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The Royal Page

The student news site of Hopkins High School

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Kerwin Walton, senior, prepares to hear his name announced before the Mar. 6 section semifinal against Wayzata. Walton announced his commitment to the University of North Carolina on the morning of Apr. 27.

Boys basketball star Kerwin Walton announces commitment to UNC

Mason Arneson, Editor At-Large
Just days before the May 1 National Commitment Day, Hopkins senior swingman Kerwin Walton made his much anticipated decision to commit to playing basketball with the University of North Carolina in a video call with 247 Sports Director of Recruiting Evan Daniels earlier today.
NFL Mock Draft 1.0: Vikings snag Trevon Diggs

NFL Mock Draft 1.0: Vikings snag Trevon Diggs

David Campbell, Editor in-Chief
One Diggs gone and a new one comes in. Many people will say draft Gross-Matos here but the Vikings need corners SO badly and Mike Zimmer loves drafting them. Diggs has excellent ball skills and will surely succeed at the next level.
Sam Goldman, sophomore, completes a course at Hyland Hills. Goldman has been snowboarding for most of his life.

Athlete Profile: Sam Goldman

Aidan Swartz, Staff Reporter
Students may know Sam Goldman, sophomore, as a student, but not as an athlete.

MSHSL cancels state tournaments

As of 10:45 a.m. Fri. March 13, the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) canceled the Girls Basketball State Tournament and all boys section and state basketball games, due to the Coronavirus. 
Paige Bueckers, senior, sizes up two Ponies defenders in the first half of the Royals 66-40 state semifinals victory over Stillwater. Bueckers finished the game with 15 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists

Girls basketball defeat Stillwater in state semifinals, advance to state title game

Mason Arneson, Editor At-Large

In a 24-hour period in which coronavirus uncertainty reigned supreme with all three major sports leagues in North America being suspended indefinitely, sports, as it has done so many times before, provided...

Royals take down Cambridge-Isanti in opening round of girls basketball state

Mason Arneson, Editor At-Large

Sophomore forward Maya Nnaji scored an easy lay-in about ten seconds into Hopkins’ opening game of the 2020 MSHSL girls state basketball tournament and the team never looked back, holding onto the lead...

Paige Bueckers, alumni, walks up the court in the 2019 state championship game.

Bueckers awarded Gatorade Player of the Year

Olivia Cohen, Editor in-Chief
Paige Bueckers, senior and the No. 1 women’s basketball recruits of 2020, has won the Gatorade Player of the Year Award. 
Taylor Woodson, freshman, shoots the first of her two free throws. Woodson started the contest and finished with eight points.

Hopkins girls basketball punches state tournament ticket in thrilling victory over Wayzata

Mason Arneson, Editor At-Large

The Lindbergh Center featured all of the pageantry that one would expect from a matchup between Hopkins Royals and Wayzata Trojans for the Section 6AAAA final, where Hopkins prevailed by a score of 86-76.  The...

Star wrestler Chakolis scores state championship crown

Charlie Nirenstein, Staff Reporter
All season long the Hopkins wrestling matts have been dominated by one wrestler, junior RJ Chakolis. So much so he can count on one hand the number of times he has been taken down this year. This isn’t an unfamiliar site for Chakolis or the Hopkins wrestling team. 

Hurth and Bueckers capture Apollo and Athena awards

Josie Fieldman, Assistant Sports Editor
The annual Apollo and Athena awards were announced on Feb. 28. Joey Hurth and Paige Bueckers were the recipients.
Mason Arneson, Ryan Baker and David Campbell, seniors, pose for the cover photo of The Most Definitely Sports Podcast. The three Royal Page staff members have been publishing their podcasts on Spotify.

Introducing Royal Page Sports Podcasts

For a couple of months, editor-at-large Mason Arneson, editor in-chief David Campbell and staff reporter Ryan Baker have been hard at work on making two different podcast series where they delve into the...

Dominic Valentini, junior skates around his net with the puck. Valentini has proven to be a offensive threat on the Hopkins boys varsity team.

Player Profile: Dominic Valentini

Charlie Nirenstein, Staff Reporter
Enter the chilly Hopkins Pavilion and you’ll find a workhorse in Dominic Valentini, junior, skating around on the rink. The season may be over for the boys hockey team but that doesn’t mean the work is. 
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