Sports

swim & dive: SRR makes splash against Apollo

It was all about the relays for the Sauk Rapids-Rice girls swimming and diving team Aug. 29. The Storm swam their way to first-place finishes in all three relays on the way to a 133-53 victory …
Storm senior Ava Plemel boots the ball up the field as her team faced Detroit Lakes Aug. 29 at the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School fields in Sauk Rapids. Plemel scored a first-half goal in a 2-0 win over the Lakers.

Finding different ways to win

One victory came from an offensive explosion. The other was the result of a much-needed stout defensive effort. The result was two victories — both in dramatically different fashion …
Storm sophomore outside hitter Josie Anderson tips the ball over the net as Wendi Peterson provides support against Tech Sept. 3 at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School in Sauk Rapids. Anderson finished with 14 kills and 19 digs for the Storm.

Rally caps 5-set marathon victory

The Sauk Rapids-Rice volleyball team did not need a cell phone or alarm clock Sept. 3. The St. Cloud Tech Tigers provided quite the wakeup call. Fortunately for the Storm, they came to life in …

 
Obituaries
Sr. Mary Lucy Renner, O.S.C.
Mass of Christian Burial was Sept. 2 at St. Clare’s Monastery in Sauk Rapids for Sr. Mary Lucy Renner, O.S.C., age 91, who passed away Aug. 29, 2024, at St. Clare’s Monastery. The Rev. …
Lisa B. Freihammer Lisa B. Freihammer
A Celebration of Life was Aug. 28 at Riverside Park in St. Cloud for Lisa Freihammer, 58, of Sartell, who died peacefully Aug. 24, 2024, at Quiet Oaks Hospice House in St. Augusta surrounded by those …
Merlin D. Wittowski
Merlin Wittowski, age 94, of Foley, passed away Aug. 22, 2024, at The Good Shepherd Nursing Home in Sauk Rapids. Funeral services were Aug. 27 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Popple Creek. The …
Winnie Doroff
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 4, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sauk Rapids for Winnie Doroff, age 88, who passed away Aug. 27, 2024, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, …
Jennifer M. Kampa
Jennifer Kampa, age 41, of St. Paul and formerly of Foley, entered into eternal life July 24, 2024. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 26, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Duelm. The …