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Republic, issued a decree that May 30 should become a nationwide day of commemoration for the more than 620,000 soldiers killed in the recently ended Civil War. On Decoration Day, as Logan dubbed it, Americans should lay flowers and decorate the graves of the war dead “whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village and hamlet churchyard in the land.” According to legend, Logan chose May 30 because it was a rare day that didn’t fall on the anniversary of a

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If the Centennial Fire District (CFD) does decide to partner up with a neighboring agency, the field of eligible partners has been narrowed down to one. The last candidate standing is the Spring Lake Park Blaine Mounds View Fire Department (SBMFD). At its May 13 meeting, the CFD Steering Committee heard a presentation from SBM Fire Chief Charlie Smith about the pros and cons of a possible CFD/SBMFD partnership. The partnership discussion resulted from a 2020 study prepared by Fitch & Associates to explore operations possibilities moving forward. As part of its study, the consulting firm offered up the idea of forming possible partnerships with regional partners. These regional agencies included fire departments from Lino Lakes, Lexington, Hugo and SBM. A partnership would, among other benefits, include contracting space at a neighboring station, contracting out administrative duties, sharing a chief and sharing costs with another department. Following the Feb. 11 Fire Steering Committee meeting, members of the Operations Committee met with two neighboring fire departments to explore the possibility of a partnership. The Hugo Fire Department expressed an interest in maintaining its cohesive relationship with CFD, but was comfortable with its current fire service model and wished to preserve the status quo. Although the city of Lino Lakes was receptive to talking about daytime challenges and working on a solution together, a partnership with CFD was seen to present challenges of its own due to the different type of equipment to provide water owned by each agency. Lino Lakes must rely heavily on water tenders to transport water to blazes. CFD, on the other hand, has full hydrant coverage in its protection area and no longer owns water tenders to support its operations. Smith submitted a budget under a partnership that showed savings to the Centennial 2022 budget of approximately $40,000 annually. In addition, the CFD would receive a sustainable daytime response plan that strongly benefits multiple communities.

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Lino Public Safety Department recaps 2020, looks beyond BY SHANNON GRANHOLM LEAD EDITOR

LINO LAKES — 2020 was a year unlike any other for the Lino Lakes Public Safety Department. Public Safety Director John Swenson urged the council and the public to keep that in mind when reviewing the statistics in the department’s 2020 annual report and comparing them to those of prior years. “During 2020 the Public Safety Department weathered several changes to our operations, as did our community, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the civil unrest in the Twin Cities metropolitan area, which followed the death of George Floyd, and the homicide in our community,” Swenson said. “This year was trying and stressful for the department and for our community as a whole.”

2020: Year in review

There was one arson, 40 aggravated assaults, 32 simple assaults, 16 burglaries/ breaking and entering, 22 counterfeiting/forgery, 91 destruction/damage/ vandalism of property, 116 drug/narcotic violations, drug 91 equipment violations, 22 false pretenses/swindle/

con, 60 identity thefts, two kidnapping/abductions, 45 thefts from motor vehicles, 110 other larcenies, 35 disorderly conducts, 126 DUIs and 22 liquor law violations. The city of Lino Lakes also saw its first homicide since 2008. Two individuals have been arrested and charged with second-degree intentional homicide and are awaiting trial. There were 13,214 case numbers generated in 2020, compared to 13,964 in 2019. The average response time (for emergency and nonemergency calls) was 6 minutes and 41 seconds. There were 618 medical calls for service in 2020, compared to 759 in 2019. The average emergency response to a medical call was 5 minutes and 52 seconds. The investigations division investigated 299 criminal cases; 116 of these investigations resulted in a submittal of the case to the prosecuting attorney for criminal charging. Additionally, 45 search warrants were executed as part of the investigative process, and 76 cases from child and adult protection organizations were reviewed and investigated. There was a slight reduction in calls for service for the fire

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At the same time the Centennial Fire District (CFD) is considering options for the future of its department, the Lino Lakes Fire Division will also likely need to make some changes. Swenson said although there currently is no cause for concern, there may be in the future if the city doesn’t come up with a plan for daytime response to fire calls. He recommended the council consider implementing a daytime duty crew from 6 a.m.

