Forest Lake downs Roseville, 54-51

When the girls basketball team lost so convincingly to White Bear Lake on Jan. 8, there were reasons to be a little concerned about a Forest Lake squad that had just dropped its third straight game.
 

(Photo by Clare Proulx)
SUGAR AND SPICE: The struggle between Forest Lake’s Alisha Colling and Roseville’s Devyn Smith shows that everything was not so nice in the Rangers’ 54-51 win.

The Forest Lake Nordic ski teams navigated an icy trail last Thursday at the SEC Classic race, where the boys finished the afternoon with 476 points and in first place, while the girls came in third.

WOHLK THIS WAY: Sophomore Mitch Wohlk took top honors at last week's Suburban East Conference race, posting a time of 15:24. 

The Forest Lake boys Alpine ski team is 2-0 in the Suburban East Conference standings, handily winning their first meets against Mounds View, 41-14, and Hastings, 40-15.

COMBO PLATTER: Shane Sampair’s extra training with the USSA program, combined with a big growth spurt, helped the freshman capture his first-ever conference win, against Hastings on Jan. 8. 

The past six weeks have not been kind to the girls hockey team. As Forest Lake deals with an assortment of ailments, the Rangers have stumbled to a 3-8-1 record over the past 12 games.

UP AND DOWN AND OUT: The 4-2 setback against Mounds View was full of bad news for the girls hockey team, but Leah Crow and Forest Lake did pick up a win over Park to start the week. 

Improvement continues for wrestlers

Just when the Forest Lake wrestling team was showing noticeable improvement, the Rangers had to follow up a home match against Woodbury last Thursday, with a trip to No. 6 ranked Anoka on Friday.
 

(Photo by Greg Hunt)
LOCKED IN: Though he was expected to sit during the Woodbury match, Brent Kolbow picked up a win against the Royals, and also won by fall at Anoka.