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Category Archives: Star News
Cross country: Elk girls 5th, boys incomplete in opener at Apollo
Elk River cross country split up its squad for the season-opening St. Cloud Apollo Invitational on Tuesday, with the varsity girls placing fifth among nine teams and the boys running incomplete. “In order for our younger kids to build confidence … Continue reading
WWII vets from Rogers, Princeton raised flag at Twins game
by Bruce Strand, Sports editor World War II veterans Ken Newcomb of Rogers and Roy Howard of Princeton were the flag-raisers Saturday at the Twins game against Detroit. The Twins enlist current or former soldiers to take part in the … Continue reading
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Soccer: Rogers girls down Totino-Grace 2-1
Cassy Stutelberg and Gabby Moter scored the goals as the Rogers Royals nipped Totino-Grace 2-1 on Tuesday at home. Goalie Jacqueline Zoubek stopped 10 of 11 shots. The Royals (2-1) will play at Princeton on Thursday, 4:30 p.m.
Soccer: Sting girls lose to Rockford
The Spectrum-PACT girls soccer team lost 8-0 to the Rockford Rockets on Monday in their first road game, missing several players with injury. The Sting (0-3) will host Big Lake on Thursday.
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Swimming: Elks lose opener to Stillwater
Longtime state swimming power Stillwater has been opening every season for several years with a lopsided win over Elk River, and 2011 is no different. The Ponies won 100-78 at Elk River on Tuesday evening, won 10 of 12 events, … Continue reading
Volleyball: Elks ace their way to 3-0 win over Hornets in opener
by Bruce Strand, Sports editor A smallish Elk River volleyball team is counting on powerful serving to help them win a few matches this season. The Elks had that weapon going in a season-opening 25-20, 25-9, 25-18 win over Big … Continue reading
Soccer: Blaine stymies Elk girls 1-0
by Bruce Strand, Sports editor Elk River’s girls soccer team is still looking for its first goal of the season after losing to Blaine 1-0 at home Tuesday evening, falling to 0-3. “We had some chances late in the game, … Continue reading
Soccer: Blaine downs Elk boys 2-1 on breakaway goal
by Bruce Strand, Sports editor A breakaway goal by a speedy Blaine forward settled the issue as the Bengals tipped the Elk River Elks 2-1 on Thursday evening in Elk River. After 60 scoreless minutes, the Bengals got on the … Continue reading
Volleyball: Royals roll 3-0 over Zimmerman
The Rogers Royals blanked the Zimmerman Thunder 25-16, 25-7, 25-22 on Tuesday evening in Zimmerman. Bre Westberg notched seven kills, and Jordyn Motter and Stephanie Gellerman had six each. Joelle Stangler served 10-for-10 with three aces. Maddie Schaefer made 11 … Continue reading
Soccer: Totino-Grace edges Rogers boys 2-1
by Bruce Strand, Sports editor Soccer balls are slippery when wet, like most smooth objects, a fact that proved costly to the Rogers boys in a 2-1 loss to the Totino-Grace Eagles at home Tuesday evening. “The ball was wet … Continue reading
Tennis: Champlin Park tips Rogers 4-3
The Champlin Park Rebels edged the Rogers Royals 4-3 in a non-conference tennis meet Tuesday. Rogers (1-6) will play at Monticello on Tuesday. Champlin Park 4, Rogers 3 Singles (1) Danielle Anderson, Rog, def Riley Abegesekera 6-2 6-1 … Continue reading
Soccer: Rockford nips Sting boys 2-1
The Spectrum-Big Lake boys soccer team fell to Rockford 2-1 on Monday evening. The Sting goal was scored by junior Jake MacArthur in the first half on a long shot from the left side that baffled Rockford’s defense and keeper. … Continue reading
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Blog: Citizens needed to stop Asian carp from local stretches of Mississippi
by Ron Hustvedt, Jr. Asian Carp are advancing into Minnesota as I write this, spreading into the St. Croix and Mississippi Rivers to wreck all sorts of havoc on native fish populations and create new dangers for recreational boaters. There’s … Continue reading
Asian carp present longterm challenge to state officials
By T.W. Budig ECM Capitol Reporter Federal researchers hope to perfect a designer application process for poisoning Asian carp while sparing other forms of aquatic life. But Mark Gaikowski, supervisory biologist at the federal Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center in … Continue reading
Blog: Hunting opportunities abound in Star News region
by Ron Hustvedt There are a lot of hunters in the Star News coverage area. The amount of camouflage and blaze orange worn by people throughout the fall and winter reveals that fact quite well. Ask most of them where … Continue reading
Tennis: Elks win 3 matches at Litchfield
The Elk River tennis team picked up three decisive victories in its annual early-season trip to Litchfield on Monday. The Elks (3-1) beat Litchfield 7-0, Rocori 7-0, and Willmar 6-1. They will host Coon Rapids in the conference opener on … Continue reading
Soccer: Spectrum-PACT girls lose to New Life and Mayer Lutheran
The Spectrum-PACT girls soccer team has played its first two games, losing to New Life Academy 8-0 last Tuesday and to Mayer Lutheran 3-1 on Friday. Jewelle Jackson scored against Mayer Lutheran and Noelle Dieckman saved 16 of 19 shots … Continue reading
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What does Labor Day mean to us?
