| ATHLETIC EVENTS SCHEDULE: JANUARY 8 – JANUARY 13 | |||
| MONDAY | JANUARY 8 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| TUESDAY | JANUARY 9 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 3:45pm | 2:10pm | 5:15pm | Nordic Ski Race – Skate | Wirth Park |
| B – 4:15pm JV – 4:15pm V – 6:00pm | Boys Basketball vs. Como Park | HOME | |
| JV: 5:00pm V – 7:00pm | Girls Hockey vs. Hopkins | WSP Ice Arena | |
| JV – 5:30pm V – 7:00pm | 4:15pm | 8:30pm | Girls Basketball vs. Como Park | Como Park High School |
| WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 10 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 5:00pm | 3:30pm | 8:00pm | Wrestling vs. Como Park | Como Park High School |
| 6:00pm | Gymnastics vs. Johnson | Johnson High School | |
| THURSDAY | JANUARY 11 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| JV – 4:00pm | Girls Hockey vs. Park | Cottage Grove Ice Arena | |
| B – 5:00pm JV – 5:00pm V – 6:30pm | JV/B: 3:15pm V: 4:45pm | 7:30pm | Boys Basketball vs. Johnson | Johnson High School |
| 5:00pm | 3:30pm 7:00pm | Boys Swimming vs. Harding | Humboldt High School |
| JV – 5:30pm V – 7:30pm | JV: 3:30pm V: 5:00pm | 9:15pm | Boys Hockey vs. Minneapolis | Parade Ice Garden |
| FRIDAY | JANUARY 12 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| JV – 4:15pm V – 6:00pm | Girls Basketball vs. Washington | HOME | |
| JV – 5:00pm V – 7:00pm | Boys Hockey vs. South St. Paul | Charles M. Schulz Highland Arena | |
| 7:00pm | Girls Hockey vs. Tartan | Tartan Ice Arena | |
| SATURDAY | JANUARY 13 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| Nordic Ski – Loppet Invite | Wirth Park | ||
| 8:00am | 7:00am | 4:00pm | JV Wrestling Invitational | North St. Paul High School |
| 9:30am | 7:00am | 5:00pm | Varsity Wrestling Invitational | St. Croix Lutheran Academy |
| V – 5:00pm | Girls Hockey – Outdoor Game | North Dale Rec Center | |
Category Archives: Sports
Sports schedule for: Jan 1-6
| ATHLETIC EVENTS SCHEDULE: JANUARY 1 – JANUARY 6 | |||
| MONDAY | JANUARY 1 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| TUESDAY | JANUARY 2 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 3 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 3:45pm | 2:00pm | 5:15pm | Nordic Ski Race – Classic | Battle Creek Regional Park |
| JV: 4:45pm V: 7:00pm | Girls Hockey vs. Hastings | Hastings Civic Arena | |
| THURSDAY | JANUARY 4 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| JV: 5:00pm V: 7:00pm | JV: 3:30pm V: 5:00pm | 9:15pm | Boy Hockey vs. Simley | Veterans Memorial Community Center |
| 6:00pm | Girls Varsity Hockey vs. Visitation | WSP Ice Arena | |
| FRIDAY | JANUARY 5 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 6:00pm | Gymnastics vs. South St. Paul | South St. Paul High School | |
| SATURDAY | JANUARY 6 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 5:30am | 4:30pm | Nordic Ski – Mesabi Invite | Giants Ridge | |
| 9:30am | 6:50am | 5:00pm | Wrestling Invitational | Brooklyn Center High School |
| 11:00am | 8:45am | 2:00pm | Boys Swimming and Diving vs. South St. Paul | Central Square Community Center |
| JV: 1:00pm V: 3:00pm | Boys Hockey vs. SPA | Charles M. Schulz Highland Arena | |
Sports schedule for: Dec 25-30
| ATHLETIC EVENTS SCHEDULE: DECEMBER 25 – DECEMBER 30 | |||
| MONDAY | DECEMBER 25 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| TUESDAY | DECEMBER 26 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| TBD | JV: 1:00pm | 4:30pm V: 3:15pm | 7:15pm | Boy Hockey Tournament | Doug Woog Arena |
| WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 27 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| TBD | JV: TBD V: TBD | Boy Hockey Tournament | Doug Woog Arena |
| THURSDAY | DECEMBER 28 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| TBD | JV: TBD V: TBD | Boy Hockey Tournament | Doug Woog Arena |
| JV: 1:15pm V: 7:30pm | Girls Hockey Tournament vs. Park | New Hope Arena | |
