Forest Lake grad leading College of Southern Idaho

Belief is as valuable a baseball commodity as any measure of arm strength or hitting power for a developing team.
 

 Get your piece of 'the Rock'

Castlewood Golf Course, also known as "the Rock," has openings for teams or individuals who would like to find a place on a team. Co-manager Don Ringstmeyer says they still have room for couples in their Monday Night Fun League. Some spots are available for the Wednesday night Men's League as well as Thursday morning's Senior Men's League. Practice rounds start the week of April 13. For additional information, call 651-464-6233. League fees include approximately 20 weeks of golf, MGA handicap, weekly prizes and the annual banquet.
To inquire about the Thursday night Women's League, contact Betsy Kelley at 651-464-1728.

The start of the synchronized swim season revealed no big shockers on Tuesday, March 25, as Stillwater dominated Forest Lake, and Forest Lake crushed Columbia Heights.

SYNCHRO FLOAT: The beginning of the synchronized swim season means it’s time for figures, with movements like Ballet Leg, Barracuda, Neptunes and Walkover.  

There will be no dancing at this week’s state tournament for the boys basketball team, as Forest Lake fell to Cambridge-Isanti on Wednesday night, 52-43.

“Wow. Tough way to end a great season,” Forest Lake head coach Dan Cremisino said. “To get so close and not finish it off hurts.”

(Photo by TLC Digital Images)
THOUSAND-YARD STARE: Jeremy Stiner consoles teammate Ryan Brown after the Rangers difficult 52-43 loss in the Class 4A, Section 7 final.

Fundraising challenge; annual meeting

The Forest Lake Sports Complex could land another $20,000 for its fundraising campaign if local hockey families step up to a new matching grant challenge.

Forest Lake Hockey Association President Kirby Sell and his family are donating $10,000, with the caveat that hockey association members match it with individual contributions totaling $10,000.

“We wanted to provide an additional incentive for members of the hockey association to give to the campaign,” Sell said. “After all, these are the people who will benefit the most from the new facility.”

The Sports Complex, being built and managed by the Forest Lake Area Athletic Association, will have one year-round ice sheet and another half-year ice sheet in the Field House. Construction is expected to begin in April, with at least one sheet ready for skating by September.

For their contributions to be counted in the match challenge, Forest Lake Hockey Association members must make a contribution by September 2008 and write “Hockey Match” on the memo line of their checks or on their donation forms.

Donation forms are available online at  HYPERLINK “http://www.flaaa.org” www.flaaa.org.

 

The Forest Lake boys track and field team bolted into the new season on Saturday, March 22, with the ROTC High School Indoor Meet at the University of Minnesota Fieldhouse.

The Rangers took third place overall, behind Mounds View and Coon Rapids.

 
SPRING FORWARD: Only twelve days after beginning practice, the boys track and field team got its season off to an early start with a meet at the University of Minnesota. Vince Shaw took seventh place in the 60-meter hurdles.

“We were pretty pumped,” head coach Paul Kendrick said. “This was a good indication for us to see what we have.”

While Forest Lake had plenty of solid performances for such an early competition, the only winning time was turned in by the 4x800 meter relay team (Nathan Moen, Zach Waldoch, Andy Orth and J.J. Weigel).