by Howard Lestrud ECM Online Managing Editor What does Labor Day mean to us? To many, it means the end of summer. To others, it means the beginning of school. Those are accurate assumptions but Labor Day is really much … Continue reading
Athlete of the week: Ryan Ness, Elk River, soccer: Net gains
by Bruce Strand, Sports editor In his prep career Ryan Ness has played in five state tournaments, lettered seven times in three sports, made an all-state team, hit a game-winning goal in a section championship and served as captain in … Continue reading
Soccer: Rogers girls score late, beat Pirates 2-1
Gabby Moter delivered the game-winner as the Rogers Royals nipped the Park Center Pirates 2-1 at home Saturday afternoon. Rogers (1-1) got a free kick goal from Jessica Bianchi in the 26th minute to knot the game 1-1 at halftime. … Continue reading
Soccer: Buffalo boys stymie Elks 1-0
The Buffalo Bison scored with 11:17 left and handed Elk River-Zimmerman a 1-0 loss on Saturday in Elk River. The Elks dropped to 0-2 with home-field losses to two section rivals. Moorhead beat them 2-1 Thursday. Dan Thielen got the … Continue reading
Soccer: Buffalo girls top Elks 1-0
The Elk River girls soccer team is 0-2 and still looking for its first goal after losing their home opener to the Buffalo Bison 1-0 on Saturday. Kaylee Lingen’s goal midway through the first half stood up for the victory … Continue reading
Soccer: Park Center tips Rogers boys 2-1 in OT
Park Center scored 15 seconds into overtime and handed Rogers a 3-2 non-conference loss on Saturday in Rogers. Kuesta Dube got the go-ahead goal as he capped off a breakaway down the sideline by Park Center, and the Pirates made … Continue reading
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Bike team: Patrols city, detects and deters crime, catches criminals
The Elk River Police Department established a police mountain bike team in 1998. The purpose of a police bike team is to provide an additional resource to the police department to patrol the city, detect and deter crime, and apprehend … Continue reading
A ‘wonderful’ experience at Kaleidoscope
I’m writing this letter to tell people about the wonderful experience my children have had at Kaleidoscope Charter School. My two boys have gone to Kaleidoscope for three years. In fact, my oldest son recently graduated and is very academically … Continue reading
Stephen Johansson’s passion to help others is unmatched
Thank you for the article about Stephen Johansson and the work he is embarking on with the International Justice Mission (IJM). We have watched Stephen grow from a teen to a young man with a strong faith. His passion to … Continue reading
Thoughts on a Hassan ‘zero or minimal’ levy
Many of you have heard talk of imposing a zero or minimal levy for 2012 as a tax break for the Hassan taxpayers. This tactic will bring only harm to the taxpayers of Hassan, the taxpayers of Rogers and the … Continue reading
His money clip was returned; he is thankful and proud
This past July 29, we were shopping at the Super One, Cloquet, Minn., on our way home to Ramsey. When we checked out of the supermarket, my money clip was dropped at checkout. I did not miss it until we … Continue reading
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County child welfare gets high marks in review
by Bob Grawey Staff writer Sherburne County’s child welfare department recently completed its Minnesota Child and Family Service Review from the Minnesota Department of Human Services. It included a Performance Review Plan, and has generated high marks for the county. … Continue reading