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The Royal Page

The student news site of Hopkins High School

The Royal Page

The student news site of Hopkins High School

The Royal Page

Andre Gray, junior, attempts a three pointer in a game against Edina. Gray and the Royals are currently ranked fifth in state.

Boys basketball growing as final stretch approaches

Ryan Baker, Staff Reporter
The Hopkins Boys Basketball team started out the 2019-20 season in an underwhelming fashion. Starting out the season with a 1-2 record was something that most people didn’t anticipate. 

Hopkins/Park hockey wraps up 2019-20 campaign

Mason Arneson, Editor at-Large
The Hopkins Park girls hockey season came to a close the way that many did not want it to, with a 9-0 loss in the first round of sections play against the Blake Bears on Saturday, Feb. 8.
Regan Merritt, senior, prepares for a free throw attempt against Buffalo. The Royals have a tough schedule ahead of them, facing off with Eden Prairie and Wayzata.

Walton powers Royals to weekend sweep

Mason Arneson, Editor at-Large
With sections rapidly approaching and a seismic showdown against Eden Prairie coming up this week, the Hopkins Royals boys basketball team (16-4, 6-1 Lake Conference) continued to build momentum after a rocky start to the calendar year this past weekend.
HRDT performing their routine at Wayzata High School. Unfortunately, the Royelles did not make state.

HRDT wraps up 2019-2020 season

Lindsey Sperling, Sports Editor
When the new month of February started, unfortunately, the Hopkins Royelles season ended. 
Remembering Kobe Bryant

Remembering Kobe Bryant

Ari Geller, Managing Editor
Not many players have impacted the game of basketball the same way Kobe Bryant did. The way he changed the game on and off the court will be remembered forever.
Paige Bueckers, senior, on the cover of SLAM magazine. Bueckers is the number one ranked player in the nation.

Basketball star Bueckers graces cover of SLAM magazine

Ryan Baker, Staff Reporter
Being a state champion, a McDonald’s All-American, USAB Female Athlete of the Year, and a commit to UConn all in Paige Bueckers’, senior, trophy case, she will add appearing on the cover of SLAM magazine. 
A father, a daughter and basketball excellence. The Cosgriff family has the taken Minnesota basketball world by storm

Royal family takes one last regal ride

Mason Arneson, Editor At-Large
In what looks like a mundane storage room beside the cardio room most students remember for the 10th grade heart monitor tests, sits a veritable shrine to the greats who have donned and will don the blue and white of Hopkins girls basketball.
Andrew Chisley, junior drives baseline in a game against Armstrong. The Royals have a current record of 12-4.

Boys basketball play host to Skippers in blue blood battle

David Campbell, Editor in-Chief
After falling to the number one team in the state, Eden Prairie, the Hopkins Royals boys basketball team is currently on a three game win streak.After falling to the number one team in the state, Eden Prairie, the Hopkins Royals boys basketball team is currently on a three game win streak.
Taylor Woodson, freshman, and Maya Nnaji, sophomore wait for an in bound play. The Royals defeated the Trojans 87-77

Girls and boys basketball take victory of rival Trojans

On Tuesday night, the Hopkins Girls Basketball team faced the Wayzata Trojans in what was possibly the biggest and most anticipated game of the season 
The girls basketball team breaks it down after a practice. The squad is currently ranked fifth in the nation, according to MaxPreps

Girls basketball hosts Wayzata in meeting of powerhouse schools

David Campbell, Editor in-Chief
At times this season, the Hopkins Royals girls basketball team has not only looked like the best team in the state, but the best team in the nation.
Andre Gray, junior, performs a crossover in a game against Armstrong. Gray and the Royals have a current record of nine wins and three losses

Boys basketball looks to give Eden Prairie first loss of season

David Campbell, Editor in-Chief
As the basketball season nears the halfway mark, the elite teams begin to separate themselves from the rest. For Hopkins, they seem to be stuck in the middle.
Coach PJ Fleck at ESPN College Gameday

Gopher athletics see surge in popularity, success

Jason Schumacher, Staff Reporter
1904 was the last time the Minnesota Gophers football team won 11 games in a single season. They did it again in 2019 with their victory in the Outback Bowl versus the Auburn Tigers. This historic season came during just the third year of the P.J. Fleck era.
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