| ATHLETIC EVENTS SCHEDULE: MARCH 18 – MARCH 23 | |||
| MONDAY | MARCH 18 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| Baseball Begins | |||
| Boys Golf Begins | |||
| Girls Golf Begins | |||
| 4:00pm | 3:15pm | 4:45pm | Badminton vs. Como Park | Como Park High School |
| TUESDAY | MARCH 19 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| WEDNESDAY | MARCH 20 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 4:00pm | Badminton vs. Harding | HOME | |
| THURSDAY | MARCH 21 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| FRIDAY | MARCH 22 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 4:00pm | Badminton vs. Washington | HOME | |
| SATURDAY | MARCH 23 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 9:00am | 7:30am | 1:00pm (2 buses) | Track and Field Gopher Classic Indoor Time Trial | U of M Fieldhouse |
Category Archives: Track & Field
Sections track meet
By: Ellie Moore
Highland Park had an eventful section meet last week.
Wednesday was the first day of the meet when all the prelims would occur. Friday was finals where only the top 9 from prelims in each event raced. In the finals, the top 2 would advance to the state meet.
Wednesday had only 1 final race, the 3200. The boys and girls both raced the 3200, and they were both exciting races.
The girls raced first. Grace Lewis-Mosher, Chloe Koch, and Alice Rapacz were the Highland Park girls in the race. Lewis-Mosher got 4th, Koch got 5th, and Rapacz got 9th, all running strong and fast races.
The boys 3200 was the next race. Gavin Roberts, Ben Martin, and Tim Tzeutschler were the Highland Park boys in the race. Roberts ran a strong race, getting 2nd and qualifying for state. Martin close behind taking 3rd, and Tzeutschler got 11th.
The next race was the girls 100m hurdles prelim race. Yao Buchl got 10th, Austin Bailey-Zimmerman got 15th, and Nuria Rodriguez-Foster got 16th.
The boys 110m hurdles was next. Wesley Norquist and Emmett Riemenschneider got 7th and 8th, qualifying for finals. Johnny Xiong got 13th.
8th graders Harper Frank and Norah Hoglund did the 100m dash, getting 29th and 33rd.
For the boys, Brouke Brookins got 2nd, qualifying for finals. Terez McDaniel-Vaughn and Jvion Giles were the other boys in the 100 for Highland Park, getting 14th and 18th.
The girls in the 400m dash were Ellie Moore, Ellie Pundsack, and Evelyn Beaumaster. Moore made it to finals, and Pundsack and Beaumaster got 15th and 20th.
In the boys 400m dash there were only 2 boys. Sam Cocchiarella and Monaire Vaughn, placing 13th and 16th.
Austin Bailey-Zimmerman and Yao Buchl did the 300 hurdles, placing 10th and 12th just barely missing finals.
For the boys, Emmett Riemenschneider got 4th making it to finals. Wesley Norquist and Johnny Xiong got 19th and 24th.
Delia Johnson and Madeline Klevay ran the 800 and qualified for finals. Eleanor Osmond got 16th.
Jack Douglas, Lance Georgeson, and Pierce Baum ran the 800 for the boys. They placed 11th, 13th, and 16th.
The last event on Wednesday was the 200m dash. Ellery Merrimack and Alexa Ramirez ran it for the girls, placing 15th and 22nd.
Jvion Giles, Sam Schlukebier, and Shawon Easley ran the 200 for the boys and got 12th, 18th, and 22nd.
Friday started with the 4×800 relay. Where the Highland Park girls placed 3rd barely missing making it to state. The boys got 4th in a fast race.
The next race with Highland Park athletes was the 110 high hurdle race. Emmett Riemenschneider and Wesley Norquist got 7th and 9th in the final.
Next was the boys 100m dash where Brouke Brookins ran a 10.95 To get second and qualify for state.
In the 400 finals, Ellie Moore got 2nd to qualify for state.
In the 300m hurdles finals, Emmett Riemenschneider got 9th place, with a PR. Delia Johnson won the 800 and qualified for state.
The last race was the 4×400 meter relay. Both the boys and girls team made it to state. The girls getting 1st and the boys getting 2nd.
End of school year look into Highland Park’s spring sports
By: Abby Altman
Highland Park has been a powerhouse in many sports over the last few years, most notably Cross Country running and Nordic skiing. So what happens in the spring, when Highland no longer represents a powerhouse endurance sport?
