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2 weeks ago | 
hometownsource.com | Trenton Reynolds
The Forest Lake boys track and field team enters the 2025 spring season as a fairly well balanced group. After taking fourth-place overall in both the Suburban East Conference and in Section 7AAA a year ago, the boys have the talent necessary to improve upon those finishes this season. The Rangers lost upwards of 15 seniors to graduation from last year’s unit.
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2 weeks ago | 
hometownsource.com | Trenton Reynolds
As the Forest Lake boys golf team embarks on a new journey this year under first-year head coach Tyler Brischke, the Rangers are a young unit ahead of the 2025 spring season. The squad lost seven valuable seniors to graduation over the offseason, with four of them having had a wealth of varsity experience.
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3 weeks ago | 
hometownsource.com | Trenton Reynolds
The Forest Lake boys tennis team underwent a shift in its roster over the offseason, losing five key seniors and its top singles players in Frank Kerkow and Braden Anderson to graduation. Head coach Mark Daniels will miss those Rangers who contributed to the success of last year’s squad, which went 12-11 overall before falling narrowly to Cambridge-Isanti via a 3-4 final score in the Section 7AA quarterfinals. kAmqFE s2?:6=D :D 6286C E@ 86E E@ H@C< E9:D DAC:?8 369:?5 E96 G6E6C2?
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3 weeks ago | 
hometownsource.com | Trenton Reynolds
The Forest Lake girls softball team enters the 2025 season after placing fourth overall in last year’s Class AAAA state tournament via a strong 19-6 record. Nine senior Rangers will look to lead the charge yet again this spring after losing five key senior leaders to graduation over the offseason.
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3 weeks ago | 
hometownsource.com | Trenton Reynolds
Coach: Lauren KieszKey returnees: Girls’ senior Jenna Burmaster, boys’ junior Ethan SchroederkAmkDEC@?8m~FE=@@<ik^DEC@?8m %96 7FEFC6 @7 qC292> 8@=7 :D BF:E6 3C:89E 29625 @7 E96 a_ad DAC:?8 D62D@?] %96 q@>36CD 92G6 D:I G2CD:EJ 8@=76CD C6EFC?:?8 E@ E96 =:?6FA E9:D J62C 36EH66? 3@E9 E96 3@JD 2?5 8:C=D F?:ED 2?5 H:== 2== =@@< E@ >2<6 :>>65:2E6 :>A24ED 7@C E96 E62>] w625 4@249 {2FC6? z:6DK :D 6I4:E65 E@ H@C< H:E9 96C 8C@FAD E9:D D62D@?
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3 weeks ago | 
hometownsource.com | Trenton Reynolds
The Forest Lake boys baseball team comes off a whirlwind season where the Rangers ultimately earned a Class AAAA state berth and placed fourth overall. The group lost eight valuable seniors to graduation from last year’s squad but regained another set of eight seniors who will look to fill the gaps left by the key leaders the season prior. “With some of the players we lost last year, we are going to have to replace a lot of those guys.
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3 weeks ago | 
hometownsource.com | Trenton Reynolds
Coach: David Blomdahl, first seasonLast season: 16-6 overall, tied for first in Great River Conference, lost in Section 5A tournamentkAmkDEC@?8mz6J C6EFC?66Dik^DEC@?8m $6?:@C sF=E@? q6?8ED@?[ ;F?:@CD r2CE6C q64<>2? 2?5 t=:J29 q6=56?k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m~FE=@@<ik^DEC@?8m %96 qC292> 3@JD 32D632== E62> =@@<D E@ EFC? E96 A286 :?E@ 2 ?6H 492AE6C 2?5 6C2 @7 q@>36CD 32D632== E9:D DAC:?8]k^AmkAm{@?8E:>6 9625 4@249 p:E@C {6?:K C6E:C65 7@==@H:?8 E96 D62D@?’D 6?5 :?
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3 weeks ago | 
hometownsource.com | Trenton Reynolds
Coach: Amber HoffmanLast season: Girls placed fourth at Great River Conference meet; boys placed fifth. kAmkDEC@?8mz6J C6EFC?66Dik^DEC@?8m q@JD’ D6?:@C p?E9@?J *2?8[ ;F?:@C xD224 t<=F?5[ D@A9@>@C6 s@>:?:4 }29=[ 8:C=D’ D6?:@C pG2 y@9?D@?[ ;F?:@CD t>:=J s2G:D[ qC:586E v@==J 2?5 pG6CJ $9@4<>2?k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m~FE=@@<ik^DEC@?8m %96 qC292> 3@JD 2?5 8:C=D EC24< E62>D 2C6 C625J E@ 86E E@ H@C< 29625 @7 E96 a_ad DAC:?8 42>A2:8?] %96 q@>36CD =@DE ;FDE 2 D:?8=6 D6?:@C E@ 8C25F2E:@?
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3 weeks ago | 
hometownsource.com | Trenton Reynolds
The upcoming 2025 spring season is now the first year that the Forest Lake boys volleyball team will be under Minnesota State High School League rule. Last season served as a “transitional” type of year in the MN Junior Volleyball Association, as the sport was under the emerging sport classification. Now, boys volleyball in the state of Minnesota is finally a fully sanctioned sport across the MSHSL, and the Rangers will compete in Section 7A this year.
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3 weeks ago | 
hometownsource.com | Trenton Reynolds
Coach: Becky SwansonLast season: 19-6 overall, second in Great River Conference, Section 4A runner-upkAmkDEC@?8mz6J C6EFC?66Dik^DEC@?8m p=6I 2?5 |@C82? #JD52>[ {2FC6? {6?:K[ xD236==6 $9@4<>2?k^AmkAmkDEC@?8m~FE=@@<ik^DEC@?8m %96 qC292> 8:C=D D@7E32== E62> 4@>6D @77 2 D62D@? H96C6 E96 q@>36CD F=E:>2E6=J 7:?:D965 2D E96 $64E:@? cp CF??6C\FA E@ (6DE {FE96C2? =2DE DAC:?8 G:2 2? :>AC6DD:G6 `h\e C64@C5[ 8@@5 6?@F89 7@C D64@?5\A=246 @G6C2== :?
