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

To quit or not to quit

To quit or not to quit

Anna Williams February 23, 2023

An athlete’s dreaded nightmare is the proposed question: To quit or not to quit? This question is not an easy one but one that many athletes, no matter how accomplished or decorated, are faced with....

Deon Sewharack’s road to recovery

Abby Meisler November 28, 2022

During the second playoffs game for the football season, senior Deon Sewharack severed his pancreas in the third quarter while tackling a player from Armstrong. When Sewharack made that tackle, he fell...

Concussions prompt football retirement

Concussions prompt football retirement

Adin Zweigbaum 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...

Overcoming a traumatic incident

Overcoming a traumatic incident

Adin Zweigbaum June 7, 2019

It was the summer going into my freshman year and I was on track to play high school football for the first time. I had just a few more weeks left before I got to start playing football. July came around...

Playing through the pain

Playing through the pain

Emma Leff November 1, 2018

At a cold, rainy soccer practice last April I remember lining up to kick a long ball. As soon as I had kicked it, I knew something was wrong. My quad was extremely tense and it hurt to walk. I tried to...

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