Sports

Ramirez energizes MA athletics

New athletic director brings energy to Minnehaha based on his experiences in Texas, Iowa and the Middle East “We were in the playoffs my senior year in high school,” Minnehaha athletic director Homar Ramirez recalled. “It was the bottom of the seventh and the bases were loaded. It was two …

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Carpool policy impacts sports

No price on safety Between the South and North Campus, Minnehaha Academy owns most of the facilities used for sports year-round except for a swimming pool, skiing hill, golf course and softball and baseball fields. For these sports, it’s more of a challenge to get where they need to go. …

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Changing high school hockey

A state official and Redhawk players discuss rule changes. By Andrew Graham.

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Promising boys’ hockey season

The boys' hockey team has a new head coach, and will playing their first season as a co-op.

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Girls’ hockey season preview

With the graduation of strong team leaders, the team turns to new players to lead the team.

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Girls’ basketball preview

The girls' basketball team tries to deal with the loss of three starters, including one Division I athlete.

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New boys’ basketball season

The boys' basketball team put it a lot of work in the offseason, hoping to make a deep state tournament run.

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Nordic skiing season preview

Nordic prepares to build off strong season by Andrew Graham, Talon Staff Writer After their first state appearance last year, the Minnehaha Academy boys’ nordic ski team returns with many of the same people, yet missing several key members from last years state team. While the losses of Matt Ferris, …

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Athletic funding at MA

Are all sports funded fairly and equally? Why do some sports get more money than others?

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Girls XC comes up short

Facing a discouraging loss Team loses chance to compete in state due to scoring error By Jessamine Von Arx, Talon Staff Writer On Oct. 27, the girls’ cross country team were handed second place medals which meant a trip to state. This was the first time in eight years the …

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