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Pictured above the boys Ultimate Frisbee team practices at Powderhorn park. While many sports have gone down in numbers the participation in frisbee has surged in recent years. Photo: Livia Lund

Changing seasons bring fluctuations to sports participation

Henry Holcomb, Staff Writer • April 15, 2017

Although South’s ultimate frisbee team has existed in some form or another since 2001, it has drastically exploded with popularity in these last few years.  South has frisbee teams playing in both the...

The south high track team before they start practice. It was a 90 percent chance of rain this day so the track team was inside. Luckily other teams were still practicing outside so there was enough space for everyone. Photo: Luca Raffo-Simoes

Crowded YWCA makes practice hard and coaches nervous

Luca Raffo-Simoes, Staff Writer • April 14, 2017

What if your practice was interrupted by different sports running through your space? This has been a problem since the beginning of the spring sports season at the YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association)...

Pictured above Rodney Lossow coaches, and gives instructions to the badminton team. Lossow is a former assistant coach that has taken up the mantle of head coach for the football team and continues to coach the badminton team. He has coached many different sports in Minneapolis. Photo: Eli Shimanski

Badminton coach intercepts head football position

Oliver Hall, Staff Writer • March 17, 2017

Sports are a large part of the lives of very many students, from badminton to football the coaches have a big impact on the teams that these students play on. This affects many different parts of students...

Teams: Volleyballs Deep, and Seward Rats face off against each other. The Volleyballs Deep did make to to the finals but sadly did not win. “It was fun playing, it wasnt too intense” said Emma Schulz member of “Love at First Spike.” Photo: Katherine Lundquist

Winter Olympics: win or lose you’ll have fun

Katherine Lundquist, Staff Writer • March 16, 2017

On Friday March 10 during 5th, 6th and 7th hour many students gathered in the gym to watch the Winter Olympics. The Winter Olympics started as a way for students to relax for the second half of the day...

Pictured above. Dutch Franko-Dynes is in the blue. He is diving into the water at a race, one of his teammates said “He encourages the team and likes to have fun on the team as well.” Photo courtesy of Jennifer Franko

South swimmer goes to state

Oliver Piotrowski, Staff Writer • March 7, 2017

Dutch Franko-Dynes, a junior here at South, won first place in the 100 yard freestyle for swimming and went to state. He originally started competitively swimming in February of 2012 at the age of 13,...

8th grader Jade Hill drives down the court to prepare to make a shot. South faced Hopkins, the number one team in the state, this Saturday in Sections semi-finals. Although South lost 85-42, the team was proud of the game and of the season. “We feel really good about the season, we won the conference without a loss, we got our first section win,” said Head Coach Nathan McGuire. Photo: Livia Lund

Girl’s basketball team swished the net in Semi-finals, but missed the game

Livia Lund, Features Editor • March 4, 2017

After a hard fought battle this Saturday, March 4th, against Hopkins, the women’s basketball team lost in Sections semi-finals 85-42. “We played the top team in the state that hasn’t lost a game...

Pictured above senior Ben Neal plays lacrosse for the Minneapolis co-op high school team. Next year Neal will be a part of Chatham Universitys first ever Mens lacrosse team. Photo courtesy of: Mike Lieb

Ben Neal goes from Tiger to Cougar

Oliver Piotrowski, Staff Writer • February 24, 2017

Ben Neal, one of our own peers was signed to a College, Chatham University in Pittsburg, to play Lacrosse. Ben talked a lot about how much he liked the school. One of the things he said was “I liked...

Seward eighth grader and gymnast for South, Ellie Barnett-Cashman, does a handstand during her floor routine at the Section 6AA Finals. At the final meet of the season South scored 116.925 points and came in 7th place. Gymnastics is a very physically demanding sport that requires full body effort. Several of South’s gymnasts feel that they receive less attention in comparison to other sports.

Flips and turns, and ups and downs: South gymnastics finishes their season strong

Madeline Mahoney, Staff Writer • February 22, 2017

Have you ever attended a South gymnastics competition? Probably not, in fact, a lot of students don’t even realize we have a gymnastics team. Gymnastics is very physically demanding but it doesn’t...

Nordic team takes on State meet

Luca Raffo-Simoes, Staff Writer • February 22, 2017

The Minnesota state skiing meet was at Giants Ridge on Thursday February 16th. A couple of South High School students participated. Ethan Nelson(senior), Nick Carter(freshman), Anna Mulhern(junior), Ethan...

Pictured above: South’s adapted floor hockey team poses for a team photo after their massive win against South Suburban. The team looks forward to making it to state this year which will take place on March 17th and 18th. Seniors on the team include Hanna Bolstrom, Mark Runquist, Mohammed Mohammed, and Noah Novacek. Photo: Henry Holcomb

A Hidden Jewel at South High: South’s Adapted Sports Program

Henry Holcomb, Staff Writer • February 20, 2017

South High has had adapted sports for many years but the program remains at a lack of exposure and support from the South High community.  South has had adapted sports since 1982 when Jim Christy, -a...

Pictured above South students show their stuff at the ping-pong clubs second meeting in front of the schools snack shack. Co-creator of the group, Desmond Lafave mentioned, “Ping pong tables are not everywhere so its nice to have a place to come where you have the right materials to play ping-pong.” Photo: Livia Lund

New South club creates community for “ping-pong lovers”

Leticia Ramirez Estrada, Staff Writer • February 12, 2017

Not all students at South High are involved in extracurricular activities after school. South High Junior George Muller, and Sophomore Desmond LaFave both really like ping-pong and thought it would be...

Pictured above is South gymnast Sophie Truen at the January 21st Henry Sibley invitational. Its been a great season for Sophie. While she has won top scorer before, she won the Minneapoliss All City meet with a total of 34.25 points. A personal best for Truen. Photo courtesy of Sara Helmstetter.

Sophie Truen wins top scorer at gymnastics all city meet

Tatiana Burch and Izzy Willette • February 12, 2017

It Was a good night for South’s women gymnastics team on Friday the 7th during the team’s All City finals. The women's gymnastics team has won eight meets so far out of 10, and junior Sophie Truen...

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