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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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The Road to Prom
Boys’ hockey takes home the State championship
Pond Hockey tournament organized to raise money for Jablonski
Rising actors partake in Les Miserables performance
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 Nick Hillson

Baseball defeats Chisago Lakes

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
May 9, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

The baseball team defeated Chisago Lakes in Wednesday’s game, outscoring the Wildcats by 2-4 on May 2. Despite scoring only in the first and second innings, the Red Knights allowed the Wildcats only 2 runs in the third, holding them scoreless in all other innings. The win brings the team... (more...)

Baseball beats Columbia Heights

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
May 9, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

The baseball team shut down the Columbia Heights Hylanders on Monday, May 5 by a score of 14-0. Senior pitcher Willie Falk pitched his first complete shut-out game, allowing only 2 hits in the 5 innings played. The Red Knights scored quickly and easily over the Hylanders, including a 6-run... (more...)

Hornets extinguished by baseball team

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
May 6, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

The baseball team took out Lake Conference opponent Edina on Saturday, May 5, by a score of 6-4. The Red Knights began the scoring in the third inning, with two runs in both the third and fifth inning, and one run in the sixth and seventh. After BSM took the lead, the Hornets were never able... (more...)

Barone’s complete game shutout leads BSM baseball

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
May 5, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

The baseball team defeated the Irondale Knights in a low-scoring game on Friday, May 4, by a score of 2-0. Senior pitcher Marcus Barone threw a complete game shutout, while the Irondale pitcher kept the Red Knights from scoring until the fifth inning. Runs by junior John Backes and senior Jimmy... (more...)

Red Knights improve to 6-1

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
May 3, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

The baseball team took down the Spring Lake Park Panthers in their game on Tuesday, April 24 by a score of 2-1. Though the Panthers took an early lead in the game, scoring their first and only run in the second inning, the Red Knights scored to tie in the fourth, and took the lead in the seventh.... (more...)

Baseball team holds St. Francis scoreless

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
May 3, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

The baseball team rebounded from their loss versus Hopkins, defeating the St. Francis Fighting Saints on Thursday, April 19 by a score of 5-0. This is the second team that the Red Knights have held scoreless this year. “They are a good hitting team and holding them scoreless is a good confidence... (more...)

Baseball loses first game of season

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
May 3, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

The baseball team took their first loss of the season against the Hopkins Royals on Saturday, April 14, by a score of 11-5. The score was tied at 4 going into the 8th inning, but the Royals overtook and outscored the Red Knights 7-1, ending the game strongly and leaving the Red Knights with... (more...)

Baseball Team Defeats Chisago Lakes

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
May 3, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

The baseball team defeated Chisago Lakes in Wednesday’s game, outscoring the Wildcats 2-4 on Wednesday, May 2. Despite scoring in only the first and second innings, the Red Knights allowed the Wildcats only two runs in the third, holding them scoreless in all other innings. The win brings... (more...)

Baseball loses to Royals

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
April 27, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

The baseball team took their first loss of the season against the Hopkins Royals on Saturday, April 14, by a score of 11-5. The score was tied at 4 going into the 8th inning, but the Royals overtook and outscored the Red Knights 7-1, ending the game strongly and leaving the Red Knights with... (more...)

Baseball takes first conference loss

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
April 27, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

The baseball team took their first conference loss, their second of the season, in Thursday’s game against the St. Louis Park Orioles by a score of 8-3. The Orioles scored four runs in the first inning, taking an early lead at 4-1. They continued to score in 4 innings, holding the Red Knights... (more...)

Baseball beats Panthers

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
April 26, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

The baseball team took down the Spring Lake Park Panthers in their game on Tuesday, April 24 by a score of 2-1. Though the Panthers took an early lead in the game, scoring their first and only run in the second inning, the Red Knights scored to tie in the fourth, and took the lead in the seventh.... (more...)