Spring sports at Highland Park Senior High have not historically compared to that of fall and winter sports, both in success, and in spectator turnout.
Baseball and softball games don’t attract nearly as many viewers and support as football and basketball, and most people don’t even know that Highand has a combined ultimate frisbee team with Central High School.
However, each of the spring sports at Highland have achieved some level of success and each team deserves to be recognized.
Softball:
The Highland Park softball team has been short in numbers ever since the COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time since 2019, Highland was able to fill a JV roster this spring, and utilized an abundance of underclassmen to fill out the Varsity roster.
The softball team went 8-0 in conference play, outscoring conference opponents 132-10 en route to their sixth conference title in team history. The team then went on to beat Minneapolis Southwest 16-6 to earn the first Twin Cities championship title in team history.
Baseball:
Similar to softball, the Highland Park baseball team went 8-0 in conference play, and 14-3 overall. The baseball team started the season extremely hot, going 14-0 to open the season, before dropping the last 3 games of the regular season.
Baseball and softball both went 0-2 in section play to end their seasons.
Badminton:
The Highland girls badminton team went 9-3 in conference play, and 17-3 overall on the season. Highland finished the season ranked 4th in team state.
At the individual state meet, Sunny Vang placed 1st overall in the singles varsity matches, and Houahna Yang placed 2nd overall in the singles JV matches. Edi Damiyo and Sara Leticho placed 3rd overall in the JV doubles matches.
Track:
The track team had a relatively bumpy start to the season, with many distance runners continuing their Nordic ski season, and several top athletes out with injury. Despite these setbacks, both the boys and girls teams won the team conference meet, with every single relay team taking 1st or 2nd place, and 12 overall event wins.
The team is now in the middle of their section championships, with Gavin Roberts and Terez Vaughn going to state in the 3200 and triple jump respectively. The finals for the section meet will be held on Friday, June 2, with 7 athletes qualifying for finals in various events.
Girls Golf:
The girls golf team had a record breaking number of participants this year. The golf team went 5-0 in conference, and won the conference tournament for the 18th time, by a daunting 150 strokes. This marks 10 conference titles in the last 11 years for Highland girls golf.
Boys Golf:
For the 3rd straight season, the Highland boys golf team was conference champions, finishing the match with a team score of 326. This is the 16th conference title in team history.
Ultimate Frisbee:
After losing the majority of their team to graduation last season, the Highland-Central combined team was able to recruit lots of new players, and the team is now even bigger than in years prior. The team went 5-4 on the season, including a 4 game win streak in April.
Tennis:
The Highland Boys tennis team clinched the conference title, going 6-0 in city play, ending with a 7-0 defeat over Como Park. This is the 17th conference win in team history.
Doubles duo Andrew Bacigalupi and Bodie Zwank defeated Eagan in the Section 3AA doubles championship, taking 1st place and qualifying for the state tennis tournament. The state tournament will begin on June 8th.
Conference meet
By: Ellie Moore
Prelims for the St .Paul City Conference Meet took place on Tuesday, May 23, and finals were held on Thursday, May 25.
In order to make it to finals and score points for your team you need to place in the top 8 at prelims. There are 3 heats of 6-8 people in prelims and the top 2 from every heat, and the next 2 times, will make it to the finals.
Tuesday also had a few finals. With these events, the girl’s Highland team was in the lead with 59 points, Central close behind with 50 points. For the boys, Central was winning with 38 points and Highland was in second place with 32.
The events that scored on Tuesday were boys and girls 3200 meter, boys shot put, boys long jump, girls discus, and girls triple jump.
Highland Park had 2 conference champs on May 23: Benjamin Ward in the shot put and Nuria Rodriguez-Foster in triple jump. Grace Lewis-Mosher, Chloe Koch, and Ziva Westreich scored points for the team getting second, third, and fifth. Ben Martin, Max Reemtsma, and Gavin Roberts scored for the boys getting fourth, fifth, and sixth.
In the 100 Highland Park will have 3 boys and 2 girls in the final, with Brouke Brookins and Ellie Moore with first seed going into it. Demarcus Simmons and Tenzing Walker got seventh and eighth seed and Austin Bailey-Zimmerman got eighth seed.
