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The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

The Echo

Meet the Athlete: Thomas Shope

Meet the Athlete: Thomas Shope

Alicia Mainjeni March 20, 2023

How long have you been playing Ultimate Frisbee? I have been playing Ultimate for about 10 years. Why did you start playing Ultimate? My dad started playing Ultimate in college and he introduced...

Meet the Athlete: Henry Berg

Meet the Athlete: Henry Berg

Roberto Alvarez March 6, 2023

How do you feel making it to State? It's really special because we're a pretty young team and to be able to get three relays and three individual events at state as a team is really special. All the...

Meet the Athlete: Ronan Guevara

Meet the Athlete: Ronan Guevara

Leo Justesen February 28, 2023

What are you most excited for this track season? I'm excited to run on the track again and meet my new teammates since I'm coming here from my old school. I'm looking forward to hopefully running a...

Junior Griffin Krone focuses on the puck. The Orioles took on the Skippers Feb. 9.

Meet the Athlete: Griffin Krone

Maya Nieves February 20, 2023

How long have you been playing hockey? I've been playing since I was three, so around 14 years. Who got you into hockey? My best friend and teammate Tony Kruse, shoutout to him. My dad also encouraged...

Meet the Athlete: Sophia Earle

Meet the Athlete: Sophia Earle

Alicia Mainjeni February 8, 2023

How long have you been doing gymnastics? I’ve been doing (gymnastics) for 11 years. I've been on the team for six. What were your goals for this season? My goal for this gymnastics season was...

Meet the Athlete: Adam Rosvold

Meet the Athlete: Adam Rosvold

Jana Faust January 31, 2023

What got you into skiing and how long have you been doing it? I've been skiing since I was three years old. My dad put some boots on my feet and some skis under the boots and put me on a hill and had...

Meet The Athlete: Tommy Kniser

Meet The Athlete: Tommy Kniser

Halima Bigirindavyi January 25, 2023

How did you start playing soccer and what was your journey like? I started playing soccer when I was like four or five years old, and I got into it because my older brother was playing. I've played...

Freshman Veronica Jones salutes the judges after finishing her routine on uneven bars, Jan. 10.

Meet the Athlete: Veronica Jones

Maya Nieves January 11, 2023

When did you start gymnastics? I started gymnastics when I was around four. I would do cartwheels and handstands at my house and after my parents saw me tumbling, they got me into the sport.  What...

Park swim captain is Colorado College commit

Park swim captain is Colorado College commit

Eliah Fink January 6, 2023

Why and when did you start swimming?My first lesson was when I was six months old, so I've been swimming forever, really. And then I've been swimming competitively for about eight years. Originally, it...

Anna Healey goes to State

Anna Healey goes to State

Jana Faust December 1, 2022

What made you want to join cross country?  Fun fact, I never wanted to join cross country. I was planning on joining the volleyball team, but my sister didn't want me to. I joined the cross country...

Nolan Crump gears up for season

Nolan Crump gears up for season

Lilly Fandel-Thompson November 30, 2022

How long have you been skiing and what got you into it? It's my fifth year. What got me into it was I just decided to sign up in seventh grade. What is your favorite part of skiing? The people...

Zach Johnson prepares for a big game. Park took on Benilde St.-Margarets Sept. 24 in a rivalry game.

Meet the Athlete: Zach Johnson

Lilly Fandel-Thompson October 10, 2022

When did you start playing football? I started in second grade, but back then it was flag football. I switched to tackle football in third grade. I saw other kids playing and it looked like a lot of...

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