Park has third tough loss of the season
Kate Schneider and Molly Schochet
October 25, 2020
Even after a 41-20 loss to Robbinsdale Cooper Oct. 23, senior Austin Amelse said the team had a lot more energy than past games and stepped up its offense in the second half of the game. “I saw a lot of improvement from weeks prior. We showed a lot of resilience fighting back in the second half;...
Girls’ volleyball loses tough match to Bloomington Jefferson
Colin Canaday and Harris Keekley
October 25, 2020
Playing a close game, girls’ volleyball lost a tough match against Bloomington Jefferson Oct. 22 putting its record at 4-1. Head coach Emily Minnick said that in order to win sets, the team needs to minimize the amount of errors it’s making. “We need to be more consistent. We showed up in...
Park suffers defeat in the second round of sections
October 23, 2020
After experiencing a 1-0 loss to Minneapolis Washburn, the boys’ soccer team was disappointed but inspired. Head coach Chato Alvarado said he was pleased that the team showed perseverance throughout the game. “(The team) did well, I don't think they played as well as they could've,” Alvarado ...
Girls’ soccer falls to Minneapolis Southwest in sections
October 15, 2020
Reflecting on the last game of the season and another 1-0 loss, junior captain Sophia Romero said although she was disappointed with the outcome, she thought the team played cohesively. “This is one of the only games this season where I truly felt like we were unified as a team going in, and we cou...
Girls’ swimming suffers loss to Chanhassen
Ben Sanford and Lilly Strathman
October 9, 2020
Although Park lost against Chanhassen Oct. 8, the team accomplished a lot over the course of the meet. According to coach Amanda Forsberg, the team saw significant improvements in their times and technique. “This is one of the top teams in the state, we saw some really good times,” Forsberg sai...
Cross-country reflects on loss to Benilde
September 30, 2020
Despite the cross-country teams’ loss, senior Josh Krueger said the race format created a different mentality for him. “The top seven people didn't run today, so I was the number one (runner) for Park. Honestly, that kind of helped me,” Krueger said. “Normally, I focus on staying with other...
Girls’ swimming improves times and technique
September 25, 2020
Despite losing 51-37 against Benilde St. Margaret’s, Park persisted. In its second meet of the season, the team relied on it’s younger swimmers to carry the team, as many returning swimmers were unable to race. According to Coach Amanda Forsberg, the team made great improvements due to the har...
Girls’ soccer struggles to maintain positive attitude
September 11, 2020
After an early score by Cooper during the Sep. 10 game, head coach Benjy Kent said the team struggled mentally through the rest of the game. “The biggest thing right now is just psychologically, everybody gets up for a winning season when they find out they want to play soccer, and they forget yo...
Girls’ tennis loses first match to Benilde
August 30, 2020
According to coach Abby Rose, despite a 0-7 loss, she is still satisfied with how her team performed Aug. 26, and is looking forward to the season ahead. “Even though the score doesn’t necessarily reflect it, it was a good match,” Rose said. “We get to play BSM two more times this season,...
Dealing with loss brings takeaways
May 28, 2020
Recently, my family and I lost our close family friend due to COVID-19 and it has been very rough on everyone in my family. This was my first time experiencing a death in my inner circle, so I felt a rush of emotions like anger, sadness and relief that she was not battling the virus anymore. Thr...
Boys’ basketball falls to Cooper 61-63
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 part. The game didn’t turn out the way we wanted it to, sadly, but we all played hard, we stayed ...
Students walked the halls of Park for the first time this school year Oct. 26. However, the return to school was far from normal. The school was at 25% capacity; only students with last names beginning...
Kate Schneider and Molly Schochet
Even after a 41-20 loss to Robbinsdale Cooper Oct. 23, senior Austin Amelse said the team had a lot more energy than past games and stepped up its offense in the second half of the game. “I saw a...
After experiencing a 1-0 loss to Minneapolis Washburn, the boys’ soccer team was disappointed but inspired. Head coach Chato Alvarado said he was pleased that the team showed perseverance throughout...
Talia Lissauer and Maddie Schutte
After completing the first seven weeks of the 2020-2021 school year in distance learning, Park will transition into a 25% hybrid model beginning the week of Oct. 26. According to assistant principal Jessica...
