Aoka-Ramsey Athletics has announced the hiring of Sami Hilley as Head Volleyball Coach for the Golden Rams. Hilley comes to Anoka-Ramsey from Champlin Park schools, where she works in special education and is the head coach of the boys high school varsity volleyball team. She also served as the girls 9th grade head coach, and assisted the girls varsity. Hilley and her family are well-known in the Twin Cities volleyball community. Sami was a standout athlete at Champlin Park

The Anoka-Ramsey Softball team finished their 2026 season with two losses to Minnesota West, and a 8-16 overall record. The Golden Rams fell 12-10 in the first game, and 10-4 in the second game. In game one Anoka-Ramsey held a 4-3 lead after the top of the third inning, but MN West tallied five runs in the bottom half. Anoka-Ramsey trailed 10-7 going into the sixth and knotted the score at 10-all. But two runs in the bottom of the sixth gave MN West the lead again and the f

The Anoka-Ramsey Baseball team split their 4-game series with Ridgewater over the weekend, dropping their two road games by scores of 23-15 and 8-5, before returning home and winning 4-2 and 9-8. In their marathon 23-15 loss, the Golden Rams got 14 hits including a 4 for 5 performance from Brett Leabch with four runs scored. Camden Everhart had three RBI. Jack Teachworth had two hits. In their 4-2 win on Sunday, Cole Swift, Ramon Perez, Everhart, Isaiah Mead, and Matthew Pop

The Anoka-Ramsey Softball split their two games vs Rochester on Sunday afternoon, winning 4-3 before falling 5-2 in the second game. Francie Gregor went 3 for 4 in game one with two RBI, and Delainey Johnson was 2 for 3 at the plate. Johnson and Gregor each had a double as well. Cordelia Johnson picked up the win throwing all seven innings and scattering five hits while striking out ten Yellowjacket batters. In game two the Golden Rams got a 2 for 3 performance from Cordelia

The Anoka-Ramsey Softball team dropped two MCAC contests to Ridgewater, 12-11 in the first game and 9-4 in the second. The Warriors rallied with four runs in the bottom of the seventh to take game one. Madison Abernathy and Cordelia Johnson each had two hits. In total, eight players recorded at least one hit for the Golden Rams. Abernathy, Kaely Saporito , and Mackenzie Nyholm each drove in two runs. Francie Gregor scored four runs after walking four times. Alexandra Rysd

The Anoka-Ramsey Baseball team picked up two wins over Central Lakes in MCAC play on Monday, April 6. Anoka-Ramsey won the first game 7-3 thanks to five runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. Cole Swift and Carson Shaver each went 2 for 3, and Caden Johnson drove in two runs. Andrew Pieh and Jack Teachworth combined to scatter five hits and strike out eight batters. In Game two, the Golden Rams threw a combined no-hitter as they won 13-3 in five innings. Shaver and Zane

Anoka-Ramsey Women's Basketball had two players named to the NJCAA Division III All- America teams for their performance during the 2025-26 season. Mariam Alowonle was named 1st team All-America, while Anisa Longs was named 3rd team All-America. Alowonle averaged 18.2 points and 10 rebounds per game while shooting 54.3 percent from the field. Longs averaged 13 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game connecting on 45.4 percent of her field goals. Anoka-Ramsey advanced

Tracy, thank you so much for answering our questions about your award-winning memoir Because We Must . 1. AURORA MONTHONY: Because We Must followed the journey you and your family were thrust into and the challenges you faced after your youngest son, Elias, was in a car accident that left all of your lives forever changed. In the very beginning of the book, you said to Elias that you would not write a book about him. What was the catalyst to changing your mind? Was ther

Tracy, thank you so much for answering our questions about your award-winning memoir Because We Must . 1. AURORA MONTHONY: Because We Must followed the journey you and your family were thrust into and the challenges you faced after your youngest son, Elias, was in a car accident that left all of your lives forever changed. In the very beginning of the book, you said to Elias that you would not write a book about him. What was the catalyst to changing your mind? Was ther

