Win streak ends at 7 for basketball team

Send ‘em on the road, have them play at home, out of conference, in conference — right now it doesn’t matter where the girls basketball team plays or who they face, Forest Lake is winning.
 

UP AND OVER: Helping the girls basketball team to a 7-1 start has been the consistent Annie Berner. In Forest Lake’s win at Cretin-Derham Hall, the junior post player scored 24 points.  

Presented by the girls and boys basketball programs at Forest Lake Area High School

WHO:  All area youth – girls and boys – 1st through 6th grade
WHAT: Youth will participate in a free camp atmosphere, being broken into smaller groups by age and ability level. Each group will rotate through various stations, learning about the game of basketball and developing their skills. The stations will be taught by current girls and boys basketball players at Forest Lake Area High School. Contests, games and prizes will top off the two-hour event.
WHEN:  Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
WHERE:  Forest Lake Area High School – Field House and Main Gym
WHY:  This will be a great opportunity for area youth to learn about the game of basketball, interact with Ranger coaches and student-athletes, and have some fun!  The future of Forest Lake Basketball is in the area youth; this is a fantastic way to develop the success, quality and tradition of Forest Lake Basketball.
CONTACT:  Jen Wagner, head girls basketball coach — This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , or 651-982-3042.

 

Nordic teams own Dean Power event

On Tuesday, Dec. 11, the boys and girls Nordic ski teams participated in the Dean Power Double Pursuit competition at Troll Hollow, and with just two other schools involved, Forest Lake was the decisive winner in both races.   

A STEADY CLIMB: At last week’s Dean Power Double Pursuit, Elizabeth Peterson crushed the competition in the skate portion, propelling her to a first place finish with a time of 32:52. 

Lose 2 straight; next up is White Bear

Heading down to face Woodbury on Dec. 13 already had the makings of a tough match-up for the boys hockey team. And when Forest Lake got behind 1-0 with just two minutes gone in the opening period, there was a sense it was going to be a long night for the Rangers.

 
ELBOW ROOM: Forest Lake’s Chaz Hartshorn battles for a loose puck against Woodbury’s Max Gaede, during the Rangers’ 6-1 loss on Thursday night.    

The Forest Lake dance team had two meets last week - one at home and one in Rochester - and the Rangers placed in the top three  in both.

With the support of Ranger Nation,  the girls hosted the Suburban East Conference meet on Monday, Dec. 17, and came in third place behind Mounds View and Cretin-Derham Hall.

On Saturday, the dancers were at the Rochester John Marshall Invitational, where the varsity came away with a second place finish in the kick competition. Forest Lake tied with the host team, while Rochester Mayo made the short drive home with the first place trophy.

(Photo by Todd Proulx) 

Hockey association nominations

At the meeting to be held on Wednesday, Dec. 19, the Forest Lake Hockey Association will be taking nominations to fill open positions on the following committees:
Coaches Selection Committee - three open positions. This committee consists of two C-level directors, two travel members and one member at large.
Rules committee – two open positions. This committee consists of a house parent, a traveling parent, a house and traveling coach and a member at large.
Nominations can be made by the Board or from the floor. The members are elected by majority vote of the board. Any questions, please feel free to contact any board member.

Royals defeat Rangers, 6-1

At first glance it seems a 4-0 record for the boys hockey team would have Forest Lake head coach Aaron Forsythe raving about his squad and talking a big game.   

STOP THAT PUCK: Forest Lake goaltender Paul Moberg watches Woodbury's fourth goal make its way into the net.