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The student news site of Hopkins High School

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Ali Hall, senior, climbs out of the pool after a race. Hall, recently committed to SDSU.

Hopkins star Hall commits to SDSU

Joey Hurth, Staff Reporter
High School graduation means the end of most high school student’s athletic careers. However, Ali Hall, senior, will just keep swimming. 
Kaija Pratt, senior, preparing for a dive. Pratt looks to have a deep run in sections and make it to state.

Player Profile: Kaija Pratt

Joey Hurth, Staff Reporter
Kaija Pratt, senior, has spent years honing her craft on the diving board. This year she hopes to put it all together and cap off her high school diving career with a trip to state.

Third 2019 National Signing Day sees 10 HHS athletes put pen to paper

David Campbell, Sports Editor
The third and final edition of National Signing Day is here again as 10 HHS seniors choose to continue their academic and athletic careers at their respective colleges. Let’s meet the athletes.
Susanna Fish, junior, on podium after winning section title in diving. Fish qualified for state.

Girls swimming state preview

Gabe Herman, Staff Reporter
The Hopkins Royals girls swim and dive team had a very successful section final outing and placed second out of eighth behind only Wayzata. Apart from placing second, the Royals will have six representatives on the University of Minnesota campus at the state tournament.  

Recap: Royals swim meet against the Trojans

Gabe Herman, Staff Reporter
HHS Girls Swim and Dive team met Wayzata for their fifth dual meet of the season at the Plymouth Lifetime and an unfortunate loss.
Gallery: State Diving Championship

Gallery: State Diving Championship

Julia Fromstein, Staff Reporter
Susanna Fish, sophomore, competed in the state diving championship on Nov. 16.
Alison Hall, sophomore, swims the 100 yard breaststroke at the Section 5AA Prelims meet at the Plymouth Lifetime Fitness. Hall qualified for the section finals meet with the second-place seed, swimming a time of 1:07.05.

Girls swim and dive gains momentum at section 5AA prelims

Michael Korsh, Editor-in-Chief
On Nov. 9, the Royals girls swim and dive team competed in the preliminaries of the MSHSL Section 5AA meet at the Plymouth Lifetime Fitness, qualifying 11 swimmers for the section finals meet.
Swimmers from the Royals and Orioles take their mark on the starting blocks before competing in the 500 freestyle during the meet on Oct. 16.

A grand finale

Navit Nachmias and Michael Korsh
Last Thursday, the Royals girls swim and dive team competed against St. Louis Park in their last home meet of the season.
Yasmin Nachmias, freshman, performs a back somersault dive during practice on Sept. 13.

Girls swim and dive takes on Eden Prairie

Ellie Fishman, Staff Reporter
After getting sixth place out of nine teams in their last swim meet, the Minnetonka Invite, the Royals girls swim and dive team is ready to bounce back for today’s meet against Eden Prairie.
Molly Meland, sophomore, competes at the Art Downey Aquatic Center.

Player profile: Molly Meland

Andy Weisman, Sports Editor

At the age of seven, Molly Meland, sophomore, became a competitive swimmer. Meland said right from the start she fell in love with the sport because she loved being in the water and how competitive the...

Derrick Johnson, Morningside College, Iowa, Baseball- First year on Varsity: Senior year, 2016. Favorite memory: Winning State in 9th grade with his travel team.

On to the next level: Class of 2016

Evie Barczak and Noah Kaplan
Over 30 HHS senior student athletes will be continuing their athletic careers next year at college.

Girls swim competes at section meet

Seth Eliason, Staff Reporter
One of the biggest highlights for the Royals was a third place finish in the 400 free relay swam by Berman, Ashby, Ellen Hofstede, freshman, and Ellen Sussman, junior.
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