Baseball defeats St. Francis

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
April 20, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

The baseball team rebounded from their loss against Hopkins, defeating St. Francis on Thursday, April 19, by a score of 5-0. This is the second team that the Red Knights have held scoreless this year. “They are a good hitting team and holding them scoreless is a good confidence builder for... (more...)

Red Knights beat Hawks on the road

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
April 13, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

In their first away game of the season, the baseball team defeated Robbinsdale Cooper, outscoring the highly-ranked Hawks 14-9 on Thursday, April 12. The Red Knights began the scoring early, with four runs in the first two innings while holding the Hawks to only two. The Red Knights scored... (more...)

Bats remain hot against Fridley

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
April 11, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

The baseball team took down the Fridley Tigers on Tuesday, April 10, by a score of 16-6 in their second conference win of the season. The team remains undefeated on the season, outscoring their opponents 28-6 so far. The team’s batting average this year is .362, a phenomenal achievement when... (more...)

Red Knights destroy North Branch in baseball season opener

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
April 6, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

The boys’ baseball team knocked off North Branch at home in their season opener on Thursday, April 5, by a score of 12-0. Senior pitcher Marcus Barone struck out 5 batters, and infielder Jimmy Heck had 2 RBI. The Red Knights held North Branch to only a .062 batting average, while keeping... (more...)

Girls’ basketball falls to the Fire

Nick Hillson , Staf Writer
March 9, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

The girls’ basketball team took on the Holy Family Fire on Saturday, March 3 in the section semifinals, losing by a score of 53-55. Although the team stayed within 5 points for most of the first half, they ended the second half down by 12, 25-37. The Red Knights started the second half... (more...)

Girls’ basketball defeats Stars in Sections

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
February 29, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

The girls’ basketball team took on the Holy Angels Stars in the section quarterfinals on Tuesday, February 28, winning by a score of 65-51 and advancing them to the Section Semifinals. Despite playing without sophomore guard Grace Coughlin, the the team’s main play maker, senior forward... (more...)

Girls’ basketball suffers first conference loss

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
February 25, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

The girls basketball team suffered their first conference loss of the season to Robbinsdale Cooper by the score of 58-35 on Friday, Feb. 24. Playing without their top two scorers, senior forward Khadijah Shumpert and sophomore guard Grace Coughlin, along with sloppy first half play contributed... (more...)

Girls’ basketball wins fifth straight game

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
February 22, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

The girls’ basketball team maintained their undefeated record in the North Suburban Conference after their win against St. Francis on Tuesday, February 21 by a score of 61-48. In their second straight game without sophomore guard Grace Coughlin, the Red Knights outscored the Fighting Saints... (more...)

Girls’ basketball wins without Coughlin

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
February 18, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

Despite turnover problems in the first half and sophomore guard Grace Coughlin sitting out for the game, the girls’ basketball team defeated the Irondale Knights on Friday, Feb. 17, by the score of 56-30. With most of the Knights’ starting five in foul trouble after the first half, the... (more...)

Big second half propels girls’ basketball past Waconia

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
February 17, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

The girls’ basketball team got hot in the second half, leading to a 72-56 win over Waconia on Thursday, Feb. 16. Though the Red Knights trailed 35-37 at halftime after five lead changes, they took the lead early in the second half with a 21-4 run. BSM did not give up the lead through the... (more...)

Girls’ basketball gets big contribution from bench

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
February 16, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

Despite playing without senior forward Khadijah Shumpert and sophomore guard Grace Coughlin, the girls’ basketball team pulled off a 61-28 win over Columbia Heights on Tuesday, Feb. 14. Although the halftime score stood at only 25-13, the Red Knights scored another 36 points before the game... (more...)

Girls’ basketball has no trouble with SLP

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
February 11, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

The girls’ basketball team won their 12th conference game this season on Friday, Feb. 10, beating St. Louis Park 69-35. Senior forward Khadijah Shumpert led the Red Knights with 19 points, followed by senior guard Josie Dillon, who had 15, and sophomore guard Grace Coughlin, who had 14. The... (more...)

