| MONDAY | DATE: December 16th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| TUESDAY | DATE: December 17th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| 3:45 p.m. | 2:20 p.m. | Boys & Girls Nordic Ski Race | at Theodore Wirth Park | |
| 4:30 / 6:00 p.m. | Girls JV / Varsity Basketball vs.
St. Agnes |
HOME | ||
| 5:00 / 7:00 p.m. | Girls JV / Varsity Hockey vs. Simley | at WSP Ice Arena | ||
| 5:30 p.m. | 2:45 p.m. | Boys JV / Varsity Swimming Meet vs. Hopkins | at Hopkins North
Junior High |
|
| 7:00 p.m. | 4:30 / 9:00 p.m. | Boys Varsity Hockey vs. Mora | at Mora Civic Center | |
| WEDNESDAY | DATE: December 18th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| 4:30 p.m. | 3:25 / 8:00 p.m. | Wrestling Triangular vs.
BCCA and Johnson |
at Johnson High School | |
| 6:00 p.m. | 4:00 / 8:30 p.m. | Girls Gymnastics vs. Johnson | at Como Park High School | |
| THURSDAY | DATE: December 19th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| JV-4:00 p.m.
C-Squad-5:30 p.m. Varsity-5:30 p.m. |
Girls C-Squad / JV / Varsity Basketball vs.
MPLS Roosevelt |
HOME |
||
| JV-4:00 p.m.
C-Squad-7:00 p.m. Varsity-7:00 p.m. |
Boys C-Squad / JV / Varsity Basketball vs. Henry Sibley |
HOME |
||
| 4:30 p.m. | 2:30 p.m. | Boys JV / Varsity Swimming Meet vs. Harding | at Humboldt High School | |
| 5:00 / 7:00 p.m. | 3:15 / 9:00 p.m. | Boys JV / Varsity Hockey vs. Dodge County | at Dodge County Ice Arena | |
| FRIDAY | DATE: December 20th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| 5:30 / 5:30 / 7:00 p.m. | 4:15 / 8:15 p.m. | Boys C-Squad / JV / Varsity Basketball vs. Holy Angels | at Academy of Holy Angels | |
| SATURDAY | DATE: December 21st | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| 12:30 / 4:45 p.m. | Girls JV / Varsity Hockey vs. Tartan Senior | Tartan Ice Arena | ||
| SUNDAY | ||||
Category Archives: Sports
Sports schedule for: Dec 9-14
| MONDAY | DATE: December 9th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| 5:00 / 7:00 p.m. | Girls JV/Varsity Hockey
vs. Osseo |
at Dick Vraa Ice Arena | ||
| 5:30 p.m. | Boys JV Hockey vs.
St. Paul Academy |
at Drake Arena | ||
| TUESDAY | DATE: December 10th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
|
4:00 / 5:30 / 7:00 p.m. |
|
Girls C-Squad / JV / Varsity Basketball vs.
Minnehaha Academy |
HOME |
|
| 4:15 / 5:30 / 7:00 p.m. | 3:15 / 8:15 p.m. | C-Squad Boys Basketball
vs. St. Croix Lutheran |
at St. Croix Lutheran
High School |
|
| 5:00 / 7:00 p.m. | Girls JV / Varsity Hockey vs. Minneapolis | at Parade Ice Garden | ||
| 7:00 p.m. | Boys Varsity Hockey vs.
