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Phil Johnson Day in Stillwater
Former Stillwater Area High School boys soccer coach Phil Johnson was honored during the Stillwater City Council meeting on Tuesday, May 21. Mayor Ted Kozlowski presented a proclamation celebrating Wednesday, May 22 as Phil Johnson Day in Stillwater. Johnson, who coached the Ponies for 32 seasons, was recently inducted into the Minnesota State High School League Hall of Fame. In Johnson’s tenure, the Ponies compiled a 451-156-64 record with 17 conference titles and 16 section championships — including back-to-back state titles in 1995 and 1996. He was previously inducted into the Minnesota State High School Soccer Coaches Association Hall of Fame (1997), the Minnesota Youth Soccer Association Hall of Fame (2013), and the St. Croix Valley Sports Hall of Fame (2017). He was also presented the Tony Sanneh Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012. Johnson was honored as the MSHSSCA Minnesota State Coach of the Year (1996 and 2012), and was named the National High School Large School Coach of the Year in 1997. (Gazette staff photo by Taylor Kiel)
Area Track and Field: Blaine boys finish as true team state runner-up
The Blaine boys track and field team finished as the state runner-up in the Class AAA True Team State Championships held in Stillwater May 17. The Blaine girls earned seventh place, and the Anoka boys earned ninth place. The Blaine boys won a pair of events, with Zughumnan Zillang atop the high jump and a first-place run by the 4x200-meter relay. The Bengals had a trio of runner-up finishes by Gerald Ferguson in the triple jump, Jamareon Douglas in the 100 and the 4x100 relay;...
Hopkins girls place eighth in state True Team
Twelve of the best girls track and field teams in Minnesota will vie for the state Class AAA True Team title, beginning at 3 p.m. Friday, May 17, at Stillwater High School. Among those 12 teams is Hopkins, which advanced to state as a wild-card entry. Hopkins placed third in the Section 7AAA Meet May 8 at Hopkins High Stadium. Coach Andrea Yesnes praised her Royals for an outstanding effort across the board. ...
D.C. Everest, Wausau West, Wausau East combine for 22 state meet berths at WIAA Division 1 Track Sectional
HUDSON – D.C. Everest, Wausau West and Wausau East combined for 22 state meet berths with top-three finishes at the WIAA Division 1 Track & Field Sectional on Thursday at Hudson High School. The top three finishers in each event at the sectional automatically qualify for the 2024 WIAA...
Chippewa Falls handles River Falls in softball regionals
Division 1 softball regionals kicked off Monday. In Sectional 1, No. 4 Chippewa Falls and No. 13 River Falls bumped up their opening round matchup from Tuesday to avoid the potential inclement weather. Chippewa Falls — one of the perennial contenders in Division 1 — used some early runs and a strong performance from starter Violet McIlquham to oust River Falls from the tournament by a score of 9-1. The Cardinals (22-5) wasted little time against River Falls (8-17) starter Audra Adermann, with the top...
Baseball: Rice Lake drops doubleheader at New Richmond
The Rice Lake baseball team will head into the postseason on a five-game slide after losses to Hudson and New Richmond to close out the regular season. Rice Lake is the No. 8 seed in its Division 2 bracket and will host No. 9 Lakeland in a regional quarterfinal contest on Thursday. The Warriors finished 2-12 and in eighth place in the Big Rivers. New Richmond 10, Rice Lake 0On Monday in New Richmond the Tigers (15-10, 5-9) swept the Warriors in a doubleheader. as...
Eau Claire Memorial golf wins New Richmond regional
Golf regionals around the state continued Wednesday and several Big Rivers teams advanced to sectionals play in the Division 1 New Richmond regional. Eau Claire Memorial took home the regional title plaque, winning Wednesday’s tournament by 11 strokes over second-place Hudson. The Old Abes had a score of 303. River Falls’ score of 316 placed them third and New Richmond secured the last sectional spot with a 321. Chippewa Falls was the first team out with a 326. ...
Edina's Haerter wins close race in Stillwater
One of the most exciting - and strategic - events in any track meet is the 1600-meter run. That was certainly the case May 17 in the State Class AAA True Team Track and Field Meet at Stillwater High. The field for the 1600 was stacked with great runners, including the state favorite, junior Will Weber of Wayzata. Alongside Weber was another Lake Conference junior, Jace Haerter of Edina. Going...
Corbid and Magistad are SAHS Athletes of the Week
Anna Corbid Softball The Stillwater softball team has continued its strong play this season while contending in the Suburban East Conference and also putting the Ponies in line for a higher seed in Section 4AAAA. Anna Corbid has provided strong pitching throughout, including the team’s recent victories over Mounds View, Maple Grove and Woodbury. The...
Track and field programs mark conference championships
Richfield, Kennedy, Jefferson and Holy Angels each bring home conference championship event titles Championship season is in full swing for Sun Current track and field teams. Holy Angels girls wrapped up a busy week at the Class AA True Team State Championships at Stillwater High School on Saturday after winning the Tri-Metro Conference crown on May 16. ...
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