Cutting through the complaints: is the sports budget fair?
January 8, 2020
In light of complaints from athletes about their programs not receiving enough funding, the question comes down to whether there is enough money given to the athletic department, or if the budget is unevenly distributed.
Boys’ Lacrosse defeated in first Sections game
Nolan Kelly, Creston Halstead, and Ella Hammerstrand
June 6, 2019
Despite ending its season on another shutout, Park knows that it made leaps and bounds towards rebuilding its team, according to junior Alexander Hager. “We are 0-14 but I have seen some improvement throughout the season,” Hager said. “I've seen the team grow.” Despite working with a y...
Boys’ lacrosse challenges opponent
Nolan Kelly, Ella Hammerstrand, and Creston Halstead
May 23, 2019
After a season of shutouts and blowouts, Park finally felt that it was able to unleash some of its potential, according to assistant coach Aaron Peterson. “Today we proved that our hard work is paying off, even though the score did not reflect what we really wanted,” Peterson said. During...
Fence installed in Park field May 16
May 17, 2019
On Fridays, both girls’ and boys’ Ultimate Frisbee have captains practice on the high school field and will now have to share the smaller space, according to senior Daniel Hunegs. “(The boys’ and girls’ teams) usually split the space and I think both teams get the amount of space they wa...
Girls’ lacrosse loses to No. 3 ranked team in state
Sophie Olmen and Breanna Thompson
May 16, 2019
According to sophomore Grace Schultz, coming into the game they knew Chanhassen was a great team and they needed to stay positive. “Coming into the game we were all nervous because Chanhassen is a really good team, but we were all confident in ourselves and with our teammates to try our best and ...
Girls’ lacrosse on three-game winning streak
Sophie Olmen and Breanna Thompson
May 9, 2019
After defeating Robbinsdale Cooper 14-2, junior Emma Roloff said the game allowed the team to work on trying out different skills. “Overall we had a time out in the first half and the coaches told us to work on more skill,” Roloff said. “(the game) was kind of a practice with transitions, at...
Boys’ lacrosse shows improvements
May 8, 2019
According to coach Eric Buckley, the team shows assurance of eventually outmaneuvering and punishing its opponents. “The kids are adjusting to the pace of varsity and we really saw that on a fast break, almost scoring a goal off of it,” Buckley said. Buckley said despite losing 1-14, the team...
Baseball beats Benilde after three years
April 27, 2019
After a three-year losing streak to Benilde, the teams’ ongoing support for each other and the ability to stay focused is what contributed to the teams’ 7-1 win, according to sophomore Jack Wandmacher. “We love each other, we play as a team, no one gets down and we don't get too high. We are ...
Boys’ lacrosse captain optimistic after recent losses
April 24, 2019
According to long-stick midfielder, junior Alexander Hager, he has been playing lacrosse since eighth grade and has begun targeting his efforts as a new captain on building better chemistry on the team. “I have a lot of good friends on the team and there is a sense of brotherhood. They are like...
Boys’ tennis preseason quiz
Rachel Salzer and Anika Hanson
March 22, 2019
Test your knowledge in this quiz about boys' tennis Loading Boys' Tennis Pre-season Quiz var QuizWorks = window.QuizWorks || []; QuizWorks.push( [document.getElementById("embed-quiz-414426"), "quiz", "414426", { autostart: false, width: "100%", height: "640px" }] ); ...
Girls’ track and field preseason quiz
Hayley Westwood and David Bryant
March 22, 2019
Play the quiz below to see how much you know about track and field and facts about the Park’s track team. Loading Girls' Track and Field var QuizWorks = window.QuizWorks || []; QuizWorks.push( [document.getElementById("embed-quiz-414187"), "quiz", "414187", { autostart: false, width...
After Park boys’ swimming placed second at Sections Feb. 22, coach Amanda Forsberg said the team’s success was greater than she had anticipated. “They far exceeded my expectations. So it's been...
Maggie Klaers and Ruthie Posada
After the Feb. 20 Sections loss to Cretin-Derham Hall, Park players gathered around each other on the ice in tears and in support of each other. Senior Will Pinney said the emotions were running high throughout...
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...
