The student news site of St. Louis Park High School

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

Senior Austin Amelse maintains control of the puck as he skates up the ice toward Osseo’s goal. Park lost 9-3 to Osseo.

Boys’ Hockey loses second preseason game

Anna Benishek November 13, 2020

After boys’ hockey played a tough game against Osseo Nov. 12, the team felt it could have been more collective as a whole. Junior Ben Olson said he’s not proud of the outcome of the game but acknowledges...

Sophomore Cole Taylor keeps the puck in position as he attempts to score a goal against Forest Lake. Park lost 5-3 against Forest Lake Nov. 10.

Boys’ hockey loses to Forest Lake during bridge season

Emmy Pearson November 11, 2020

Boys’ hockey lost its Nov. 10 preseason game 5-3 against Forest Lake. Senior Austin Amelse said although he is frustrated with the outcome of the game, he feels the team did well whilst being down a...

Senior Drew Boyum gets into an argument with an opposing player while the referee breaks them up Oct. 31. Park won against Buffalo 5-3.

Boys’ hockey wins close game against Buffalo

Andrea Melear November 2, 2020

After a 5-3 win against Buffalo, temporary coach Colin Hohman said the team started out with some difficulties, but pulled through a successful game. “It was a fun game. We lost a player because he...

Senior co-captain Olivia Etz organizes the team into the groups Oct. 22. The groups were divided by the length they could run during practice.

Nordic continues its captains practices

Ben Sanford October 23, 2020

With the Nordic season approaching, senior captain Max Gohman said the team is slowly increasing the number of practices it has weekly. “We’ve been having Nordic practices every week on Sundays,...

 The MSHSL board voted to go ahead with the winter sports season in a meeting Oct. 1. During the meeting the board also decided to add playoffs to the fall sport season.

Winter sports given the green light

Tobias Khabie, Molly Schochet, and Sam Swisher October 16, 2020

In a virtual meeting Oct. 1, the Minnesota State High School League board unanimously voted to allow the 2020 winter sports’ season to take place. The schedule approved includes a 30% decrease in the...

Nordic captains practice Oct. 3 at Dakota Park. The team starts its season on Nov. 30.

Winter sports captains remain optimistic during the pandemic

Amalia Fischer October 13, 2020

As winter sports are approaching, team captains are finding ways to hold practices while keeping their teams safe. According to senior gymnastics captain Maddie Olson, captains are maintaining strong communication...

eSports coach Jake Utities points during the eSports meeting for the spring season March 5. Utities is a tournament organizer for Minnesota Varsity Leagues State championship, which moved online for League of Legends and Overwatch because of COVID-19.

eSports teams compete from home

Gabriel Kaplan and Noah Orloff March 17, 2020

With two substitutes filling in for absent players, senior Joseph Lindstrom said he was satisfied with the team's play at the online-championship that resulted in a loss against Wayzata in the inaugural...

Senior Erik Piehl goes up for a layup against Robbinsdale Cooper March 6. During their Sections game Park fell to Cooper ending its season.

Boys’ basketball falls to Cooper 61-63

Sadie Yarosh March 12, 2020

After a tough loss, which ended Park’s 2019-2020 season, against Robbinsdale Cooper March 6, sophomore Deontez Ross said the team stuck together and stayed persistent. “We played hard for the most...

Junior Joelle Sheffield dribbles the ball around Wayzata freshman Brynn Senden during the Section game against Wayzata Feb. 29. Park lost to Wayzata 64-71.

Girls’ basketball finishes off season

Sofia Seewald and Maddie Schutte March 10, 2020

Park girls' basketball finished off its season after losing to Wayzata 64-71 Feb. 29. Below are the team statistics from the 2019-2020 season.

Sophomore Will Dvorak dribbles down court toward the basket. Park won 73-70 against Washburn. The team will play its second Section game 7 p.m. March 6 against Robbinsdale Cooper.

Boys’ basketball pulls off close win 73-70

Sadie Yarosh March 6, 2020

With five minutes left in the second half, the tension increased as Park and Washburn started to get physical, leading to the Washburn bench getting ejected from the game. This led to the 73-70 win in...

Junior Hayden Zheng swims the 200-yard individual medley during the boys swimming State meet Feb. 29. Zheng won the event with a time of 1:47.75.

Boys’ swimming ends with top ten finishes at State

Tobias Khabie and Ava Ashby March 5, 2020

After boys’ swimming finished its season at State, coach Amanda Forsberg said she was pleased with the success the team had this year. “I think it was one of our best years. We won the Conference...

Junior Olivia Etz skis downhill Feb. 29. Etz participated in the 24 hour ski relay race Feb. 28-29 at Theodore Wirth Park.

Nordic competes in ‘24 Hours of Wirth’

Talia Lissauer February 29, 2020

Although freshman Rachel Katzovitz participated in the “24 Hours of Wirth '' ski event for 24 hours straight, she said she was too busy having fun to feel how tired she was.  “(Not sleeping) hasn't...

Load More Stories
Activate Search
Winter sports