Nordic Skiing: Although there is no snow cover outside, it hasn't slowed Roseville senior Lindsey Marshall from making tracks in the Nordic Skiing season.
She has won all three races she has entered this season, her latest a victory in the Holiday Relays on the man-made track at Troll Hollow in Dresser, Wis. On Saturday, she raced the classical leg, an event with 125 skiers from 22 schools, and won the 3-kilometer leg in 9:02.
Her performance led the Raiders to the team title.
Marshall's other two victories came earlier this month at Troll Hollow.
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The Roseville gymnastics team, which has topped the 150-point mark twice already this season, competes in a key Suburban East Conference dual at Park (Cottage Grove) tonight.
? Henry Sibley's boys basketball team, which has opened with impressive victories against Osseo, Cretin-Derham Hall, Minnetonka and Park Center, has three players averaging in double figures: Peter Leslie (18.
5), Phil Haig (16.5) and Anders Halvorsen (14.8).
? Ryan Mountin, a 6-foot-1 forward for the Elmwood (Wis.) boys basketball team, had a combined 36 points and 27 rebounds in victories over Elk Mound and Glenwood City last week.
? Forest Lake senior goalie Kim Frederick has allowed six goals in six games this season. She has two shutouts and a save percentage of .
949.
? The Forest Lake boys and girls Nordic Skiing teams posted victories in the Dean Power Memorial pursuit race last Thursday.
Annie Dehmlow won the 8-kilometer race by more than two minutes.
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Paul Central girls basketball players Angel Robinson and Ebony Black are closing in on milestones. Robinson needs 38 points for 2,000 in her career and 98 rebounds to reach 1,000. Black needs 95 points for 2,000, and 48 rebounds for 1,000.
? Another award came last week for former Woodbury soccer standout Christine Beatty, who was selected to the National Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America team. Beatty, a senior at Winona State, has been selected to four All-America teams this past season.
? The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association's sportsmanship winners for the fall season were: Stratford (football), Cedar Grove-Belgium (boy soccer), University School of Milwaukee (girls tennis), Rib Lake (volleyball) and Catholic Memorial (boys volleyball).
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After the completion of the fall season, Rochester Lourdes and Stillwater lead the race for the Minnesota State High School League's Challenge Cup. Lourdes leads Class A schools with 175 points; Stillwater has 308 points to lead Class AA.
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Former North St. Paul standout Becky Westbrock, a senior defender at Wisconsin-Eau Claire, was selected to the 2006 D3kicks.com All-America team.
? Former Bloomington Jefferson standout Whitney Naslund is the leading scorer for the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) women's hockey team. The freshman has six goals and 13 assists in 19 games.
? Stillwater junior forward Jake Hansen had two goals and three assists against Forest Lake to help the Ponies remain unbeaten in the Suburban East Conference boys hockey race.
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Centennial's Megan Nipe had 38 points and 16 rebounds in two Cougars' girls basketball victories last week. Centennial is No. 4 in the Pioneer Press rankings.
? St. Paul Harding sophomore Tremondre Hudson has four pins in the Knights' first four dual meets.
He is 8-2 this season with seven pins.
? North St.
Paul junior goalie Tom Horner made 20 saves in the third period to preserve the Polars' 3-2 victory over Mound Westonka last Tuesday.
? Erin Schmidt is averaging just more than 10 rebounds per game for the Frederic (Wis.
) girls basketball team that is 4-3.
? The Totino-Grace girls basketball team has scored at least 70 points in its past four games.
The Eagles are 4-1 this season after going 9-19 last year. Sophomore Lizzi Naumann is averaging 12 points and eight rebounds per game.
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Apple Valley, the defending Class AAA wrestling champion, plays host to Wayzata in a nonconference dual on Friday. Included in the festivities will be a tribute to Apple Valley's 30 years of wrestling.
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Eastview sophomore wrestler Scott Hogan, a 112-pounder, had six victories last week, including four to win the Faribault Invitational.
? The Cambridge-Isanti wrestling team is playing host to four of the northern suburbs' dominant programs.
In addition to the Bluejackets, St. Francis, Forest Lake and Anoka will compete. It is also military appreciation night at the school.
All military personnel will be admitted for free if in uniform or presenting a military ID.
? The Minnesota High School Football Coaches Association recently selected its academic all-state teams.
Nine-man: Matt Johnson, Cleveland; Brian Theisen, Westbrook-Walnut Grove; Trent Frisch, Wheaton; Skyler Graff, Underwood; Carl Stenoien, Underwood; Patrick DeCrans, Nevis; Justin Scharpen, Stephen-Argyle; Nickolas Mickelson, Goodridge; Josh Kern, Verndale; Spencer Moyer, Verndale.
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