Track competes in Orono Invitational
Hayley Westwood and David Bryant
May 8, 2019
Filed under Spring sports
Park competed in Orono’s Invitational meet May 2 along with the high schools Orono, Wilmar, Waconia, Fridley, New Prague, Dassel-Cokato and Southwest Christian. Girls’ track and field placed second with a score of 134.25 behind Wilmar by 39 points. Boys’ track and field placed fourth with a score...
Snow delays track
David Bryant and Hayley Westwood
April 18, 2019
Filed under Spring sports
Freshman Renee McSherry said because of the April snow, pole vaulting practice is only allowed limited amounts of time indoors as they can’t practice outside and other sports also occupy the gym. “I pole vault so we are normally inside, but they were expecting us to be outside by now, so now we can...
Preseason track meet prepares team for improvement
David Bryant and Hayley Westwood
April 10, 2019
Filed under Spring sports
Junior Anna Keith said the first track meet of the season on March 30 was not typical because of the lack of teammates. “It's really different. It's more individual. Not a lot of hurdlers came, so it's a lot of warming up by yourself and being independent,” Keith said. Boys’ track head c...
Girls’ track and field preseason quiz
Hayley Westwood and David Bryant
March 22, 2019
Filed under Spring sports
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...
Girls’ track concludes captains practices
Hayley Westwood and David Bryant
March 13, 2019
Filed under Spring sports
According to senior Anna Jennissen, at the girls’ and boys’ track and field captains’ practices, they work on team bonding in preparation for the new season. “Captains’ (practices) are more about playing icebreaker games and focusing on getting to know each other, rather than focusing on im...
Girls’ track and field quiz
May 10, 2018
Filed under Spring sports
Test your knowledge on the girls’ track team by clicking on the link below. This quiz will cover basic facts and information about the girls’ track team. Loading Girls’ track and field quiz var QuizWorks = window.QuizWorks || []; QuizWorks.push( [document.getElementById("embed-quiz-374861"), "quiz", "374861", { aut...
Five track meets canceled because of snow
April 22, 2018
Filed under Spring sports
Junior girls’ track captain Anna Jennissen said the cold weather and snow impacts track’s ability to practice outside and canceled five of their meets. “Since there really hasn't been a spring, and it’s really cold out, we haven't been able to go out on the track at all,” Jennissen said....
Sophomore reaches new heights
April 20, 2018
Filed under Profiles
Looking for growth as an athlete, sophomore Will Schwietering said he was inspired to pole vault by a family friend. “I started pole vaulting because my dad’s friend did it in college and introduced me to the sport because he thought I would be good at it,” Schwietering said. Pole vaulti...
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 Ultimate Frisbee captain Daniel...
After hearing he had been accepted into All-State Choir, sophomore Leo Dworsky said he was excited to begin the program because of all the good stories he has been told about it. “From what I have...
Large controversy surrounds the name of Bde Maka Ska, with some thinking it should go back to its name as of late 2017, Lake Calhoun. The President of the Minneapolis Parks and Recreation Board, Brad Bourn,...