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to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. The hope would be to utilize part-time staff, but the city may have to consider fulltime personnel. “We need to go into this with our eyes wide open. The experience in other cities has been hiring and retention of part-time staff is very problematic and difficult, and there are high turnover rates. A lot of suburban agencies are needing to transition to full-time staff to provide those hours,” he explained. “We are on the clock. As we develop more, have more housing and our call loads increase, there will be a day, I don’t know when that day will be, that it

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POLICE REPORTS • Officers responded to a residence in Lexington May 14 for a domestic assault. An adult male was subsequently arrested. • An adult female was arrested for DWI after a traffic stop near the intersection of Lake Drive and Restwood Road in Lexington May 15. Another DWI arrest occurred a short time later near the intersection of Griggs Avenue and South Highway Drive in Lexington. • Police responded to a motor vehicle hit-and-run accident near the intersection of Restwood Road and Jackson Avenue in Lexington May 15. Officers took information and photos were collected. • Officers took a criminal sexual conduct report in Circle Pines May 15. The case was forwarded to the Anoka County Criminal Investigations Division. • An officer was dispatched to a property damage accident in the 9100 block of Dunlap Avenue in Lexington May 16. The location of the accident is unknown, and there are no suspects at this time. • Damage to property was reported in the 100 block of Canterbury Drive in Circle Pines May 16. • Officers were summoned to Walgreens in Lexington May 17 for a disorderly male.

• A resident in the 60 block of Center Road in Circle Pines was verbally warned by officers May 13 for an animal complaint. • Police were dispatched to the 7000 block of Brian Drive in Centerville May 14 on a report of a found pigeon. Police were able to successfully locate the owner of the bird. • An officer conducted a traffic stop near the intersection of Lake Drive and Restwood Road in Lexington May 14. A female driver was subsequently arrested for DWI. • A resident in the 4100 block of Lovell Road in Lexington submitted a fraud report. The case is under investigation. • Officers were dispatched to the 9000 block of South Highway Drive in Lexington May 14 on report of a vehicle theft.

WEEKLY WAG Deebo is a total lover. He likes demonstrating his affection by giving lots of kisses. He loves to be with his people, right next to them at all times. He loves to be included in activities. Deebo knows his basic commands like “sit,” “come” and “kennel,” but can be a little stubborn at times. However, Milk-Bone treats seem to have an encouraging effect on him. Deebo is a 60-pound, American pit bull terrier mix. He likes running and playing and enjoys chasing balls, although he’s still working on the full concept of “fetch.” He

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IVING IN MINNESOTA where we have four seasons, spring brings about long lists of projects, home maintenance, gardening, and recreational toys that need service. With Covid-19 subsiding, people are recognizing they need some catch-up with their medical services, too. Some doctors and clinics today provide patients with the option of Zoom or phone contact. I don’t know what your community is like this spring, but our streets and sidewalks are clean, yards have been raked, trees are budding, tulips are blooming and docks are going in rapidly. It’s a wonderful time of year when so much of nature comes to life. IT WAS GOOD news to learn that Minnesota was able to keep its eight Congressional seats based on the 2020 census. Our population in Minnesota is now 5,709,752. Minnesota hasn’t grown much in the last ten years, but fortunately we retain our eight seats in Congress and the Electoral College. Some political boundaries still need to be redrawn, and the legislature will have a difficult time agreeing on the About the process. The Minnesota legislature also needs to take into consideration the Town senior population and the high state Gene Johnson income tax. For many it’s desirable to change their residency to where they spend their winters. There are some states that have reduced the income tax percentage for those who are seniors. It might be worth taking another look at the loss of revenue by holding the tax rate too high. IT TAKES COURAGE not to be discouraged. AS I REFLECT on the economic stress and anxiety caused by Covid-19 on the small business community, I appreciate our Senator Amy Klobuchar for her strong support on the Payroll Protection Program. Small business provides the majority of employment in the United States and many small businesses were hurt severely during the pandemic, and some toppled over. The hospitality industry was hit particularly hard and there are still programs in the works to put them on their feet or bring them back. It’s been an unusual year. We’re still learning and there are a lot of jobs available for those who want to work or are not discouraged by government assistance. Some businesses have increased sales, such as hearing aid clinics. Masks have prevented people from reading lips so they turn to getting hearing tests and purchasing the instruments to help. WHATEVER PROJECT YOU take on, leave it better than you found it, whether at work or at home, and teach your children to seek improvement. EXAMINE YOURSELF If you want to know where you’re really at as a Christian, listen to your words, even more so, your thoughts. The tongue reveals the true feelings of our heart: Harsh words . . . . . . Angry heart Negative words . . . . . . Fearful heart Talk a lot . . . . . . . Unsettled heart Critical words . . . . . . Bitter heart Filthy words . . . . . . Impure heart Boasting words . . . . . . Insecure heart Encouraging words . . . . . . Happy heart Gentle words . . . . . . Tender heart Kind words . . . . . . Loving heart Truthful speech . . . . . . Honest heart Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips. Psalm 141:3 THE LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM in Chanhassen last fall planted 39,000 tulip bulbs. Visitors are finding the colors fantastic. The grounds are open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. All members and visitors, including children, must make a reservation online and present their tickets at the gatehouse to enter the grounds. They are not selling tickets or making reservations anywhere on site. You are asked to arrive within your 30-minute entry window, but there is no limit on the duration of your visit while the grounds are open. Go to arb.umn.edu or call 612-624-2200. Gene Johnson is publisher emeritus of Press Publications. Distributed weekly in: • Blaine • Circle Pines • Lexington • Lino Lakes

