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.

Swim team loses by 10 points

A week after the boys swimming and diving team went full bore with three meets in seven days, Forest Lake’s schedule eased up during the second week of January.

 
RACKING UP POINTS: In last week’s close loss to Hastings, Kevin Brennhofer helped the Forest Lake swim team as a member of both the winning 200 free relay, and the second place 200 medley relay team. Up next, the Rangers host Mounds View on Thursday, Jan. 17 at 6 p.m. 

Head coach Billy Pierce said his wrestling team would improve as the season wore on, and now Forest Lake is beginning to deliver on that expectation.

(Photo by Jeff Joyer)
NEED A LIFT? Pictured here at the Rumble on the Red, Forest Lake sophomore Charlie Janssen picked up his 100th career victory while at that tournament, and then came home to go 3-0 in last Friday’s quadrangular.

Rangers defeat Park, 5-4 

Six weeks ago the Forest Lake girls hockey team took on the 2-0 Woodbury Royals and promptly sent its Suburban East Conference opponent home with a 3-1 defeat. That would begin a 12-game run down the losers’ aisle for Woodbury, while also helping the Rangers open with a 7-0 record.

LET'S GET IT STARTED: During Tuesday night's 5-4 win over Park, Kelsey Blum celebrates Forest Lake's first goal, which she scored at the 4:29 mark of the first period.