She had. The Forest Lake senior took second overall in her second straight state appearance.

Senior Erin Eagen moved up six spots from last year to place second at the state diving meet.

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Forest Lake’s hockey girls rebounded from a season-opening defeat to win two home games and tie another last week.

Lonna Anderson stretches out in a shutout against St. Francis last week.

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Annie Berner’s teammates have her back as she signs on to play Division I basketball at the University of Rhode Island. The 6’4” center emerged as a force in the post last season. “Annie is an outstanding student-athlete who understands the importance of hard work and dedication both on and off the basketball floor,” says Forest Lake coach Jen Wagner. “She is a difference-maker and will continue to have much success next year at Rhode Island.”

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MIke Schultz has committed to play baseball at Mankato State University. Schultz, shown with Ranger coach Brian Raabe and parents Tara and Dave, received a scholarship and may be used at catcher or outfielder as a freshman at the prestigious Division II program.
“It’s a good school and a winning program,” the senior said. “I just had a good experience down there, and really liked it.”
The Mavericks made Schultz a top priority, and he chose to sign early rather than wait out other offers.
“This is going to be a nice fit for him,” Raabe said. “As one of their top prospects, he’ll have every opportunity to succeed.”

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The Minnesota Timberwolves organization is in good shape no matter the record, their vice president of marketing and communication told a crowd at last week’s Forest Lake Chamber luncheon. Still, “It always feels good to do this after a win,” Ted Johnson joked. The executive gave an overview of the team’s business side, unveiled the Wolves newest advertising campaign and fielded questions.

Timberwolves VP of Marketing and Communications Ted Johnson spoke frankly about the future of the franchise at a Forest Lake luncheon last week.

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Senior Darian Kaiser looks at her state-qualifying time of 1:04.56 in the 100 backstroke event at the sectional final.  

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Forest Lake qualified two athletes for the state swimming and diving tournament while picking up third place as a team at the Section 7AA tournament in Blaine last weekend. Seniors Erin Eagen and Darian Kaiser will represent the Rangers at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center Thursday, Nov. 20  through Saturday.

Forest Lake’s Lonna Anderson made 37 saves in Saturday’s season-opening loss against Proctor- Hermantown- Marshall.

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If there was one team that the Forest Lake hockey girls did not want to face to open the season against, it would have been Proctor/Hermantown/Marshall. The Rails knocked the Rangers out of the playoffs the last two seasons, winning 3-1 in 2007 and 1-0 this February. Coming off a 20-5-2 season, the visitors were a tall task for first-year coach Jeff Neidt’s Forest Lake squad on Saturday.