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North Lakes boys look forward to new conference competition

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The Husky boys basketball team has a lot to look forward to this year. With a move to the new Twin Cities Athletic Conference bringing more balanced competition to the schedule, second-year head coach Mark Kosloski expects to see his team improve from its 4-22 finish last season.
“I think we’ve got returning players who played in my system last year, and kids who have put in a lot of time over the summer,” Kosloski said.
The TCAC is the largest conference in the state, with 22 members, mostly pulled from charter schools and academies. Boys basketball is the one sport in which all 22 members field a team. In the Huskies’ division, teams like AFSA and Liberty look to be good matchups.
The AFSA game will be played in the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis, the home of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Minnesota Lynx.
“We’re really excited about

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Madsen to cap 36-year career with 2017 retirement

In a letter addressed to school board members and read aloud at the Dec. 1 Forest Lake Area School Board meeting, District Superintendent Linda Madsen announced her retirement effective June 30, 2017.
Madsen began in Forest Lake as a student in 1965 and began a teaching career in the district in 1981, Her retirement will put a cap on a 36-year career with the Forest Lake Area School District.
“Having been a part of an institution for so long can make it difficult to know when to move on and let others lead the way,” Madsen said as she read from her prepared letter. “It is a delicate balance of what is best for the organization and what is best personally. I have always known I wanted to conclude my career in Forest Lake with enthusiasm, optimism, and energy.”
Madsen said that she is enthusiastic about what is happening in the district and

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School Board approves multi-million dollar budget cut for 2017-18

At the Dec.  1 meeting of the Forest Lake Area School Board,  board members voted to direct the administration to make budget reductions in the amount of $2.5 million for the 2017-18 school year.
Over the past several years, when budget reductions were necessary,  school district administration has reviewed enrollment,  staffing, and programs, and made recommendations to the School Board.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Moving forward, the Administrative Council, consisting of all building principals and district leadership administrators, will work through the “2017-18 Program Budget Reduction Process” and present a recommendation regarding specific cuts to the School Board for their April 6 meeting.

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Rangers eye return to state tournament

Skaters enter 2016-17 with experience beyond their years
The girls hockey team has already begun play, earning a 2-2 tie at fifth-ranked Minnetonka and a 6-0 win over the Duluth co-op team at home. In those games, third-year head coach Todd Gutterman said, “we showed our youth. We have a lot of things to work out still.”broadstreet.zone(48036);
There is no dissonance to be discerned between those early results and Gutterman’s analysis – no more than can be found in the fact that the 2016-17 hockey squad is both young and experienced at the same time. Of 31 players listed on the varsity roster, there are four seniors and three juniors. Only three players graduated from last year’s team, which won the Section 7AA tournament and went to the state tournament.
That means there were not many spots to fill with new players, and many of the freshmen and sophomores bring extensive varsity experience.
“It’s

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