Boys basketball puts on a senior night to remember
Justin Duffy, Staff Writer
March 3, 2018
Filed under Game Recaps, Sports, Top Stories
Mounds View boys basketball played in a Senior Night to remember on Tuesday, Feb. 27, defeating Park High School 72-51. Captain Colin Jones, 12, set the pace with an early three pointer, and Mounds View took a 10-1 lead within the first four minutes of the game. That rout grew to 17 points, with the...
Eagles soar over Patriots
Justin, Duffy
February 5, 2018
Filed under Sports
The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Patriots 41-33 and became Super Bowl LII champions. The Eagles came out scoring early with long touchdowns by wide receiver Alshon Jeffery and running back LeGarrette Blount. The Patriots fought back with a pair of field goals from Stephen Gostkowski and a touchdown...
Boys swimmers win close meet
Derek, Chen
February 3, 2018
Filed under Game Recaps, Sports, Top Stories
Mounds View Boys Swim and Dive came out with a close win against Forest Lake last night at Forest Lake Junior High School. The final score was 95-91, Forest Lake seemed to have the win sealed but throughout the meet. In the first half, Forest Lake held a big 61-49 point advantage against Mounds View....
Pin it to win
Jordan Van Laningham and Hannah Thalhuber
January 22, 2018
Filed under Sports
After great success last year and during the first half of this season, there is still much more left for the wrestling team to accomplish. Although it will not be easy, through practice and hard work, the team aims to place in the top ten at the state tournament. At the core of most wrestling practices...
Bring it home
Julia Holtz and Jessica Hegele
January 22, 2018
Filed under Sports
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that Minnesota is hosting Super Bowl LII on February 4, 2018. This year’s Super Bowl is estimated to cost Minnesota $338 million, which is actually on the lower side of what other cities have been spending for this game. Although that cost might seem...
Boys Basketball loses close game
Ben Davis, Managing Editor -- Online
January 10, 2018
Filed under Game Recaps, Sports, Sports Score
Boys Basketball fell to the Fridley Tigers, 81-69 last night, but the game was much closer than the final score shows. Fridley jumped out to an early 14-2 lead, but Mounds View remained undeterred. The Mustangs made a spirited comeback in the end of the first and beginning of the second halves, lowering...
Students and players weigh in on the kneeling issue
Justin Duffy, Derek Zhu, and Shirley Xieli
October 5, 2017
Filed under News, Sports, Top Stories
Most of the time, the president’s involvement with the NFL is limited to hosting a visit to the White House for the Super Bowl champions. However, in some cases, the president gets a bit more involved. According to ESPN, Richard Nixon went as far as to personally suggest plays to Washington Redskins co...
Boys of winter
Aman Rao, staff reporter
December 22, 2016
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
The beginning of winter marks the beginning of the Mounds View boys hockey season. Hoping to continue the success of last year’s great season, the boys tried out to demonstrate their skills and earn positions on the ice. They’re now preparing for long, stressful game nights, hungry to bring home some excitement to the Mounds View crowd. With senior captains Wyatt Thole, Colin Baird, Tom Nagle and Spencer Ovshak leading the way, the team has embarked on a new season, one that hopefully ends with the Mustangs as section champions.
Nordic’s new beginnings
Zoe Lindberg, staff reporter
December 22, 2016
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
The recent drop in temperature marks the beginning of a new season of opportunities for winter athletes to achieve their goals and improve their abilities. This year, the Mounds View nordic skiing team is ready for a fresh start and hopes to enhance their technique and racing skills. The team is excited to be working with their new head coach Julie Garretson.
Run, Natalie, Run!
Sanjana Dutt, staff reporter
November 18, 2016
Filed under Features, Sports, Top Stories
She stepped up onto the blocks with adrenaline rushing through her whole body. She crouched down, with her legs ready to stride forward and get a lead between all the other runners. She slowly took a deep breath and exhaled as the starter brought up his arm and shot the gun for the race to begin, and the race began.
Mounds View’s 3×4 athletes-Sarah Ingraham
Katrina Renacia, features editor ’15-’16
June 1, 2016
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
Unlike a typical high school athlete, Mustang 3x4 awardee, Sarah Ingraham, 12, participated in not one or two, but three sports throughout all four years of high school.
Perception vs. Reality
Jake Weightman, guest writer
May 17, 2016
Filed under Sports
Mounds View students take a lot of pride in the school’s athletic accomplishments. This pride, coupled with the community’s intrinsic competitiveness, makes athletics a source of both excitement and contention among the student body. But this leaves one to wonder if the school’s teams are as successful as we think they are.
Justin Duffy, Staff Writer
March 3, 2018
Mounds View boys basketball played in a Senior Night to remember on Tuesday, Feb. 27, defeating Park High School 72-51. Captain Colin Jones, 12, set the pace with an early...
February 3, 2018
Boys Basketball loses close game
January 10, 2018
Vicky Li, Staff Writer
November 7, 2018 • Comments closed
Mounds View High School senior Chihiro Gustafson has been bike racing competitively for four years. On Oct. 17, at an away football game against White Bear Lake, Gustafson...
Saints pitchers changeup students’ friday
May 30, 2017
December 22, 2016
One out of every seven people in the U.S. relies on food banks in order to feed themselves and their families. The Ralph Reeder Food Shelf, located in New Brighton, is an organization that works to help those who rely on food banks.
Alissa Zhao, Staff Writer
February 27, 2019 • Comments closed
On a cold February day in Boom Island Park, Minneapolis, Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar announced that she would be joining the field of Democratic presidential candidates...
Net Neutrality: Was the removal of the Obama era regulation the right move?
January 22, 2018
Protestors protect Standing Rock Reservation
December 22, 2016
On January 25th, 2016, plans to build the Dakota Access Pipeline were announced, but it wasn’t until late July that conflict between the Standing Rock Tribe and the Energy Transfer Crude Oil Company (ETCO), the corporation building the pipeline, began. Since then, thousands of protesters at Standing Rock and millions more around the world have come together to rally against an unjust construction plan.