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Hopkins girls place eighth in state True Team
Twelve of the best girls track and field teams in Minnesota will vie for the state Class AAA True Team title, beginning at 3 p.m. Friday, May 17, at Stillwater High School. Among those 12 teams is Hopkins, which advanced to state as a wild-card entry. Hopkins placed third in the Section 7AAA Meet May 8 at Hopkins High Stadium. Coach Andrea Yesnes praised her Royals for an outstanding effort across the board. ...
Eastview honors its athletic achievers
Ceremony plays beat the clock with Timberwolves’ Game 7 After suddenly learning they were up against the clock, Eastview High School staff honored its 2023-24 class of senior student-athletes on Sunday evening. The Senior Athletic Recognition Ceremony had long been on the calendar and preparations were almost complete when school administrators learned the seventh game of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ series against Denver would be played Sunday night. The school’s ceremony...
St. Thomas Academy baseball team mourns player Bennett Kotok
MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. — The St. Thomas Academy baseball team is learning to play through the grief and pain of losing a teammate.The Cadets are playing for more than themselves this baseball season. They're playing for their former teammate, Bennett Kotok."We try to play the way he play and just carry on his legacy throughout that," said Cadets captain Jonathan Dobis.Kotok was a catcher for the Cadets, graduating last year. While in the middle of his freshman year at Creighton University, he died suddenly in his sleep from a rare heart condition he didn't know he had.The team now honors...
Fight at Armstrong leads to stay-at-home day
A fight reportedly broke out during fifth and sixth periods at Robbinsdale Armstrong High School on May 15, which prompted the district to hold a remote learning day on May 16. Per an email sent from Principal Erick Norby to to Armstrong families, “several students were involved in a fight.” Norby said the building was in a “hold,” for periods six and seven and then school was dismissed. “A building ‘hold’ is when we ask students to remain at their current location until an announcement is made to resume their normally scheduled activities,” Norby explained. The following day, May 16, classes were asynchronous. Most students checked into Schoology on school-issued devices from home. After-school activities ran as scheduled.
Minnetonka boys place third in state True Team track
No one who follows Minnetonka High boys track was surprised to see senior captain Tobias Williams win three events in state True Team competition May 17 at Stillwater High School. Williams’ wins in the 100- and 200-meter dashes and the long jump propelled Minnetonka to third place in the 12-team event. The Skipper supported their leader with some other impressive performances. The only teams to finish ahead of Minnetonka were champion Mounds View and runner-up Blaine. ...
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