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n May 14, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Gov.Walz lifted Minnesota’s statewide mask requirement. With the statewide mask mandate lifted, face coverings are no longer required at Anoka County facilities except for some restrictions in our jail, workhouse, and court facilities. We were already planning for a more open active summer this great Movers & but news ensures it. As chair Shakers of Human Services for Jeff Reinert Anoka County and dealing with all the challenges of COVID, I can tell you that the last year is something none of us want to ever repeat. I can also tell you that I was impressed with how well county staff stepped up, worked long hours to deal with every new challenge week after week. So now that we are coming back, Anoka County is stepping up again to make sure that we all can get the most out of this summer and beyond, starting with the reopening of Bunker Beach Water Park and Wave Pool. Because we could not open this facility last summer, we

used the shutdown to complete a planned renovation of the entire facility. Now it is ready to open with a schedule that will ensure safe operation and attendance. The all-new Bunker Beach Water Park will open for business on June 5. For more information, go to BunkerBeach.com. Another great outdoor recreation facility owned by Anoka County is Chomonix Golf Course. Before I was elected County Commissioner, the County Board was thinking about closing Chomonix. We fought back and convinced them to keep it open. Now I serve as vice chair of Anoka County Parks and can help keep this facility healthy. We now have new management, better equipment, and increased marketing efforts. Last year Chomonix broke records for attendance and revenues, and this year so far, we are beating last year’s numbers. The Anoka County Fair is also a go! We just received confirmation last week that the fair will happen this year. This is great news for everyone in Anoka County, as this is definitely one of the best county fairs around. Other Anoka County properties, activities and services like campgrounds, parks, nature centers, libraries road construction, public health and public safety will all begin returning to normal. Not

everything will be exactly the way it was before, but hopefully, as we have slowly reopened, people will notice improvement with some of the changes we made. Shutting everything down and having over 1,000 employees work from home caused us to rethink all our operations and how we deliver services. One improvement that came about as a result of the pandemic is a program we implemented recently responding to areas that do not have good internet access. This includes some areas in my district, especially the city of Columbus and the Township of Linwood. Working with the rest of my County Board Members, we implemented a program that allows for $300,000 of matching dollars for each municipality to assist them with these needs. Now many people will have improved internet and will be able to better connect with County services. I am looking forward to a fun summer and beyond and being able to do more than last year. As always, if anyone has any questions for me about Anoka County, contact me at Jeff. Reinert@co.Anoka.mn.us. Jeff Reinert is Anoka County Commissioner District 6, serving Centerville, Circle Pines, Columbus, Lexington, Linwood, Lino Lakes, east Blaine.

