Kaity Wightman has resigned as White Bear Lake softball coach, on the heels of two outstanding seasons by the Bears.
Kaity Wightman has resigned as White Bear Lake softball coach, on the heels of two outstanding seasons by the Bears.
Austin Luecke of White Bear Lake recently placed third/fourth in the US Open for the World Axe Throwing League and was seen in a taped showing on ESPN2 this past Sunday.
Along with her powerful swing, rocket arm and light-footed grace, it’s the sparkly hair that opponents sometimes noticed about Jordyn Meyer.
Park of Cottage Grove pitcher Jackson Tessman limited White Bear Lake to four hits and the Wolfpack blanked the Bears 4-0 on Tuesday on the Bears’ diamond.
Best high school gymnast in Minnesota. That is the status earned by Lily Pederson, White Bear Lake sophomore, at the recent state meet for club gymnasts.
Tanner Carlson and Paige Andrle of the White Bear Lake High School archery club earned individual championships in a recent state meet, while the Bears placed third among 21 teams.
Forest Lake handed White Bear Lake (0-2) a 4-3 loss Tuesday in Forest Lake.
White Bear Lake opened the boy track season placing first among 25 teams in the Minnesota State University Varsity Showcase in Mankato on Saturday. The Bears edged conference rival Stillwater 77-75 for the top spot. Edina was third with 53.
White Bear Lake junior Jack Janicki picked up his third all-Suburban East Conference award in basketball, and was joined by classmate Wyatt Hawks, a first-year starter. A third junior, guard Jack Misgen, got honorable mention, after the Bears posted a 15-13 record including 10-8 in conference.
The White Bear Lake girls basketball team has two all-Suburban East Conference picks in Lauren Eckerle and Neveah Hughes.
Matt Sloan collected his fourth all-Suburban East Conference award in wrestling and was joined on the honorable list by Christian Carlson and Isaac Kolstad.
The Mahtomedi boys hockey team has three all-Metro East Conference picks and four honorable mentions after an 18-12-1 season capped by a third-place finish in the state tournament. The Zephyrs were 5-4 in conference.
The Mahtomedi boys basketball team had three All-Metro East Conference picks and one honorable mention after an 18-8 season, including 11-5 in conference, tying for second place.
The White Bear Lake girls placed seventh of 14 teams in the Griak Invitational indoor track meet Saturday at the University of Minnesota to open the season. Top finishes were by Katelyn Porter, third in the 400 dash (1:02.40); Riley Robovsky, tied for third in pole vault (7-0); Annika Schroe…
The Ultimate Frisbee League club team at White Bear Lake Area High School is practicing and organizing for its spring season, which will include eight games and three tournaments. Anyone interested is invited to join on the team’s website — wblultimate.org
White Bear Lake, ranked 18th in the state after the regular season, officially placed third in Class 4A by closing state play with a 46-34 win over Roseville Area on Saturday evening.
Dueling the premier team in the state, on television, White Bear Lake turned in a strong first half against Hopkins, but that was followed by a dismal second half in the face of the Royals’ withering pressure.
White Bear Lake nabbed its first state tournament victory since 2016, squeezing past Rosemount 35-34 in a clash of two squads who hang their hats on defensive tenacity, at Williams Arena on Wednesday.
Unable to pull off another upset against East Ridge, the White Bear Lake boys saw their season end with a 65-52 loss to the Raptors there Saturday evening.
They call it the rubber game, the one where two teams who’ve split previously meet for the third time and bragging rights. Rubber games are most important when they occur at tournament time.
The Mahtomedi Zephyrs are back in the state tournament, after missing a year, by virtue of a 4-0 win over Chisago Lakes in the Section 4A semifinals Friday evening.
No. 3 ranked South St. Paul capped an undefeated regular season by fending off No. 10 Mahtomedi 83-75 on Friday evening in Mahtomedi.
White Bear Lake lost its conference finale to Park of Cottage Grove 55-40 on Friday evening.
White Bear Lake’s bid for a state hockey berth was foiled by No. 2 ranked Hill-Murray on Friday evening as the Pioneers pummeled the Bears 5-0 in the Section 4AA championship game at Aldrich Arena.
Lauren Eckerle notched her 1,000th point, in the final home game of her career, as White Bear Lake turned back St. Paul Central 61-24 in the first round of Section 4AAAA on Wednesday evening.
White Bear Lake advanced to the finals of the Section 4AA hockey tournament by defeating Stillwater 2-1 on Wednesday evening at Aldrich Arena.
Matt Sloan will cap his glittering prep career at White Bear Lake with another state wrestling tournament appearance, and will be joined there by Bear teammate Porter Drost.
