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.
Read more »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.
Read more »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.
Read more »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.
Read more »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.
Read more »Mounds View students set sail
Sunny Lim, staff reporter
May 14, 2016
Filed under Sports
While many people think of sailing as a fun, leisurely activity for a breezy summer day, three district students think otherwise. For them, the sport is a lot more involved.
Read more »Skaters sweep at High School Finals
Jackie Gaworski, staff reporter
May 14, 2016
Filed under Sports
Although the Minnesota State High School League offers many different sports, figure skating is not one of them. Last December, Joanna Liu, 12, and Diana Zhu, 9, decided to form a skating club for Mounds View students to compete in national competitions.
Read more »Committed: Ean Deno to MSU – Moorhead
Katrina Renacia, Features Editor
May 2, 2016
Filed under Sports
After going through the recruitment process for two years, Ean Deno, 12, committed to Minnesota State University, Moorhead in January, and signed a letter of intent on National Signing Day held Feb. 3.
Read more »Committed: Laura Oh to UN-Lincoln
Katrina Renacia, Features Editor
April 26, 2016
Filed under Sports
After nine years of gymnastics and thousands of hours spent practicing, all of senior Laura Oh’s hard work has finally paid off. In February, she committed to University of Nebraska-Lincoln on a full-ride scholarship.
Read more »Ever seen a scrum?
Sunny Lim and Jake Weightman
April 19, 2016
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
Mounds View Rugby is often far from the spotlight. However, shielded from the high expectations and intense competitiveness of sports like football, the team members enjoy a laid-back atmosphere where they can learn how to play the sport and have fun at the same time.
Read more »The Ultimate athlete: Cole Jurek
Persis Ke, Managing Editor
April 16, 2016
Filed under Sports
Over the past four years, Cole Jurek, 12, has gone from an Ultimate rookie to an alternate on USA’s World Junior Ultimate Championships (WJUC) team.
Read more »Winter training helps spring athletes bloom
Jack McCoy, staff reporter
March 20, 2016
Filed under Sports
The spring track season has just begun, but many of the team’s most dedicated members have been training for months already. With training sessions at Bethel’s indoor track throughout the winter, boys track has been focused on preparing for the upcoming season.
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Saints pitchers changeup students’ friday
Zoe Lindberg, Photographer and Staff Writer
Special education students received a visit from some new friends on Friday, May 26th. St. Paul Saints pitchers Seth Rosin, Mark Hamburger and Ken Frosch chatted with the...
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Fantastic Beasts is magical
Shannon Haffely, staff reporter
On Nov. 18, the movie Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, directed by David Yates, was released worldwide. The movie stars british actor Eddie Redmayne in the role of Newt Scamander.
December 22, 2016 • Comments closed
Hacksaw Ridge tells a tale of humanity
December 22, 2016
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Protestors protect Standing Rock Reservation
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.
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May 13, 2016
Reflecting on the ReFLECT hour
April 30, 2016
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