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Smith presented two partnering options for the CFD Steering Committee to consider. Option 1 would involve hiring a full-time fire chief to manage the CFD; hiring two full-time firefighter/EMTs to work during the daytime hours Monday through Friday, and maintaining a duty crew line item that would support 20 hours per week for a part-time firefighter/EMT to work during daytime hours. In Option 2, CFD could contract administration and management duties to SBM for three years, during which the SBM chief would develop a strategic plan to identify real administrative

and operational changes to improve service and reduce potential capital equipment costs. SBM would possibly hire two full-time firefighter/EMTs to work Monday through Friday during the day within the CFD. The employees would be managed by SBM and fall within the SBM budget. One of the firefighters would be required to be certified as a fire inspector. A duty crew line item would support 20 hours per week for a parttime firefighter/EMT to work during the daytime as determined by the chief. Option 1 would give the CFD complete control of all aspects of the fire district, as in the past. However, partner cities would share the total cost of all employees and capital

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equipment expenditures. The chief would be challenged to conduct many tasks (inspections, training and investigations) with a short staff, which could lead to burnout. This model would cost the CFD at least $58,000 more than its 2021 budget, based on full-time salaries alone. Option 2 would allow the CFD to sign a contract with SBM to explore efficient methods through admininstrative and operational partnerships. The agreement would significantly improve response time for the district and region. The average number of personnel on the scene of a structure fire would be 22 firefighters, which greatly surpasses the

current fire district number. This arrangement would lead to the exploration of further efficiencies that would positively impact the quality of fire services. The CFD could terminate the contract should the partnership not work in its favor. A drawback of Option 2 for CFD is that it would not have its own fire chief, but a contracted chief. The district would still have a chief, but the oversight and strategic planning for the district would come from SBM. Smith said a partnership would also benefit SBM, no more so than the opportunity to provide better coverage to its own Station No. 4 area, which is closer to the Circle Pines station than the nearest SBM station. During the

daytime, instead of sending the truck all the way over to this area, they could use the Circle Pines station for one of their engines. The primary proposal goals over a three-tofive-year implementation period include ensuring effective, consistant emergency response, followed by firefighter training, comprehensive fire inspection and code enforcement, Smith said. The steering committee listened to Smith's proposal, gathered information and asked questions about some of the details of the proposed partnership. The steering committee met again May 20, and unamimously decided to move forward with Option 2.

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Safeguarding and building solutions

I was informed a vote would be taking place at the Centennial Board meeting Monday, May 10. Initial information and responses to questions asked seemed to be at odds, so I decided to attend, listen and observe personally. The meeting and subsequent press coverage was eye-opening. Much media coverage focused on the booing and disruptive response of the opposing parent group, and little to no coverage on the smaller advocating group. Both groups had members, who like the two participants sitting behind me, responded negatively to opposing speakers. I wondered at the poor meeting leadership and the bias of reporting that did not seem to give a holistic perspective. There were prepared speakers as well as emotionally unprepared speakers from both groups. One speaker advocating for the “equity” program was a 2002 graduate. I may not have agreed with his perspective, but I thought he brought it with clarity and preparation. Then I read his letter to the editor referencing a speaker saying she was afraid of being killed. This statement is false! How disappointing to see someone so articulate turn to fictional fabrication. How disappointing that your paper allowed this letter to be published. CARES, an advocate group supporting EA at Centennial, has

called opposing community members “white racists.” How sad to see a group who stands for the building of “equity” result in name-calling and racial stereotyping. There is no winning in this division of manipulated truth. We as a district have a responsibility to build academic excellence and equal opportunity for all our students. We as a community are responsible to promote excellence and accountability in those elected school representatives. I encourage all parents and community members of the Centennial district to become immediately, actively involved in safeguarding and building solutions for the issues at hand. Modeling truthful participation done with respect, demonstrating values, character and leadership skills we hope to build in our kids. We are created amazingly different. We are needed now to step up and be better!

full-blown agenda of equity audits, “action plans” and “meaningful change.” What I’ve learned is that equity is not the same as equality. As defined in both Marxism and Critical Race Theory, equity says that individuals must be provided with the conditions that will allow all to achieve the same results. Equality, on the other hand, says that individuals should be provided with the same conditions, in order to achieve their own result, based on their own efforts and choices. When we hold some students less accountable than others, both schools and students suffer. How does equity look in disciplinary policies? How does it help improve the academic and critical thinking skills of our children? How does it help unite students of all colors when we call them racists, privileged, oppressed or victims based on merely a skin color and not their character? I have a choice about where I educate my child, and right now, I’m worried. Will leaders at Centennial impose double standards and unequal treatment? Will they fail to defend white students because of their “privilege”? Racism is wrong, we can all agree on that. But equity brings in reverse racism and chaos. Tell our school board we do not need Equity Alliance MN’s toxic programs anywhere near our students.

