Jed Wester and Jimmy Heil slammed the door on Stillwater wrestling’s hopes for an upset Friday night, securing a State 3A Championship for St. Michael-Albertville and securing an undefeated season for the Knights. It culminated a year that saw STMA take on all comers – from top-ranked opponents in other classes to challengers like the […]
Eyes on the Prize: STMA Wrestling Aims for State Championship or Bust
The STMA Knights wrestling team has had a target on its back the entire season. Ranked No. 1 since its impressive opening weeks by The Guillotine.com, STMA boasts a whopping nine ranked wrestlers in weight classes in Class 3A, meaning it’s not sneaking up on anyone at the State 3A Tournament this weekend in St. […]
St. Michael-Albertville High School Adds New Class to HOF
Alumni and former teachers/coaches were honored for their contributions to STMA athletics at Friday night's game.
Former coach and STMA teacher Darrell Skogen, aptly, captured the essence of the new STMA High School Hall of Fame members, including his former colleague and recent retiree, Tim Anfenson. Check out Mr. Skogen’s profile on this year’s class: The crew was honored at the half of STMA’s 28-0 blowout over Blaine on Friday. […]
WATCH: Stillwater, St. Michae-Albertville Give Fans a Possible Preview of State
With a state tournament now possible, thanks to the Minnesota State High School League, as well as parents and coaches around the state, Stillwater and St. Michael-Albertville gave fans a preview of what that season finale might look like on Thursday, Feb. 4 with a duel that came down to the last match. You can […]
STMA Wrestling Repeats as Third Place Team in State AAA Meet
The Section 5-3A champions fell in the semifinals, but the Knights rebounded to win their last duel.
It’s always good to walk away from the last match as a winner, STMA coaches told their team. Even if that win wasn’t in the duel you were hoping for. For the second straight season, the Knights wrestling program came up short of its ultimate goal – a spot in the Team Tournament championship, thanks […]
STMA Wrestling Headed to State with Section 5-3A Title
Wrestling fans at St. Michael-Albertville Arena on Friday night new the deal. If the tournament went “chalk,” the top two teams in Section 5 would battle for the right to head to state. The issue – St. Michael-Albertville and Wayzata were both considered state tournament caliber squads. The Trojans had been in the Guillotine’s Top […]
VIDEO: Community Welcomes Back Champion STMA Wrestling Team
Residents flocked to Highway 241 (Central Avenue) in St. Michael Saturday night as the State AAA Champion St. Michael-Albertville High School wrestling team made its way back to the city. Also on board was 126-pounder Patrick McKee, who captured his third straight state championship and finished an amazing, undefeated season at 52-0. McKee set the […]
St. Michael-Albertville Breaks Through, Wins Class AAA Wrestling Championship
After so many years of coming so close, including a tie for the championship with foe and rival Apple Valley, the St. Michael-Albertville Knights wrestling team wasn’t letting this one slip out of their grasp. The Knights knocked off No. 2 Anoka in the state team semifinals, 31-29, and then held off Shakopee in the […]
STMA Takes Aim at Wide Open Wrestling Team Tournament
For the first time in its more than decade of competition at the “big school” level, St. Michael-Albertville won’t have Apple Valley standing between it and a State Wrestling Championship team title. That doesn’t mean this Thursday’s tournament of section champions is going to be easy. The Knights are just the No. 3 seed, ranked […]
St. Michael-Albertville Wrestling Storms into State Meet
St. Michael-Albertville is on a mission. That’s not breaking news for anyone attuned to February wrestling in Minnesota. Since joining the Class AAA ranks, STMA has made standing atop the team podium its mission each and every year, but has run into a familiar foe each and every time. Apple Valley and the Knights appear […]