Concussions prompt football retirement
January 22, 2020
My hand shakes as I click the arrow and send, ending my football career forever. There were a lot of factors that played into this decision, however, the primary reason for quitting football was the fact that the risk was far greater than the reward. As a person who has suffered two traumatic head injur...
Football ends season with loss against Irondale
October 23, 2019
After ending the season with a 28-30 loss to Irondale and a record of 4-5, coach Ben Wolfe said the team was present and worked hard each day throughout the season. “(The team) played well everyday,” Wolfe said. “We didn't have a super big team but they didn't make excuses, they came to work ...
Football empowered on Senior Night
October 21, 2019
Park football honored their seniors and defeated Bloomington Jefferson High School with a final score of 28-7, improving their record to 4-4. After a victorious Senior Night football game, the team is ready to improve for the remainder of the season, according to running back coach Arsenio Richardson. ...
Football overcomes challenges
October 15, 2019
Park football practiced its teamwork and defeated DeLaSalle High School with a final score of 41-0, improving their record to 3-4. Senior Jacob Brown said the team worked well as a community which helped them become victorious. “We played as a good cohesive unit all four quarters,” Brown said. “We played...
Football suffers defeat at Homecoming game
September 23, 2019
After a devastating Homecoming game, the football team is disappointed with its performance but isn’t ready to give up on the season, according to running back coach Arsenio Richardson. “We did not play well tonight. When the game got tough we didn’t respond well enough. We need more leadershi...
Football plans to persevere
September 16, 2019
After losing 49-25 against Robbinsdale Cooper, junior Micheal Boxley-Harmon said he looks forward to working hard during practice to gain team spirit. “I’m feeling a little hurt and a little sad but it’s alright. We will bounce back in practice so we can come back stronger than before,” B...
Football captain commits to University of Minnesota-Duluth
Rachel Salzer and Anika Hanson
March 25, 2019
Senior Jariel Lopez said he picked University of Minnesota Duluth over other schools because a lot of different variables made the school stand out to him. “I like the city that the school is in, and they gave me more options compared to other schools I had offers from,” Lopez said. “The coa...
Football ends season with loss against Robbinsdale Cooper
Maddie Schutte and Kate Schneider
November 1, 2018
After finishing out the season with a 49-14 loss against Robbinsdale Cooper, senior Adam Bauer said creating a better team bond early in the season would have helped the team to play better. “We had a rough start to the season because we didn’t come together as a team until mid-season. If you...
Football takes home win in first section game
Maddie Schutte and Kate Schneider
October 28, 2018
After a successful season, the football team started the section tournament off strong with a 49-21 win against Southwest. According to head coach Ben Wolfe, the team was very prepared going into the game on Oct. 23. “I think preparation was a big factor,” said Wolfe. “Physically our kids...
Football prepares for last regular season game
Kate Schneider and Maddie Schutte
October 17, 2018
After defeating Irondale last Friday, assistant coach Jason Foster said the trust the football team has in each other will help them to do well during the DeLaSalle game and sections. “We won the last game against Irondale, and you can see a big trust factor starting to play a big part in that. I ...
Football team wins big at Homecoming game
Maddie Schutte and Kate Schneider
October 3, 2018
After a successful Homecoming, the football team is ready and motivated to turn their season around and keep winning games, according to head coach Ben Wolfe. After losing to Bloomington Cooper and Holy Angels, Park beat Richfield on September 21 with a final score of 41-14. According to head c...
Isabel Kjaer, Marta Hill, and Kaia Myers
Though the decision to resign was hard to make, Principal Scott Meyers said it was ultimately made easier because of the potential positive effects on his life. “I'm going to miss being a part of...
When playing against Minnehaha Academy and its nationally ranked player Jalen Suggs, coach David Breitenbucher said the plan was to keep him away from the basket. “We tried to have a game plan to...
As senior Alex Riley reflected on his last game at Park, he said it was a bittersweet experience. “It was kind of sad, but kind of cool to see everybody kind of saluting us and honoring us and almost...