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Do I want my child’s school experience to be defined by an “equity” agenda? Where hard work and character are not valued as much as skin color? As a parent in the Centennial school district, this question is especially important. The district is considering hiring Equity Alliance MN to provide a

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CENTERVILLE — Residents will have more history to look at while attending City Council meetings than just the lineup of former mayors that has graced the upper walls of council chambers for at least the past 15 years. The Anoka County Historical Society (ACHS) will provide professionally curated displays in council chambers starting in June. The display will feature existing archaeological and historical items donated to the city by members of the community. The Centerville City Council at its May 12 meeting formally approved a memorandum of

understanding with the ACHS for a history niche in council chambers at City Hall. A history corner has long been near the top of council's wish list of design features for the newly remodeled City Hall. To that end, city staff has been working with the ACHS in an effort to provide professionally curated displays for the dedicated space on an ongoing basis. In return, the ACHS asked the city to furnish display hardware at a cost to the city of approximately $250. The general fund will be the source of funding. The ACHS also encouraged the city to become an official member of the society, which would cost $150 annually. On behalf of the ACHS, Executive Director Rebecca Ebnet-Desens expressed the historical society's

appreciation for the “lovely partner” the city has been in their joint projects over the years. Ebnet-Desens announced that Erin McBrien of the ACHS will serve as the new archivist and curator. She will work with City Administrator Mark Statz and other city staff members for access to the display case. The historical society will create a revolving display that will turn over every four to six months. Contents of future displays will include items from the ACHS collection or items on loan from area residents. The historical society will continue to collect historical items from the community, compile oral histories, conduct school programs and kick-start other public programming and interaction, Ebnet-Desens said.

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Cougars improve to 9-0, then fall to No. 1 BSM

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Centennial defender Elijah Ward cuts off TotinoGrace’s Hunter Tisdale during a 15-8 win.

Number one ranked BenildeSt. Margaret’s (BSM) handed Centennial its first loss last Thursday after the Cougars picked up two more wins earlier in the week. The Cougars beat Spring Lake Park (SLP) 16-3 on Monday and Totino-Grace (T-G) 15-8 on Tuesday, both on the road against teams with just one win. Noah Berger notched four goals and three assists against SLP, and Brock Serna tallied three goals. Against T-G, Matt Clough led with four goals and two assists, and Berger had three goals and one assist. BSM overwhelmed the Cougars 19-4 on their field Thursday. The Cougars (9-1) have two conference games left this week. After that, Section 7 play will start June 1. Bruce Strand

No. 2 ranked Cougars nab 3 more wins with dominant hurling Three well-pitched games powered the No. 2 ranked Centennial softball squad last week as the Cougars improved to 16-1. Helene Krage tossed a five-hitter (one walk, eight strikeouts) in a 4-1 win over Blaine (8-7) Tuesday. Adrianna Thomas was 3-for-4 (two RBIs) and Krage 2-for-4 (two RBI’s). Maisy Dockendorf

limited Armstrong (0-13) to three hits and three walks, striking out seven, in a 5-1 win Thursday. Knocking in two runs each were Abby Lohse with a homer and single and Ella Fidler with a double and single. The Cougars breezed 6-0 over North St. Paul (12-5) Friday on Krage’s five-hit shutout with nine strikeouts. Bryn Ruberg had a single,

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The Centennial boys golf team has placed sixth, fourth, and second, among 13 teams, in the last three Northwest Suburban Conference (NWSC) meets. The Cougars were sixth at Keller on May 12 with 318 as Brody Pass shot 75, Nick Nelson

78, Carter Korkowski 82 and Caden Lick 82. They were fourth at Rush Creek on May 13 with 317 as Peyton Blair shot 74, Pass 80, Nelson 81, Korkowski 82 and Lick 82. They moved up to second place at Loggers Trail on May 17 with 302. In that

meet, Pass and Nelson led with 74s, while Lick and Blair each shot 77s. The conference season concluded Tuesday at Bunker Hills. After that will be Section 5AAA June 3-4 at Bunker Hills. Bruce Strand

Cougars roll twice Centennial girls lacrosse will take a 9-2 record into the final week of the regular season after cruising twice last week. The Cougars defeated Spring Lake Park (SLP) 16-5 last Monday and Totino-Grace (T-G) 15-3 on Wednesday. In the two games, Ella O’Hearn notched 10 goals, Callie

Cody seven goals, and Neila Haney five goals and four assists. SLP is 2-8 and T-G 0-10. The Cougars have two conference games left. After that, they enter Section 7 starting June 1. Bruce Strand

Cougars win 2 duals

three walks, and scored twice. Krage, Abby Just, Emma Hopkins and Maddy Ringen stroked two singles each. The Cougars closed the regular season against Elk River on Tuesday. Both enter the game 12-0 in conference. After that will be the Section 5AAAA tournament starting June 1. Bruce Strand

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Amanda Kufner had low score for the Cougars in both duals.

