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.
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One of just two remaining unbeaten teams in Class AA, the St. Croix Preparatory Academy boys pulled away for a 77-60 Skyline Conference boys basketball victory over Maranatha on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at SCPA. It was the 21st straight victory for the fourth-ranked Lions (11-0 Skyline, 21-0), who l…
WOODBURY — The Stillwater girls basketball team continued an impressive run through the Suburban East Conference with an 87-46 victory over East Ridge on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at East Ridge High School.
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — The Ponies easily surpassed their previous season high, but were unable to overtake Suburban East Conference front-runner East Ridge in a dual meet on Thursday, Feb. 6 at Stillwater Area High School.
ST. PAUL — Stillwater did its part to try and unseat Cretin-Derham Hall from atop the Suburban East Conference boys hockey standings, but the Ponies could not get the additional help needed following their convincing 6-1 victory over the Raiders on Thursday, Feb. 4 at Charles M. Schulz Highl…
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — Stillwater struggled to measure up with the length of East Ridge while falling 78-45 in a Suburban East Conference boys basketball game on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at Stillwater Area High School.
NEW BRIGHTON — The Stillwater boys swimming and diving team put the finishing touches on another unbeaten dual meet season with a 51-40 Suburban East Conference victory over Irondale on Thursday, Feb. 6 at Irondale High School.
BIWABIK — After placing seventh at state a year ago, the Stillwater girls alpine ski team climbed all the way up to second place on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at Giants Ridge.
BIWABIK — Spectators sticking around for the awards ceremony at the alpine skiing state meet saw plenty of red as the Stillwater boys finished second to match the runner-up showing by the Stillwater girls.
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — The No. 3-ranked Stillwater wrestling team defended its Suburban East Conference championship, but also suffered just its second dual meet loss of the season in a quadrangular meet on Thursday, Feb. 6 at Stillwater Area High School.
BLOOMINGTON — The Stillwater girls and boys Nordic ski teams were unable to keep pace with Forest Lake, but earned repeat trips to the state meet after each placed second behind the Rangers in the Section 4 Meet on Thursday, Feb. 6 at Hyland Park.
MAPLEWOOD — Lauren Einan delivered three goals to help lead the Stillwater girls hockey team into the Section 4AA finals for the first time since 2014.
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 — Kendall Rogers turned in Stillwater’s highest score in two events and also won the all-around while helping to send the Ponies to a 140.75-133.525 Suburban East Conference gymnastics victory over Roseville on Friday, Jan. 31 at Stillwater Area High School.
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — After losing to Roseville by 12 points earlier this season, Stillwater slipped past the Raiders for a hard-fought 55-54 Suburban East Conference boys basketball victory on Friday, Jan. 31 at Stillwater Area High School.
The St. Croix Preparatory Academy boys basketball team extending its season-long winning streak to 19 with a pair of comfortable Skyline Conference road victories.
FOREST LAKE — The schedule fell in line to set up a showdown for the Suburban East Conference championship and it was Stillwater which prevailed in the head-to-head finale for the title with a convincing 5-0 victory over Forest Lake on Saturday, Feb. 1 at the Forest Lake Sports Center.
ST. PAUL — It was less of a surprise than a year ago, but the Stillwater wrestling team defended its championship in the Sgt. Michael Carlson Memorial Duals on Saturday, Feb. 1 at Cretin-Derham Hall High School.
The Stillwater boys swimming and diving team locked up at least a share of the program’s sixth consecutive Suburban East Conference championship with a 101-75 victory over White Bear Lake on Thursday, Jan. 30 at Stillwater Middle School.
BIWABIK — There were no anxious moments for the Stillwater boys and girls alpine ski teams prior to the announcement of results from the Section 7 Meet on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at Giants Ridge.
FOREST LAKE — A showdown for the Suburban East Conference lead turned into a runaway victory for Stillwater on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at Forest Lake High School.
In a back-and-forth game between evenly matched teams, Nick Dario provided the game-winner in the third as Stillwater pulled away for a 7-4 Suburban East Conference boys hockey triumph over White Bear Lake on Tuesday, Feb. 4 at the St. Croix Valley Rec Center.
