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Monticello track and field leaves competition in the dust
Monticello hosted a Mississippi 8 conference track and field meet on Tuesday, May 14. It was the final time varsity athletes had a chance to compete before the conference and section meets. No team scores were recorded for this meet between Monticello, Becker, Big Lake, Chisago Lakes, Princeton and St. Francis. The girls won nine races, including the girls’ 4x100 meter relay team of Sasha Steinbach, Kacie Lilledahl, Kaela Skistad and Emelia Skistad, who shattered the program race record. ...
Monticello Athlete of the Week: Callan Jacobson
Callan Jacobson put his name at the top of the list for all-time points leaders in Monticello boys’ lacrosse history. During an 11-3 win over Brainerd, Jacobson scored two goals for a four-point game. That brought his total to 146 career points, the most in Magic history. Jacobson has 86 goals and 60 assists in his career. This season, he has 27 goals and 15 assists in 11 games.
Monticello sports round-up
Stretch run for Magic baseball With two games left in the regular season, the Monticello baseball team is 11-7 and is the Mississippi 8 runner-up to Becker. The Magic went 1-2 last week. They beat Chisago Lakes 8-2 on Tuesday, May 14 but ended the week with losses to Totino-Grace and St. Cloud. Nick Anderson (W) struck out four in 5.2 innings against the Wildcats. Koen Schlangen struck out one...
Magic tennis reaches team section final for 1st time in program history
The 2024 Monticello boys’ tennis team is having the best season in school history, they were co-champions of the Mississippi 8 with Becker and Cambridge-Isanti. It was just the third time in program history the Magic won a conference title and the first time since 2008. After Monticello beat St. Michael-Albertville and Alexandria during the 2024 Section 8AA Team Boys’ Tennis Tournament, the Magic were the first team in school history to reach the team section final. ...
STMA boys’ tennis falls to Monticello in team section tournament
The St. Michael-Albertville boys’ tennis team battled hard during the 2024 Section 8AA Boys Team Tennis Tournament. The Knights played in two matches on May 14 at Monticello High School. Willmar was first and St. Michael-Albertville took care of the Cardinals 7-0. Next, they played Monticello during round two. The Magic beat the Knights 5-2 during the regular season so the blue and gold were out for revenge. It was...
Tigers baseball loses to Becker for second time
Games on Monday, May 13 and Friday, May 17 were both decided by one run After letting a three-run lead slip away in a 4-3 loss to Becker on Monday, May 13, in eight innings, Princeton (13-6, 9-3) had an opportunity for redemption against the Bulldogs on Friday, May 17, at Solheim Field in Princeton. Instead, Becker (15-4, 11-2) scored the first five runs of the game, and after allowing...
STMA High School announces 2023-24 Academic Awards
St. Michael-Albertville High School held its annual Academic Awards ceremony on May 15. The Academic Awards ceremony recognized over 470 students for their academic success during the 2023-24 school year. The awards honored students for their commitment to learning and for their achievement in the classroom. Among those awards given were STMA’s ExCEL, AAA, Student of Excellence and Student of the Year Awards. Davin Dufner and Claire Kvant were STMA...
Monticello Spring Signing Day
Monticello High School saw five more student-athletes sign their National Letters of Intent to extend their athletic careers into the college ranks. Jack Geislinger, Dylan Janssen, Carson Callstrom, Jason Jones and Rose Urick all signed on Spring National Signing Day on Wednesday, May 8. Geislinger will be running on the track and field team for the United States Military Academy in West Point, NY. Geislinger has a 4.0 GPA and has run cross country, played basketball and football and is an All-State track and field...
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