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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

Meet the Athlete: Slade Unangst

Meet the Athlete: Slade Unangst

Lila Frank May 18, 2026
Junior boys tennis captain Slade Unangst shares his story of playing tennis and a recap of the season. He explains why he loves the sport, how the season has gone, his goal for the end of it and why you should join boys tennis.
Senior Kate Grimm gets ready to hit the ball back to Southwest Sept. 25. Park loses 0-7.

Southwest swept Park clean

Morgan Grefe September 28, 2024

Park’s girl's tennis faced a tough loss against the Southwest Lakers 0-7 on Sept. 25. With many hard-fought battles from both teams and several close sets, the Orioles ultimately could not secure the...

Senior Sarah Tirado wins both of her sets versus Richfield. The score of both of her sets was 6-2.

Orioles cause a racket

Maya Nieves September 26, 2024

Girls tennis faced off against Richfeild Sept. 23 and after battling hard came out with the win. The team's season is coming to an end, and this was one of the final matches before sections begins. Head...

Senior Kate Grimm steps up to hit the ball against Chanhassen Sept. 17. Park hosted the Storm.

Orioles get lost in the Storm

Audrey Kuendig September 20, 2024

Park played their ninth match of the season on Sept. 17 against Chanhassen ending in a loss of 1-6. Overall, the program has had 3 wins so far this season. Matches typically last for roughly one to two...

Freshman Logan Peterson prepares to serve the ball May 13. This was Park's second match against Chaska due to rescheduling.

Park serves to victory

Alan Gardner, Staffer May 17, 2024

The Park boys tennis team played a perfect match against Chaska on the sunny afternoon of May 13. The Park boys ended their regular season off in crushing fashion, sending them into their section match...

Junior Isaac Joseph serves the ball to an opponent April 18. The match against Benilde St. Margaret’s ended in a loss of 2-5.

Benilde blows Park away

Maya Nieves, Multimedia Editor April 21, 2024

Park boys tennis took on their rivals from across the highway on April 18, and faced challenging conditions against a good team. Ultimately, Park fell short to Benilde 5-2 on a very cold and windy day...

Junior Crew Lund Pounds the ball back to the opponent on 4/17. Boys tennis almost gets the sweep against Minneapolis South with a 6-1 win.

Park blows the competition away

Miles Johnson, Staffer April 20, 2024

Park’s boys tennis team fought through the windy conditions and faced off against Southwest in one of their first matches of the year April 17. Due to a lack of players on the other team, only five matches...

Senior tennis player Micheal Schneider serves ball Oct. 4. The seniors play on Parks tennis courts a few times a week.

Tennis players lead to parking lot issue

Zara Fakier October 7, 2023

At the end of the 2022-2023 school year, a parking lot issue came to students' attention. A group of older men playing tennis on Park’s school tennis courts started to affect students. The men taking...

Senior captain Sam Wolden hits the ball to a Hopkins player in the second match of the season. The match was April 17 at the St. Louis Park tennis courts.

Boys’ tennis falls short

Maya Nieves and Sarah Peterson April 19, 2023

Park's boys’ tennis team battled against the Hopkins Royals on April 17. The team was ultimately bested by the Royals, with an overall final score of 3-4. Head coach Greg Holmbeck said that the team...

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