| B: 2:00pm JV: 3:45pm V: 7:00pm | JV/B: 1:00pm V: 5:45pm | 8:30pm | Boys Basketball Tournament vs. St. Anthony Village | St. Anthony Village High School |
| FRIDAY | DECEMBER 29 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| TBD | Girls Hockey Tournament | New Hope Arena | |
| B: 10:30am JV: 12:15pm V: 4:00pm | JV/B: 9:30am V: 3:15pm | 6:00pm | Boys Basketball Tournament vs. Patrick Henry | St. Anthony Village High School |
| SATURDAY | DECEMBER 30 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| TBD | Girls Hockey Tournament | New Hope Arena | |
Highland basketball tryouts
By: Jafar Abdi
Basketball season is here! With the excitement of the sport also comes teams and tryouts. Here at Highland, we have 3 different teams for you to play on: B-Squad (also known as C-Squad), JV (Junior Varsity), and Varsity.
According to Stack.com, “Feeling nervous before basketball tryouts is completely normal. Some of those nerves typically stem from fear of the unknown. When you don’t know what’s going to happen at a basketball tryout, it can be difficult to feel confident and prepared.” But what’s important is that you play hard and work even harder. Now here is what to expect.
Tryouts were November 20th-22nd, with the C-Squad trying out at 3-5PM and the other teams trying out at 5-7PM. There were a lot of basic offensive drills like either handed layups but there was also some defense like sliding/shuffling.
There was also around 30 players trying out, and the coach would most likely choose around 12-15. Players who already played for the C-Squad last year wouldn’t be chosen by the coach to play again, so good luck to them on the higher squads!
On top of regular drills, there was lots of conditioning with the coach having players doing “suicides” which is running up and down the court multiple times at a sprint.
Besides the actual content of the tryouts the actual players would be mostly freshman, seeing as the upperclassmen were trying out for the higher squads. Not to say that a sophomore or junior couldn’t participate in C-Squad tryouts, but that there were not that many people that age.
The coach would be looking for players who could be a leader on the court, with good sportsmanship, and were hard working, so you needed to make sure to give it your all.
The 1st game of the season was on Tuesday, Dec 5th, with Varsity and JV losing and C-Squad winning. All-in-all, basketball is a great sport to play, and it’s an even better feeling when you can play for your school. I wish everyone good luck and hopefully they have a good season!
Sports schedule for: Dec 18-23
| ATHLETIC EVENTS SCHEDULE: DECEMBER 18 – DECEMBER 23 | |||
| MONDAY | DECEMBER 18 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| TUESDAY | DECEMBER 19 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 4:15pm / 4:15pm 6:00pm | Boys Basketball vs. Holy Angels | HOME | |
| 5:30pm / 7:00pm | Girls Hockey vs. South St. Paul | Doug Woog Arena | |
| WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 20 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 4:15pm / 6:00pm | Girls Basketball vs. Christ’s Household of Faith | HOME | |
| 5:00pm | Wrestling Triangular vs. Edina / Roseville | HOME | |
| 5:00pm / 7:00pm | JV: 3:30pm V: 4:45pm | 9:15pm | Boys Hockey vs. Spring Lake Park | Fogerty Arena |
| 7:00pm | 5:00pm | 8:30pm | Boys Swimming vs. Central | Humboldt High School |
| THURSDAY | DECEMBER 21 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 3:45pm | 2:20pm | 5:15pm | Nordic Ski Race – Classic | Battle Creek |
| FRIDAY | DECEMBER 22 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| SATURDAY | DECEMBER 23 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
Sports schedule for: Dec 11-16
| ATHLETIC EVENTS SCHEDULE: DECEMBER 11 – DECEMBER 16 | |||
| MONDAY | DECEMBER 11 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 5:00pm | Girls Basketball vs. Recording Arts | HOME | |
