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The Spartan Speaks

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Girls Hockey: Conference Champions repeat

February 4, 2013

On Jan.  22  the Orono Girls hockey team beat the Hutchinson Tigers by a score of 8-0 to clinch the wright county conference championship. "Beating Hutch and winning conference was a great feeling,"...

Skiing fresh snow in Whitefish, Mont.

Woody Hust January 30, 2013

This movie was made in Whitefish, Mont. and in the surrounding mountain ranges from December 22nd, 2012 to January 10th 2013.  The snow was fairly good while filming, but we really got into some deeper...

Doctors develop new strategies to treat sports-related injuries

January 24, 2013

Every year, high school sports injuries account for at least 2 million injuries, according to the Center for Disease Control. That is equivalent to about 500,000 doctor visits and 30,000 hospitalizations...

photo/ Tom Winkels
Jim Williams wraps his opponent

Boys wrestling takes down 2012-2013 season

January 24, 2013

Wrestling is a sport often overlooked by many students at OHS. Many know little of what the sport involves or how the team is doing this season. In wrestling, there are different weight classes that...

Orono Dance Team photo

Dance team kicks to conquer competition season

January 24, 2013

One team, one dream” is this year’s 2012-2013 Orono dance Team motto. The team has high expectations and high hopes for the season. The Orono dance team is lead by senior captains Anna Anderson...

Free-agents Ryan Suter and Zach Parise signed with the Wild on July 9, 2012.

Minnesota Wild back to season after end of NHL lockout

January 17, 2013

The Minnesota Wild Hockey Team is back on the ice after an agreement on a labor deal between National Hockey League players and the league ended a four-month lockout that began in Sept. 2012.The Memorandum...

Orono Girls Basketball support Breast Cancer at their game on Friday Jan. 18th

Get Your Pink On – OGB raises money for Angel Foundation

January 17, 2013

Friday Jan. 18th the Orono Girls Basketball team hosted their annual "Get your pink on" game. This year the pink out game wasagainst Glenco Silver Lake Panthers. The pink out game raises money...

Table tennis ping pongs its way to OHS

December 14, 2012

Orono has introduced a new club sport, table tennis. This is the first year of the sport at Orono. Schools like Wayzata, Bloomington Jefferson, Breck, and Benilde St. Margaret have already had table tennis...

Girls gymnastics teams sticks it with support

Girls gymnastics teams sticks it with support

December 14, 2012

After finishing fourth in sections last season, the Orono Girls Gymnastics team is excelling through their close team chemistry by supporting one another in practices and competitions. The team is led...

Varsity doesn’t mean older anymore

December 4, 2012

A surge of underclassmen have achieved varsity level status. This accomplishment comes with an increased sense of responsibility. With young talent beginning at such early ages, high school sports teams...

Sophomore Sydney Reiners dribbles down the court. Photo/ Andrea Pfilsticker

OGB rebounds from traumatic season

December 4, 2012

The Orono girls basketball team has put time and effort into their off-season training to rebound from last year’s performance. The Orono girls basketball team had their work cut out for them last...

Junior Bradford Morrison banking in a race last year. Photo/ Danna Morrison

Alpine ski team ready to hit the slopes

November 27, 2012

It’s winter time. Time to get the shovels and bust out those ski’s. The Alpine Ski team, lead by captains Woody Hust, Connor Sample, Lauren Johnson, and Keller Hickok, is starting to prepare for the...

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