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The student news site of Stillwater Area High School

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Staying active during the season is very important to both the coaches and players. “We practice every day except for Sunday. But our coaches stress the fact that it's also important to be practicing things you need to work on outside of practice. So we practice ourselves as well,” said midfielder Junior Maria Vitale. Even though the girls spend almost everyday together at practice, they still get together on the weekends. Sam Houle tells us, “Our team is constantly bonding whether it is on or off the field. I'd say the best team bonding is going to Remi's house for team sleepovers.”

Girls lacrosse in the swing of things

Mathias Hoefferle, Distribution Reporter • April 30, 2015

  Springtime and warmer weather make for a perfect combination as the season kicks off for the Stillwater Area High School girls lacrosse team. This year the team looks to be one of the best...

Stillwater track continues its winning ways

Stillwater track continues its winning ways

Justin Hannasch, Team Lead • April 28, 2015

  As the snow melts and the trees start to bloom, the Stillwater Boys track team begins another season. By winning sections and making it to state last season, the team reached new heights and...

Photo by Anna Craggs Ben Winkle excitingly stands at SAHS knowing his gymnastics career will be brought to the next level shortly. Winkle said, "Gymnastics kind of made me who I am. I spend so much time working out, like 20 hours a week six days a week. It takes just as much time as school does so just the relationships I have developed with my teammates means everything to me."

Winkle flips into the Gophers organization

Joey Costa, Advertising Editor • April 9, 2015

Flipping and tumbling may not be the ideal way of getting gymnasts into college for many, but for senior Ben Winkle it is a dream come true. Gymnastics is not an easy sport to master. The amount of strength...

Former graduate Jessie Diggins makes large strides in the World Nordic Skiing Competition in Falun, Sweden. Junior Sam Hanson said, "Jessie inspires me because she was put in the same position as everyone who skis at Stillwater. She had the same coaching staff, and used the same skis at the same meets. So it is inspirational because there is no reason that it can't happen again."

Jessie Diggins inspires athletes through her success

Andy Bjerk, Social Media Reporter • April 8, 2015

At the heart of all sports is one thing: competition. It is the desire for athletes to win that pushes them through the difficult training and disappointing losses. Along with a competitive spirit, good...

Senior Brooks Carroll will be a D2 football athlete in the fall at Bemidji State University. Recently, he made a spring sport switch from baseball to track. Carroll said, “I want to get faster for college football, and I feel like I could help the school out with track, so I just decided to focus on that because I thought that would benefit me more for the future.”

Brooks Carroll switches to track

Jake Simcik, Social Media Reporter • March 26, 2015

Most people know senior Brooks Carroll as a star-wide receiver for the football team, and an exceptional athlete, Carroll has committed to Bemidji State University  and plans to play D2 football...

The team has welcomed these new jerseys with much praise, Junior Molly Frisch explained, "They are similar to the old design but with great improvements. I love them."

Softball team looking fresh for a fresh season

Kjell Sandstrom, Distribution Reporter • March 25, 2015

The Stillwater Area High School softball team will be looking better than ever for this new season, featuring white and black jerseys with red numbers and front script, as well as the Pony logo watermark...

The boys baseball team is heading to Omaha, Nebraska for baseball tryouts this spring. Baseball coach Mike Weiss said, “The trip to Omaha is a great opportunity to practice in warmer weather outside on a turf field so that we can get as much accomplished in a short amount of time as possible. We will be able to have 6 practices in 2 days. It’s going to give us a great opportunity to evaluate kids in a short amount of time. It’s very hard to evaluate kids inside for baseball.”

Taking a trip for tryouts, baseball

Stephanie Nielsen, Photographer • March 24, 2015

This season's baseball tryouts will be held  further away from home than their usual location. Usually held at the Dome or in Florida, this year's baseball tryouts will be held at Creighton University...

New Team captains this year are seniors Erin Theits, Leah Kroening and Sarah Neilson. The teams plans for the next year are being changed as the captains see fit. Kroening said, “I have learned leadership and the girls look up to me now and I have to be a role model.”

Golf season underway

Dan Gorman, Distribution Reporter • March 23, 2015

Now that spring is just around the corner the Stillwater boys and girls golf season is about to start. The season starts March 23, the Monday after spring break. Because it is a new season there will...

The snow melts and lacrosse begins

The snow melts and lacrosse begins

Joey Costa, Advertising Editor • March 11, 2015

Snow is melting and grass is getting green again. Lacrosse players everywhere are tightening their strings on their sticks because the team's first game is rapidly approaching. The boys and girls...

Photo Courtesy Katie Lottsfeldt The varsity hockey team lines up for the national anthem at St, Croix Valley Rec Center before a game. “I think our biggest win was the section quarterfinals against White Bear. We had a rocky start but then came back together as a team,” said Katie Lottsfeldt

Hockey strides into sections

Sara Stickler, Online Editor • February 25, 2015

  The whole season comes down to one game. Months and months of off-season training, practices and games, sections unfolds the entire season into a few important games. Now is the time teams...

Colvin and Patterson recover from collision

Katelyn Weisbrod, Head Copy Editor • February 24, 2015

The Pony girls basketball team had just scored against the East Ridge Raptors. Senior Larissa Colvin stood on the Ponies’ side of the court, preparing to defend their basket. The next thing Colvin knew,...

Swim team scores second at True Team State meet

Cory Spawn, Broadcast Managing Editor • February 20, 2015

The Stillwater Boys Swim and Dive team won second place at the True Team State meet on Jan. 24 at the University of Minnesota. The True Team State Competition is an event put on by the MN Swim Coaches...

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