| TUESDAY | DECEMBER 12 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 5:00pm / 7:00pm | Girls Hockey vs. Hill-Murray | Polar Arena | |
| WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 13 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 5:00pm | Wrestling Triangular vs. Washington / Tartan | HOME | |
| 5:30pm / 7:00pm | 4:15pm | 8:30pm | Girls Basketball vs. MPLS Southwest | Southwest High School |
| THURSDAY | DECEMBER 14 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 3:45pm | 2:10pm | 5:15pm | Nordic Ski Race Classic | Elm Creek |
| 4:00pm / 5:15pm 7:00pm | JV/C: 3:15pm V: 5:45pm | 8:30pm | Boys Basketball vs. Two Rivers | Two Rivers High School |
| 5:00pm / 7:00pm | Boys Hockey vs. Simley | Charles M. Schulz Highland Arena | |
| FRIDAY | DECEMBER 15 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 4:30pm | 3:15pm | 7:00pm | Boys Swimming vs. Humboldt/Washington | Humboldt High School |
| 5:00pm / 7:00pm | Girls Hockey vs. Simley | WSP Ice Arena | |
| SATURDAY | DECEMBER 16 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 9:00am | 7:00am | 5:00pm | Wrestling Invitational | Trinity School at River Ridge |
| B – 10:15am JV – 2:00pm V – 6:00pm | Boys Basketball vs. Cooper | High School for Recording Arts | |
| 1:00pm / 3:00pm | Boys Hockey vs. River Falls | Charles M. Schulz Highland Arena | |
Sports schedule for: Dec 4-9
| ATHLETIC EVENTS SCHEDULE: DECEMBER 4 – DECEMBER 9 | |||
| MONDAY | DECEMBER 4 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 4:10pm | JV Girls Hockey vs. South St. Paul | Doug Woog Arena | |
| TUESDAY | DECEMBER 5 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 4:00pm / 5:30pm 7:00pm | JV/C: 3:15pm V: 5:45pm | 8:30pm | Boys Basketball vs. MPLS South | South High School |
| 5:00pm / 7:00pm | Girls Hockey vs. Moose Lake | Riverside Ice Arena | |
| WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 6 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 3:45pm | 2:10pm | 5:15pm | Nordic Ski Race – Skate | Bloomington Hyland |
| 4:30pm / 6:00pm | Girls Basketball vs. Two Rivers | HOME | |
| 5:00pm / 7:00pm | JV: 3:30pm V: 5:00pm | 9:00pm | Boys Hockey vs. South St. Paul | Doug Woog Arena |
| 5:00pm / 7:00pm | Girls Hockey vs. Hastings | WSP Ice Arena | |
| 6:00pm | Gymnastics vs. Johnson | HOME | |
| THURSDAY | DECEMBER 7 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 4:30pm / 6:00pm | Girls Basketball vs. SPA | HOME | |
| 5:00pm | 4:00pm | 7:00pm | Wrestling vs. Central | Central High School |
| FRIDAY | DECEMBER 8 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 4:00pm / 5:30pm 7:00pm | JV/C: 3:15pm V: 5:45pm | 8:30pm | Boys Basketball vs. Hill-Murray | Hill-Murray |
| 5:00pm / 7:00pm | Girls Hockey vs. Dodge County | WSP Ice Arena | |
| 5:00pm | 3:30pm | 7:00pm | Boys Swimming Conference Preview | Humboldt High School |
| SATURDAY | DECEMBER 9 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 6:30am | 5:00pm | Wrestling Invitational | Maple Grove High School | |
| 1:00pm / 3:00pm | 10:45am | 5:15pm | Boys Hockey vs. Rochester Lourdes | Graham Arena |
Scots vs Mankato East
By: M. Ahmadad
An unfortunate loss occurred for Scots Hockey on November 24th, their first official game being held at the Tria Ice Rink the day after Thanksgiving, against Mankato East. The match started of with both teams having close shots on net, until Scots Hockey had the first goal. They then had a second goal from player #6, Mustafa “Moose” Ahmadad, a defenseman. He was also the first player to be put into the penalty box at the very start of the game.
With the Scots up 2-0, the parents of Mustafa’s teammates were patting his mother on her back and laughing. But the confidence did not last long as the other team began playing more aggressively, getting one goal in, and then another, tying the score until they were up one: 2-3.