Tracy, thank you so much for answering our questions about your award-winning memoir Because We Must . 1. AURORA MONTHONY: Because We Must followed the journey you and your family were thrust into and the challenges you faced after your youngest son, Elias, was in a car accident that left all of your lives forever changed. In the very beginning of the book, you said to Elias that you would not write a book about him. What was the catalyst to changing your mind? Was ther

The Anoka-Ramsey Baseball team went 3-1 over the weekend, getting a win over MN North Vermilion, two wins over MN North Hibbing, and falling to Riverland. The Golden Rams beat Vermilion 17-3 and topped Hibbing 22-8 and 11-4, then falling to Riverland by a 10-7 score. Highlights vs Vemilion included Cole Swift going 3-4 with three runs scored, Brett Leabch going 3-4 with three RBI, and Collin Tollefson going 3-3 with five RBI. Leabch, Antonio Rivera , and Tollefson each hit

Although she is a writer, Tracy Youngblom never expected—or wanted—to write this story. And who would? Because We Must: A Memoir by Tracy Youngblom follows Youngblom’s perspective from the night her youngest son, Elias, is in a terrible car accident that leaves both his and his family’s lives forever changed. Youngblom uses voice, structure, and the undying fierceness of a mother's love to tell this unforgettable story of strength and resilience. Youngblom’s narrative voice i

The Anoka-Ramsey Men's Basketball team beat Northland 81-71 in the NJCAA Region XIII Quarterfinals last week, before falling to eventual champion Riverland 85-75 in the semifinals. In their quarterfinal matchup, the Golden Rams forced 17 Pioneer turnovers and held a 17-4 edge in made free throws. Five players scored in double figures led by Preston Thielke with 22 points and 10 rebounds. The Golden Rams trailed 41-36 at halftime, but opened the second half on a 18-2 run to

The Minnesota Writers Series on the Cambridge campus is proud to present our 2025-2026 guest writer, Emma Törzs . This event will take place on the Cambridge campus on the evening April 14, 2026 and is free open to the public. Details and promotional materials forthcoming. Emma Törzs is a writer, teacher, and occasional translator based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her fiction has been honored with an NEA fellowship in prose, a World Fantasy Award for Short Fiction, and an O.

Anoka-Ramsey Community College will play host to the 2026 NJCAA Region XIIIA and XIIIB Women's Basketball Tournaments February 28 - March 1. Semifinals for the two tournaments will be on Saturday, February 28 with the championship games on Sunday, March 1. The schedule for each day, along with links for live video, live stats, and tickets will be on the 2026 NJCAA Region XIII Tournament Schedule of the Anoka-Ramsey Athletics website. In-person Admission prices are $12 for ad

The Anoka-Ramsey Athletic Department is proud to celebrate National Girls and Women in Sports Day on February 4, 2026. Anoka-Ramsey hosts four intercollegiate women's teams, and one co-ed team with an approximate total of 50 female student-athletes participating in Athletics. Anoka-Ramsey has a rich history of success in women's sports, particularly women's basketball who has won seven NJCAA Division III national championships. In recent years, the Golden Rams have produced N

The Anoka-Ramsey Men's Basketball team had five players score in double figures as they beat Ridgewater 90-89 on Saturday afternoon. With the win, the Golden Rams enter a tie for second with Ridgewater in the MCAC Southern Division standings at 4-3. Anoka-Ramsey led by eight, 45-37 at halftime before the Warriors started to take control. Ridgewater took at 58-52 lead with 13:20 to play when the Golden Rams started to rally, tying the score 63-all. Neither team led by more tha

The Anoka-Ramsey Women's Basketball team was locked in a tight battle with Ridgewater on Saturday afternoon before the Golden Rams used a big fourth quarter to pull away for the win, 69-52. It was the fourth straight win for the Golden Rams to improve their MCAC Southern Division record to 5-1. The Golden Rams led by five early in the fourth quarter before using a 9-0 run to take command, as the lead grew to 20 points midway thru the period. Anoka-Ramsey held Ridgewater to ju