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Wrestlers pull double duty, place first and third in back-to-back tournaments
The Ranger wrestling team fought through two tournaments in the space of 24 hours, emerging victorious at the eight-team Minnetonka Invitational on Jan. 6 (241 points) and in third place the next day in the 13-team Tom Keating Memorial at Foley (138.5).
The top Ranger performer during the double-shift was 160-pounder Tanner Wiese. The junior rolled through all competitors in both meets, earning a pair of gold medals. He took the Tonka title with a final round major (15-4) over Ryan Grant from Andover, then secured the championship at Foley 4-2 in overtime against Brett Kirchner of St. Cloud Apollo.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Wiese was the only Ranger winner at Foley. Three Rangers took second in their weight classes: eighth-grader Derrick Cardinal (106), freshman Troy Pleski (132) and sophomore Mathias Waskey (145). Junior Max Amann (113) earned a third-place finish. Eighth-grader Tyler Raway (120) finished fourth.
In addition to Wiese, winners at Minnetonka included Cardinal, Pleski,
Alpine teams open season at Wild Mountain
Freshman Morgan Tomas led the girls squad, placing 13th out of 150 skiers. (Photo supplied)
Winter’s late arrival delayed the start of the Alpine season, but the Rangers finally got their chance to test the slopes at the Wild Mountain Invite in Taylors Falls on Dec. 23. Competing against 12 other schools, each of which entered an A and B team, the Ranger boys placed fourth and 23rd, while the girls took ninth and 20th.
The boys field had 156 skiers. Senior Zac Oschenbauer (11th place) achieved the highest Ranger finish. The other scorers were eighth-grader Marcus Longsdorf (29th), sophomore Jack Callahan (34th) and sophomore Mitchell Longsdorf (47th). Zac Kenoyer and Michael Oschenbauer rounded out the first team roster.broadstreet.zone(48036);
Of 150 girls skiers, Ranger freshman Morgan Tomas finished 13th. Senior Elli Rodsjo placed 22nd. Junior Mariah Ulbricht and sophomore Kelli Bush contributed to the team score. Junior Bridget Beyon and sophomore Sam Howell
Gymnasts enjoy a winning week
The Ranger girls brought home trophies, medals, and a pineapple from the Tropical Twist Invitational at Woodbury on Jan. 7. (Photo supplied)
Forest Lake gymnasts won a dual meet, an invitational and a handstand contest last week.
The Rangers returned from their winter break with a Suburban East Conference dual against Mounds View on Jan. 5. Urged on by sophomore Julie Godar’s 8.8 in the floor exercise and freshman Sydney Nenn’s 9.0 on vault, the Rangers easily outscored the Mustangs 135.1 to 129.675.broadstreet.zone(48036);
The Rangers improved on that victory with a fantastic showing at the Woodbury Tropical Twist Invitational on Jan. 7. The varsity team soared to its best score of the season so far, 138.15, to take first place over Woodbury, Kasson-Mantorville/Triton, Richfield, Park, Tartan and Columbia Heights. Rangers scored wins in three of the four events: Godar took first place in the uneven bars (8.6), Nenn won the balance beam (9.5),
Rangers swim in elite division at U of M
The Forest Lake boys swimming team was accepted into the elite Gold division for this year’s University of Minnesota Invitational, competing in a field that included the entirety of the top 10 from last year’s state championship meet. The Gold meet was the top flight of four, above Maroon, Bronze and Tiger, and is perhaps the deepest competition in the MSHSL swimming calendar outside of the state meet. The Rangers placed 11th out of 16 with 145 points.
Minnetonka took first with 660.5.broadstreet.zone(48036);
With 38 individual points, junior Ben Chatwin was the Rangers’ top point-scorer. Chatwin placed second in the 50 free (21.57) and sixth in the 100 butterfly (54.16). Senior distance ace Wyatt Thompson accounted for 28 points with his ninth-place finishes in the 200 (1:47.16) and 500 free (4:55.60). Senior Duncan Johnson scored 16 between the 100 free (ninth, 49.82) and 200 individual medley (19th, 2:05.14).
