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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.
The Stillwater girls’ swimming and diving team turned in another sterling performance to win its fifth straight JV conference title. The Ponies outscored second-place Mounds View 689-459 to win the Suburban East Conference JV Meet on Saturday, Nov. 2 at Stillwater Middle School.
NORTHFIELD — It was a smaller crew than most years, but Stillwater was well represented with four individual qualifiers at the Class AA boys’ cross country state meet.
NORTHFIELD — Often wearing a smile during races, Ana Weaver was even more joyous than normal after crossing the finish line for the biggest victory of her career.
ROSEVILLE — After falling to Stillwater in five games during last year’s Section 4AAA volleyball finals, North St. Paul did not dawdle while sweeping the Ponies to claim its first-ever section championship on Thursday, Oct. 31 at Roseville Area High School.
Following a decorated career, Maddie Whittington collected a few additional honors as a member of the Stillwater volleyball program on Wednesday, Nov. 6 at the St. Paul River Centre.
The Minnesota DNR is implementing some significant rule changes for deer hunters during the 2019 hunting season in an effort to minimize chronic wasting disease. Most of the rules are new to Minnesota and represent a shift in how deer are going to be managed in some areas of the state.
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.
LINDSTROM — The St. Croix Preparatory Academy boys’ soccer team had its 12-game winning streak halted after a 3-0 loss to Holy Angels in the Class A state quarterfinals on Thursday, Oct. 24 at Chisago Lakes High School.
NEW BRIGHTON — Many of the team’s current members were not born yet when they started, but Stillwater extended a pair of long streaks while knocking off Irondale 56-40 in a Suburban East Conference girls’ swimming and diving dual meet on Thursday, Oct. 24 at Irondale High School.
CIRCLE PINES — Stillwater’s task was big enough without contributing three turnovers to the winning formula for Centennial, which toppled the Ponies 41-14 in the first round of the Class 6A state playoffs on Friday, Oct. 25 at Centennial High School.
NORTH ST. PAUL — A slow start did not derail the Stillwater volleyball team on the way to a 3-1 victory over second-seeded Centennial in the Section 4AAA semifinals on Monday, Oct. 28 at North High School.
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.
Following a strong showing at Spirit Mountain Recreation Area in Duluth on Oct. 12-13, the Stillwater mountain bike racing team is scheduled to wrap up its season at the State Championships on Oct. 26-27 at Mt. Kato in Mankato.
FALCON HEIGHTS — For the first time in more than a decade and for just the second time since 1999, the Stillwater boys’ cross country team will not be running as a team in the state meet.
FALCON HEIGHTS — The Stillwater girls’ cross country team ended a drought of more than three decades while claiming the Section 4AA championship a year ago. The wait was much shorter for their latest as the Ponies cruised to its second straight section title on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at the Univ…
CHASKA — Stillwater faced a stout lineup of teams in its final tuneup for the postseason.
NORTH ST. PAUL — For the second year in a row, the Stillwater girls’ soccer team’s state title ambitions came to an abrupt halt in a penalty kick shootout.
MINNEAPOLIS — Stillwater surpassed more than 2,100 points, but it was a mere half-point margin that kept the Ponies out of the top three at the Class AA girls’ swimming and diving True Team state meet on Saturday, Oct. 19 at the University of Minnesota’s Jean K. Freeman Aquatics Center.
Fewer teams in today’s high school football run an option offense, but the Ponies are hoping some lessons learned earlier this season will pay off at Centennial on Friday, Oct. 25 in the first round of the Class 6A state playoffs.
After capturing its third consecutive conference championship, the St. Croix Preparatory Academy boys’ soccer team has taken things a step further while becoming the first team in school history to qualify for a state tournament.
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.
Dave Eckstrom maintained his membership in an exclusive club while finishing his 38th straight Twin Cities Marathon on Sunday, Oct. 6.
Responding to increased levels of interest the past several years, the St. Croix Valley Athletic Association is offering a youth wrestling program for girls starting this fall.
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — Stillwater celebrated Senior Night with a 3-0 sweep over Mounds View in a Suburban East Conference volleyball match on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at Stillwater Area High School.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Stillwater girls’ tennis team fell just short in its bid for a state entry as the doubles team of Jana Myers and Molly Anderson finished third in the Section 4AA individual tournament that finished up on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at the University of Minnesota’s Baseline Tennis Center.
WOODBURY — It took most of the season for the Stillwater boys’ soccer team to find its stride, but the late surge was not enough to carry the Ponies to a third consecutive state tournament.
FOREST LAKE — The Class AA boys’ cross country state rankings held to form as Stillwater finished third in the Suburban East Conference Meet on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at Tanners Brook Golf Club.
It was a busy and productive week for the Stillwater girls’ swimming and diving team, which collected two conference victories and reserved its annual spot in the True Team state meet.
FOREST LAKE — Junior Ana Weaver defended her individual title to help pace the Stillwater girls’ cross country team to the Suburban East Conference championship on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at Tanners Brook Golf Club.
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — Avenging one of its three losses this season, the Stillwater girls’ soccer team held off East Ridge 2-1 in the Section 4AA championship game on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at Stillwater Area High School.
Nordic skiing information meeting scheduled for Oct. 28
WOODBURY — An opportunity to climb into a tie for second place in the standings faded in the fourth quarter as Stillwater fell to East Ridge 35-32 in an East Metro sub-district football game on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at East Ridge High School.
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — Stillwater’s Max Shikenjanski checked off a few additional boxes after taking his first-ever varsity snap under center.
October is the month that calls the duck hunters, grouse hunters, pheasant hunters and muskie diehards. For me, it is just about the perch.
The St. Croix Curling Center is gearing up for its second year of play at the St. Mary’s Point Hockey Arena and registration is underway. The fall season begins on Sunday, Nov. 3 and will include three time slots this year starting at 2 p.m., 4 p.m., and 6 p.m. The winter session, which star…
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.
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — There was some minor traveling involved with Stillwater’s latest home volleyball victory.
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — The timing couldn’t be better for the Stillwater boys, who are playing their best soccer of the season down the stretch and into the postseason.
The Stillwater girls’ swimming and diving team cruised to a 90-80 Suburban East Conference victory over Park on Thursday, Oct. 3 at Stillwater Middle School.
MINNEAPOLIS — The Stillwater girls’ tennis team ran into a familiar stumbling block on Tuesday, Oct. 8 while falling to second-seeded Mounds View 7-0 in the Section 4AA semifinals at the University of Minnesota’s Baseline Tennis Center.
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