Girls’ track breaks school record by two seconds
Yonit Krebs and Breanna Thompson
July 1, 2018
Filed under Spring sports
At the Metro West Conference meet, junior Nyah Johnson, eighth grader Freya Wade, sophomore Sidney Hayenga and junior Anna Jennissen, the members of Park’s girls’ 4x200 team, defeated the school record for the 4x200 relay by two seconds. “Right after I finished I was looking around, and I loo...
Girls’ ultimate takes second place at State
Sam St. Clair and Devin Raynor
June 5, 2018
Filed under Sports, Spring sports
Head coach Seija Stratton said despite difficult weather conditions, the girls’ ultimate team played strong at the State tournament June 2-3. “The team played so well. This was definitely, from a weather standpoint, the hardest tournament that we’ve played in,” Stratton said. Stratton said...
Offseason captains’ trainings completed
June 4, 2018
Filed under Spring sports
According to Park’s leadership development consultant Kevin King, offseason captains’ trainings differ from in season trainings in that offseason is more laid back. “For the fall offseason training, the biggest difference is that it is a lot more relaxed,” King said. “ When we do it duri...
Girls’ track and field Sections results
Yonit Krebs and Breanna Thompson
June 4, 2018
Filed under Spring sports
Park's girls' team placed 8th overall
Girls’ lacrosse beats Holy Angels
Hayley Westwood and Sophie Olmen
June 1, 2018
Filed under Spring sports
According to assistant coach Lauren Bruun-Bryant, the effort the team gave was solid and it showed during the 10-7 win against Holy Angels. “They listened to the coaching that was being given to them and they also executed passes. We have solely been working on passes for a while and it's f...
Girls’ ultimate prepares for State tournament
Devin Raynor and Sam St. Clair
June 1, 2018
Filed under Sports, Spring sports
As the girls’ ultimate team prepares for State, head coach Seija Stratton said she wants graduating senior players to feel proud of their last season at Park. “(I’m) just hoping that the seniors feel that this is the capstone of their season and that they are able to leave and graduate from St. ...
Boys’ tennis defeated by first seed Blake
Eli Curran-Moore and Tenzin Gyaldatsang
June 1, 2018
Filed under Spring sports
After clinching a 4-3 home win against Apple Valley May 16, the boys’ tennis team was swept 0-7 against number one seed in the Section Blake. Britenbucher said while the season went well, the most important issue is recruiting players for the future. “It’s hard to be disappointed about how things went. Th...
Baseball loses 2-4 to Southwest
May 31, 2018
Filed under Spring sports
After losing to Southwest 2-4 May 29, the Park baseball team anticipates playing Robbinsdale Armstrong to continue their Sections run. According to head coach Brian Kelly, although the Park team hit the ball well, Robbinsdale Armstrong gained all four of their runs in a single inning bringing them to a wi...
Girls’ ultimate sells coupon cards
Devin Raynor and Sam St. Clair
May 31, 2018
Filed under Sports, Spring sports
According to head coach Seija Stratton, the girls’ ultimate team went door-to-door throughout Park selling coupon books May 5 and May 27 to raise money for the team. “We sold coupon books with I think 10 coupons that are good for a year, and they cost $20,” Stratton said. “They went around n...
Track Sections postponed
Alec Pittman and Jacob Stillman
May 31, 2018
Filed under Spring sports
According to varsity boys’ track coach Rich Keith, inclement weather led to the postponement of many track and field events, which could impact performance for those competing. “We basically got through half of the field events in a sense and we got through half of the prelims yesterday,” Keith ...
Baseball team prepares for first Section game
May 29, 2018
Filed under Showcase, Spring sports
According to head baseball coach Brian Kelly, Park’s first Section game is a competitive match up. Kelly said Park recently beat Southwest and both teams strive to be successful in the playoffs. “I am anticipating a really good close game. We played Southwest a week ago and beat them 2-1,”...
Junior gets hit in the head with golf ball, causes concussion
Nicole Sanford and Ruby Stillman
May 29, 2018
Filed under Spring sports
After getting hit in the head by a golf ball while riding a golf cart alongside her friends, junior Anika Hanson said the initial shock of the incident left her feeling confused on what had happened. “It hurt at first, but I didn’t really even know if I got hit or not because I was kind of in...
Sophie Olmen and Amaia Barajas
According to former employee of Park Yogurt senior Greta Long, the closure of Park Yogurt means there will be fewer opportunities for fundraising for school activities. “Sadly there's not going to...
After attending her first book club meeting discussing “Warcross” by Marie Lu, freshman Sophie Curran-Moore said she was impressed and wants to attend future meetings. “I want to see what other...
When volleyball captain and senior Maddy McIntosh dressed up in “Risky Business” apparel—a white button down with boxers—she said she didn’t think it would cause any problems. “We went ahead...
