With his first season as a member of the Royals lacrosse team coming to an end, Cole Kristal, sophomore, is more and more excited about his lacrosse career getting started.
Shot after shot, hit after hit, the Royals trap continues to prove that they are a proud, and competitive.
“The interest in the district is so much that we have 40 kids on the team and 12 on a waiting list,” Mr. Mark Czech, head coach of the HHS trap team said.
The Royals synchronized swimming team participated in the West Sections Figures meet on Tuesday, May 16 in Prior Lake.
In a figures meet, a panel of judges critique each swimmer on technical merit. At the end of the meet, the scoring totals are added up and awarded points are awarded to each team.
Kylie Hanley, junior, is a multi-faceted athlete, while in the winter she focuses on going above and beyond in hockey, when spring comes around her attention turns to lacrosse.
“I love the program and the group of girls, everyone is really supportive and normally there’s no drama,” Hanley said of the Royals girls lacrosse team.
This past Wednesday,in a Lake Conference matchup, the Royals softball team got stung by the Edina Hornets in a unexpected 11-1 loss after previously defeating them 6-1 with a fourth and fifth inning rally...
Navit Nachmias, junior, has been doing track and field for eleven years. This is her third year on the HHS track and field team. “I originally started as a sprinter, but once I got to the HHS team I started working out with the jumpers and I loved it and I have been doing it ever since,” Nachmias said.
The Royals came into last night’s home matchup against the Minneapolis Washburn Millers with a three game winning streak, looking to extend it to four.
Jack Kohen, senior, was the starting pitcher and pitched three innings, striking out eight batters. Kohen was also given the win for his performance.
Multi-sport athlete Abby Martin, junior, is looking to improve friendships and team community while leading the Royals to some big wins this season.
Martin has been playing lacrosse since eighth grade, at the age of 14. Martin started lacrosse much later than most, but has previous sports experience from soccer which she is still currently playing, being voted captain for the girls team this upcoming 2017 fall season.
Early in the season, the Royals lacrosse team has struggled but still have a lot of fight left in them.
“It’s been pretty rough so far, but we’re making small improvements every game and we haven’t given up,” Jackson James, sophomore, said. “In these next few weeks, we get to play some smaller programs which should be closer games.”
The HHS baseball team continues to be consistent in their season but are looking for a spark to get them going.
With the first week done and the Royals going 2-2 the second week came and the Royals did the same thing.
