Sports Briefs – Oct. 27, 2016

Photo by Stuart Groskreutz
Rangers fall at Stillwater
Charlie Payne returns a kickoff against Stillwater on Oct. 19. Forest Lake was down only 10-7 at halftime on the strength of a Sam Jackomino touchdown, but could not add to its score and eventually lost 17-7. The Rangers (1-7) travel to Minnetonka for a first-round state playoff game on Friday.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Photo by Brad O’Neil
Volleyball beats Park on senior night
Sam Bethke serves against Park. The Rangers knocked off the Wolfpack in three sets, 25-12, 25-16, 25-22, as seniors Bethke, Emilie Grindahl, Jamie Watters, Tia Moscatelli, Emily Peterson, Sophie Poynter and Eve De Smet were honored for their years with the program. “These young ladies have worked hard over the years, and are great kids and teammates,” coach Sherri Alm said. “They will be missed next year!”
The Rangers traveled to Rochester for a tournament over the weekend, going 2-2 with victories against Pine Island and Rochester

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North Lake’s Radatz named to All-State team

North Lakes midfielder Claire Radatz with coach Ryan Colbert.
Soccer star is Huskies’ first-ever all-staterbroadstreet.zone(48036);
by Ryan Colbert
Claire Radatz, a senior midfielder for the North Lakes girls soccer team, has become the first Husky athlete to earn all-state honors. Radatz was named to the class 1A all-state second team.
Radatz put together an outstanding season, scoring 20 goals and handing out four assists. She was top-10 in the state in goals and top-25 in total points. She was runner-up for the inaugural Twin Cities Athletic Conference Player of the Year award this season. Although she received her highest award this year, her entire career at North Lakes was spectacular. She won five varsity letters, was named all-conference four years, and captained the team for three. She led the team in goals and assists each of the past three seasons.
Often double and triple teamed, Radatz always seemed to find a way to move up

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Girls cross-country wins 3rd straight Suburban East title

Spencer Kotys (left) and Charlie Babcock run with the leaders early in the race.

Boys place 5th, Babcock finishes 6th overall
The Ranger cross-country squads hosted their only “home meet” on Oct. 18 when the long-distance might of the Suburban East Conference came to Tanners Brook Golf Club off US-61 south of downtown Forest Lake.broadstreet.zone(48036);
In one of the strongest cross-country conferences in the state, the Forest Lake girls once again proved that they are the strongest of the strong, placing all five of their scoring runners in the top 15 to score 33 points, less than half of their nearest competitor Roseville (78). White Bear Lake (82), East Ridge (88), and Stillwater (121) rounded out the top five.
“The girls all ran well,” girls coach John Fick said. “It worked out great.”
From the beginning of the girls race, three athletes separated themselves from the rest of the pack, and two of them were

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