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South students showed their pride last Friday at the homecoming game. South played against Providence Academy, and we lost 6 - 33.

Tiger Pride shines through the cold at South High homecoming game

Asanti Bekele, Staff Writer October 10, 2016

Despite the freezing weather and loss at the homecoming game, South tigers continue to keep their spirit. At 2:30 p.m. on Friday, everybody who bought a ticket to the game went to the gym entrance...

(From left to right )Mateo Perez , Sami Kusa, Seif Elfatairy and Christopher Rounds chasing after the ball at Super Soccer Saturday.

With wins and losses, October Super Soccer Saturday was a kick this year

Katherine Lundquist, Staff Writer October 5, 2016

There were 6 soccer games at southwest High School, starting off with women's B squad at 9 a.m. and wrapping up the day with men's varsity at 7 p.m. Even though South’s women's varsity lost 6-1, it...

Photo Credit: Soline Van de Moortele
South high swimmers competed at the Maroon & Gold Invitational state tournament on the TMT team, featuring swimmers from Washburn, South and Roosevelt. The competition starts off with 13 teams competing on the Maroon division and 13 teams competing on the Bronze division, and 9 selected teams swim for the Gold division.

South high girls swim to the top at the Maroon & Gold Invitational state competition

Soline Van de Moortele, News Editor September 18, 2016

Loud cheering and the smell of chlorine filled the aquatics center at the University of Minnesota as high school women's swim teams from across Minnesota compete at one of the biggest meets of the season,...

Before taking part in the Powderhorn 24, a 24 hour bike race, this team of high school students pose for a pre-race photo. South junior Maxwell Hansen (2nd from the left) has done the race before but this will be South junior Ben Meier’s first time doing the race. “[My friends] said it would be really fun so I was like ‘Oh yeah, for sure,” explained Meier. Photo courtesy of Amy Meier.

South bikers join 24 hour bike race

Livia Lund, Features Editor August 16, 2016

  It’s t-minus 90 minutes until the start of the Powderhorn 24, a 24 hour bike race with a 4.8 mile route circling the blocks around Powderhorn park, and it’s raining outside. Hard. Two South...

Hamzard Abdul, born in Ethopia, performs a fantastic header for the South men’s soccer team.  Abdul appreciates the differences on the team. “Just as a community it’s pretty diverse,” he said. “It’s all just different backgrounds of people. It’s sort of my favorite thing about South soccer.” Photo courtesy: Hamza Abdul

Soccer bridges cultural gap for immigrants

Livia Lund, Staff Writer May 31, 2016

Soccer, or football as it’s known in most countries outside the US, began in 19th century England and has since exploded and become the most popular sport in the world. It is played on every continent...

 Hamzard Abdul performs a stunning header in a men’s soccer game. Abdul was selected to play in the Minnesota all-state team.

Men’s Soccer produces state soccer player

Livia Lund, Staff Writer May 13, 2016

This year senior Hamzard Abdul from the Men’s soccer team was chosen to participate in the Minnesota All-State Soccer Team. This a group of the top men’s and women’s soccer players from each...

Graphic: Emma Pederson

Competition is redefined in Northern Indigenous Games

Emma Pederson, Opinions and Social Media Editor April 18, 2016

If you ever exit the school through the doors by the snack shack, you’ll notice that every Tuesday and Thursday, students and teachers begin to warm up to play the Creator’s game, the traditional...

The rock outside of South, coated with layers and layer representing decades of sports rivalries. Photo: Eva Shellaberger

Sports rivalries continue even as participation drops

Eva Shellaberger, Features Editor April 11, 2016

Every few weeks, the rocks outside South change colors-haphazardly painted over with the name of another school, until another South student returns to paint over in black and orange. Supposedly, the rocks...

New badminton coach Rodney Lossow discusses matches with badminton players. The team has grown largely this year due to Lossow’s no cut policy.  “It’ll make the program better in the long run just because youre gonna get a girl who maybe wouldnt try out and she gonna really excel and grow.” He explained.

New badminton coach accepts large crowd, creates “family”

Livia Lund, Staff Writer April 11, 2016

In mid-March, as students and staff walked through Souths doors in the morning and wandered toward the commons they might have noticed a man sitting at a table with a large sign the words “join badminton”...

Seventh grader Jade Hill (20) and sophomore Morgan Hill (24) on the bench during their last game. The varsity girls basketball team was under the leadership of a new Nathan McGuire, a new coach. Many young players stepped up to play with varsity at points during the season. Coach and players together worked through differences in style to a satisfying 16-10 final record.

Player leadership shone as women’s basketball team adapted to change of coaches

Soline Van de Moortele, Staff Writer March 10, 2016

Even with a change of coaches and a heartbreaking last game, the girls varsity basketball team persevered and finished the season off well with a record of 16-10. Adaptability was key in this season’s...

Senior and wrestling captain Sam Truen celebrates after a defeat at the State tournament. He joined the South team in 8th grade and reached his 100th win this year. He placed 5th in State, missing the Nationals cutoff by a mere two places. Hes committed to Northern State University in South Dakota for next year. Photo courtesy of: Sam Truen.

“Quadzilla” leaves his prints with 5th place State finish

Sera Mugeta, Staff Writer March 9, 2016

“It’s a long story...” senior Sam Truen chuckled when asked about how he got his wrestling tag name Quadzilla. “One time, I was about to wrestle and my opponent looked at the bracket. Then told...

Two girls practice their Judo skills at Five Element Martial Arts at Cedar Avenue and East 38th street. The self-defense classes at FEMA focus on the “Five Fingers”: Mind, Voice, Escape, Fight, and Tell. The class emphasizes “knowing how to get out of those situations before they escalate,” sophomore Ingrid Zoll explained.

Girls at South kick back in self-defense classes

Livia Lund, Staff Writer March 7, 2016

“I thought it would it would make me feel more comfortable being out at night alone,” said sophomore Caroline Haarman explaining why she first took a self defense class. Almost every woman and girl...

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