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Left to right: State Nordic qualifiers Val Hart ’18 Peter Moore ’19, and Lexi Hilton ’16.
NORDIC SKIING SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: Both the girls’ and boys’ teams placed third in their conference and qualified three skiers for State: Val Hart ’18 Peter Moore ’19, and Lexi Hilton ’16. Moore was also one of eight U16 boys who qualified for the Midwest Junior National Team.
BOYS’ HOCKEY (20-5)
ALL-CONFERENCE: Peter Moore ’19, Val Hart ’18, Lexi Hilton ’18, and Dina Moradian ’18
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS: In a historic season for boys’ hockey, the Spartans finished second in their conference and beat Totino-Grace in section finals to qualify for the MSHSL State Tournament for the first time since the MSHSL’s formation. The team beat St. Cloud Cathedral 4-2 in the quarterfinal round to make the State semifinals. The team finished in fourth place at the Tournament after losing to Hermantown, the eventual champion.
ALPINE SKIING
Jack Johnston ’17 (#19) jumps into the boards in front of the Spartan student section after scoring a goal in the State quarterfinal round against St. Cloud Cathedral.
ALL-CONFERENCE: All-State skier Peter Baker ’16
Katie Brunell ’17 and John Soranno ’17
Andy Beran ’18, Dev McCabe ’18, Noel Parker ’17, and Evan Dahlseide ’16
ALL-CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTION: Paul Phillips
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Bailey Donovan ’19 and Peter Baker ’16
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The girls’ team finished second in the conference and sent Bailey Donovan ’19 and Katie Brunell ’17 to State. Boys’ alpine finished fifth in the conference and also qualified two skiers, Peter Baker ’16 and Tom Patterson ’18, to the state competition.
ALL-STATE:
Matt Dahlseide ’17, Jack Johnston ’17, Cullen McCabe ’16, and Justin Jallen ’16
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Peter Baker ’16, Lauren Hansen ’17, Sammy Ries ’19, and Tom Patterson ’18