The SYHA Squirt A team competed in the Moose Tournament in Monticello, Dec 2-4 and ended a great weekend with a third-place trophy. They won against Rogers 5-3 but stumbled in the next game against Chaska/Chanhassen. In the next contest, they rallied to tie St. Louis Park 1-1 and then beat Delano 3-2 in the third-place game. Goalie Noah Hacker helped his team with an amazing weekend of 115 saves throughout the four games. The team includes the following (front row, from left to right): Kyan Rieder, Carter Bollinger, Noah Hacker and Baylor Stebbins; (second row) Jace Jansky, Shaun Paulson, Rylan Schultz, Brooke Pogatchnik and Connor Anderson; (third row): KJ Sauer and Nora Sauer; (back row): Coaches Ryan Hacker, Kelly Rieder, Troy Stebbins and Robbie Schultz. Not pictured: Gavin Welsh and Coach Kent Sauer.
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Kaleb Myhrwold, Sartell, was recently accepted for the 2017-18 academic year at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. Myhrwold has also been awarded the president’s scholarship.
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The Sartell High School girls varsity dance team finished first at the Eastview Invitational on Dec. 10. The group placed first in kick with a total point score of 417, a rank of 4 and an average number of 83.4 in all categories. Additionally, the team placed third in jazz with a total point score of 386, a rank of 8.5 and an average score in categories of 77.2.
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The Storm’n Sabres varsity hockey team beat Rocori-River Lakes 2-1 in their Dec. 15 match-up. The Storm’n Sabres found themselves down 1-0 just 31 seconds into the first period but were able to tie the score when Alexa Paulson tipped in a Megan Cook shot for a power-play goal midway through the period. On their 45th shot of the night, with just 27 seconds remaining in overtime, Cook found the back of the net off a feed from Bria Ferns for the game winner. Madi DeMarais stopped 16 of 17 shots for the win.
