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Taylor Woodson, eighth grader, in a game against Edina. The team is undefeated this season.

Girls and Boys basketball travel to Wayzata for doubleheader against the Trojans

This Friday night, the Hopkins Royals girls basketball team will travel to Wayzata High School to take on the Wayzata Trojans in a matchup that could be the second chapter in a trilogy that concludes at the Section 6AAAA championship.

Hopkins royals basketball finish regular season against the Hornets with a victory

Gianni Tejada, Staff Reporter

The HHS Royals hosted the Edina Hornets to end their two game regular season series.  The Hornets took a one point victory in their first meeting this season at Edina, but Hopkins took a commanding victory...

NBA All-Star Game draft predictions

NBA All-Star Game draft predictions

This year for the first time the NBA All-Star Game draft will be televised, with much anticipation on who will be selected first.
Jalen Dearring, senior, talking to Dane Zimmer, senior earlier this season. Dearring and Zimmer are both starters for the Royals.

Royals look to bounce back after loss to DeLaSalle with a win over Eden Prarie

Gianni Tejada, Staff Reporter
The Royals took on the DeLaSalle Islanders on Feb. 6, and the Islanders ended the Royals six game win streak, winning by a final score of 75-67.
The packed Lindbegh Center on an eventful friday night. Both boys and girls beat Wayzata in highly anticipated matchups.

Boys and Girls basketball defend home court with sweep of the Wayzata Trojans

Gianni Tejada, Staff Reporter
The Royals boys and girls basketball teams hosted the Wayzata Trojans on Feb. 1. The crowds at both of these game were in for a treat.
Dane Zimmer, senior, looks on as Kerwin Walton, junior, takes a layup. Walton and Zimmer are both starters for the Royals.

Preview: Royals face rival Minneapolis North in highly anticipated matchup

Gianni Tejada, Staff Reporter
The Royals are on a three game win streak after winning their last two games, one against the Minnetonka Skippers on Jan. 18, and Totino-Grace on Jan. 21.
Jaelen Treml, sophomore, plays help defense in a game against Lakeville. Treml is a role player for the Royals.

Preview: Hopkins travels to Minnetonka looking for revenge in the Lake Conference

Gianni Tejada, Staff Reporter
The Royals 12 game win streak was broken on Jan. 11, by the Edina Hornets.  The Royals put up a great fight but finished on the bottom, taking a one point loss on the first day of a back to back.

Ryan Saunders fills head coaching position for Timberwolves

Jason Schumacher, Staff Reporter
Following the firing of Tom Thibodeau on Jan. 6, Ryan Saunders took over as the interim head coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Preview: Boys basketball looks to extend win streak to 13 in conference matchup at Edina

Preview: Boys basketball looks to extend win streak to 13 in conference matchup at Edina

Gianni Tejada, Staff Reporter
The Royals boys basketball team has continued their dominance through the end of 2018 and look to feed off that momentum into 2019.  The first matchup for the Royals this year was at Annandale, and took a commanding 53 point victory over the Cardinals on Jan. 8.
Jalen Dearring, senior, fires a jumpshot in the win against Lakeville North. Dearring is the starting guard for the Royals.

Above The Rim basketball tournament preview

Aric Anderson, Staff Reporter
This Friday and Saturday the Royals play in an invitational tournament at Minneapolis North. They play two teams from Chicago, Orr Academy and Michele Clark Prep.
Jalen Dearring, senior, knocks down a free throw in the win against Lakeville North. Dearring is the starting guard for the Royals.

The red hot Royals win their fifth straight against La Follette

Gianni Tejada, Staff Reporter
The Royals continue their win streak with a 14 point victory against the Madison La Follette Lancers. The Royals took a commanding W at home against Robbinsdale Cooper earlier last week and hoped to take that momentum into this game against the visiting Lancers.
Andy Stafford, senior, puts up a free throw in the win against Lakeville North. Stafford is a starter for the Royals.

Recap: Royals dominate Cooper in their fourth consecutive win

Gianni Tejada, Staff Reporter
This game was absolute domination from the first second. The Royals took on the Robbinsdale Cooper Hawks at home on Dec. 13. Going into this game, the Royals were coming off of a seven point defeat against Minnehaha, which was their third straight victory.
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