Pond Hockey Tournament raises $50,035 for Jablonski February 1, 2012 at 7:58 pm
Students and teachers swap outfits for Catholic Schools Week February 1, 2012 at 7:58 am
Catholic Schools Week kicks off with pjs and honors February 1, 2012 at 7:58 am
One Act play takes second place at sub-sections February 1, 2012 at 7:57 am
Youth In Goverment members lobby for government changes February 1, 2012 at 7:56 am
American Literature teacher Ms. Anne Marie Dominguez teaches The Great Gatsby to her students in the newly developed class, American Studies, alongside U.S. History teacher Ms. Megan Kern. (Chris Bell)
February 3, 2012
Nicole Sarquis, Staff Writer
History teachers tend to ramble off unrelatable facts about flappers, bootlegging, and the ease of life in the “Roaring 20s” during a typical U.S. History class, leaving their students with no real understanding of the subject. At the same time, English teachers’ enthusiasm over F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” can only be understood... Continue Reading
February 6, 2012
Matt Muenzberg, Sports Editor
“We need our Kyle Rau,” said boys’ hockey head coach Mr. Ken Pauly, referencing the former Eden Prairie Eagle who not only led the team in scoring on their way to last year’s state championship, but also consistently showed up when his team needed a goal. BSM’s Kyle Rau is junior forward Grant Besse, who has been on a roll lately, averaging over 2.8 goals a game in his last seven games. He twice found the back of the net and added an assist in a 4-3 win over section rival Wayzata on Monday, Feb. 6. With section seeding on the line, there was a playoff-like atmosphere at the packed Plymouth Ice Center. “I loved it,” said Besse. “I thrive on that stuff.” Head-to-head match-ups... Continue Reading
Junior Shannon Galvin rehearses for the upcoming Les Miserables performance wither her fellow cast members. (Giulia Imholte)
January 27, 2012
Emily Kline, Staff Writer
Blue Water Theatre Company, one of the Twin Cities’ top performing arts groups for youth, is taking on “Les Misérables,” one of musical theatre’s most famous works, for their winter production. Juniors Rachel Hogen and Shannon Galvin, along with sophomore Rachel Wallace, joined the cast in late November and are currently in rehearsals for the... Continue Reading
February 1, 2012
Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) is a bill running through Congress in an attempt to curb the illegal uploading and downloading of copyrighted information and programs. Unfortunately, due to extremely vague wording and unclear definitions, the censorship proposed could extend to websites such as Facebook, various e-mails, and any other free forum. Not only is SOPA ineffective for all but the technologically impaired, but it violates our rights and benefits only a small handful of elites. SOPA works by requiring websites and Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to search through sent information and to censor any infringing material. Not only does this ignore the privacy guaranteed in the Constitution... Continue Reading
The Mock Trial team had a succesful season at several competitions due to immense practice and help from professional lawyers. (Photo courtesy of Jim Vogl)
February 3, 2012
Mallory Hoch, Staff Writer
Beginning in October, the Mock Trial team has practiced every night from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in room 121 in preparation for upcoming competitions. Coming to a close on January 31st, the season ended on a strong note, making it to subsections before loosing their last competition. The season commenced with general practices to help initiate new members.... Continue Reading
| Sport | Date | Opponent | Result | W/L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girls Basketball | Tue, Feb 07 | DeLaSalle | 54-70 | L | |
| Boys Basketball | Tue, Feb 07 | DeLaSalle | 60-59 | W | |
| Boys Hockey | Mon, Feb 06 | Wayzata | 4-3 | Read Story | W |
| Girls Hockey | Sat, Feb 04 | Totino-Grace | 9-0 | Read Story | W |
| Boys Hockey | Sat, Feb 04 | Spring Lake Park | 15-0 | W | |
| Wrestling | Sat, Feb 04 | TBA | 9th Place | ||
| Girls Basketball | Fri, Feb 03 | Spring Lake Park | 57-39 | W | |
| Boys Basketball | Fri, Feb 03 | Spring Lake Park | 67-65 | Read Story | W |
| Girls Hockey | Thu, Feb 02 | Spring Lake Park | 6-0 | Read Story | W |
| Wrestling | Thu, Feb 02 | Dassel-Cokato | 21-58 | L | |
