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GALLERY: Ranger girls finish 2nd at True Team sectionals

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Photos by Brad O’Neil and Rachel Brisbois. Right-click for full-sized image.
The Forest Lake girls track and field team finished second of nine at the Section 5AAA True Team Championships at White Bear Lake on May 10.broadstreet.zone(48036);
The Rangers ended their night with 889.5 points, just shy of White Bear Lake (917) and ahead of Blaine (860.5), Mahtomedi (667), Cambridge-Isanti (664.5), Centennial (575.5), Spring Lake Park/St. Anthony Village (485), Duluth East (468.5) and St. Francis (459.5).
SPRINTS
Perhaps the biggest star of the meet was sophomore Maddy Dolby, who dashed to victory in the 100 (12.78), 200 (26.53) and 400 (1:00.84), collecting 81 points altogether. Sophomore Sofia Dodge finished third in the 100 (12.94) and 200 (26.93). Junior Jenna Parent placed eighth in the 400 (1:03.94).
DISTANCE
The long-distance Rangers ensured that it would be a Forest Lake sweep of all the individual running events. Eighth-grader Amelea Hauer ran away with the 800, winning in 2:26.46.

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GALLERY: Ranger boys finish 6th at True Team sectionals

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Photos by Rachel Brisbois and Brad O’Neil. Right-click for full-sized image.
The Forest Lake boys track and field team finished sixth of nine at the Section 5AAA True Team Championships at White Bear Lake on May 10.broadstreet.zone(48036);
The Rangers racked up 658.5 points. Blaine won the meet and qualified for the Class AAA True Team state meet with 902 points. White Bear Lake (837.5), Cambridge-Isanti (825.5), Centennial (747) and Mahtomedi (661.5) also bested the Rangers.
The Rangers defeated Spring Lake Park/St. Anthony Village (514), Duluth East (451) and St. Francis (402).
SPRINTS
The three Rangers entered in the 100 placed high: sophomore Corvell Wolter placed third (11.46), junior Eli Dodge was fourth (11.52) and senior Remy Brisbois finished sixth (11.54). Wolter picked up another third-place finish in the 200 (23.25); Brisbois placed eighth (23.58). Senior Dylan Windingstad finished fourth in the 400 (52.46). Junior Ian Asperheim was ninth (53.42).
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The Ranger distance team was led by

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New superintendent plans to build on predecessors’ work

Steven Massey is proud of all that the Forest Lake Area School District has to offer and is excited to add to and expand what he refers to as the “great work done by those who have come before him” as he steps into the role of district superintendent.
“(Past superintendents) Lynn Steenblock and Dr. Linda Madsen have been role models and mentors in my administrative career,” Massey said. “Their work in and passion for this district served as an inspiration for my interest in applying for this position.”broadstreet.zone(48036);
Massey earned a psychology degree from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa, and then was accepted to a master’s program in guidance counseling at the University of Minnesota, Duluth. He deferred that acceptance in favor of traveling between New York, Houston and Toronto to work for a volunteer organization that helped street kids get their lives back on track.
“That volunteer work exposed me to

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