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The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

Head Coach Jason Foster, former football player Kimon Malone and Assistant Coach Scott Glover gear up to distribute free football equipment to their players June 4. Distributing free football equipment ensures football is an accessible sport for students to play.

Keeping football open

Jaiden Leary June 9, 2025
A consistent obstacle that occurs in numerous sports for many players joining or participating is the cost of equipment
Freshman Finlay Beam holds a steady pace during her event on May 29. Beam, as well as other Park athletes, competed at sections at Cooper High School.

Orioles fly through sections

Amisha Persaud June 2, 2025

With the school year approaching the end, many of Park’s athletic teams wrap up their seasons. Park track and field wrapped up their final day of sections at Cooper High School on May 29. Many athletes...

Junior Azlyn McDonnell loads up to prepare and hit the ball against Bloomington May 2. Azlyn has been a junior leader on Varsity this season.

Meet the Athlete: Azlyn Mcdonnell

Ryan Moran May 31, 2025

When and why did you start playing softball? I started playing softball when I was seven. My parents got me into the sport at a young age and I loved it from the beginning. Who or what has been your...

Senior Theo Holmberg races to get ahead of the competition May 27. Holmberg was one of many Park athletes competing in the section preliminary heats.

The starting gun sounds for preliminaries

Jonah Schwab May 30, 2025

It’s that time of year when track sections begin, with runners, jumpers and throwers highlighting their skills in what could be their final competition of the year. Track sections were held at Cooper...

Sophomore Lola Grim battles for the ball in mid-air after the face-off against Benilde-St. Margaret's starting attacker to try to give Park possession to start the game May 22. Parks next game is against Breck at home at 6 p.m. May 27 at Park.

Orioles fall short against the Red Knights

Arjuna Murugesan May 27, 2025

Park girls lacrosse played Benilde-St. Margeret’s away May 22, and battled hard all game, scoring two goals in the second half, which did a lot to bring more energy to the team after a difficult...

Junior Azlyn Mcdonnell pitches the softball to a Minneapolis Southwest player May 14. The Orioles won the game 17-2.

Orioles strike hard for senior night

Skye Richardson May 18, 2025

Park’s girls softball team took on the Minneapolis Southwest Lakers at Aquila Park May 14. Celebrating senior night, the Orioles swept a win 17-2 in the fifth inning after holding their lead in an energetic...

Meet the Athlete: Ingrid Kotnik

Meet the Athlete: Ingrid Kotnik

Madi Abelson May 15, 2025

Why did you decide to join flag football? I did dance for 16 years, I started when I was one year old. This is the first year that I have not done any dance, so I needed something to fill that space....

Head in the game

Head in the game

Ryan Steinberg May 15, 2025

Sports can be the best thing in the world and bring people more joy than they ever thought possible. They can also bring people extreme depression and anxiety when they start to become less fun. While...

Leveling the field

Leveling the field

Jonah Schwab May 7, 2025

Park offers 27 different varsity-level sports, but this is less than some of the surrounding schools. Park should offer more varsity sports because they provide students with opportunities to improve physical...

Senior Owen Barnett leaps high to spike the ball May 1. Park lost their match against St. Michael-Albertville 3-2.

Blocked from their first win at home

Maximo Dean May 5, 2025

Hopkins/Park’s joint boys volleyball team played its first game at Park May 1. Facing the St. Michael-Albertville Knights, the team found themselves down two sets but were able to bring the game back...

Park sports state chances increase

Park sports state chances increase

Jonah Schwab May 5, 2025

On April 3, the Minnesota High School League modified the teams in Park’s section for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 seasons. The section is different from our conference. We play conference games or matches...

Meet The Athlete: Kylie Kaiser

Meet The Athlete: Kylie Kaiser

Amisha Persaud May 5, 2025

How did you first get into golf, and what inspired you to pursue it? I first got into golf when I was in seventh grade, in the middle of COVID because my stepdad introduced me to it and I joined the team...

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