Fundraising is a crucial part in keeping high school sports running. Teams participate in fundraisers that can help bring in money to pay for a wide variety of wants.
With the signing period starting in the beginning of November, pitcher, Wyatt Nelson, senior, has committed to NDSU to continue his baseball career.
Nelson was being recruited to seven different Division 1 colleges but only received scholarship offers from North Dakota State University (NDSU), South Dakota State University (SDSU), and University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
The Hopkins Ultimate Team (HURT) has just finished a wild weekend of wins to advance to the state finals for the third time in a row.
HURT will be taking on Edina for another state championship. Both teams are major rivals who always are at the top of the state. Hopkins has beaten Edina three times this season and lost to them three times.
Mats Hansen, junior, is a player on the HURT (Hopkins Ultimate Recreation Team) team.
This season Hansen got the call up from the Junior Varsity team to the Varsity team. He plays the position of cutter which is someone who runs out for long throws and mostly catches the frisbee.
Today the Royals start their postseason run to the state tournament against Southwest at 4:30 at the new turf field.
The Royals finished up the season with a 10-10 record, but lost six of their last seven games. The Royals have yet to face Southwest this year, however, Southwest will be without their ace pitcher as he pitched a complete game last night against St. Louis Park in their 4-2 win.
The Hopkins Boys Ultimate Frisbee Team just held the largest frisbee tournament in Minnesota located at the Blaine Sports Complex.
The Royals took charge in their own tournament playing a total of seven games and winning all of them. The first three games were pool play and the last four were the elimination bracket games.
Tomorrow, May 16, the Royals baseball team will play their fifth Lake Conference game of the season and their second, and final game, against the Edina Hornets.
The Royals faced the Hornets earlier...
The Royals boys baseball team had a tough end of the season last year when they lost to the Wayzata Trojans in the section final and failed to make the state tournament for the fifth consecutive season.
While riding a three-game win streak, the Royals will travel to Minnetonka to face the Skippers for the first time this season.
A big win for the Royals came against the Wayzata Trojans last Friday...