MAPLEWOOD — It’s a perennial battle for the Suburban East Conference titles and this year Forest Lake earned a sweep while holding off the Stillwater girls and boys teams for the top spot on Thursday, Jan. 30 at Battle Creek Park.
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 St. Croix Preparatory Academy boys basketball team has opened up a two-game lead in the Skyline Conference standings following victories over Concordia Academy and Cristo Rey Jesuit.
More than 200 cross country skiers took advantage of snow-filled trails while participating in the 49th Marine O’Brien Ski Race on Sunday, Jan. 26 at William O’Brien State Park north of Marine on St. Croix.
COTTAGE GROVE — It was a balanced effort that carried Stillwater to a 140.125-131.675 Suburban East Conference gymnastics victory over the Wolfpack on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at Park High School.
Following a sluggish start, the Stillwater boys hockey team stormed back with four unanswered goals to upend Mahtomedi 4-2 in a nonconference game on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at the St. Croix Valley Rec Center.
Unable to break up the top three, the Stillwater boys swimming and diving team was nevertheless pleased to repeat its fourth-place finish in the Class AA True Team state meet on Saturday, Jan. 25 at the University of Minnesota’s Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.
DENMARK TOWNSHIP — The Stillwater boys alpine ski team notched another victory and helped the program capture the overall title in the 18-team Afton Invitational on Friday, Jan. 24 at Afton Alps.
WOODBURY — A six-game winning streak ended, but Stillwater’s Suburban East Conference title hopes are still alive after the Ponies fell to East Ridge 2-1 in a girls hockey game on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at Bielenberg Ice Arena.
WOODBURY — Junior Tyler Tompkins scored a season-high 20 points, but it wasn’t enough to overtake the Royals in a Suburban East Conference boys basketball game on Friday, Jan. 24 at Woodbury High School.
FOREST LAKE — Facing its stiffest challenge in the Suburban East Conference, Stillwater held off sixth-ranked Forest Lake for a 41-28 victory on Thursday, Jan. 23 at Forest Lake High School.
ST. PAUL — Liza Karlen scored 21 points and pulled down a game-high 16 rebounds to help send the Stillwater girls basketball team to a 79-50 Suburban East Conference triumph over the Raiders on Tuesday, Jan. 28 at Cretin-Derham Hall High School.
Lily Lake turned into an outdoor curling center in Stillwater on Saturday, Jan. 25 as new and experienced curlers, young and gold, participated in the Second Annual Frozen Flannel Outdoor Curling and Bonspiel. In addition to the competition, Learn to Curl sessions were conducted on behalf of…
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 — Forest Lake turned up the pressure defensively in the second half and the Ponies were unable to hold an 11-point halftime lead while falling short 70-60 in a Suburban East Conference boys basketball game on Wednesday, Jan. 22 at Stillwater Area High School.
COTTAGE GROVE — Junior Gionna Carr drained three 3-pointers and poured in a season-high 23 points to pace a balanced attack as Stillwater cruised to an 85-51 Suburban East Conference girls basketball victory over Park on Tuesday, Jan. 21 at Park High School.
OAK PARK HEIGHTS — After suffering a rare regular season setback, the Stillwater wrestling team responded with a 41-31 nonconference victory over St. Croix Falls on Thursday, Jan. 16 at Stillwater Area High School.
BIWABIK — It was productive road trip north for the Stillwater boys and girls alpine ski teams, which swept the morning and afternoon races at the MLK Invitational on Saturday, Jan. 18 at Giants Ridge.
The Ponies had more to celebrate than Senior Night on Tuesday, Jan. 21 at the St. Croix Valley Rec Center.
With two of its more important Skyline Conference games coming up, the St. Croix Preparatory boys basketball team pushed its overall winning streak to 15 straight while dispatching St. Agnes 80-45 in a conference contest on Tuesday, Jan. 21 at SCPA.
MAPLEWOOD — Stillwater’s first pursuit race of the season was a successful one as the Ponies finished atop the girls and boys standings after the MLK Day Pursuit on Monday, Jan. 20 at Battle Creek Regional Park.
COTTAGE GROVE — A season-high score lifted the Stillwater gymnastics team to a runner-up showing on Saturday, Jan. 18 at the nine-team Park Invitational.
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