The 200 medley relay team
Ranger Scoreboard – Jan. 12, 2017
Boys basketball 57 – 76 East Ridge
Boys basketball 71 – 56 White Bear Lake
Girls basketball 48 – 57 East Ridge
Girls basketball 60 – 71 White Bear Lakebroadstreet.zone(48036);
Boys hockey – 4 Woodbury
Boys hockey 2 – 6 Stillwater
Girls hockey 1 – 2 Stillwater
Girls hockey 2 – Andover
Girls hockey 3 – 2 White Bear Lake
Dance team at Rogers Invitational
Second place, jazz and kick
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Harold L. Fleck
Harold “Red” Lee Fleck, age 82, of Ham Lake, Minnesota, passed away on January 9, 2017 peacefully at home.
He was welcomed into Heaven by his granddaughter, Brooke T. Brunner; parents, Mary and Fred Fleck; siblings, Orval, Richard, Sam, Pearl.
He is survived by his wife, Teresa of 48 years; children, Shannon (Steven) Brunner, Lynette Fleck, Daryl Fleck, Suzette (Edward) Benford, Dale (Kyrsten) Fleck; grandchildren, Devon, Blake, Bryce, Hanna, Brody, Reyna, Brenna, Tori; siblings, LaVera “Rusty” (Harry) Gadacz, Millie Carson, Lucy Jackson, Murl (Pat) Fleck, Lester Fleck, Lesley (Judy) Fleck; many other family and friends.
Red was born on April 30, 1934 at home on the farm in Hillman, Minnesota. The county recorded his birthday as May 7, 1934, the day his father went into town to share the good news. He grew up with a love of family, farming, fishing and hunting. You could also find him at home listening to a
Man frostbitten as drinkers bolt from party
One person was seriously injured early in the morning Jan. 8 after several underage drinkers fled a party in a Wyoming home, Wyoming police reported.
According to Director of Public Safety Paul Hoppe, two officers responded to a noise complaint around 12:30 a.m. at a home in the 4500 block of East Viking Boulevard. When they arrived, he said, the officers found that a party with roughly 150 people in attendance was being thrown at the home, and many of the people imbibing alcohol at the party appeared to be below the legal drinking limit. The officers began organizing people into groups depending on whether they were above or below the drinking limit, but their priorities began to change as people began to flee into the freezing temperature – including one man, later identified as Travis Vanelsberg, 20, of North Branch, who allegedly barricaded himself in an second-story room before diving
FL grad fatally injured in snowmobile accident
Submitted photoHunter Houle in action. Forest Lake 18-year-old Houle died last week after a snowmobile accident
The Forest Lake community lost one of its own on Jan. 6 when 18-year-old Hunter Houle died due to injuries suffered while preparing for a snowmobile race on Pine Lake near Gonvick, Minnesota.
“He was a fun-loving kid with a heart of gold who was always happy,” sister Jenna (Houle) Peterson said. “He was also an awesome uncle to all his nieces and nephews.”broadstreet.zone(48036);
Houle’s girlfriend of four years, Amber Cron, said that the two had a life planned together including a wedding and had even talked about the names of their future children.
“There was never a time when he didn’t show me how much he loved me,” she said. “He was the most caring person I have ever known.”
She also said that the relationships he had with his family and friends were extremely important to him.
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Wyoming council appoints fifth member
The Wyoming Council Chambers was packed Jan. 3. By the time the meeting began, there was standing room only. After the Pledge of Allegiance, City Clerk Robb Linwood swore in Councilwoman Linda Nanko-Yeager and Councilman Joe Zerwas, who won their re-election campaigns, and new Mayor Lisa Iverson. The election of Iverson to the mayor left her council seat open. At the start of the meeting, there were only four council members.
After completing the various business for the first meeting of the year, including setting meeting dates, appointing commission seats and other decisions, the council needed to appoint its fifth member.broadstreet.zone(48036);
“We owe it to residents to fill it quickly,” Councilwoman Claire Luger said. “I would advocate to appoint who came in third. That was the people’s vote.”
Zerwas concurred.
Yeager agreed that a new member should be appointed immediately but disagreed that it should be the third-place council candidate, former Councilman Roger Elmore.