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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,...
Boys hockey begins season
William Phelan and Anna duSaire
November 18, 2016
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Update: The scrimmages for Friday were cancelled...
Team maintains perfect record
December 9, 2015
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Junior Mykal Howard steps on the court each game, knowing the Orioles are protecting something — an undefeated record. The team improved its record to 5-0 after beating Hastings 80-58 Dec. 4, Howard said. “In the locker room everyone is so proud of each other,” Howard said. “We’re all so c...
Girls’ basketball dedicates time to hard work
December 1, 2015
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Running in from the morning cold, the girls’ basketball players hustled to arrive on time for the first 6:30 a.m. practice. With tryouts wrapped up and the teams beginning to practice, varsity head coach Brian Massie said the players and their attitudes look promising. “We have a group o...
Team begins season with victory
November 25, 2015
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The boys’ hockey team won 5-2 in its first game of the season against Orono Nov. 20, scoring early to create more opportunities on the ice. According to coach Terry Keseley, it was a big first win for the team. “In past years we have lost to Orono, or it has been a close game,and so for us t...
According to an email from District communications director Sara Thompson Jan. 15, high school students were evacuated from the building at 10 a.m. Jan. 15 due to an electrical fire in the cafeteria...
According to Roots and Shoots club leader, senior Katie Christiansen, marching to the Capitol acted as another chance to reinforce the need for environmental action for Minnesota. “We met with Gov....
Talia Lissauer, Maddie Schutte
According to junior Zachary Weiser, although the team has continuously beat Benilde in the past, it entered looking for a competitive meet and the results delivered. “We have never lost to Benilde,”...
