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Vocations classes host speakers from the Archdiocese

Our Lady of Grace couple Dan and Sheryl Moran spoke to BSM seniors about marriage. (Emma Eldred)

Vocations classes host speakers from the Archdiocese

May 11, 2012

Giulia Imholte and Katie Sisk

The hype turned out to be more than the actual event. In November the Archdiocese announced plans to have speakers on marriage visit all of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Catholic Schools, and what students expected to be a controversial discussion––after reading about the heated question and answer session at DeLaSalle––ended up being an uneventful,... Continue Reading

BSM hockey players weigh options for their future in the sport

Ryan Collins is one of two sophomores that have recently made the decision to play for the U.S. NTDP next school year. (Emily Kruse)

BSM hockey players weigh options for their future in the sport

May 9, 2012

David Nelson and Peter Best, Staff Writers

Hockey is a fast-paced sport that lives off choices that need to be made in milliseconds. It’s a sport where one wrong choice can be the difference between success and failure. Sophomores Jack Glover and Ryan Collins were given the opportunity to play in the USA National Team Development Program (NTDP), based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This decision... Continue Reading

Shannon Stroh

(Emily Kruse)

Shannon Stroh

May 21, 2012

Leila Aboussir, Online Photography Editor

Lights come up, voices start ringing, and the band starts playing their instruments. Shannon Stroh has been an avid member of the BSM theater department since her entrance into the school, but is rarely seen on the actual stage. Yet, Shannon’s dedication alongside her sarcastic, witty personality has made her an extraordinary member of the tremendous... Continue Reading

Fun. releases ‘Some Nights’ album

The band experimented heavily with hip-hop inspired beats and auto-tune––though Ruess’s crystalline voice doesn’t need it. (Vinyl Records)

Fun. releases ‘Some Nights’ album

May 2, 2012

Lauren Effertz, Staff Writer

Three years after dropping their first album, “Aim and Ignite,” the New York-based indie pop band fun. released “Some Nights.” fun. is a supergroup of sorts; lead vocalist Nate Ruess formed the band after the break-up of The Format, guitarist Jack Antonoff also serves as the frontman for Steel Train, and keyboardist Andrew Dost is from Anathallo. Overall,... Continue Reading

Four speech members place at State tournament

Anna Landis, Juliet Beckstrand, Rachel Hogen, and Sian Last represented BSM at the State Speech tournament where they all placed in the top eight. (Maura Brew)

Four speech members place at State tournament

April 30, 2012

Shannon Galvin, Staff Writer

On Saturday, April 21, BSM speech team members headed to Chanhassen High School to participate in the Minnesota State Speech tournament. At the end of the day, four students, seniors Anna Landis, Juliet Beckstrand, Sian Last, and junior Rachel Hogen, all placed in the finals. Landis placed third in Poetry, Beckstrand placed second in Great Speeches,... Continue Reading

SportDateOpponentResultW/L
BaseballMon, May 21 Holy Angels1-0W
Boys LacrosseSat, May 19 Holy Angels15-6W
BaseballFri, May 18 Totino-Grace6-4W
SoftballThu, May 17 Totino-Grace5-0W
Boys TrackThu, May 17 NSConference Opponents7th place
Boys TrackThu, May 17 True Team Opponents5th Place
Girls TrackThu, May 17 NSConference Opponents5th place
Girls TrackThu, May 17 True Team Opponents5th Place
Girls LacrosseThu, May 17 Cretin-Derham Hall11-22L
SoftballWed, May 16 Chisago Lakes10-0W
Boys LacrosseTue, May 15 Spring Lake Park21-0W
BaseballTue, May 15 Bloomington Jefferson7-5W
Click on any sport above to see a full schedule for that sport.
SportDateTimeOpponentLocation
Boys TrackTue, May 29 Section OpponentsTBA
Girls TrackTue, May 29 Season RecordTBA
Boys LacrosseTue, Jun 05 1:00TBAChanhassen
Girls LacrosseTue, Jun 05 1:00TBAChanhassen
Boys TennisTue, Jun 05 1:00TBABaseline Tennis Center
SoftballThu, Jun 07 1:00TBACaswell Park
Boys TrackFri, Jun 08 TBAHamline University
Girls TrackFri, Jun 08 TBAHamline University
Girls GolfTue, Jun 12 TBABunker Hill Golf Course
Click on any sport above to see a full schedule for that sport.

Boys’ Soccer is Ready for State

Katie McKeever and Amelia Raether
September 30, 2008
Filed under Fall Sports, Sports

The morale of the boys’ soccer team sank a little after opening the season with a loss against Robbinsdale Armstrong and ties against Eden Prairie and Break. But they did not let it take them down and have since been able to rise to a series of wins.

Looking back on the start of the season, the team feels they could have won a lot of the games they lost and tied. “As a team we felt that we were better than how we were playing, and we all wanted to do well this season,” said captain Jake Rocheford. Determined to turn their season around, they knew they had to make some changes, ”so we switched our line up around putting Gunnar [Knusten] in back and we all just stepped up our game,” said Rocheford.
The Red Knights felt great relief when their first victory of the season came against Irondale in a close match of 2-1. The victory gave a morale boost for the entire team. They now felt they had begun to perform at their skill level.
Everyone was put on edge by the slow start to the season, but as captain Jake Rocheford points out, the 2006 state champion boys’ team started their season with a similar record, whereas last year the team went undefeated for the majority of the season but crumbled at the state tournament. “The team is hoping to make up for last year’s disappointment at state, and we are going to try and get everyone off of school to come watch the team play in the Metrodome,” said Rocheford.
The team was ranked sixth in the North Suburban Conference, but their ranking has since climbed since their 2-1 win against Rochester Lourdes who was ranked third in the conference.

Facing rival St. Louis Park last Tuesday, September 16, head coach Dave Platt knew it would be a difficult game. St. Louis Park, with a record of seven and one, has come out very strong against BSM in the past few years, last year completely dominating the game. However, with SLP graduating many of their star players in the previous year, BSM was decided to come out strong and challenging this time around. If that was their goal, the team was successful.
The game was evenly matched, and although BSM was defending for most of the game, the forwards had a few breakaways and shots on goal. The first half passed without a goal for either team, and even though 20 minutes into the second half junior Michael McCarthy shot the ball into the net, the goal was unvalid because McCarthy had been off-sides at the time. This exact situation repeated itself with SLP’s team ten minutes later, once again marked unvalid because of the off-sides rule.
The game finally ended after two overtimes, with the score still at zero to zero. However, the team considers this outcome a success, in that they were able to successfully defend against a strong team like St. Louis Park, which offers a promising future for the team.
Apart from the always supportive “super-fans” attending every game, the team has had an underwhelming number of supporters in attendance at games so far this season. With high hopes for the current season, the team assures an encouraging fan base would most definitely aid in their performance and road to the state tournament.
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