Girls Knights Varsity Lax take second at state
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In only their second year as a club lacrosse team, the St. Cloud North Girls Lacrosse team recently captured the second-place trophy at the 2014 NSLA State tournament. All games were played at Mound-Westonka High School stadium on the weekend of May 31 and June 1. On Saturday, they won their first game with a 9-8 victory against Brainerd. On Sunday, they advanced to the championship game with a 9-6 win over St. Paul. That afternoon they played in a tough battle against Grand Rapids and came up just short with a 9-10 loss. The St. Cloud North team consists of girls from the Sartell and Sauk Rapids community area. The Knights Varsity team had an overall regular season record of 5-2 while Junior Varsity notched a 3-3 record in their first year. Team members include (sitting) Diana Deuel of Sartell; (front row, left to right) Abby Weber and Kathryn Gent, both of Sartell, Megan Mohr of Sauk Rapids, Megan Cook of Sartell, Katie Lucas of Sauk Rapids and Bria Ferns of Sartell; (middle row) McKenna Lalim of Sartell, Michaela Wurdelman of Sauk Rapids, Clare Minnerath, Molly Mahowald, Amanda Flemming, Nicole Lindmeier and Ella Steinberg, all of Sartell and Coach Katie LaSota; (back row) Coach Andra Madison, Allie Hemmesch, Kristina Kirick and Allysa Gallagher, all of Sartell, Summer Koenig of Sauk Rapids, and Samantha Czeck and Lauren Lindmeier, both of Sartell. Not pictured: Kaitlyn Halupczok, Atlanta Bidinger and Breanna Hess, all of Sartell, and Coach Nicollette Deason.
Sam Krauel, son of Susan and Chad Krauel of Sartell, was recently awarded a Helgason Engineering Scholarship in the amount of $500 and the Freshman Academic Scholarship in the amount of $1,000 from North Dakota State University, Fargo. The scholarships recognize high academic achievement. Krauel will enter NDSU in the fall and plans to major in engineering. In high school, Krauel was active in Big Brothers Big Sisters, National Honor Society, track, wrestling, football and baseball.
Two Sartell students were recently named to the spring dean’s list at Creighton University, Omaha, Neb.
They are Alysha Illies, a sophomore, and Erin Kurvers, a junior. Both are enrolled in the College of Arts and Sciences. Students must earn a 3.5 grade-point average or better on a 4.0 scale to achieve this honor.
Eight Sartell students were recently named to the spring dean’s list at the College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minn.
They are the following: Megan Bachman, Mark Loscheider, Jeffrey Magera, Sheri Meyer, Margaret Minnerath, Mitchell Schramel, Corinne Skoog and Lindsey Tollefson.
Students must earn a minimum 3.75 grade-point average on a 4.0 scale to qualify.
Molly Peichel, daughter of Sue and Philip Peichel, Rice, was recently named to the spring dean’s honor list at the University of St. Thomas, St. Paul. She is a sophomore majoring in exercise science with a psychology minor. She is also a graduate of Sartell High School. Students must attain a minimum grade-point average of 3.50 or higher to earn this achievement.