Centennial girls golf won two conference dual meets last week, improving to 4-2 in the Northwest Suburban Conference. The Cougars beat Champlin Park 205 to 206 with Elisabeth Slaga and Amanda Kufner each shooting 49, Erin Haus 53 and Marina Allen 54. They out stroked Champlin Park 192 to 219, with Kufner, Allen and Slaga all shooting 47 and Ceci Vanzyl 51. Champlin’s Taylor Allen was low with 43. There’s one more conference meet, at Majestic Oaks on Thursday. Next will be Section 5AAA on June 1 and 3 at Links at Northfork in Ramsey. Bruce Strand

Cougars have 3-0 week on strong pitching, Granzow slugging pitching, solid defense, and making some big plays in pivotal moments.” The Cougars won 4-0 at Blaine (8-9) Monday on a combined four-hit shutout by Whelan (five innings, four strikeouts) and Granzow (two hitless innings, three strikeouts).

Centennial had just three hits, while other batters were hit by pitch. Xander Streit had an RBI single. The Cougars cruised 10-1 against Armstrong (9-10) on Thursday. Pitching were Molitor (4 2/3 innings, one run) and Brady Ivory (2 1/3 innings). Granzow went 3-for-4 (solo homer, double, two RBIs, three runs). Danny Howell

(2-for-3) belts a triple and solo homer. Wry was 3-for-3 (RBI, two runs), Ivory 2-for4 (RBI), Streit 1-for-4 (tworun single), and Jordan Newpower 1-for-3 (RBI). Belting fired a threehit shutout with eight strikeouts and no walks in 9-0 win over CambridgeIsanti on Friday. Granzow (2-for-2, two runs) smacked a two-run homer. Wry

was 2-for-3 (RBI), Michael Murray 1-for-3 (two-run single) and Newpower 1-for-3 (RBI). The Cougars close the regular season with two games this week. After that will be Section 7AAAA starting June 2. Bruce Strand

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Ella Fidler is one of the top run producers on the No. 2 ranked Centennial softball team. The senior third baseman is hitting .432 (19-for-44) with six doubles and two homers, driving home 14 runs and scoring 15. Her glove work and strong arm at third base for the Cougars (16-1) are equally impressive, said coach Rick Thomas. “As good as she’s been offensively, her defense is as good as it gets,” Thomas assessed. He added that the senior captain is “a foundation of our culture.”

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Centennial track teams competed in the true-team Section 5AAA meet Wednesday at Champlin Park, with the girls placing fifth among six teams, and the boys seventh among seven. Top scorer for the girls was Emily Anderson, second in the 100 (13.02), third in the 200 (27.24), fourth in long jump (16-2 1/2) and fifth in the 400 (1:04.35). Abby Wood was third in the 3200 (12:04). Linaya Swenson third in shot put (32-7), Emma Magnuson fourth in the 800, (2:34), Lauren Swanson fifth in the 1600 (5:46), and Isabelle Huss fifth in shot put (31-11 3/4). For the Cougar boys, Landen Liu won the 200 (22.75), took second in the 100 (11.42) and seventh in discus

(118-2). Jonathan Pattie was sixth in the 3200 (10:23). Next is Northwest Suburban Conference at Maple Grove with the boys on Tuesday and girls on Thursday, both starting 11 a.m.

Cougars 12-6 entering section Centennial tennis won three of four matches in the final week of the regular season, and took a 12-6 record into section play. They opened against North St. Paul on Monday. The Cougars beat Cretin-Derham Hall 5-2, Forest Lake 6-1, and St. Paul Central 5-2, while losing to Elk River 4-3. The Cougars were 8-2 in the Northwest Suburban Conference for fourth place. Bruce Strand

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