Moose Lake / Willow Rivers |
at Highland Ice Arena | ||
| WEDNESDAY | DATE: December 11th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| 3:45 p.m. | 2:20 p.m. | Boys & Girls Nordic Ski Relay | at Elm Creek | |
| 5:30 / 6:00 p.m. | JV/Varsity Wrestling
vs. Humboldt |
HOME | ||
| 6:00 p.m. | Girls Gymnastics
vs. Como Park |
HOME | ||
| THURSDAY | DATE: December 12th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| 5:00 p.m. | Boys Swimming Meet
vs. Johnson |
at Humboldt High School | ||
| 5:30 / 5:30 / 7:00 p.m. | Boys C-Squad / JV / Varsity Basketball vs. Fridley | HOME | ||
| FRIDAY | DATE: December 13th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| 4:00 / 5:30 p.m. |
|
Girls C-Squad / JV / Varsity Basketball vs. Cristo Rey Jesuit | HOME | |
| 5:00 / 7:00 p.m. | Girls JV / Varsity Hockey vs. South St. Paul | at South St. Paul | ||
| 5:30 / 7:30 p.m. | Boys JV/Varsity Hockey vs. May-Port CG | at Highland Ice Arena | ||
| 5:30 / 5:30 / 7:00 p.m. | 4:30 / 8:15 p.m. | Boys C-Squad / JV / Varsity Basketball vs. Simley | at Simley High School | |
| SATURDAY | DATE: December 14th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| Danceline: Waconia Invitational | at Waconia High School | |||
| SUNDAY | ||||
College basketball update
This year college basketball has been very interesting and exciting with lots of huge upsets from the best teams around the nation.
On November 25, Virginia Tech came off with a big win against Michigan St., who was ranked #3 at the time, beating them 71 to 66. This caused Michigan St.’s ranking to fall to #11.
The rest of the top five, as of December 5th, are: #1: Louisville, #2: Kansas, #3: Maryland, #4: Michigan, #5: Virginia.
Ohio St and Arizona are making big pushes to try to get in the top 5 with both teams going undefeated on the season right now.
Oregon basketball had a big game when they faced Seton Hall, who was ranked #13 at the time. Oregon edged them by just 2 points. With no arguments, Oregon’s, Myles Powell, is probably an NBA top future draft pick. He is averaging 22.6 points per game this year as a senior.
Also, another great game saw an improving Florida St. team go up against Tennessee, who was ranked #17 at the time, and who looked like a powerhouse in the SEC Conference. Florida St. won by 3 points in a very closely contested game.
Michigan beat North Carolina and Gonzaga, by big margins, to stay undefeated this season 7-0, but they lost a big game against Louisville.
While Memphis basketball been struggling to get wins easily, this might not be for long, after James Wisman, a projected 1st round pick, should be coming back to play after he had to sit for 12 games and pay a hefty fine after receiving money in high school.
Unranked DePaul hasn’t been getting put on notice after an 9-0 start to the season with a big win over a highly favored Iowa basketball program.
In women’s basketball, Louisville also came up with a big win over number Michigan in a good early March Madness matchup.
Stanford is the new #1 team in the country, for women’s basketball, with pulling off some big victivites over the weekend.
Next week, college basketball for the women’s and men’s teams should be very exciting and nail biting with conference play getting closer. Teams should be ready to play their rivals.
Sports schedule for: Dec 2-7
| MONDAY | DATE: December 2nd | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| TUESDAY | DATE: December 3rd | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
|
5:30 / 7:00 p.m. |
4:00 / 8:15 p.m. |
Girls C-Squad/Varsity
Basketball vs. Brooklyn Center |
at Brooklyn Center
High School |
|
| 5:30 / 7:30 p.m. | Boys JV/Varsity Hockey
vs.Henry Sibley |
at Highland Ice Arena | ||
| 5:30 / 7:00 p.m. | Girls JV/Varsity Hockey vs.
Hill Murray |
at WSP Ice Arena | ||
| WEDNESDAY | DATE: December 4th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| 5:30 / 6:00 p.m. | JV/Varsity Wrestling vs. Harding | HOME | ||
| THURSDAY | DATE: December 5th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
|
4:15 / 5:30 / 7:00 p.m. |
2:30 / 8:30 p.m. |
Girls C-Squad / JV / Varsity Basketball vs.
Mound Westonka |
at Mound Westonka
High School |
|
|
5:30 / 5:30 / 7:00 p.m. |
Boys C-Squad / JV / Varsity Basketball vs.
