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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

Girls lacrosse plays against Benilde St. Margarets April 19. Park lost 5-12.

Weather creates new challenges for spring sports

Kate Schneider May 7, 2018

A record 13 inches of snow fell on St. Louis Park in mid-April, according to Kare 11, crushing athletes’ hopes of practicing outside. The blizzard caused many games to be canceled or rescheduled,...

Girls golf captain senior Carly Livingston practices her swing indoors at the Life Time Fitness in Park. The teams has been practicing indoors due to the cold weather.

Girls’ golf combats weather

Nicole Sanford and Ruby Stillman April 15, 2018

Beginning her second year on the girls’ golf team, junior Erica Dudley said the cold spring weather could make for a more stagnant season than in years past. “We just don’t get to play that much...

Senior Caleb Mesick scoops the ball out of the snow to toss it to his fellow teammates during boys’ lacrosse practice April 4 at the
stadium. Spring sports have had difficulties practicing outdoors because of a reported 9 inches of snow, according to Minnesota CBS.

Cold weather sidelines outdoor practices, games

Adam Johnson April 11, 2018

The recent snow, coupled with cold temperatures, has forced most spring sports to use indoor practice facilities as game schedules remain uncertain, according to Athletic Director Andrew Ewald. Ewald...

Freshman Jarielyz Lopez-Barrera cradles the ball towards the net with teammate and freshman Kathryn Schugg close behind during tryouts April 5.

Girls’ lacrosse kept indoors due to weather

Sophie Olmen and Hayley Westwood April 10, 2018

Due to the cold weather, junior captain Grace Lynch said the girls’ lacrosse team has been pushed inside for their first week of the season. “(The weather) is forcing us to be inside, and it is...

Senior Meghan Perkins participates in a drill during softball tryouts on March 16. Due to weather, varsity softballs first game, schedules for April 10, was canceled.

Softball’s first game of the year canceled

Abby Intveld April 6, 2018

In the face of snow and weather issues, softball varsity coach Trent Seaman said he got a message April 3 that the first game of the season was canceled. “There was no notice of when (the game) would...

Junior Carly Livingston winds up for a chip shot at Theodore Wirth Park April 13.

Girls’ golf preps for first conference match

Sophie Yarosh and Alex Balfour April 19, 2017

As junior golf player Julia Austad reflects on the dual match against Benilde-St. Margaret’s April 13, she said the match felt pretty even, but the weather posed a challenge. “Because it was raining,...

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