Sartell-St. Stephen handed Rogers a 63-58 loss on Saturday, led by Ashton Haider and Abigail Whitney with 19 points each. Haley Guetter with 14 for the Sabres (17-8). Emily Riechert scored 16 points, Taylor Anderson 11, and Jordyn Motter and Lindsay Dorr 10 each for Rogers (10-14). The Royals will close the regular season at [...]
Gymnastics: Perrault, Walton, Embury gain state; Rogers 2nd, Elks 5th in sectional
by Bruce Strand, Sports editor The Rogers and Elk River gymnasts overcame the weirdness of competing against each other as both teams performed as well as they could have hoped at Section 8AA on Saturday. Rogers was team runner-up and the Elks, with just four competitors, placed fifth among eight, and combined they had [...]
Wrestling: Rogers falls to Maple Grove 51-15 in sectional
The Rogers Royals lost to Maple Grove 51-15 in the first round of Section 5AAA on Saturday at Maple Grove, ending their dual meet season 7-13. “To be honest, we wrestled well today,” said coach Chris Donnay. “The score may not reflect it but the boys should be proud of how far they came this [...]
Basketball: Royal boys trip Buffalo 65-56, stay in contention
The Rogers Royals stayed contention for the Mississippi 8 title by toppling co-leader Buffalo 65-56 on the Bison court on Friday evening. Michael Schreiber, the Royals 6-8 center, poured in 23 points on 10-for-13 shooting, grabbed 9 rebounds and made 3 assists. Rogers and Buffalo (who’ve split) are now 7-2 in the Mississippi 8, with [...]
Gymnastics: Team to split into Elks, Royals, Thunder for sectionals Saturday
The Elk River-Rogers-Zimmerman gymnasts, split into three for sectionals Saturday, will try land some individuals in the state tournament as team titles are out of sight. “Our Rogers team should score 135 to 138, maybe 139, and Elk River could be anywhere from 132 to 136,” said coach Jenn Bartlett about the two entities [...]
Basketball: Rogers girls lose to first-place Bison 40-32
The Rogers Royals were missing their floor leader but still gave first-place Buffalo a tough game Thursday evening, losing to the Bison 40-32 at home. With senior guard Emily Reichert not playing, the Royals (4-6 conference, 10-13 overall) were not able to get much going on offense as Courtney McClay was high with eight [...]
Hockey: Rogers tops STMA 4-2, finishes Miss. 8 unbeaten with 3rd title in row
The Rogers Royals boys wrapped up their third straight Mississippi 8 hockey crown with a 4-2 conquest of St. Michael-Albertville on Thursday evening. The Royals have 22 straight M8 wins and closed the regular season 9-0 in conference and 18-6-1 overall. Scoring goals at STMA were Bryan Jungles (shorthanded), Parker Veith (power play), Nate Weber [...]
Hockey: Royal girls’ best season ended by No. 1 Breck 6-2
The Rogers hockey team got off to a good start against No. 1 ranked Breck, but a Section 5A semifinal upset was not to be. The Mustangs, down 2-1, roared back to oust the Royals 6-2 on Tuesday evening at Parade Ice Garden in Minneapolis. “I told the girls you probably just lost to the [...]
Hockey: Rogers boys trip Cathedral 4-3 with hat trick by Neal Smith
A hat trick by Neal Smith helped the Rogers Royals topple No. 9 ranked St. Cloud Cathedral 4-3 at home on Tuesday evening. The No. 16 Royals (17-6-1) snapped an eight-game win streak by the Crusaders (18-5), going 2-for-3 on power plays and holding Cathedral to 0-for-4. Cathedral had a 35-30 shot edge. Zach Hnath [...]
Basketball: Rogers boys drub Monticello 78-49
Michael Schreiber ruled the lanes as the Rogers Royals breezed to a 78-49 win over the Monticello Magic on Tuesday evening at home. The 6-8 senior center scored 22 points and snagged 11 rebounds, while sinking 8-for-8 at the free throw line. Garrett Hol added 14 points along with 2 blocks and 2 steals amid [...]