In the 200 Highland Park will have 2 boys, Brouke Brookins and Terez McDaniel-Vaughn, and 3 girls, Ellie Moore, Ellery Merrimack, and Alexa Ramirez, in the final.
The 400 will have 2 boys and 2 girls. Ellie Moore and Delia Johnson having first and second seed. Brouke Brookins having third seed and Tobias Hennum with sixth seed.
The boys ran a prelim 800 on Tuesday, but the girls did not due to a low number of girls. Davis Isom and Charlie Service made it to finals, and Delia Johnson, Maddie Klevay, and Grace Lewis-Mosher will run their finals on Thursday.
The 1600 doesn’t have a prelim either so Sam Palm, Ingrid Haaland, and Alice Rapacz will run it for the first time on Thursday for the girls, and Mason Deegan, Gavin Roberts, and Ben Martin will run it for the boys.
Yao Buchl, Austin Bailey-Zimmerman, and Nuria Rodriguez-Foster made it to finals in the 100 hurdles for the girls and Wesley Norquist, Emmett Riemenschneider, and Johnny Xiong made it to finals for the boys 110 hurdles.
Emmett Riemenschneider, Wesley Norquist, Austin Bailey-Zimmerman, Yao Buchl, and Hazel Thrasher also made it to finals in the 300 hurdles.
Finals will take place Thursday, May 25 at Harding High School.
Sports schedule for May 22-27
| ATHLETIC EVENTS SCHEDULE: MAY 22 – MAY 27 | |||
| MONDAY | MAY 22 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 9:00am | Varsity Boys Golf Conference Tournament | Goodrich Golf Course | |
| 4:30pm | Baseball vs. Two Rivers | Two Rivers High School | |
| TUESDAY | MAY 23 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 3:00pm | 1:30pm | 7:00pm | Track and Field Conference Prelims | Harding High School |
| 4:30pm | JV Baseball vs. Como Park | Como Park High School | |
| 4:30pm | Softball Sections vs. Holy Angels | Lincoln Field | |
| 4:30pm | Boys Lacrosse B-Squad vs. Minnehaha Academy | McMurray Fields | |
| WEDNESDAY | MAY 24 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 9:00am | Varsity Boys Golf Conference Tournament | Goodrich Golf Course | |
| 11:00am | Varsity Girls Golf Conference Tournament | Oneka Golf Course | |
| 4:30pm | Varsity Baseball Twin Cities Game vs. MPLS Southwest | TBA | |
| THURSDAY | MAY 25 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 3:00pm | 1:30pm | 7:00pm | Track and Field Conference Finals | Harding High School |
| 4:30pm | Softball Sections vs. Kennedy/Simley | Away | |
| FRIDAY | MAY 26 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| SATURDAY | MAY 27 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
Sports schedule for: May 15-20
| ATHLETIC EVENTS SCHEDULE: MAY 15 – MAY 20 | |||
| MONDAY | MAY 15 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 3:30pm | Boys JV Golf Conference Match | Highland Nine | |
| 3:30pm | Girls Varsity Golf vs. Harding | Highland National GC | |
| 4:00pm / 4:30pm 4:30pm | Baseball vs. Tartan | V: CHS Field JV: HOME C: Tartan High School | |
| 4:30pm | Softball vs. Kennedy | Kelly Fields | |
| TUESDAY | MAY 16 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 12:30pm | Boys Golf Varsity 9-Hole Tournament | Phalen Golf Course | |
| 3:30pm | JV Girls Golf Conference Match | Cedarholm Golf Course | |
| 4:00pm | Badminton State Tournament | HOME | |
| 4:30pm / 4:30pm 4:30pm | Baseball vs. Central | V: HOME JV: Toni Stone Stadium C: HOME | |
| 5:30pm | Boys Lacrosse B-Squad vs. Hudson | Griffin Stadium | |
| WEDNESDAY | MAY 17 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 3:30pm | Boys Varsity Golf vs. St. Paul Academy | Highland National GC | |
| 3:30pm | Boys JV Golf Conference Match | Highland National GC | |
| 4:00pm | 2:40pm | 6:30pm | Badminton State Tournament | Edina High School |
| 4:00pm | Softball vs. MPLS Washburn | Bossen Field | |
| THURSDAY | MAY 18 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 1:00pm | Girls JV Golf Conference Match | Cedarholm Golf Course | |
| 1:00pm | Girls Golf Conference Match | Highland Nine | |
| 4:00pm | Badminton State Tournament | Edina High School | |
| 4:00pm | Softball vs. MPLS Roosevelt | HOME | |
| 4:00pm | Track and Field JV Conference Meet | Harding High School | |
| FRIDAY | MAY 19 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 4:00pm | Softball vs. Central | HOME | |
| SATURDAY | MAY 20 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 11:00am / 11:00am 1:00pm | Baseball vs. Simley | Simley High School | |
True Team
By: Ellie Moore
At a normal track meet only 8 out of 24 runners score but at a True Team track meet all racers score. Getting last place will only score you 1 point but your points still count. The point of these true team meets is to find which team has the best depth throughout the team. You may be able to win normal meets because you have 1 or 2 runners constantly in the top 3, but to win a true team meet you have to have all your runners placing high.