White Bear Lake fended off Irondale 72-68 on the Knights’ court Friday evening. Most of the offense for the Bears (13-11) came from junior guard Jack Janicki with 32 points and junior forward Wyatt Hawks with 22 points, in their second win over Irondale (15-9). The Knights had Obinna Izuora …
Mahtomedi cruised 9-0 over St. Paul Johnson on Friday evening, firing 62 shots on goal, in the first round of Section 4A. Jake Hold-Chebeck and Owen Harrod netted two goals each, and David Wolsfeld, Patric Egan, Carter Haycraft, Cory Bohmert and Carlson Marshall one each. The Governors (6-17…
Mahtomedi closed the regular season with a rout of North St. Paul, 79-34, on Friday evening, finishing the Metro East schedule with a 14-0 record. The No. 11 ranked Zephyrs take a 19-7 overall mark into Section 4AAA. Zoie Centers led with 21 points. Sonya Potthoff added 11 points, Marin Seev…
White Bear Lake closed the regular season with a 65-20 win over Irondale at home Friday evening. Thirteen Bears got into the scoring column, led by Neveah Hughes with 20 points and Lauren Eckerle with 16. The No. 18 ranked Bears had a 14-4 conference record for third place among 10 teams in …
The Mahtomedi Zephyrs downed Woodbury 6-0 in the next-to-last regular season game Thursday night at St. Croix Rec Center. Six players scored for the Zephyrs (13-11): Carter Haycraft, Seth Nelson, Charlie Drage (penalty shot), Johnny Grove, Patrick Egan and Brent Gulenchyn (short-handed). Cav…
Mahtomedi’s 14-game win streak was halted by Spring Lake Park 72-55 on Thursday evening on the Zephyrs’ court. Avi Dunbar sank 18 points, Camryn Smith 14, Bella Sutch 13 and Breanna Goerish 11 for the Panthers, a Class 4A team with a 12-13 record. The Panthers are taller and controled the ba…
White Bear Lake cruised to a 58-27 win over Cretin-Derham Hall on Wednesday evening in St. Paul. Lauren Ecklerle sank 15 points and Neveah Hughes 14 for the Bears, who led 25-9 at the half. Addison Post and Heidi Barber added eight points each. Anna Caruso scored 10 points for the Raiders (5…
White Bear Lake picked up a payback win over Cretin-Derham Hall, 65-57, at home Wednesday evening. “We had a tough week (two losses) last week, and the guys bounced back against a really good team,” said Bear coach Greg Burke. Jack Janicki notched 22 points, four assists, and 12 rebounds, wh…
You can’t make a much better exit than this.
Giorgia Birkeland, 19-year-old Team USA speed skater from White Bear Lake, turned in an encouraging performance in the Olympic Games in Beijing.
White Bear Lake lost to No. 1 ranked Cretin-Derham Hall 4-1 on Saturday at Highland Arena. Tyler Kotzmacher had the Bears' goal, in the third period. Zach Sondreal, Attila Lippal, Drew Fischer and Simon Houge scored for the Raiders (21-3). White Bear Lake holds third place among 10 teams in …
White Bear Lake’s Laney Gunderson and Grace Squires will close their glittering gymnastics careers with a fourth state meet appearance for each, after leading the Bears to third place in Section 4AA on Saturday.
Tyler Bishop and Aiden Welch led the attack as White Bear Lake defeated Mounds View 6-1 on Saturday evening at TCO Sports Garden.
White Bear Lake’s fourth-year leaders both turned in exceptional performances as the Bears defeated Woodbury 140.00 to 125.05 in their final dual meet Wednesday evening.
White Bear Lake had a big second half and defeated the Stillwater Ponies 66-47 there Thursday evening. The Bears, who lost their first meeting with Stillwater, trailed 29-25 at halftime and ruled the last 18 minutes 41-28 to earn a split with the Ponies. Jack Janicki sank 22 points, Wyatt Ha…
White Bear Lake gave No. 6 ranked Stillwater a battle but fell short 68-64 at home Thursday evening. That ended a seven-game win streak by the Bears, who broke into the rankings this week at No. 13.
White Bear Lake closed the regular season on a high note, defeating Park of Cottage Grove 3-0 at home Tuesday evening. The goals came from freshman Amanda Smythe, freshman Talia Domschot (power play) and sophomore Gabby Hofeld (short-handed). Junior goalie Maya Marsten stopped 21 shots by Pa…
With a burst of three goals in just over two minutes late in the third period, White Bear Lake defeated Roseville Area 5-2 at home Tuesday evening. Aiden Welch broke a 2-2 tie with a short-handed goal at 13:09. Grady Gallatin scored at 14:18 and Welch again at 15:15. The Bears (11-7) led 2-0…
The Mahtomedi Zephyrs edged Hastings 3-2 on Tuesday evening, snapping an 18-game losing streak. Scoring for the Zephyrs (3-19) were Victoria Nelson and Abby Hanson on power plays and Rylee Bogren even strength. Bogren’s goal 5:33 into the third period broke a 2-2 tie. Hanson, Mogren, Rachel …
The White Bear Lake boys placed fifth, with three making all-conference, in the Suburban East Conference meet last week, while the Bear girls placed sixth, among seven teams.
Matt Sloan reached the 150-win plateau and won a tournament championship, highlighting the White Bear Lake wrestling team’s week. The Bears (11-11) lost to Stillwater, Park, and Cambridge-Isanti in a home quad on Friday, and placed fifth of 17 teams in a South St. Paul tournament on Saturday…
Grace Squires tied for the all-around championship and White Bear Lake placed third among eight teams at the Rogers Royals Invitational on Saturday. Top three were Mounds View/Irondale (142.70), St. Michael-Albertville (140.45) and the Bears (136.45). Squires scored 36.8 all-around, tying ST…
White Bear Lake scored three goals in the first 2 1/2 minutes and rolled to a 13-0 win over Roseville Area on Thursday evening at Roseville. Nolan Roed had notched the first two goals for the Bears (10-6) and finished with four. Tyler Kotzmacher notched two goals and four assists. Kyle Gibs…
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