Sports

The season never ends Minnehaha girls use club volleyball to fuel future success The school volleyball season has ended but for most girls club volleyball is just beginning. First-year student Danielle Hobbie, middle hitter on varsity MA girls volleyball, is just starting the club season for Kokoro.  “Well, I really …

Some see sport as a gateway to college, others join to try something new or spend time with friends There are many reasons why students join sports teams at school. Some want to be part of a community and make new friends, while others aim to play at the college …

Low reffing numbers make it hard to schedule games “The quarterback had just thrown for Bethel and the St. John’s guy hit him,” said Josh Thurow when talking about his experience as a referee. “So that wasn’t roughing the passer, but he took him for three steps and then drove …

Minnehaha has strong tradition of top coaches The Minnehaha community is fortunate to have such a strong tradition of having the best level of athletics along with the best quality coaches. A critical part of the high school experience is athletics and the most influential people in young people’s lives …

As the 2023 Major League Baseball (MLB) season is now in full swing, new rule changes were brought to the league in an attempt to make the sport a more enjoyable experience. Easily the biggest and most impactful change made to this season is the pitch clock. With this change, …

MA Nordic skiing community brings in record setting amount of athletes The glimpse of the sun is just rising, it peeks through the pine trees on an early Saturday morning. The skis in the car rattle against the poles as the car pulls up to ski practice. The bitter cold …

Overuse is the biggest cause of injury for young athletes Does being a one-sport athlete make you more prone to getting injured? Brandon Peterson, the strength and conditioning coach at Minnehaha, said the answer isn’t straightforward. “As far as injury prevention goes, it really comes down to, ‘how much  you …

A simple question is surprisingly complicated Do sports include golf? Synchronized swimming? Chess? Or, are these considered games and hobbies? “I have respect for chess,” said junior Lily Ziniewicz. “But, I don’t know if I’d call it a sport.” According to the Oxford dictionary, “A sport is an activity involving …

The unassuming sport of circus Thousands of people drive down Montreal Avenue in St. Paul every single day, completely unaware that one of the biggest spectacles in the entire Twin Cities lies just a few hundred feet away. Tucked away behind woods and parking lots lies a massive white dome, …

There are many different team sports that are available to play in the world, but currently nothing is trending upwards as much as one sport: Pickleball. For some this may be surprising, but in reality people have seen this coming for a very long time.  Previously considered a sport for …