There are only 3 True Team meets in the track season: True Team Conference, Sections, and State. In order for your team to make it to state you need to be one of the top teams in the section, so not every team gets to race at True Team State.
Unlike normal track state, to qualify for True Team Track State you need to qualify as a team. You can’t qualify as an individual.
Saint Paul Public Schools have a disadvantage when they compete in the True Team Section meet. Since SPPS doesn’t have the insurance for pole vaulting, we automatically get 0 points for it, starting us up to 40 points behind the rest of the schools.
Conference True Team took place at Central High School on Wednesday May third. Central took first place with 644.5 and Highland got second with 538. Como Park was third with 413 points.
The Section True Team meet was May ninth at Mounds View where Highland Park competed against Edina, Minneapolis South, Minneapolis Southwest, Minneapolis Washburn, Mounds View, North St. Paul, Roseville, St. Louis Park, and St. Paul Central.
Mounds View ended up winning with 1141.5 points with Roseville coming in second with 1115 points. Highland Park got fifth with 623 points.
State will be May twentieth and twenty-first at Stillwater High School. The top team from each section will move on to state and compete against each other to see who has the most depth on their team.
Sports schedule for: May 8-13
| ATHLETIC EVENTS SCHEDULE: MAY 8 – MAY 13 | |||
| MONDAY | MAY 8 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 3:30pm | Boys JV Golf Conference Match | Highland Nine | |
| 3:30pm | Girls Varsity Golf vs. Humboldt | Highland National GC | |
| 3:45pm (JV) 4:00pm (V) | Tennis vs. St. Thomas Academy | V: HOME JV: St. Thomas Academy | |
| 4:00pm | Softball vs. Harding | HOME | |
| 4:30pm / 4:30pm 7:00pm | Baseball vs. Central | V: Toni Stone Stadium JV: HOME C: Jimmy Lee Rec Center | |
| TUESDAY | MAY 9 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 1:00pm | Boys Golf 9-Hole Tournament | Como Golf Course | |
| 3:00pm | Track and Field True Team Meet | Mounds View High School | |
| 3:30pm | Girls JV Golf vs. Harding | Cedarholm Golf Course | |
| 4:00pm | Softball Conference Tournament | HOME | |
| 4:30pm / 4:30pm | V/JV Baseball vs. Como Park | V: Como Park High School JV: HOME | |
| WEDNESDAY | MAY 10 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 3:30pm | Boys JV Golf Conference Match | Highland Nine | |
| 3:30pm | Girls Varsity Golf vs. Central | Highland National GC | |
| 4:00pm / 4:00pm | 2:45pm | 7:00pm | Badminton Conference Tournament | V: Harding High School JV: HOME |
| 4:00pm | Softball Conference Tournament | HOME | |
| 4:30pm | Tennis vs. MPLS Southwest | Linden Hills Park | |
| 4:30pm | Baseball vs. St. Paul Academy | St. Paul Academy | |
| THURSDAY | MAY 11 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| Boys Varsity Golf Conference Match | Highland National GC | ||
| 3:30pm | Girls JV Golf vs. Humboldt | Cedarholm Golf Course | |
| 4:00pm | 2:45pm | 7:00pm | Badminton Conference Tournament | Harding High School |
| 4:00pm | JV Softball vs. Harding | HOME | |
| 4:30pm / 4:30pm 4:30pm | Baseball vs. Kennedy | JV/C: Home V: Kennedy High School | |
| FRIDAY | MAY 12 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 4:00pm / 4:00pm | Tennis vs. St. Paul Academy | St. Paul Academy | |
| 4:15pm | JV Softball vs. St. Agnes | HOME | |
| 4:30pm | C-Squad Baseball vs. Humboldt | Humboldt High School | |
| SATURDAY | MAY 13 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 9:00am | Track and Field Invitational | Simley High School | |
| 12:00pm | Softball Twin Cities Game | University of Northwestern | |
Track events
By: Ellie Moore
While deciding the hardest track event is opinion based, many people believe the 400m is the hardest event, but each event requires a unique set of skills and presents its own set of challenges.
