An Open Letter to HS 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.
Read more »Why Our Minnesota Hockey Teams are the Ones to Watch this Season
Seth Johnson, Staff Writer
April 28, 2017
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
In recent years, some Minnesotans have expressed frustration that their hockey teams haven't lived up to the expectations of our state’s moniker of “The State of Hockey.” Some Minnesota teams have struggled to find success in the past few years.
Read more »The Ultimate Team Game: Frisbee Team Prepares for the Season
Jake Niefield, Staff Writer
March 22, 2017
Filed under Sports
This isn’t your typical “play on the beach” sport anymore. Ultimate Frisbee, or “Ultimate”, is being played universities across the country, and a group of Minnetonka students is looking forward to starting their season.
Read more »Back to Back: Boys Tennis and Golf Look to Defend Their Titles
Seth Johnson, Staff Writer
March 22, 2017
Filed under Sports
Spring is drawing nearer, and with the change in seasons comes the beginning of spring sports at Minnetonka High School. Captain’s practices for several sports have started already. Minnetonka spring sports took home two state titles last year, and both teams - boy’s tennis and boy’s golf - have every intention of repeating their accomplishment.
Read more »Boys’ Swim & Dive Team Named 2017 State Champions
Isabella Bennett, Admin. Correspondent
March 17, 2017
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
Opening the meet was the 200-yard medley relay featuring swimmers Quinn Yeager, Corey Lau, Marco Conati, and Sam Schilling, who swam an All-American time of 1:29.20 to break a national public high school record. This record was set only a week before at the Indiana high school state championship with a time of 1:29.64. The medley relay came within half a second of breaking the original 2014 record in February at the True Team state meet, so actually breaking the record was something highly anticipated by many.
Read more »Here’s Why the Minnesota Wild are Winning the Stanley Cup this Season
Charlie Cowan, Staff Writer
February 23, 2017
Filed under Sports, Top Stories
Yep. You read the title right. The Wild will win the Stanley Cup this year. The Wild is currently 34-12-5, which is good for 1st in the Western Conference and 2nd overall in the NHL, only behind the Washington Capitals. The Wild are a young team, led by an experienced coach in Bruce Boudreau, who last coached the Anaheim Ducks. Boudreau, who has coached almost 400 games, brings leadership and accountability to a Wild squad that has lacked both under the former administration of Mike Yeo, who is now head coach of the St. Louis Blues.
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Classical Music Among Youth
Anna Barnard, Staff Writer
When we think of the music that defines our current youth culture, genres like hip hop and indie music pop into our heads. We are living in the era of autotune and lip sync, with heavy backbeats that drown out melodies. On the other end of the spectrum, classical music is probably one of the genres with which many youth would be least likely to identify. However, the movement to promote classical music amongst youth is currently picking up steam, and some teens are already beginning to latch onto it.
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