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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. Synchronized swimming — It was a tight battle the entire way, but the Stillwater synchronized swimming team holds off Forest Lake 151-146 to claim top honors in the East Section Meet at Richfield High School. Victories in the short and extended team events helped put the Ponies over the top while qualifying 20 entries for the state...
Track and Field Recaps May 18
Below are summaries of local track and field meets, compiled by Sports Editor Nick Tabatt. Pioneers girls finish 12th at True Team State Championships The Pierz Pioneers girls track and field team competed at the True Team State Championships in Stillwater Saturday, May 18. The girls took on tough competition , placing 12th as a team. Kora Toops was one of the team’s highest performers, finishing third in the high jump, at a height of 4’10. Allison Skiba placed fifth in the shot put, with a distance of 103’10.
Girls golf: Stillwater places fourth at Tanners Brook
FOREST LAKE — The Stillwater girls golf team finished fourth in a Suburban East Conference meet on Wednesday, May 22 at Tanners Brook Golf Course. The Ponies posted a score of 177 to place just a few shots behind runner-up Forest Lake (174) and third-place Mounds View (175). East Ridge extended its lead in the standings with a winning score of 163. It was the final tune-up as part of...
Baseball: Ponies get by with a little help from their rival
NEW BRIGHTON — The team most responsible for nearly costing Stillwater the Suburban East Conference championship played a critical role in helping the Ponies earn a share of the league title on the final day of the regular season. After slipping into second place with an extra-inning loss at Cretin-Derham Hall on Friday, the Ponies needed nine innings to escape with a 5-2 road victory at Irondale on Monday, May 20. ...
Softball: Ponies cruise past Mounds View in section opener
NORTH ST. PAUL — Pounding out 19 hits against four different pitchers, Stillwater cruised to a 13-3 victory over Mounds View in five innings during the opening round of the Section 4AAAA tournament on Wednesday, May 22 at Stillwater Area High School. First-round games were originally scheduled for McKnight Fields in North St. Paul, but postponed one day and moved to the higher seed due to storms on Tuesday. The Ponies made themselves right at home while scoring two runs in the bottom of the...
Chippewa Falls wins girls track and field sectional title at Hudson
Division 1 track and field sectionals were held at Hudson Thursday and Chippewa Falls was atop the girls standings in total points. The Cardinals, along with several other area schools will be sending a number of athletes to state. Chippewa Falls had 79.5 points in the girls team standings. Second place Stevens Point had 68.5. Eau Claire Memorial had 59, good for sixth, and Eau Claire North and Menomonie placed 10th and 11th respectively. ...
Boys golf: Stillwater nets first conference title since 2019
HUDSON, Wis. — It wasn’t always flashy, but the Stillwater boys golf team avoided any pitfalls throughout the season to lock up an improbable Suburban East Conference championship on Wednesday, May 22 at Troy Burns Golf Club. The Ponies placed third in the conference tournament with a total of 315. It was an exciting conclusion with Cretin-Derham Hall finishing at 302 to place first for the fourth time in six conference events. Park slipped into second in the finale at 314, one shot ahead of...
NB girls track takes ninth at Class AA True Team state meet
The North Branch girls track and field team punched its ticket to the Class AA True Team State Championship at Stillwater High School on Saturday, May 18, after earning a second-place finish (605) at the Section 7AA True Team meet the week prior. According to head coach Norman Nagel, he knew his Vikings had a chance to clinch the state meet after a minor revamp into the qualifications that sets teams up at the grand stage. ...
Synchronized swimming: Stillwater claims East Section crown
The first step towards what it hopes will become a fourth consecutive state championship, the Stillwater synchronized swimming team delivered an impressive performance while capturing the East Section championship on Saturday, May 18 at Richfield Middle School. The Ponies, who finished undefeated in the East Metro Conference at 6-0, racked up 214 points to outdistance runner-up Forest Lake (135) in the four-team field. Stillwater also qualified 23 entries for the...
Boys volleyball: East Ridge turns back Ponies in five games
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — East Ridge finished strong down the stretch to defeat Stillwater 3-2 in an East Conference boys volleyball match on Wednesday, May 22 at Stillwater Area High School. The Ponies (2-4 EC, 6-13) started well, but they were unable to close out East Ridge, falling by scores of 25-27, 26-24, 13-25, 25-8 and 15-9. With just two matches remaining, the Ponies likely fell out of contention for...
Boys track and field: Ponies place fourth at True Team State
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — A second-half surge was not nearly enough to carry the Stillwater boys track and field team to the podium as the Ponies landed fourth in the Class AAA True Team State Meet on Friday, May 17 at Stillwater Area High School. Mounds View finished with 1,156 points to separate itself from Blaine (1,058) and the rest of the 12-team field to capture its first title in this event since 2007. Minnetonka accumulated 1,054 points to finish 12.5 points ahead of the...
Boys tennis: Mounds View stops Ponies in section semifinals
It was a familiar foe that stopped the third-seeded Stillwater boys tennis team in the semifinals of the Section 4AA tournament on Friday, May 17 at Mounds View High School. Mounds View took advantage of its strong singles lineup to topple the Ponies 7-0, the same score it posted while handing Stillwater its only conference loss on the way to another SEC championship earlier this season. The second-seeded Mustangs were...
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