One event that is often considered to be the hardest track event is the 400m hurdles. This event combines the speed and endurance of a 400m race with the technical skills required to clear ten hurdles. It requires a lot of coordination, balance, and timing to maintain a consistent pace while jumping over the hurdles without losing speed or rhythm.
Another hard event is the 800m dash, which needs a balance of speed and endurance. It is considered middle-distance, and athletes must maintain a fast pace while conserving enough energy to finish strong. The 800m race is a tactical race, because athletes have to carefully plan their strategy to conserve energy for the final stretch while still staying in the lead.
The 1600m dash is another super hard event that requires both speed and endurance. It is considered a long-distance race, but it’s not long enough to just pace the entire thing. Athletes must maintain a fast pace while conserving enough energy to finish strong and avoid being outpaced by competitors in the final stretch.
Finally, the 100m dash is considered by many to be the most challenging event because of the extreme explosiveness and power required to cover the distance in mere seconds. Athletes need to have a perfect start from the blocks and continue to have good form throughout the race.
Every track event has many challenges, but the 400m hurdles, 800m dash, 1600m dash, and 100m dash are often considered to be the hardest track events.
Sports schedule for: May 1-6
| ATHLETIC EVENTS SCHEDULE: MAY 1 – MAY 6 | |||
| MONDAY | MAY 1 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 3:30pm | Boys JV Golf Conference Match | Highland Nine | |
| 4:00pm | Girls Varsity Golf vs. Johnson | Cedarholm Golf Course | |
| 4:00pm | Softball vs. Washington | Rice and Arlington | |
| 4:00pm / 4:00pm | Tennis vs. MPLS Washburn | V: Washburn HIgh School JV: HOME | |
| 4:30pm / 4:30pm 4:30pm | Baseball V/C vs. Harding JV vs. Richfield | V: Harding High School JV/C: HOME | |
| 5:30pm / 5:30pm | Badminton vs. Johnson | HOME | |
| TUESDAY | MAY 2 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 11:00am | Boys Golf 9-Hole Tournament | Highland Nine | |
| 3:30pm | Girls JV Golf Conference Match | Cedarholm Golf Course | |
| WEDNESDAY | MAY 3 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 3:00pm | Boys Golf vs. Mounds View | Highland National GC | |
| 3:30pm / 3:30pm | 2:50pm | 4:45pm | Badminton vs. Eden Prairie | Eden Prairie High School |
| 3:30pm | Girls Varsity Golf vs. Como Park | Como Golf Course | |
| 4:00pm | Softball vs. Como Park | HOME | |
| 4:00pm / 4:00pm | Tennis vs. Como Park | HOME | |
| 4:00pm | 2:15pm | 7:00pm | Track and Field True Team Meet | Central High School |
| 4:30pm / 4:30pm | Baseball vs. Harding | V: HOME C: Harding High School | |
| THURSDAY | MAY 4 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 3:30pm | Boys Varsity Golf vs. Humboldt | Highland National GC | |
| 3:30pm | Girls JV Golf Conference Match | Cedarholm Golf Course | |
| 4:00pm | Badminton vs. North St. Paul | HOME | |
| 4:00pm | JV Softball vs. Humboldt | HOME | |
| 4:00pm | Tennis vs. Washington | Washington Technology Magnet | |
| 4:00pm | Track and Field vs. MPLS Southwest / MPLS Washburn | HOME | |
| 4:30pm / 4:30pm 4:30pm | Baseball vs. Central | V/C: Home JV: Toni Stone Stadium | |
| FRIDAY | MAY 5 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| SATURDAY | MAY 6 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 9:00am | Tennis Invitational | Lakeville North High School | |
| 1:15pm | Boys Lacrosse B-Squad vs. Rosemount | Griffin Stadium | |
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