Girls’ basketball loses first game of 2012

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
February 8, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

The girls’ basketball team’s 11 game wining streak team came to an end when they lost to DeLaSalle 70-54 on Tuesday, Feb. 8. Despite holding the Islanders’ star Allina Starr to only 6 point, the Red Knights still gave up their highest point total of the year. A sloppy first half with... (more...)

SOPA bill is ineffective, inefficient, and infringing

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
February 1, 2012
Filed under Opinions

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... (more...)

Girls’ Basketball takes down North Branch

Nick Hillson , Staff Writer
January 29, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

The girls’ basketball team took down North Branch on January 28, taking a 66-40 win over the Vikings. Scoring was spread well across the board with 9 players with points, led by senior forward Khadijah Shumpert with a game high of 16. The Red Knights remain undefeated in the North Suburban... (more...)

Girls’ basketball beats Fridley

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
January 26, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

The girls’ basketball team pulled off a victory over Fridley on Tuesday, Jan. 24, by a score of 71-44. Senior forward Khadijah Shumpert led the scoring with 18 points, followed by senior guard Josie Dillon and sophomore guard Grace Coughlin who each had 13. The win marks the first varsity... (more...)

Girls’ basketball sneaks past Cooper

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
January 11, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

The girls’ basketball team beat rival school Robbinsdale Cooper with a 70-67 win on Tuesday, Jan. 10, ending Cooper’s five game winning streak. The Red Knights kept within reach in the second half after a two point halftime lead by the Hawks. With the game tied at 67 with less than a minute... (more...)

Shumpert leads girls’ basketball past Minutemen

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
January 10, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

The girls’ basketball team travelled to St. Paul Central for their 10th game of the season, pulling off a 58-54 win in this year’s only game against the Minutemen. Senior forward Khadijah Shumpert led the scoring with 20 points, followed closely by sophomore guard Grace Coughlin, who had... (more...)

Girls’ basketball rebounds with lopsided win

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
January 9, 2012
Filed under Sports Briefs

Senior captain Josie Dillon made her 1,000th career point during the first half against Columbia Heights on Friday, Dec. 6, contributing to a 65-7 win for the girls’ basketball team. The Red Knights took control with a 26-2 lead early in the first half, and a halftime score of 40-5. Despite... (more...)

Media inaccurately portraits Occupants

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
December 20, 2011
Filed under Opinions

The news shows the Occupy movement as a violent, unorganized rabble of people with no clear goal, so, while visiting Capitol Hill in Seattle, I readied myself for an anarchic group of ultra-liberal government purists prepared to tear down our current system of government in order to replace... (more...)

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“The Thing” Lacks Good Nouns and Horror

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
November 9, 2011
Filed under a&e featured, Movie Reviews, Reviews

Considered by most to be a remake of the original, “The Thing” actually serves as a prequel to the story created by John Carpenter in 1982. While John Carpenter’s “The Thing” is rated on the Internet Movie DataBase as the fifth best horror movie of all time, the 2011 remake fails... (more...)

Blink 182 – Heart’s All Gone

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
October 13, 2011
Filed under Featured Songs

Heart’s All Gone, a song from Blink 182’s recently released album, is a fast-paced rock anthem to a relationship’s lies and pain. The quick tempo and unconventional percussion style keep the listener interested from beginning to end.

Ghosts n Stuff (feat. Rob Swire) – Deadmau5

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
October 4, 2011
Filed under Featured Songs

Hang on, who auto-tuned a hip-hop artist over one of my favorite techno tracks? Despite this change, the song retains the same eerie-yet-familiar feel as the original. With heavy bass tones and an unforgettable melody, Ghosts n Stuff has earned its place among my top electronic songs of all... (more...)

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Doodle Jump Lands on the Android

Nick Hillson, Staff Writer
September 27, 2011
Filed under Digital Life, Reviews

“Doodle Jump,” a simple game originally created for the iPhone and later transferred to both the iPad and the Android operating systems, is an infinite platform jumping-based game. The player controls a green multi-legged “Doodle” with a long—and deadly—nose whose goal is to jump... (more...)