In the final minutes of the 3rd period, Scots Hockey chose to pull their goalie and go full offense on the rival teams’ end, but this only lead to Mankato managing another far-stretch shot, that didn’t really even look that cool or surprising, but the other team went crazy over it anyways.
After the game, I asked my brother for his thoughts, because I was pretty sure I was supposed to find a recent personal news story for my current events class.
“I mean I’m pretty chill ‘cause I got my first goal of the season, and I wanna get put on offense instead of defense, so I mean…next game I bet I’m gonna get another,” he said before going to eat food. He was relatively happy over his own shot, but didn’t talk about the ending score.
My mom was also quite satisfied that Mustafa started off strong, but more worried about a minor ankle injury he received. My dad also feels similarly, though my younger siblings find the loss very funny because of how the Scots took the lead quite well before getting lapped in points.
They did win against Baldwin on November 28th, 2-0, so that’s nice. You can watch a livestream of the game at: https://www.meridix.com/event/240246
Best winter sports
By: Brennan McMahon
Winter is the best season in a lot of people’s eyes and there are a lot of sports that you can only play in the winter. For most people this is a time to gear up and get ready to have some fun.
#1 Hockey
Hockey is undoubtedly one of the most popular in America and Canada, and it is also starting to grow in other countries as well. While this sport can be played indoors in the summer I still feel that it deserves a spot on this list because anyone can throw on a pair of skates, grab a stick and go play at a local outdoor rink that are all over the place in many cities. Hockey is a high speed sport with high contact levels, but everyone is playing with blades on their feet and on a thick layer of ice. You can also shovel off the snow on a local pond or lake and play there. The goal of the game is to score a rubber disk into the opposing team’s net while they are trying to stop you. The Scot’s hockey season is just starting, so cheer on our teams at future home games.
#2 Skiing
Whether you do downhill or cross-country everyone involved loves skiing. This is a super fun sport that is bound to make you love the snow even more. Downhill skiing is when a machine takes you to the top of the hill and you use gravity to pull you all the way back to the bottom. Cross-country skiing is when you use poles to move you forward on a course. Both of these sports are popular sports with racing teams and just families having fun. The Scot’s cross country skiing team is just starting sign-up if you want to join.
#3 Sledding
Sledding is not really an organized sport, but it has a spot on this list just because of the sheer number of people that go sledding each year. You can’t drive past any hill in the winter and not see a dozen kids having fun sledding down the hill.
Why soccer is better than American football
By: Alexander Martinez Martinez
Both soccer and American football are great sports but I think soccer is better. I think American football has more complicated rules; in soccer there’s many rules but they are easy to understand. In football the game stops a lot because of the downs and time outs during the games. Soccer also stops for free kicks, penalty’s, and fouls but they aren’t as frequent and don’t take as long to do compared to American football.
There’s nothing much you need to know about soccer to play or watch as it’s a very simple game. All you need is a ball and a few friends; you can play anywhere and anytime. There’s no complicated rules or special equipment you need.
In American football it is played in four 15 minute halves which I think is just a waste of time and should be played in longer halves like in soccer. In soccer, one game is 90 minutes (1 hour and a half) where it’s separated into two 45 minute halves. Some of the wasted time from fouls, free kicks and penalty decisions are added to the end of the halves.
Nothing is too predictable in a soccer match as one tiny mistake from either team could really change the flow of the game. There’s no breaks or timeouts which makes it a fast paced game that keeps the excitement high when both watching and playing.
A big difference between American football and soccer is the amount of people watching the sport. American football has around 390-410 million fans worldwide while soccer has around 3.5 billion worldwide, making it one of the most watched sports in the world.
An event in soccer that really shows what it is about is the World Cup. It’s where players from all over the world play for their countries’ international teams. and battle it out on the field to determine the world champion. This sport is not just about the great goals and skills performed by the players but about bringing many people together as it is loved by billions of people.
It always brings joy whether you’re playing or watching this sport. They are both really enjoyable and great to watch but I prefer the fast skillful and continuous gameplay of soccer. These are some of the many reasons why I think soccer is a better sport than American football.
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