Minneapolis Edison |
HOME |
||
| 5:15 / 7:00 p.m. | 3:15 / 9:00 p.m. | Boys JV / Varsity Hockey vs. Cambridge | at Isanti Ice Arena | |
| FRIDAY | DATE: December 6th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| 4:00 / 5:30 / 7:00 p.m. | Boys C-Squad / JV / Varsity Basketball vs. South St. Paul | HOME | ||
| 5:30 p.m. | Boys Swimming
Conference Preview |
at Humboldt High School | ||
| 5:30 / 7:00 p.m. | Girls JV / Varsity Basketball vs. North St. Paul | at North St. Paul
High School |
||
| SATURDAY | DATE: December 7th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| 9:00 a.m. | Wrestling: Coon Rapids Invitational | at Coon Rapids
High School |
||
| Danceline Chaska Invitational | at Chaska High School | |||
| SUNDAY | ||||
Sports schedule for: Nov 25-30
| MONDAY | DATE: November 25th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| Boys Swimming practice begins | ||||
| TUESDAY | DATE: November 26th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| 4:00 / 5:30 / 7:00 p.m. | Girls C-Squad / JV / Varsity Basketball vs. MPLS Washburn | HOME | ||
| 5:00 / 7:00 p.m. | Girls JV / Varsity Hockey vs.
Hastings |
at WSP Ice Arena | ||
| 5:15 p.m. | 3:15 / 7:15 p.m. | Boys JV Hockey vs. Cambridge | at Isanti Ice Arena | |
| WEDNESDAY | DATE: November 27th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| THURSDAY | DATE: November 28th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| FRIDAY | DATE: November 29th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| 2:00 p.m. | 11:45 a.m. / 4:00 p.m. | Boys Varsity Hockey vs. Amery | at Amery Ice Arena | |
| 6:00 p.m. | 4:30 / 7:30 p.m. | Boys JV Hockey vs. Henry Sibley | at Tria Ice Arena | |
| SATURDAY | DATE: November 30th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| TBD | Girls Varsity Basketball Scrimmage vs. MPLS SW | at Minneapolis Southwest | ||
|
9:00 a.m. |
10:30 a.m. / 12:15 /
1:15 p.m. |
Boys JV / Varsity Basketball Scrimmage vs. Roseville and Bloomington Kennedy |
at Roseville High School |
|
| 2:30 / 5:00 p.m. | 12:00 / 7:00 p.m. | Boys JV / Varsity Hockey vs. Amery | at Amery Ice Arena | |
| SUNDAY | ||||
Sports schedule for: Nov 18-23
| MONDAY | DATE: November 18th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| Boys Basketball and Wrestling Practice Begins | ||||
| TUESDAY | DATE: November 19th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| 5:00 / 7:00 p.m. | Girls JV/Varsity Hockey vs.
Holy Angels |
at Holy Angels | ||
| WEDNESDAY | DATE: November 20th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| THURSDAY | DATE: November 21st | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| FRIDAY | DATE: November 22nd | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| 5:00 / 7:00 p.m. | Girls JV/Varsity Hockey vs.
Minnehaha Academy |
at Minnehaha Ice Arena | ||
| SATURDAY | DATE: November 23rd | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| SUNDAY | ||||
Joining a sport
Joining a sport, especially at school, can be nerve-racking but brings many bonuses. If you’re contemplating whether you should or not, read the following benefits that may help you to decide.
- Feel more connected to the school. Joining a sport may make you feel closer to the school. Not to mention how being part of a team, representing Highland Park, will hopefully help you to perceive school as more of a positive thing too. It is not a lifetime commitment and only lasts a matter of weeks. It’s not about being the best, but instead applying yourself and enjoying whatever you choose to do.
- Meet new people. Meeting new people is definitely a big part of joining a sport in general. The bonus of meeting them through a sport is sharing similar hobbies and interests. For many people, meeting people on a sports team is the easiest way to connect and share a friendship with because you are all part of one team. You all will likely share one common goal to work hard and get better at the skills, or times, you want to achieve during the season.
