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The Spartan Speaks

Coach Weiland talking to his players during a game.

Football Team Tackles Tough Conference

Will Dittrich, Sports Editor October 10, 2014

The Orono varsity football team is having one of the best seasons in recent years and their record stands at 4-2 before the Delano game. Orono has been ranked as high as no. five in the whole state, according...

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...

Jeff Weiland: “The…best thing is coaching.”

November 4, 2012

For the past ten years Jeff Weiland has been the head coach for the Orono Spartans varsity football team. He has also taught American Government to the entire freshmen class. Teaching and coaching go hand...

Orono celebrates 60th Homecoming in style

October 17, 2011

In 1951, when Ike Pesonen started teaching at Orono, he knew he wanted to start a football team. In the beginning, home games were impossible due to a lack of a field at Orono. 60 years later at OHS’s...

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