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Vol. 167, No. 45
Sauk Rapids men win national ROAD-EO championships Solorz, Gallus triumph among thousands of competitors BY ELLARRY PRENTICE STAFF WRITER SAUK RAPIDS – Matt Gallus and Mark Solorz are national champions, bearing trophies that re ect topnotch workmanship. Gallus and Solorz, who work out of Sauk Rapids and live in the area, were two of eight winners in the ROAD-EO National Championship, a competition featuring collection drivers, heavy equipment operators and technicians from across the country. Their employer, Republic Services, which provides refuse, recycling and other environmental services in Sauk Rapids, hosted the national championship in early December 2021 near its headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. Its largest employee engagement event, the ROAD-EO is an opportunity for employees to demonstrate their expert driving and maintenance skills.
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(Above) Storm dance team members Ashlynn Olsen (from left), Saige Moliga, Rachel Kremers, McKayla Harms and Joani Fautsch celebrate after receiving the Section 4AA high kick championship trophy Feb. 5 at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School in Sauk Rapids. The team also placed first in the jazz division and will compete at the state meet Feb. 18-19 at Target Center in Minneapolis. (Right) Members of the Storm dance team jump for joy after hearing they had taken the championship of the jazz division in the Section 4AA dance championships Feb. 5 at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School in Sauk Rapids. The Storm topped 14 other teams to win their first section title. Dance page 11
Martinson’s well-rounded resume earns distinct honor Storm senior is MSHSL’s Triple ‘A’ Award recipient BY TOM FENTON | STAFF WRITER It would be easy to assume Aneleise Martinson is pro cient in the art of time management. After all, the Sauk Rapids-Rice senior is involved in several activities at the school while keeping a 4.018 GPA. Martinson, however, is quick to admit that skill is a work in progress. “Honestly, I’m really bad at that,” Martinson said. “I try, and I’m getting better, but I’m de nitely not an expert.” It is also possible Martinson’s humble nature is getting the best of her.
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Sauk Rapids-Rice High School senior Aneleise Martison is the school’s female nominee for the Minnesota State High School League’s Triple ‘A’ Award. She plans on attending Concordia College in Moorhead this fall.
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