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The Royal Page

The student news site of Hopkins High School

The Royal Page

The Royals look on as the offense drive down the field. The Royals are 2-2 on the season.

Football mid-season update

Jake Lehman, Staff Reporter
The Hopkins Royals Football team is off to a strong start, going 2-2 in their first four games this year. Already one more win than their 2017 season total
Royals celebrate a touchdown in a home game against Armstrong. The Royals take on Chanhassen for the homecoming game this friday.

Preview: Royals take on Chanhassen in Homecoming game

Jake Lehman, Staff Reporter
The Hopkins Royals football team is looking to go above .500 on the season, as they face a tough Chanhassen team on their Homecoming week.
The Royals football team runs out of the locker room during a game this season. The Royals take on Spring Lake Park this season.

Preview: Royals take a road trip down to Spring Lake Park

Jake Lehman, Staff Reporter
Last Friday, September 14th, the Royals football team hosted Armstrong to face the Falcons in their third game of the season. The Royals fell to the Falcons 41-37. Coming into the game at 1-1, the Royals have been struggling to stop the run game, and it didn’t get much better against the Falcons.
Royal defenders swarm an Apple Valley receiver in the season opener. The Royals are looking to improve to 2-1 on the season.

Preview: Royals look to bounce back as they host the Armstrong Falcons

Jake Lehman, Staff Reporter
The Hopkins Royals football team is coming back to their home turf this Friday night, looking to gain back the momentum they lost last week at Waconia, getting handed a tough 35-15 loss.
Sam Segelbaum, senior, kicks an extra point in the season opener. The Hopkins kicker made all three of his extra points in this game.

Player Profile: Sam Segelbaum

Gianni Tejada, Staff Reporter
After over 10 years of playing organized soccer, Sam Segelbaum, senior, has become the starting kicker for the HHS Varsity football team. Segelbaum decided to make the switch to football because he would have played for the junior varsity soccer team this year.  
Will Stein, senior, takes down an opposing Apple Valley Eagle in the season opener. The Royals travel to Waconia to look for their second win of the season.

Preview: Football takes on Waconia in second game of the season

Jake Lehman, Staff Reporter
As the Hopkins Royals Football team prepares to travel to Waconia this Friday night, they come in with some momentum from the previous week, beating a very solid Apple Valley Eagles team 21-0 to kick off their season.
The HHS squad lines up for a play in formation. The royals open up the season on Aug. 30th at home against Apple Valley.

Former NFL offensive lineman joins HHS coaching staff

David Campbell, Sports Editor
After going 1-7 in the regular season and then eventually losing in the first round of sections to St. Michael-Albertville, the Hopkins High School football team got a major boost to the coaching staff.

Op/Ed: Super Bowl

The AFC and NFC championship has finally wrapped up, the final teams remaining are the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots. With the Super Bowl looming, two Royal Page sports reporters give their opinion on who will win.
The Minneapolis Miracle

The Minneapolis Miracle

AJ Condon, Sports Reporter
It is two days later now, and I am still in shock over what happened in the closing seconds of the best playoff game I have ever witnessed. The Minnesota Vikings, with 10 seconds left, made US Bank Stadium roar in happiness when Case Keenum, quarterback, connected with Stefon Diggs, wide receiver, for a 61-yard game winning touchdown to defeat the New Orleans Saints.

NFL power rankings

David Campbell, Staff Reporter
With only three weeks left in the season, teams are looking to lock up a playoff spot. The Royal Page breaks down the best from the worst.

Vikings continue six game win streak with win over Rams

AJ Condon, Sports Reporter
The Minnesota Vikings are continuously showing the league why they are one of the best teams in the NFL and it’s time they get some recognition for it.

The Royal Page’s NFL Power Rankings: Week 11

Nearing the final stretch of the NFL season, two Royal Page reporters give their thoughts on who are the best and the worst in the league. These are the Week 11 NFL Power Rankings.
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