4-3) settled for ties after going to overtime in its two previous games against Blake and Hill-Murray, but Brody Dustin delivered the game-winner with three minutes remaining in the team’s latest overtime session. ...
Girls basketball: Ponies top Cretin-Derham Hall
The Stillwater girls basketball team reeled off its fourth straight Suburban East Conference victory after topping the Raiders 72-44 on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at Cretin-Derham Hall High School. The Ponies improved to 9-2 in the conference and 13-3 overall to join White Bear Lake (9-2, 15-3) in a tie for second place in the SEC standings behind fifth-ranked East Ridge (11-0, 16-3). Coming off a nonconference road setback at Rochester...
Boys basketball: Thomson hits at the buzzer to lift Stillwater over Raiders
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — Playing back-to-back games decided in the final seconds, the Stillwater boys basketball team earned a split after Tanner Thomson’s buzzer beater sent the Ponies to a 47-45 Suburban East Conference victory over Cretin-Derham Hall on Wednesday, Jan. 25 at Stillwater Area High School. The thrilling victory over the Raiders followed a 69-66 loss to Irondale in Stillwater’s previous game, with the Knights winning on a late 3-pointer. ...
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