A year ago, the Forest Lake boys soccer team finished at the bottom of the Suburban East Conference standings, garnering just one draw and no victories in an eight-game conference schedule.
The Rangers’ 0-7-1 conference record would belie their eventual Section 7AA playoff run, which saw them knock off the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds before finally bowing out in the section title game.
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