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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

Foreign language teachers work to balance the curriculum for bilingual students

Juniors Eleanor Raether and Alex Rios are two of BSM's bilingual students who are either from one of the various language immersion schools in the area or have grown up speaking a second language at home. (Megan Beh)

Foreign language teachers work to balance the curriculum for bilingual students

May 10, 2012

Kellen Gill, Staff Writer

Within the past ten years, language immersion schools have been growing, becoming more popular, and expanding to different languages. Benilde- St. Margaret’s is home to a number of bilingual students who are either from one of the various language immersion schools in the area or have grown up speaking a second language at home. Bilingual Spanish... 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
Boys LacrosseTue, May 15 Spring Lake Park21-0W
BaseballTue, May 15 Bloomington Jefferson7-5W
SoftballMon, May 14 St. Francis3-4L
BaseballMon, May 14 Fridley13-2W
Boys LacrosseSat, May 12 Minnetonka6-16L
BaseballFri, May 11 St. Louis Park7-3W
SoftballThu, May 10 Blake23-1W
SoftballWed, May 09 St. Louis Park18-6W
Boys TennisWed, May 09 Robbinsdale Armstrong1-6L
BaseballWed, May 09 Irondale10-2W
Boys LacrosseTue, May 08 Totino-Grace13-3W
Girls LacrosseTue, May 08 Spring Lake Park13-11W
Click on any sport above to see a full schedule for that sport.
SportDateTimeOpponentLocation
BaseballFri, May 18 4:15Totino-GraceTotino-Grace
Boys LacrosseSat, May 19 12:00Holy AngelsHoly Angels
Boys TrackSat, May 19 True Team OpponentsTBA
Girls TrackSat, May 19 True Team OpponentsTBA
BaseballMon, May 21 4:15Holy AngelsHome
Boys TrackTue, May 22 NSConference OpponentsTotino-Grace
Girls TrackTue, May 22 NSConference OpponentsTotino-Grace
Girls TrackTue, May 22 NSConference OpponentsTotino-Grace
Boys TrackTue, May 29 Section OpponentsTBA
Girls TrackTue, May 29 Season RecordTBA
Boys LacrosseTue, Jun 05 1:00TBAChanhassen
Girls LacrosseTue, Jun 05 1:00TBAChanhassen
Click on any sport above to see a full schedule for that sport.

Stories Written by Reilly Dillon

Christian Rekow nominated for Mr. Lacrosse

Reilly Dillon
June 2, 2011
Filed under Sports Briefs

Christian Rekow, along with six other players, was honored with the nomination for Mr. Lacrosse this past Tuesday, May 24.  Mr. Lacrosse is an award given to the best overall player in the state.  Bailey Dodds, a fellow Red Knight, won the inaugural Mr. Lacrosse this past year. Rekow... (more...)

Boys’ lax glides past Southwest

Reilly Dillon
June 2, 2011
Filed under Sports Briefs

With the momentum of the undefeated season, the boys’ lacrosse team had an easy win against Minneapolis Southwest with a score of 18-4 on May 27.  Senior midfielder Christian Rekow had one of his strongest performances of the season, putting up five goals.  Junior attackmen Christian... (more...)

Juniors form in-house baseball team

Reilly Dillon, staff writer
June 1, 2011
Filed under Student Life

Dreams of summer consist of spending countless hours on the lake or laying out by the pool to catch some rays. Fifteen junior boys, however, plan on spending their summer days playing for a recently created in-house Wayzata baseball team called the Pirates. “Pirates, take your battle stations!”... (more...)

Boys’ Tennis Looks to Dominate

Reilly Dillon, staff writer
May 22, 2011
Filed under Sports, Spring Sports

With losing only one senior from the previous year, the boys’ tennis team has high expectations for the rest of the season. More than half way through their season, they stand at the top of their section with a record of 7-2. The team has only fallen to conference rival Chisago Lakes and... (more...)

State championship dreams crushed

Reilly Dillon
November 9, 2010
Filed under Fall Sports

The ride for the girls’ soccer team came to a sudden stop on Oct. 28 when they could not manage to answer Chisago Lake’s only goal and ended up losing the first game of the state tournament 1-0. Despite this loss, the game was nothing less than all it was hyped up to be — exciting... (more...)

Red Knights trounced by Eagles

Reilly Dillon
September 21, 2010
Filed under News

The Benilde-St. Margaret’s football team had a tough match-up losing 56-6 to Totino-Grace on Friday, September 15. The Red Knights came out with a roaring spirit and enormous support from the fans, but after many mistakes, the enthusiasm quickly diminished. The Red Knights came out with... (more...)