| Girls Basketball | Tue, Jan 31 | Minneapolis Southwest | 70-38 | W | |
| Boys Hockey | Tue, Jan 31 | Jefferson | 7-1 | Read Story | W |
| Sport | Date | Time | Opponent | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys Hockey | Wed, Feb 08 | 7:30 | Shattuck-St. Mary's | Shattuck-St. Mary's |
| Girls Basketball | Fri, Feb 10 | 7:15 | St. Louis Park | St. Louis Park |
| Wrestling | Fri, Feb 10 | 6:00 | Chisago Lakes | Home |
| Boys Hockey | Sat, Feb 11 | 2:30 | Totino-Grace | St. Louis Park |
| Dance Team | Sat, Feb 11 | 1:00 | Sections | Austin |
| Boys Hockey | Tue, Feb 14 | 7:00 | Chisago Lakes | Chisago Lakes |
| Girls Basketball | Tue, Feb 14 | 7:15 | Columbia Heights | Home |
| Girls Basketball | Thu, Feb 16 | 7:15 | Waconia | Home |
| Girls Basketball | Fri, Feb 17 | 7:15 | Irondale | Home |
| Boys Hockey | Sat, Feb 18 | 2:30 | Stillwater | St. Louis Park |
| Wrestling | Sat, Feb 18 | 8:00 | Section Opponents | Totino-Grace |
| Girls Basketball | Tue, Feb 21 | 7:15 | St. Francis | Home |
Theresa Lau
April 24, 2009
Filed under Sports, Spring Sports
For years the boys’ varsity baseball team has traveled to Florida over spring break for a sort of “spring training”; this year the boys’ varsity lacrosse team also traveled to get a head start on their upcoming season. “We wanted to get an advantage over other teams by getting experience before the season started,” said junior Mike Giacomini.
At first, it was hard for many of the senior players to accept missing their senior spring breaks with all of their friends, something they had all looked forward to, but after it was all said and done they had no regrets. “Some guys were upset at first, but once we were in Orlando it was completely different,” said senior captain Mike Hoff, “we had a lot of fun and it definitely paid off for our team.” The team, including five seniors, ten juniors, six sophomores and just one freshman, had to do a lot of fundraising in order to take the advantage of spring training over this week.
The team got a lot of money from a fundraiser they held through the restaurant Noodles and Company. If the cashier was given a coupon, which the boys handed out both at school and in front of the restaurant, ten percent of the proceeds made by the restaurant on were donated to the team. “After donations and fundraising, we were able to reach our goal and to pay for everything including airfare, hotel rooms, plus snacks and water for each room,” said junior Danny Anderson.
This was the first year that the team tried a spring trip to work on their skills, and for the most part, the team believes it was a success. “When we found out we were only playing two games versus other teams we were kind of disappointed. We expected more, but the games went really well and helped a lot,” said Hoff.
The boys’ first game was a 9-8 win against the Wayzata Trojans, a victory that the team was proud of. “For being our first game it went really well,” said junior Chase Mlnarik, “we weren’t used to the playing with each other, but we still came out with a win.”
The second game was against a team from Lake Forest, Illinois, which they lost 18-11. “We came out slow, but we came together and played well,” said junior Bailey Dodds.
However, the next day the two teams held a dual practice together, which the boys believe was beneficial to both. “It was really great because our defense got to play against different players and we got to see and experience how another team practices,” said Hoff.
The 25 players, including varsity members and swing players, spent the majority of week practicing, sometimes multiple times a day, but they also had a lot of free time to hang out as a team. “We went to Disney World on the first day and did other things as a team which was a great way to bond,” said Giacomini.
Even when they weren’t doing team bonding activities, the boys had a chance to get to know each other on the trip. “We spent a lot of time just hanging out in our rooms together, which really brought up the team chemistry,” said Mlnarik.
Some parents of the players also traveled on the trip to help support their sons. Two nights of the week they held dinners for the players which gave newcomer parents and boys to get a chance to get to know each other.
With the success of the trip this year the team hopes to make the trip a tradition for years to come.
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