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Granite City Lumberjacks weekly slapshot

Granite City Lumberjacks 9, Minnesota Moose 2 MIN 1   0   1-2 GCL 4   2   3-9 First period : 1. Emmett Reiter (Teagan Dodge, Thomas Gerum) 2:35. 2. Caleb Alderson …
Storm diver Esme Grabinski prepares to enter the water on a back dive during the Sauk Rapids-Rice Diving Invitational Oct. 5 at the Sauk Rapids-Rice High School pool in Sauk Rapids. Grabinski placed first in the competition of 16 divers.

Sophomore diver making splash

She is only a sophomore, but Esme Grabinski is raising eyebrows on the local high school diving scene. The Sauk Rapids-Rice sophomore, whose brothers Jack and Eli were both highly successful …
Storm junior forward Austin Markfelder battles for the ball with two Sartell opponents as his team faced the Sabres Oct. 3 at the Sartell High School fields in Sartell. Markfelder led Sauk Rapids-Rice in the regular season with 10 goals.

Solid effort falls short

The season did not end with a long playoff run or conference championship, but the Sauk Rapids-Rice boys soccer season had plenty of positives. The key from here on, head coach Chris Rothstein said, …

 
Obituaries
Raymond H. Gohman
Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 14, at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home in Sauk Rapids for Raymond “Ray” H. Gohman, 84, who passed away Oct. 8, 2024, at Hennepin …
LaVern D. Reischl
Mass of Christian Burial was Oct. 10, 2024, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sauk Rapids for LaVern Reischl, age 92, who passed away Oct. 3, 2024, at The Good Shepherd Lutheran Home in Sauk Rapids. …
Muriel L. Peacock
On Sept. 21, Muriel Lois Peacock, (Brown) 89, was gently guided into her eternal home with Jesus. During her short sickness, she was surrounded by her loved ones. Muriel was born in Prospect, …
Jan A. Bettenberg
A celebration of life will be Saturday, Oct. 5, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Sartell for Jan A. Bettenberg, age 79, who passed away peacefully Sept. 20, 2024, at St. Cloud Hospital …
Harold J. Oltz
Funeral services were Thursday, Oct. 3, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sauk Rapids for Harold “Harry” J. Oltz, 92, who passed away Sunday at Country Manor Nursing Home in Sartell. The Rev. …