Our third annual Rhythm of the Rapids a concert fundraiser right on campus featuring GB Leighton is next week! Thursday, Sept 17 from 5 to 830pm. Tickets are only $10 for employees and alumni so notify your alumni networks! (the night of the event at the gate $25….so get your tickets now!) Our fabulous raffle and heads or tails games is back, check out these prizes! A signed Wild jersey! ("The Wall from St Paul" Wallstedt) Signed Viking Football (Justin Jefferson) Music

Anoka-Ramsey Men's Soccer head coach Marcus Anthony was recently featured in the Hometown Source news outlet, which covers local news in the northwest metro and surrounding areas. Readers can access the story at HometownSource.com (subscription required).

Anoka-Ramsey placed 21 student-athletes on the MCAC All-Academic Team for the spring term. Baseball Andrew Pieh, Levi Mickelson, Andrew Moser, Gabe Smith, Carson Shaver, Brett Leabch, Brock Raabe, Matthew Baumann, Matthew Popp, Camden Everhart, Evan Krogan, Zane Christianson, Cole Swift Men's Basketball TJ Caouette, Jamin Cook Jr, Finn Norman Women's Basketball Mariam Alowonle Softball Alex Rysdam, Francie Gregor, Madison Abernathy, Addy Fowlkes

Anoka-Ramsey Baseball player Collin Tollefson earned All-MCAC and All-Region XIII honors for his play during the 2026 season. Tollefson was named to the second team for both honors as an outfielder. Tollefson had a .340 batting average, with 34 hits in 100 at-bats. He also scored 34 runs, had 47 RBI, nine doubles, and seven home runs with a .640 slugging percentage over the course of the season. Anoka-Ramsey finished the season 16-19 overall.

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