| ATHLETIC EVENTS SCHEDULE: JANUARY 27 – FEBRUARY 1 | |||
| MONDAY | JANUARY 27 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 9:00am | Alpine Ski Meet | Afton Alps | |
| 10:00am | 7:30am | 3:30pm | Nordic Ski Conference Championship Race | Battle Creek |
| TUESDAY | JANUARY 28 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 4:30pm | Adapted Floor Hockey vs. Anoka | Andover YMCA | |
| B: 4:30pm JV: 4:30pm V: 6:00pm | Boys Basketball vs. Como Park | HOME | |
| 5:00pm | Girls Basketball vs. Como Park | Como Park High School | |
| JV: 5:00pm V: 7:00pm | Girls Hockey vs. Park | WSP Ice Arena | |
| 6:00pm – 7:30pm | Softball Captains Practice | Fieldhouse | |
| WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 29 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 5:00pm | 3:30pm | 7:00pm | Wrestling Tri vs. Harding and Southwest | Harding High School |
| 6:00pm | Gymnastics Tri vs. Johnson and Central | Johnson High School | |
| 6:30pm – 8:00pm | Baseball Captains Practice | Fieldhouse | |
| 7:00pm | 5:30pm | 9:15pm | Boys Swimming and Diving vs. Central | Humboldt High School |
| 7:00pm | 5:00pm | 9:00pm | Varsity Boys Hockey vs. Kennedy | Bloomington Ice Garden |
| THURSDAY | JANUARY 30 | ||
| THURSDAY | JANUARY 30 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 3:45pm | 2:20pm | 5:00pm | Nordic Ski JV Championship | Theodore Wirth Park |
| B: 5:00pm JV: 5:00pm V: 6:30pm | 3:15pm | 8:30pm | Boys Basketball vs. Johnson | Johnson High School |
| JV: 5:00pm V: 7:00pm | Boys Hockey vs. Tartan | Charles M. Schulz Highland Arena | |
| JV: 5:00pm V: 7:00pm | Girls Hockey vs. Hopkins | Hopkins Pavilion | |
| 6:00pm | Girls Basketball vs. SPA | HOME | |
| FRIDAY | JANUARY 31 | ||
| FRIDAY | JANUARY 31 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 9:00am | Alpine Ski Meet | Afton Alps | |
| SATURDAY | FEBRUARY 1 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 8:00am | 6:00am | 7:00pm | Wrestling Tournament | Pine Island High School |
| B: 11:30am JV: 11:30am V: 1:00pm | Boys Basketball vs. Humboldt | HOME | |
| JV: 1:00pm V: 3:00pm | Girls Hockey vs. Armstrong | WSP Ice Arena | |
Tag Archives: Sports
Most popular sports in America
By: Isabel Strack
The most popular men’s sport in America is football also known as the NFL. Almost 37% of Americans have said that football is their favorite to play, or enjoy watching. The NFL also has the highest number of people who show up to their games, which is 67,591. This league has 32 different football teams.
The season starts in September and ends in December, with every team playing 16 games. As the best teams advance we go into playoffs, which lead into the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl is the biggest annual sporting event in the country.
The NFL also gets the highest TV ratings as it is on every Sunday during football season. In 2014, a record of 167 million people watched Super Bowl Sunday.
The most popular sports for women in America are women’s basketball and women’s soccer. Both of these sports are big options for many girls in high school and college.
Women’s college basketball has a world wide fan base of almost 50 million. The women’s basketball TV rate has 56% of viewers tuning in to watch. The WNBA popularity is due to the first pro year of college students like Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, and Cameron Brink who all brought attention to college women’s basketball during the previous year’s NCAA tournament (NCAA stands for National Collegiate Athletic Association). They set new scores during this tournament and also set new records for scoring and viewership during their undergraduate careers. As these women athletes were recently drafted into the WNBA many of their fans followed them. Their fans boosted ticket and merchandise sales, and TV ratings. The Olympic events are also very popular with 35% of viewers tuning in.
In college, women’s soccer is also a popular choice. In 2023, soccer was one of the most popular women’s sports to watch on TV. They have 74% of viewing hours. The national women’s soccer league has a fan base of almost 36 million people.
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Volleyball Day in Nebraska
By: Siri David
Volleyball Day in Nebraska took place August 30, 2023. This was a historic day for Nebraska volleyball and female sports overall. Nebraska volleyball broke a world record this night. They broke the record of the most people to watch a female sport in person. There were a total of 92,003 people in the Memorial Stadium which is their football stadium.
