Team and Individual Sports: Looking at the Benefits and Drawbacks
Anna Geldert, Staff Writer
December 21, 2017
Filed under Sports
Once again the debate rises between individual sports and team sports. Which is more fun? Which is easier to coach? Which is more beneficial to athletes? Haley Andrews, ‘21, was “born into skiing,” and says she loves practicing an individual sport.
Minnetonka Gymnastics Team Carries High Hopes into 2018 Season
Sabina Marty, Staff Writer
December 21, 2017
Filed under Sports
When thinking of team and individual sports, what examples come to mind? In basketball, the team works together to get the ball in the hoop. In soccer, you pass the ball to your teammates with the hope of getting it past the goalie. In football, the offensive line clears the way for the running back in order to get a touchdown. But in individual sports, players have to depend on their own talent and skill to win.
Girls’ Swim & Dive Head to State 2017
Isabella Bennett, Managing Editor, Student Life
November 27, 2017
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
Minnetonka’s girls' swim and dive team went to state last week, with thirteen individual athletes qualifying in twenty two events at the championship, as well as qualifying all three relays (200 IM, 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle). The team has had a very strong season so far, winning the majority of their dual meets and winning the section 2AA championships for the third year in a row. The team placed second overall, scoring a total of 281.5 points.
Why Minnetonka Boys’ Varsity Soccer is the Team to Watch This Fall
Preston Chan, Business Manager
September 29, 2017
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
Fall is a great time at Minnetonka High School. It marks the beginning of a new school year, new classes, and best of all: fall sports. While the autumn air may be cooling down, the Minnetonka Boys' Varsity Soccer Team is heating up with their soccer season officially in full swing.
Keeping up with the Skippers: Their bounce-back season
Wilson Moore, Sports Editor
September 29, 2017
Filed under Sports
It’s been so far, so good for the Minnetonka Skippers football team this year. At the time of this article they won their first three games including a dramatic seven point homecoming victory over number two in the state ranked Maple Grove. They now about to play their second consecutive road game as they go on the road to Lakeville South. After those they’ll have just two weeks until facing the number one ranked and winners of four of the last six state championships, Eden Prairie.
An open letter to Seniors on their last high school sports season
Jeff Week, Staff Writer
May 3, 2017
Filed under Sports
This article is for all the seniors who have gone through or are going through their last season of a high school sport.
Abby Schindel, Feature Editor
April 27, 2018
Paula Holmberg has been teaching Minnetonka High School choirs for 24 years. She teaches Concert, Treble and Varsity Women choirs, along with two small group choirs, Donna Voce and Chamber Singers. Before Minnetonka, she taught for eight years at Robbinsdale Cooper High School in New Hope, Minnesota. Mrs. Holmberg heard of the choir program at Minnetonka from the director at the time, Joan Larson, who taught at Minnetonka from 1976 to 1994.
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