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Coach Murray on the field.

Erin Murray Wins Coach of the Year

Sam Sustacek, Staff Reporter February 9, 2015

Erin Murray, the head coach of the Orono girls soccer team, recently won two awards recognizing her excellent coaching. Murray was named Minnesota Coach of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association...

Brooklyn Duffy does a slap shot at a Hutchinson tiger goalie

OGH gets the W

Brianna Shaw, Student Life Editor February 6, 2015

OGH won their first section game in four years last night. Last year OGH lost their first section game to Princeton, but they brought that fire and determination to the ice last night. OGH took...

Jackson Striggow selected as semi-finalist for Aspire’s Athlete of the Week

Jackson Striggow selected as semi-finalist for Aspire’s Athlete of the Week

Nikki George, Visuals Editor January 13, 2015

UPDATE: As of 8:15 Wed., Striggow was in second place with 1864 votes; the front-runner had 2194. OHS senior wrestler Jackson Striggow has been nominated and selected to be one of the top 5 semi-finalists...

Girls Hockey Flying Down the Ice

Girls Hockey Flying Down the Ice

Will Dittrich, Sports Editor January 11, 2015

Coming into the season the Orono girls hockey team had some high expectations. The girls lost a few key players last year but returned with a majority of their players. Their goal: make it to the state...

Boys Wrestling

Boys Wrestling

Alex Rusciano, Student Life Editor January 1, 2015

The winter is here, and so is wrestling season. “We have a lot of guys on the team [this year],” senior Jackson Striggow said. In 2013, Striggow and graduate Charlie Schmid placed in state; this...

ExCEL Award Winners

ExCEL Award Winners

Will Dittrich, Sports Editor December 15, 2014

Orono High School has received some terrific news. On Friday Dec. 12,  juniors David McCuskey and Rachel Fay were nominated as ExCEL award winners. This is a tremendous honor which is designed exclusively...

Senior Cole Hennings prepares to shoot

Athlete of the Month: Cole Hennings

Will Dittrich, Sports Editor December 12, 2014

Senior point guard Cole Hennings is the second recipient of Athlete of the Month for the Orono Spartans during the 2014-2015 sports season. Hennings has been on a tear lately for the Orono boys basketball...

Boys and Girls Basketball Team

Boys and Girls Basketball Team

Will Dittrich, Sports Editor December 11, 2014

Orono boys and girls basketball have started the new season with great success. The Orono Spartans boys basketball team made it to state last year and return the majority of their leading scorers. They...

Four OHS Seniors Sign Letters of Intent

Zach Wagner November 19, 2014

Orono High School had four seniors sign their letters of intent on Thursday, November 13. These seniors include Rachel Heussner, Cooper Tokar, Kiera Nelson and Julia Spacek. “I first started playing...

Winter Sports Preview

Winter Sports Preview

Will Dittrich, Sports Editor November 13, 2014

November 3 marked the kickoff of winter sports with the annual winter sports night. With 10 different teams all starting their season soon, it will be a hectic few months at Orono High School. All the...

THe MHSHL Soccer logo.

Spartans Headed to State

Makena Yunker, Editor in Chief - Online October 15, 2014

After shut outs over Watertown-Mayor (6-0) and Breck (4-0),  the Orono girls soccer team faced the Benilde-St. Margaret's Knights for the final game in the Section 6A bracket. After an intense game,...

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