The idea for this was created by the head coach of the Nebraska volleyball team John Cook. The goal was to beat the record Wisconsin had just created a few weeks before. The issue was there was no indoor stadium that could hold that many people, so they decided to do it outdoors in the Nebraska football stadium. The stadium can technically only hold 85,458 but has exceeded that number many times before. A lot of the administrators at University of Nebraska thought that this might not be successful but they were definitely proved wrong. The night tickets went on sale; they sold out in the first hour. Everyone was shocked by how fast they sold out.
The day of the game, the Nebraska volleyball team did a meet and greet with a ton of Husker fans. The goal of this meet and greet was to show the love the Nebraska volleyball team has for their community and the love the community has for them. The meet and greet was truly so special, so many young fans got to meet their idols in volleyball and it was amazing to see.
The game was against Omaha, and the University of Nebraska won in three sets. It was a beautiful night, not a cloud in the sky. Once the second set ended they found out the attendance number, and how they broke the record. All the players were trying to stay locked in for the game but could not contain their excitement. A lot of tears were shed by coaches, players, and fans. It was truly an amazing thing to hear and learn about as a younger volleyball player. Nebraska is the volleyball capital of the world and it truly is such an amazing atmosphere.
Sports schedule for: Dec 9-16
| ATHLETIC EVENTS SCHEDULE: DECEMBER 9 – DECEMBER 16 | |||
| MONDAY | DECEMBER 9 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 5:00pm | Girls Basketball vs. CHOF | HOME | |
| TUESDAY | DECEMBER 10 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 3:45pm | 2:10pm | 5:15pm | Nordic Ski Race – Skate | Elm Creek Park Reserve |
| B: 4:15pm JV: 4:15pm V: 6:00pm | Boys Basketball vs. Rochester STEM | HOME | |
| 4:30pm | Adapted Hockey vs. Minneapolis | Minneapolis South High School | |
| JV: 5:00pm V: 7:00pm | 3:00pm | 9:00pm | Boys Hockey vs. Rochester Lourdes | Graham Arena |
| WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 11 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 5:00pm | Wrestling Triangular vs. Central | HOME | |
| 6:00pm | Gymnastics vs. Johnson | Johnson High School | |
| 6:00pm | Girls Basketball vs. Nova Classical | Nova Classical Academy | |
| THURSDAY | DECEMBER 12 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| THURSDAY | DECEMBER 12 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| B: 4:15pm JV: 4:15pm V: 6:00pm | Boys Basketball vs. Two Rivers | HOME | |
| JV: 5:00pm V: 7:00pm | JV: 3:30pm V: 5:15pm | 9:00pm | Boys Hockey vs. Minneapolis | Parade Ice Garden |
| FRIDAY | DECEMBER 13 | ||
| FRIDAY | DECEMBER 13 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| B: 4:00pm JV: 5:30pm V: 7:00pm | 2:45pm | 9:00pm | Boys Basketball vs. Tartan | Tartan High School |
| JV: 4:00pm V: 6:00pm | Girls Hockey vs. Hill-Murray | Aldrich Arena | |
| 5:00pm | 3:15pm | 7:20pm | Boys Swimming Conference Preview | Humboldt High School |
| SATURDAY | DECEMBER 14 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 8:00am | 5:00pm | Dance Team Invite | Owatonna High School | |
| 9:00am | 6:35am | 4:30pm | Wrestling Invite | Maple Grove High School |
Sports schedule for: Dec 2-7
| ATHLETIC EVENTS SCHEDULE: DECEMBER 2 – DECEMBER 7 | |||
| MONDAY | DECEMBER 2 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| Boys Swimming Practice Starts | |||
| TUESDAY | DECEMBER 3 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| B: 4:15pm JV: 4:15pm V: 6:00pm | Boys Basketball vs. Mounds View | HOME | |
| JV: 4:15pm V: 6:30pm | Girls Hockey vs. Hastings | Hastings Civic Arena | |
| WEDNESDAY | DECEMBER 4 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 5:00pm | Wrestling Triangular vs. Armstrong and Hopkins | HOME | |
| 6:00pm | Gymnastics Conference Preview | Johnson High School | |
| THURSDAY | DECEMBER 5 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| B: 4:15pm JV: 4:15pm V: 6:00pm | Boys Basketball vs. Hill-Murray | HOME | |
| FRIDAY | DECEMBER 6 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 5:00pm | Girls Basketball vs. Washington | HOME | |
| JV: 5:00pm V: 7:00pm | Boys Hockey vs. Baldwin | Charles M. Schulz Highland Arena | |
| JV: 5:00pm V: 7:00pm | Girls Hockey vs. Moose Lake | Phalen Arena | |
| 6:00pm | Gymnastics vs. South St. Paul | HOME | |
| SATURDAY | DECEMBER 7 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 9:15am 9:15am 11:00am | Boys Basketball vs. SPA | HOME | |
| 10:00am | Wrestling Invite | Rush City High School | |
Sports schedule for: Nov 25-30
| ATHLETIC EVENTS SCHEDULE: NOVEMBER 25 – NOVEMBER 30 | |||
| MONDAY | NOVEMBER 25 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 26 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 5:00pm | Girls Basketball vs. South | Minneapolis South High School | |
| 5:15pm | 7:00pm | Girls Hockey vs. Northern Tier | East Bethel Ice Arena | |
| WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 27 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 5:00pm | Girls Basketball vs. Humboldt | Humboldt High School | |
| THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 28 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 29 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| JV: 1:00pm V: 3:00pm | JV: 11:00am V: 12:30pm | 5:00pm | Boys Hockey River Falls Invite | Wildcat Center |
| SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 30 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| JV: 5:00pm V: 7:00pm | JV: 3:00pm V: 4:30pm | 9:00pm | Boys Hockey River Falls Invite | Wildcat Center |
Sports schedule for: Nov 18-23
| ATHLETIC EVENTS SCHEDULE: NOVEMBER 18 – NOVEMBER 23 | |||
| MONDAY | NOVEMBER 18 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| Boys Basketball Practice Starts | |||
| Wrestling Practice Starts | |||
| TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 19 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 20 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| JV: 5:00pm V: 7:00pm | Girls Hockey vs. Minneapolis | WSP Ice Arena | |
| THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 21 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| V: 6:00pm | Girls Basketball vs. Central | HOME | |
| FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 22 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 23 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| JV: 1:00pm V: 3:00pm | Boys Hockey vs. Simley | Charles M Schulz Highland Arena | |
| JV: 1:00pm V: 3:00pm | Girls Hockey vs. Visitation | WSP Ice Arena | |
Why it is important to play at least one sport
By: Isabel Strack
Here are some reasons why you should play at least one sport.
If you want to play sports but don’t like contact sports there are still many other non-contact sports you could play. These sports include: volleyball, golf, tennis, swimming, gymnastics, and more.
Playing a sport can help you stay in shape. Going to your sports practices everyday and doing exercises can help you feel more energized and feel more healthy.
It can help develop more social skills. You can also create new friendships that you most likely wouldn’t have made otherwise. Sports can bring people together from different schools.
Another reason is that it can help your mental health benefits. By being around other encouraging people that enjoy what you enjoy it can help with your mental well-being. Being in a sport is a fairly social activity and can provide psychological benefits. Getting out of your house at least a couple times a week and exercising and seeing other people can help raise your mental health.
Research has shown that if you play a sport you perform better in a classroom. If you play a school sport it can motivate you to get better grades so that you can stay in your sport. It can help overall with a higher IQ. High school students who play a sport are less likely to drop out of school. By participating in a sport there are results in a higher GPA. It also helps with problem solving skills
By playing a sport it can help you become more responsible. By showing up to practice it can help you with time management. It can help you balance your academic responsibilities with your athletic commitments. It teaches you discipline and how to balance your time.
It can help build your confidence. By having a wide range of skills it can help your self-esteem. By being involved in a sport you’re in a safe structured environment that could help you gain confidence.
There are many more reasons why you should join a sport, these are just a couple of reasons.
Sports schedule for: Nov 11-16
| ATHLETIC EVENTS SCHEDULE: NOVEMBER 11 – NOVEMBER 16 | |||
| MONDAY | NOVEMBER 11 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| Girls Basketball Practice Starts | |||
| Boys Hockey Practice Starts | |||
| Gymnastics Practice Starts | |||
| TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 12 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| Cheerleading Tryouts Start | |||
| Alpine Ski Practice Starts | |||
| JV: 5:00pm V: 7:00pm | Girls Hockey vs. Osseo | Dick Vraa Ice Arena | |
| WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 13 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| Nordic Ski Practice Starts | |||
| THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 14 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 15 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| JV: 5:00pm V: 7:00pm | Girls Hockey vs. Mankato East | All Seasons Arena | |
| SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 16 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 5:30pm | Girls Hockey vs. Rochester Lourdes | WSP Ice Arena | |
Sports schedule for: Nov 4-9
| MONDAY | NOVEMBER 4 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| TUESDAY | NOVEMBER 5 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| WEDNESDAY | NOVEMBER 6 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| THURSDAY | NOVEMBER 7 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 6:00pm | 4:30pm | 9:00pm | Girls Swimming Section Prelims | Richfield Middle School |
| FRIDAY | NOVEMBER 8 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| SATURDAY | NOVEMBER 9 | ||
| TIME | BUS TIMES | EVENT | LOCATION |
| 12:00pm | 10:30am | 3:00pm | Girls Swimming Sections Finals | Richfield Middle School |
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