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Football: Forest Lake topples Ponies in overtime
FOREST LAKE — Remaining on track for a possible fifth straight sub-district football championship, Stillwater could have some company this season after Forest Lake knocked off the Ponies for the first time in more than 15 years with 27-21 overtime victory on Friday, Sept. 27 at Forest Lake High School. The loss drops Stillwater (3-1 ME, 3-2) into a three-way tie for the top spot in the Metro East standings with the Rangers (3-1, 3-2) and Mounds View (3-1, 3-2) with just one league game...
Rangers top Ponies for first time in sixteen years
The Forest Lake football team upended the Stillwater Ponies in an overtime thriller on Friday night, as the Rangers came away with a narrow, but important 27-21 homecoming win on Sept. 27. The Ponies entered the game ranked as the No. 6 team in the Class 6A state rankings according to the Minnesota Star Tribune, but Forest Lake orchestrated 413 total yards of offense to improve to 3-2 and ultimately defeat Stillwater for the first time since 2008. The defense came up big when it...
Sports brief: Stillwater Elks Hoop Shoot set for Oct. 6 at Salem Lutheran
The Stillwater Elks Lodge 179 is hosting its annual Hoop Shoot Free Throw Contest on Sunday, Oct. 6 at Salem Lutheran Church in Stillwater starting at 1 p.m. Competition for boys and girls will be held in three age groups, 8-9 years old, 10-11 and 12-13. Registration begins at 12:30 p.m.Winners will advance to district competition with the opportunity to qualify for state, regional and national events. Contact David Wick at 651-503-3955 for additional information. More than three million boys and girls are expected to compete in this year’s Elks Hoop Shoot, which is the largest of many youth activities sponsored by Elks Lodges. The six national champions will receive a trophy and their names will be inscribed on a plaque that appears at the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass.
Northwest Express falls to Hudson
SPOONER — In USPHL Premier League action at the Spooner Civic Center on Saturday, Sept. 28, the Hudson Havoc broke open a 4-4 game with 5 goals in the third period to defeat the Northwest Express 9-5. The Express led 2-1 after the first period. Jaden Aguilara, assisted by Dylan Wolf and Derek, McGrew, scored at 1:53. At 15:14, Evan Burchardt scored, assisted by Harrison Browning and Connor Corcoran. In...
Girls soccer: Ponies blank Roseville; play top-ranked Bears to draw
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — Four different players collected a goal each as Stillwater cruised to a 4-0 Suburban East Conference girls soccer victory over Roseville on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at Stillwater Area High School. It was the fourth game in seven days for the seventh-ranked Ponies (4-3-1 SEC, 8-3-4), who produced three victories and tied No. 1-ranked White Bear Lake. Stillwater racked up 32 shots on goal and it could...
Girls swimming and diving: Ponies prevail at Maroon and Gold Invite
MINNEAPOLIS — Finishing at least third or higher in all 12 events, Stillwater also flexed plenty of depth while cruising to a victory in the Gold Division of the Maroon and Gold Invitational on Saturday, Sept. 28 at the University of Minnesota’s Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. The third-ranked Ponies racked up 565 points to outdistance fifth-ranked Shakopee (404) and seventh-ranked Prior Lake (328) for the title. North Dakota teams Bismarck Legacy (268) and Bismarck Century (182) completed the top five in the 13-team field. ...
North Shore gymnasts wow judges at Judges Cup Competition
Athletes from North Shore Gymnastics Association (NSGA) had a promising start to the fall competition season last weekend at the annual Judges Cup meet at North St. Paul High School. North Shore Gymnasts competed at Level 3, Level 4 and Xcel Silver on Sunday, Sept. 22. The athletes put on an impressive performance for the judges and earned several top placements. Kicking off the competition, NSGA Xcel Silver athletes’ strong...
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