The month of February is loaded with ice events in
Forest Lake, which should keep everyone entertained.

FEB. 2 and 3: CMSA Straightline Racing.
Saturday — Jaycees Fun Run, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday — World Record Series, where speeds reach
 up to 170 miles per hour, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Registration begins at 8 a.m.

FEB. 9 and 10: World Championship WSA Pro
Xtreme Racing on three ovals, with speeds
approaching 100 miles per hour.

Saturday, from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Sunday, from noon to 3 p.m.
Kids Pro-Ice, ATVs, Motorcycles and
bar stool racing for fans.
(All races held on Forest Lake at the Main Beach)

FEB. 16 and 17: WSA Kids Ice State
Kitty Kat Championship.
(These races will be held on Third Lake of Forest Lake)

Saturday, Feb. 16:  FISHAPALOOZA
Ice Fishing Contest on First Lake.

The final results were posted from the Jan. 17 Nordic ski race at Como Park, and Forest Lake head coach Deno Johnson provided a perfect summary as to who and what’s going on with his team.

As a majority of varsity wrestlers were held out of the Forest Lake lineup last week due to match count totals, the Rangers made a relatively slow week even slower.

WELL ARMED: Besides competing at the Freshmen State Tournament last Saturday, Forest Lake’s Tony Smith also picked up a win at Park on Thursday, while wrestling for the varsity.  

The end of an academic quarter tends to be a difficult time for both the athletes as well as their coaches. The stress level is up, the sleep hours are down, and oftentimes a team’s performance will start to sag.

RAISING THE BAR: Rebounding from a dislocated knee, Chelsea Uram has made a quick comeback, as evidenced by her first-place finish on the uneven bars against Lakeville North.

Swim team piles up personal bests

Now that January is rapidly disappearing, the competitions get a little more serious and they carry a little more weight.
 

RECORD BREAKER: The Ranger swimming and diving team may not have won last week, but that didn’t slow Elijah Miller. The senior set records at both Forest Lake and the Section True Team Meet.  

On Martin Luther King Day, the Forest Lake dance team had its own, smaller-scale version of a dream, and in the Suburban East Conference finals, that dream came true.