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The Spartan Speaks

The Student News Site of Orono High School

The Spartan Speaks

Boys Basketball season wrap up

Jack Ellis and Julia Spacek March 19, 2014

The Orono boys basketball team, led by captains, Chandler Perry, Andy Ten Eyck and Ben Turnham, is ranked first in the conference, according to the MSHSL website with a 12-3 record. The team had a 5-game...

Girls Basketball season wrap up

Jack Ellis and Julia Spacek March 19, 2014

Coming off of a rough past two seasons, where the team won three and 13 games respectively, OGB was determined to have a winning season. “Our team has accomplished so much already this year, being 12-0...

Alpine skiing season wrap up

Jack Ellis and Julia Spacek March 18, 2014

This year was a year to remember for the Orono Alpine Ski Team, as both the boys and the girls teams finished off strong, after qualifying for State. The boys team went to State and placed third as a team,...

Russia wins Sochi medal count in 2014

Russia wins Sochi medal count in 2014

Maddie Kileen, News Editor March 18, 2014

The 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia were filled with excitement and enthusiasm from athletes and fans from Feb. 7 to Feb. 23. There were 15 different sports played at the games, with 98 different...

Senior manager, Kramer Gardner, fills up  water glasses to give to the team as they come from warm ups.

Managers work to help the team succeed

Madi Arends, Editor in Chief - Print March 18, 2014

Team managers are a background extension of the efforts put in by coaches and players. Kramer Gardner is one of the four managers for the boys basketball team. He, along with Gunnar Olsen, pick up the...

Spartys March Madness Bracket due Thurs. at NOON

Sparty’s March Madness Bracket due Thurs. at NOON

March 16, 2014

Print off Sparty's second annual March Madness Bracket. Fill it out and turn it in to Mrs. Herring's room (216) by noon on Thursday, March 20.

Boys basketball storms the court

Boys basketball storms the court

March 7, 2014

Boys basketball defeats Delano in the section finals game at St. Cloud State University on Thursday, March 6th.   All photos by Mary Ann Perry.

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Looking back at what was Sochi 2014

Pete Makarov, Editor in Chief - Online February 27, 2014

Does anyone else find it a little fishy that the Russians won the medal count at the 2014 Winter Olympics? With Putin having high hopes for his countrymen and himself, I wonder if he happened to pull some...

The Orono coaching staff.

A new face for boys hockey has arrived

Madi Arends, Editor in Chief Print February 13, 2014

The Orono boys hockey team got a new face this season. This year, Orono hired a new coaching staff led by head coach Kasey Yoder. Yoder is originally from the city of Duluth.  He attended high school...

Girls gymnastics flips into competition

Girls gymnastics flips into competition

Makena Yunker, A&E Editor February 13, 2014

Only a few points can make the difference between a win and a loss for the Orono girls gymnastics team. A lot is on the line when it comes to competing. Although a meet lasts around two or three hours,...

Boys basketball team has a big week against conference rivals

Madi Arends, Editor in Chief Print February 13, 2014

This week, the Orono boys basketball team had three conference games: Tuesday Jan. 28 at Mound-Westonka, Thursday Jan. 30 against Holy Family and Saturday Feb. 1 against Delano. The week began well...

Arends Update: Jan. 28

Arends Update: Jan. 28

Madi Arends, Editor-in-Chief Print February 3, 2014

This week the Orono boys basketball team had three conference games: Tuesday Jan. 28 at Mound-Westonka, Thursday Jan. 30 against Holy Family and Saturday Feb. 1 against Delano.   The week began...

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