Kenzie Stumne drives for the basket against Woodbury on Jan. 27.
The Forest Lake girls basketball team suffered through a 7-19 season last year, with many freshmen in the regular rotation. The upside to that season is that the Rangers have been able to field a crop of experienced sophomores this year, who, working with the upperclass leadership, have brought renewed success to the program.
“Last year, a lot of kids were playing roles they hadn’t played before, and for a lot of them it was their first year on varsity,” head coach Jen Wagner said. “The other teams are scouting you and watching film on you. It was a learning curve, but now we have kids who have been in their positions and are a little more comfortable and familiar with their roles.”broadstreet.zone(48036);
Among the sophomores making major scoring contributions have been Abigail Groenweg (11.2 points per game), Lexie Hultman (9.4), Kenzie
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Gymnastics contends for state bid with C-I score
Photos supplied by Lindsey Pierron
144.3 tally smashes season high
The Forest Lake gymnastics team competed in an individual all-around invitational at Cambridge-Isanti over the weekend, claiming five of the top 11 places in a field of more than 60. Sophomore Sofia Dodge (35.9, fifth) was the highest scoring Ranger, just ahead of sophomore Julie Godar (35.85, sixth) and junior Faith Pleski (35.8, seventh). Freshman Sydney Nenn took ninth (35.6) while senior Hailey Nenn placed 11th.broadstreet.zone(48036);
The Rangers had a different high-scorer on each apparatus: Dodge on vault (9.35), Pleski on uneven bars (9.3), Sydney Nenn on balance beam (9.4) and Hailey Nenn on floor exercise (9.1). The Rangers attained 11 different individual performances of 9.0 or better, and head coach Lindsey Pierron was especially pleased that her team stuck seven of nine beam routines.
As an individual meet, team scores were not officially tallied. Calculating the scores as they would have added up
Sports Briefs – Feb. 2, 2017
Photo by Brad O’Neil
Shooting for a conference championship
Maddie Kolbow, pictured, and the rest of the Ranger girls hockey team blazed through three Suburban East Conference opponents last week, never trailing at any point. After fighting past East Ridge 3-1, the Rangers beat Cretin-Derham Hall 3-0 and Mounds View 5-1 to sweep past the two teams in the SEC standings and take sole possession of first place with a week to go. Madi Nolan (three), Kayla Kasel and Kolbow (two) and Breija Parent, Kenzie Rugland, Ellen Nelson and Sydney Rydel (one) were the goalscorers; goaltender Josie Bothun allowed only two goals on 80 total shots. The Rangers were 11-3 in SEC play at press time, ahead of Mounds View and Cretin (both 10-4) and White Bear Lake (10-5); the Rangers played Woodbury (0-13) on Tuesday and can confirm their conference championship with a win over Stillwater (5-8-1) on Saturday, Feb. 4.broadstreet.zone(48036);
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Columbus asks sheriff’s office about traffic safety
Paul Rignell
Columbus Reporter
Columbus city leaders welcomed a return visit and chat with Anoka County Sheriff James Stuart during a council meeting Jan. 25.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Sheriff Stuart and Sheriff’s Office Cmdr. Bryon Fuerst introduced the council to two county deputies that are assigned for regular patrol in Columbus through 2017, including one returning deputy.
During the discussion, Councilman Bill Krebs voiced concerns about traffic safety in the city. He asked for increased patrol on Broadway Avenue, especially between Potomac Street and Kettle River Boulevard where the two-lane road is particularly narrow.
Krebs noted the intersection of Broadway and Potomac can feel especially dangerous when a westbound driver is idling for a left turn onto Potomac and other motorists on Broadway are “speeding by you” on the shoulder.
Mayor Dave Povolny asked for deputies’ opinions on how drivers are adjusting to the roundabout at Broadway and Kettle River Boulevard. Sheriff Stuart said one repeated issue there has
Strength in solidarity
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Laura Livermore and Anna Ulfeng of Forest Lake participated in the Women’s March on Washington one day after President Donald Trump was inaugurated. The total number of marchers is estimated to be near 500,000.
Masons fundraising applications are now being accepted
The Forest Lake Masons are now accepting applications from charitable organizations to participate in one of the three community support fundraising events planned for 2017. The Masons have had a long history of fundraising for cancer research, children’s health, support of soldiers and their families, and support of local family and youth needs. The Masons have been successful with their current model of tying these charitable fund raising events with lodge pancake breakfasts. Historically, donations have been in the $1,000 to $6,000 range. This year will have three potential events with the first in April. Applications are being accepted now. Interested organizations do not need to be in Forest Lake, but should be at least in the surrounding area. Organization leaders can fill out an application by emailing the lodge with a request for an application at forestlakemasons@gmail.com or visiting the website and sending in a request at www.forestlakemasons.com. All
CornerFlex, Inc. to partner with Operation Honor
CornerFlex, Inc., a family-owned business in Scandia, has joined forces with two other Minnesota businesses to support Operation Honor, a well-established public charity based in Owen County, Kentucky. Operation Honor hires veterans to hand-craft burial and retirement flag cases to sell and donate to veteran cemeteries across the nation. Currently, most flag cases for sale to the consumer are made in China.
Joe Montgomery, the founder of Operation Honor, reached out to Greg Amundson, President and owner of CornerFlex this past December while he was looking for a product to hold the glass in place in the flag cases. Greg’s company produces and sells a self-adhesive flexible trim product that is the perfect solution. Greg sent Joe a kit of “InstaTrim” to test and Joe immediately called back and said, “This is perfect!”broadstreet.zone(48036);
CornerFlex committed to donating InstaTrim to Operation Honor’s cause, and decided to take an extra step and create a
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