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Discs in the dome

Discs in the dome

Eliah Fink December 1, 2022

My experience with St. Louis Park Ultimate Frisbee began this year. I had played other sports as a freshman and sophomore, but this year I decided to try something new. The first thing I noticed was how...

Staying safe in football

Staying safe in football

Abby Meisler October 14, 2022

On Sept. 9, a high school football player from Brainerd suffered a traumatic brain injury which left him partially paralyzed. This incident is not a first in high school football, as many players end up...

Title IX makes tidal waves

Title IX makes tidal waves

Taylor Voigt October 4, 2022

Nowadays, most female athletes couldn’t imagine a world without their sport. But what if we were forbidden from playing it? 50 years ago, this reality wasn’t so unthinkable. On June 23, 1972, Title...

Eighth-grader Guinevere Lee tries to stay hydrated May 12. Guinevere Lee is a middle schooler participating in high school track.

Staying safe in the summer heat

Aidan Shafton June 8, 2022

When playing spring sports, people like me often get so sucked into the competitive nature of the sport they are playing, that they forget about the danger of the heat. They forget to apply and reapply...

Skison never stops

Skison never stops

Maren Wilsey May 4, 2022

A popular saying in sports is that athletes are made in the off-season. I hear this especially often from my nordic skiing teammates. Naturally, this results in my efforts for offseason training to be...

Disparities in NCAA tournament still remain

Disparities in NCAA tournament still remain

Aidan Shafton April 19, 2022

Last year, the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) received lots of backlash over pictures posted to social media that contained both the men’s and women’s basketball training facilities...

Tennis experience rewarding

Tennis experience rewarding

Colin Canaday April 17, 2022

Looking back on the four years I’ve played for the Park boys’ tennis team, I can confidently say that I have made some of the greatest memories, met some of the best people and had some of the most...

Swift measures needed against racism

Swift measures needed against racism

Mya Stanberry March 9, 2022

As someone who plays a spring sport, before Park had decided to not play New Prague, there was a game in my sport that was scheduled against them, I was scared of the possible discrimination and remarks...

Used with permission from Cece Jensen.

Climbing to new heights

Cece Jensen February 14, 2022

My very first memory of rock climbing is rather unique. I was about six years old and my family and I had hiked to the top of Palisade Head along the North Shore. My mother had been rock climbing for 25...

Sports are crucial during the pandemic

Sports are crucial during the pandemic

Maren Wilsey January 10, 2022

I’ve been a very active person my entire life. As long as I can remember, I’ve been involved with some kind of sport. Through the many ups and downs of life, that was one of the few constants I had.  As...

Takeaways from athletics in a pandemic

Takeaways from athletics in a pandemic

Katie Nelson December 1, 2021

Toeing the line of my last cross country race of this season, surrounded by 300 other runners, I was reminded of the stark contrast between this season and last. As most athletes can attest to, the pandemic...

Overcoming the winter slump

Overcoming the winter slump

Danny Shope November 2, 2021

Winter is one of the hardest times to find motivation, with dreary weather and short days. When it comes to exercise, it’s easy to convince yourself to hibernate in your house for the entire season and...

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