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 …
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What’s it like to be on the Nordic ski team? Episode 2 of our GoPro series takes you on a March 2021 practice run with Minnehaha’s boys’ Nordic ski team, which advanced to the state meet. Slideshow by Elsa Johnson.
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Skiing and shooting, M.A. alums represent Team USA in little-known winter sport In a cold sweat, with hearts racing, the skiers lay on their stomachs, .22-caliber rifles in hand, waiting for the perfect moment to shoot, between breaths. Breathe-breathe-hold-shoot. Among these world-class skiers, Minnehaha alumni Jake Brown (‘10) competes to …
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On Feb. 18, Sam Myers (‘16) competed in a Nordic ski meet at Wirth Park in Minneapolis. Myers, who now skis for the University of Wisconsin Green Bay, faced bizarre conditions for Nordic skiing: it was 60 degrees, and there was no natural snow. The course was comprised entirely of …
Read More »How does our school size affect our sports? Each new season that comes along brings a whole new set of sports into action. For example, with the winter season upon us, basketball, nordic skiing, alpine skiing, hockey and wrestling are in motion. However, there are always a few sports each …
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Girls’ Basketball This year will be the first in a while without star point guard Sarah Kaminski who now plays at George Mason University. According to senior Olivia DuBois, the team dynamic has changed. “We have a very young team,” said DuBois. “Sarah brought a lot of maturity and so …
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Redhawks make second-straight trip to state meet Slideshow by Danielle Pattison.
Read More »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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