Sports Roundup: East Ridge Girls Win Milaca Mega Meet

The cross-country teams competed in one of the three massive meets in the state last Saturday, with the girls bringing home a title as they continued to rev up toward what could be a big October and November.

East Ridge Cross-Country

With Bailey Ness leading the way, finishing fifth in 15 minutes, 7.5 seconds, the East Ridge girls cross-country team won the 20-team AAAA Division of the Milaca Mega Meet.

Also contributing to the Raptors' winning score of 80 points—46 points better than second-place Andover—were: Emily Betz (15:21.8) in 11th, Brenley Goertzen (15:30.5) in 15th, Liz Maata (15:45.5) in 25th and Taylor Jackson (15:48.5) in 25th. Abbey Beissler (15:49.3) in 27th and Megan Schiferl (16:01.5) in 32nd also competed.

The East Ridge boys placed ninth, led by Nate Roese's 10th-place finish of 16:37.7.

New Life Football

The football team fell to 1-3 with a 42-12 loss to St. Croix Lutheran—the sixth-ranked team in Class AAA—on Friday at East Ridge. Individual statistics were not made available.

Woodbury Girls Soccer

After losing 1-0 to Mahtomedi on Saturday, the sixth-ranked , 2-1, on Tuesday to improve to 10-3 overall.

With three games remaining in the regular season, the Royals are 6-0 in the Suburban East Conference and could claim the circuit championship on Thursday against White Bear Lake. The Bears are currently in second in the SEC with a 5-1 league record.

East Ridge Girls Soccer

Three straight shutouts, the latest a 2-0 defeat of Hastings at home on Tuesday, improved the Raptors to 10-2 overall and 5-2 in the SEC with four games—two conference matchups—remaining in the regular season. Individual statistics were not made available.

New Life Girls Soccer

The New Life girls soccer team shutout Heritage Christian Academy (3-0) on Friday and Mounds Park Academy (1-0) on Saturday to up its record to 8-2-1 overall and 5-1 in the Minnesota Christian Athletic Association.

Individual statistics were not made available. The Eagles are one-half game behind Trinity School, which they lost to on Sept. 12.

Woodbury Boys Soccer

A third-straight shutout loss, 2-0 at Roseville on Tuesday, dropped the boys soccer team to 5-7 overall and 4-2 in the SEC. Individual statistics were not made available.

East Ridge Boys Soccer

The East Ridge boys soccer team blanked Hastings, 5-0, on Tuesday to improve to 6-6-1 overall and 3-3-1 in the SEC.

Heading into the game, Won Suk Chung led the Raptors with 14 goals, while Luke Featherstone's six assists were tops on the team. 

New Life Boys Soccer

The New Life boys soccer team shutout West Lutheran, 2-0, on Saturday behind two goals from Noah Kreiner and a shared clean sheet from goalkeepers Tyler Palesh and Tim Kesting. The victory upped the Eagles to 5-6-2 overall and 4-2-1 in the conference.

Woodbury Volleyball

Woodbury fell from the top rung of the SEC with its on Tuesday, dropping the Royals to 9-3 overall and 4-1 in the SEC.

Sara Biermaier topped the Royals with eight kills, with Kelsey Schulte and Abyssinia Andualem-Emiru both logging 15 assists each; Ericka Johnson topped the squad with 13 digs.

East Ridge Volleyball

The East Ridge volleyball team claimed a 3-0 shutout of Park on Tuesday, its second-straight such victory. Individual statistics were not made available. The Raptors host sixth-ranked Eagan on Thursday.

New Life Volleyball

The New Life volleyball team went 2-0-1 at the Mounds Park Academy Tournament on Saturday. Updated statistics were not made available.

East Ridge Girls Tennis

A fourth-straight loss, 5-2 to Roseville, dropped the East Ridge girls tennis team to 7-7 this autumn. Individual statistics were not made available.

Scores and results from scheduled competitions involving the East Ridge girls swim/dive, Woodbury girls tennis and girls swim/dive teams were not made available.