- It’s all just for fun and the experience. Lastly, and personally, a very important reminder is that joining a school sport is to have fun. It is not supposed to be something you feel like you have to do because it is all just for your own enjoyment. It is okay to feel nervous about putting yourself out there and doing something you enjoy, because you are worried that you are not considered good enough. There are little to no limitations in joining a school sport for a reason.
So, please consider some of these reasons if one of the sports coming up intrigues your interest. Also, keep in mind that this may be your only one of the few times you are able to participate in a school sport, so just try it out and hopefully you will have no regrets in the end!
Sports schedule for: Nov 11-16
| MONDAY | DATE: November 11th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| Girls Basketball, Gymnastics, Nordic Ski, Alpine Ski, and Boys Hockey begins | ||||
| TUESDAY | DATE: November 12th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| 5:00 / 7:00 p.m. | Girls JV/Varsity Hockey vs.
St. Francis |
at WSP Ice Arena | ||
| WEDNESDAY | DATE: November 13th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| THURSDAY | DATE: November 14th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| FRIDAY | DATE: November 15th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| 5:00 / 7:00 p.m. | 3:15 p.m. | Girls JV/Varsity Hockey vs.
Osseo |
at Dick Vraa Ice Arena | |
| SATURDAY | DATE: November 16th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| SUNDAY | ||||
Should student athletes be getting paid?
This has been a long and very discussed topic throughout the whole country: should college players get a form of payments for doing what they do.
Since 2016 to 2019 the NCAA (national collegiate athletic association) has made over 1 billion dollars over that time period according to Business Insider, and this does not even include sports betting revenue.
Just about 2 weeks ago, California passed a bill on California University athletes getting a form of pay, but only in California. This is kind of unfair to other universities because the better athletes are going to go where they are going to get paid for what they do which is now in California.
I feel like college athletes should get paid for what they do because they risk getting injured, which could keep them from making pro leagues, and they are generating a lot of money, from TV networks around the world.
Over the last couple years, college arenas and stadiums attendance and TV networks views have gone up increasingly due to big college stars such as Zion Williamson, Jalen Hurts and many other talented college athletes around the country playing for different colleges. College athletes deserve to get paid for entertaining people throughout the weekends and making TV interesting.
Eventually, I think that all college athletes will be getting paid for what they do, or we can see a potential boycott happening in the future which would impact all the NCAA fans.
UPDATE: After California passed their law, the NCAA decided to let athletes profit from their likeness being used. This would probably mean athletes could start to collect money from the sales of their jerseys and things like that.
Sports schedule for: Nov 4-9
| MONDAY | DATE: November 4th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| TUESDAY | DATE: November 5th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| WEDNESDAY | DATE: November 6th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| 4:30 p.m. | Adapted Varsity Soccer P.I. vs. South Suburban | at Humboldt High School | ||
| THURSDAY | DATE: November 7th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| 6:00 p.m. | 3:15 / 8:00 p.m. | Girls Varsity Swimming Sectional Prelims | South View Middle School | |
| FRIDAY | DATE: November 8th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| 5:00 / 7:00 p.m. | Girls JV/Varsity Hockey vs. Eveleth-Gilbert | at Eveleth | ||
| 6:00 p.m. | 3:15 / 8:00 p.m. | Girls Varsity Swimming Sectional | South View Middle School | |
| SATURDAY | DATE: November 9th | |||
| TIME | BUS DEPART/RETURN | EVENT | DETAILS | Notes |
| 1:00 p.m. | 9:00 a.m. / 3:00 p.m. | Girls Varsity Swimming Sectional Finals | South View Middle School | |
| 1:30 / 3:30 p.m. | Girls JV/Varsity Hockey vs. Northern Lakes | at Northern Lakes | ||
| SUNDAY | ||||
