Seniors commit to future athletic endeavors

Senior Chris Trotter pushed through the finish line at the State meet June 5, finishing second to Lucas Trapp of Elk River. Because of this race, Trapp became a friend Trotter looks forward to running with at college. “State was fun because I got to hang out with the guy that beat me. We are best friends now and he also committed to the University of Minnesota,” Trotter said. “It’s nice kn...

Senior Kyle Froom said one of his favorite memories from his years of baseball was when his team won a tournament in the last inning. “When we were 12 we were playing in a tournament and we were losing by four or five runs into the last inning,” Froom said.  “We managed to come back and win with two outs.” Froom, who has played baseball since he was 6, said he will continue playing next...

When senior Patrick Bordewick was 14, his summer baseball team won two out of three state tournaments. “All of my childhood friends growing up, and during the whole year, hadn’t been all that great and then we started winning,” Bordewick said. “We won the state tournament and we got rings.” Bordewick will continue playing baseball at the Division I level at the University of North Dakot...

The crowd rushed the football field during senior Trenton Stafford’s freshman year season, following Stafford’s deflection during the final quarter. “Freshman year it was the last play and it was for the other team to win. They passed a touchdown and I deflected it,” Stafford said. “Everyone rushed the field and it was kind of cool.” Stafford has played football for seven years and said he l...

Senior Tahyvion Malone has played football since he was 8 and will continue his football career as a cornerback next year at North Dakota State College of Science. “It’s JUCO (junior college). JUCO is not a division — it’s where you go to play to try and get into a higher division,” Malone said. Malone said he feels confident about his decision to play JUCO and thinks it will lead to more oppo...

When senior Emily Hinz was in sixth grade, she stopped the soccer ball with her hands from going into her goal even though she wasn’t the goalie. “I was in front on my own goal and a girl shot it, and I just completely caught it with my hands,” Hinz said. “I wasn’t a goalie but I caught it anyway, but then they got a penalty kick and missed it.” Hinz has been playing soccer since she...