Girls’ basketball overcomes Kennedy in first Section game
Nolan Kelly, Ella Hammerstrand, and Creston Halstead
March 2, 2019
Filed under Winter sports
According to junior Shayla Miller, the game was especially difficult and intense because, if they didn’t win, their season would be over. “We knew they were going to battle, they were going to fight,” Miller said. “It’s their last game of the season now, so we knew it was going to be toug...
Boys’ hockey endures emotional loss
February 20, 2019
Filed under Showcase, Winter sports
Junior Will Pinney said that despite the slow start the team made a massive comeback after being down by three goals with 13 minutes left in the third period. “After that third goal scored on us we showed a lot of energy and we started playing as a team and passing the puck to make some huge pl...
Team focuses on cooperation
February 17, 2019
Filed under Sports, Winter sports
Sophomore Drew Boyum said despite the team's loss to the rivalry versus Benilde always leads to a competitive game. “This game has history, so I feel like people want to come out and watch it and it gets us pumped up,” Boyum said. The boys’ hockey team lost to Benilde 0-5 at the Rec Cente...
The costs of winter sports
January 16, 2019
Filed under Sports, Uncategorized
The different sports played at Park in the winter have a wide variety of equipment with differing prices. Girls' gymnastics costs the least with gymnasts paying for warmups, leotards and grips according to freshman Sophia Romero. Hockey is on the opposite end of the spectrum with players buying pads,...
Girls’ basketball competes in challenging conference matchup
January 15, 2019
Filed under Winter sports
Early during its game on Friday, the girls’ basketball team took the lead against Chanhassen. With a combination of good decision making and ball handling, Park played a strong game, according to junior Jordyn Turek. “I really liked our ball movement on offense,” Turek said. “I feel like we w...
Nordic competes at largest ski meet in the country
January 9, 2019
Filed under Showcase, Winter sports
According to Nordic head coach Doug Peterson, the team’s latest meet last weekend in Mesabi, MN drew competition from across the United States. It is the biggest Nordic race for high schoolers in the nation. The top ten skiers from both the girls’ and boys’ teams were selected to compete at thi...
Nordic ski performs well at first classic meet
December 22, 2018
Filed under Showcase, Winter sports
Nordic coach Kaitlyn Lindaman said the team skied really well despite the icy course conditions. Due to these conditions, the skiers had to use their poles to propel them forward instead of a skiing motion. “I know there were some nerves going into the race because the conditions are obviously n...
Boys’ basketball prepares for game against Minnetonka
December 21, 2018
Filed under Winter sports
According to coach Rob Griffin, Minnetonka is a high-scoring team and in order to win, Park has to stay in control of the ball and the speed of the game. “To beat them, we’ve got to play our game, we’ve got to be able to control the tempo of the game. Minnetonka scores around 80 points a ga...
Girls Basketball focuses on future improvement
David Bryant, Breanna Thompson, and Hayley Westwood
December 22, 2017
Filed under Winter sports
Freshman Raegan Alexander said the team did not perform well on the defensive side of the court as the girls' basketball team lost to Minnehaha Academy 56-68 Dec. 15, bringing their record to 4-2. “Our defense just wasn't as good as we thought it would be. We worked on it all week and ha...
Boys’ swimming races through first Conference Relay
Eli Curran-Moore and Tenzin Gyaldatsang
December 11, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Winter sports
The boys’ swimming team participated in their first unscored conference relay Dec. 7. Senior Captain David Salamzadeh said it was great to see new swimmers putting in work in order to push the team forward. “I was really excited, I think everybody did really well and it was cool to see a lot of new ...
Boys’ swimming sets goals for the season
Eli Curran-Moore and Tenzin Gyaldatsang
November 30, 2017
Filed under Showcase, Winter sports
Looking eager to get back in the water, the boys swim team appeared jovial, yet focused. According to head coach Amanda Forsberg, the team will greatly benefit from the new underclassmen members of the team. “We finished really strong last year. We lost three great seniors but I think coming back we look to ...
Winter sports to recruit new players
October 26, 2017
Filed under Sports
According to boys’ swimming senior captain Adam Recknagel, any high schooler can join the swim team and will be placed in either exhibition, junior varsity or varsity events, depending on their speed. “There’s no tryouts, (so new swimmers) don’t have to worry about that, anybody can join,...
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’...
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,...
