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Rebels softball earns share of Northwest Suburban Championship
Champlin Park softball played three games last week amid an eventful end to the regular season, including a dramatic comeback 4-3 win over Wayzata on May 15. The night following the win over Wayzata, it also became official that Champlin Park, Andover, and Rogers had each finished the season tied for first in the Northwest Suburban Conference with 10-2 records, meaning all three would end the season as conference champions. ...
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...
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...
Princeton track competes in Section 5-2A true team meet
Tigers have a taste of what the Section 5-2A meet will look like later this spring The Princeton boys and girls track and field teams had a preview of what to expect in the Section 5-2A tournament later this spring, as the Tigers competed in the Section 5-2A true team tournament on Tuesday, May 7, at Rocori High School. The Princeton boys finished in sixth place out of 13 teams with 488 points, while the girls team finished in 12th place out of 13 teams...
Bigger fish to fry
Monticello’s hopes of winning a second straight Mississippi 8 title went out the window when they lost to Princeton last week but they have bigger fish to fry. They bounced back by crushing Becker two days later and reminded the state that they aren’t done yet. The Magic had won seven games in a row before dropping a non-conference matchup to Orono on Monday, May 6. They hosted Princeton the next day and needed a win to stay alive in the conference championship race. ...
Thunder strikes twice in the same place for state tourney wins
by Jim Boyle Editor The Zimmerman Thunder adaptive bowling team made a splash in 2023 during its inaugural year, and it followed it up with another impressive performance on May 10 at Bowlero in Brooklyn Park in this year’s state tourney tilt. The team — with members from Zimmerman, Elk River and Rogers high schools...
Recipe for success
It was clear from the beginning that this Monticello boys’ tennis team was different. Led by four seniors; Ryan Schyma, Hayden Miller, Rylan Fierabend and Peyton Goyler, this Magic team runs deep with talent. This team was able to mix the lineup up and find success all season no matter where the kids were playing. They have the recipe for success and followed it to perfection. Monticello went 16-2 and won the Mississippi 8 Conference Championship for the third time in program history and the...
STMA girls’ lacrosse loses early lead against Elk River/Zimmerman
It’s been a tough season for the St. Michael-Albertville girls’ lacrosse team. The Knights have dropped their last six games since a 9-6 win over Monticello on April 22. The offensive talent is there. The main issue has been keeping teams off of the scoreboard. On May 7, STMA lost 15-11 to Wayzata. It was their second loss this season when scoring double-digit goals. On April 16, the girls scored a season-high 13 goals during an 18-13 loss to Robbinsdale Armstrong/Cooper. ...
C-I, North Branch adapted bowling teams both bring home hardware
The adapted bowling teams from both Cambridge-Isanti and North Branch both brought home hardware from the state tournament, which was held on Friday, May 10, at Bowlero in Brooklyn Park. Cambridge-Isanti freshman Thomas Iserman captured the boys singles title in the ASD Division with 486, 17 more pins than his nearest competitor. Bluejackets junior Samuel Price took the boys singles crown in the PI Division with 494 pins, six better...
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