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Synchronized swimming: Stillwater opens season with victory
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS — Kicking off the season much like it ended its last, the three-time reigning state champion Stillwater synchronized swimming team blanked Columbia Heights 29-0 in an East Metro Conference figures meet on Thursday, March 21 at Columbia Heights High School. The Ponies (1-0 EMC, 1-0) featured 19 athletes who received a score in the 60s, led by sophomore Hailey Schmit (73.735) and senior Paige Schmitt (70.936) in the top two spots. Annie Gritters, who joined the Schmit sisters in earning all-state honors a...
Women's college basketball: It's a grand March for former Ponies
This year’s March Madness has been more than just a spectator event for several former Stillwater girls basketball players. Two of those players are still competing and 2021 SAHS graduate Gionna Carr is on the doorstep of an NCAA Division II national championship after Texas Woman’s University cruised into the finals with a 68-52 victory over Ferris State in the semifinals on Wednesday, March 27 in St. Joseph, Mo. 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. Nordic skiing — An individual state champion in pursuit for the Stillwater Ponies before graduating in 2012, Nora Gilbertson earns All-American honors in four events while competing in the Junior National Cross Country Ski Championships in Stowe, Vt. This marks the fifth straight appearances at nationals for Gilbertson, now a sophomore at St. Olaf College. ...
Alpine skiing: Neubauer and Stabenow chosen MVPs for Ponies
Seniors Maycie Neubauer and Ethan Stabenow have been named the Most Valuable Athlete(s) for the Stillwater girls and boys alpine skiing teams. Neubauer earned honorable mention all-conference recognition after missing a portion of the season due to injury, but she stormed back to win the individual Section 4 title to join teammate Paige Stabenow in qualifying for the state meet. Madison Komarek, Rosie Kubiak, Lila Parcheta, Callie Sampson, Ainsley Smith...
Boys swimming and diving: Kogler receives MVP award for Ponies
After earning all-state honors for the second year in a row, Jackson Kogler was named the Most Valuable Athlete for the Stillwater boys swimming and diving team at its postseason awards banquet on Sunday, March 3. The juniors is one of seven all-conference performers for the Ponies, a list that also includes Jackson Avery, Zach Cody, Sam Loken, Tate Sorensen, Cameron Winters and Wyatt Fredeen. Stillwater finished the season with...
Cross-country skiing: Globe-trotting glory for Diggins
A season that began with fewer tangible goals and more uncertainty concluded with jubilation and some serious hardware for Jessie Diggins. The Afton native and 2010 Stillwater Area High School graduate secured the FIS World Cup distance and overall points titles for the second time — adding the coveted Crystal Globes to a list of achievements that already established her as this country’s most decorated cross-country skier. Diggins closed out...
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. Special Olympics — The St. Croix Valley Lumberjacks endure frigid conditions while raising $8,865 for Special Olympics Minnesota by participating in a Polar Plunge at Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis. Temperatures for the plunge were minus-1 degrees with wind chill temps around 20 below, but that did not deter the 30 individuals representing the Lumberjacks from taking the...
Gymnastics: Quast chosen Most Valuable Athlete for Ponies
After landing on the state podium for the second year in a row, junior Liberty Quast has been honored as the Most Valuable Athlete for the Stillwater gymnastics team. One of five state qualifiers for the Ponies, Quast helped anchor a team that finished with a 6-2 dual meet record to tie East Ridge (6-2) for third place in the Suburban East Conference standings behind co-champions Cretin-Derham Hall (7-1) and Forest Lake (7-1). ...
Track and field: Dewall earns All-American honors for Saints
Stillwater graduate Lars Dewall earned All-American honors while contributing to a sixth-place finish in the distance medley relay for the St. Scholastica men’s team in the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships on Friday, March 8 at Virginia Beach, Va. It was the second All-American designation for Dewall, a graduate student at the Duluth school who also received NCAA Division III All-American honors in cross-country in the fall. Dewall led...
Adapted floor hockey: Stillwater places fourth at state
The Stillwater adapted floor hockey team placed fourth in the CI Division of the state tournament on March 8-9 at Coon Rapids High School. The team, which includes players from Mahtomedi, finished the season with an 8-4 record while moving up a spot after capturing the consolation title at state a year ago. “I was proud of how we ended up,” Stillwater coach Jon McAllister said. “Last year we were...
Minnesota Twins ‘Spring Breakout’ game available for streaming
Fans of Major League Baseball will have an opportunity to check out the next generation of diamond greats during the inaugural 2024 Spring Breakout. As part of this year’s spring training season, each MLB club is showcasing its most promising prospects going head-to-head in exhibition match-ups against the top young talent from rival teams. The Minnesota Twins will participate on Saturday, March 16 when they face the Tampa Bay Rays...
Peper and Kogler are SAHS Athletes of the Week
Annika Peper Girls basketball A steady contributor on both ends of the floor all season for the Stillwater girls basketball team, Annika Peper provided 16 points as the Ponies were stopped by second-seeded East Ridge 79-57 in the semifinals of the Section 4AAAA tournament on March 2. The junior guard averaged 11.4 points per game...
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 — Led by senior Brady Anderson, who receives all-state honors after placing eighth in the 200 freestyle (1:44.77), the Ponies score points in 8 of 12 events to place 14th with 59 points in the Class AA boys swimming and diving state meet. Jon Busse also sets a school record while placing ninth...
Girls basketball: East Ridge tops Ponies in section semifinals
WOODBURY — After defeating Stillwater twice during the regular season, East Ridge delivered an even more emphatic victory while stopping the Ponies 79-57 in the semifinals of the Section 4AAAA tournament on Saturday, March 2 at East Ridge High School. The second-seeded Raptors finished the first half with a 10-0 run to open up a 16-point halftime lead and did not look back. East Ridge (20-8) advanced to face top-seeded...
Boys swimming and diving: Koglers is state runner-up in backstroke
MINNEAPOLIS — He doesn’t focus on setting records for the Stillwater boys swimming and diving team, but Jackson Kogler seems to find them anyway. The junior broke his own school records while earning all-state honors and All-American Consideration in two events for the Ponies in the Class AA state meet on Saturday, March 2 at the University of Minnesota’s Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. Kogler placed second in the 100...
Wrestling: Tuttle finishes second as Ponies produce four state medalists
ST. PAUL — After climbing several weight classes, Stillwater’s Cittadino Tuttle also moved up one spot on the podium while finishing as the state runner-up at heavyweight in the Class AAA individual state tournament on Saturday, March 2 at the Xcel Energy Center. Tuttle was one of four placewinners in the tournament for the Ponies, who also produced one medalist in the girls state tourney with Audrey Rogotzke’s third-place showing. ...
Girls wrestling: Rogotzke places third in state tourney
ST. PAUL — Audrey Rogotzke added another state medal to her collection after competing the girls wrestling state individual tourney on Saturday, March 2 at the Xcel Center. The sophomore placed third in the 142-pound weight class, which follows her state championship at 120 pounds in 2022 and a state runner-up showing a year ago. Rogotzke opened the tournament with a 15-0 tech fall over Ash Strang of Mille Lacs...
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