The Orono Girls' Soccer team defeated the Holy Angels Stars with a final score of 1-0 on Monday. The Spartans are now 8-3-1 for the season.
The Spartans will be wrapping up the regular season on Thursday against Rockford.
The Spartans tied with two other teams for the conference title a year ago, and they expect to contend again in 2011
Last year’s record: 16-9 Conference record: 12-4 (Tied for 1st) Section 5AA tournament: defeated Minneapolis North 18-0, defeated Heritage Academy 3-2, defeated Delano 6-5, defeated Maple Lakes 7-2, lost to Zimmerman 6-5 Key returners: Senior catcher Erik Peterson, senior infieldier Matt Helling, senior infielder Kyle Mileusnic, senior outfielder Dylan Limesand, senior outfielder/first baseman Mitchell Wolff, senior pitcher Kyle Ignatius, junior infielder/catcher Jack Halverson, sophomore pitcher Max Mason Key losses: Pitcher Judson McKown, pitcher Brandon Walker, shortstop Joey Salde, first baseman Chase Gottschalk, infielder Andrew Miller Conference outlook The Wright County Conference is as competitive as they come. In 2010, three …
The Spartans held opponents to 1.9 runs per game last year and return their two top pitchers in 2011
Last year’s record: 19-4 Conference record: 14-2 (1st) Section 6AAA tournament: defeated Minneapolis Southwest 6-0, defeated Wayzata 4-3, lost to Robbinsdale Armstrong 5-2, lost to Richfield 6-5 Key returners Senior Kailey Morgan, junior first baseman/catcher Mackenzie Williams, junior third baseman Jessica Flakne, senior outfielder Madison Hinton, senior pitcher Erin Lucas, junior pitcher Amanda Peterson, freshman shortstop Becky Smith Key losses Catcher Tara Schinke, shortstop Laura Randall, center fielder Libby Kruse, center fielder Julia Brauchle Conference outlook With an experienced roster loaded with pitching talent, the Spartans are the favorite to repeat as champions of the Wright County Conference. Led by starters Lucas and …
The Spartans will face tough competition early and often from teams within the strong Wright County Conference, but head coach Justin McCoy says his squads are ready.
ORONO BOYS TRACK AND FIELD Last year’s results: Won Section 4AA True Team meet, third place at Wright County Conference meet Key returners: Senior Chase Myhran (high jump, long jump), junior Justin Doop (800 meter, 1,600 meter), junior Paul Brockley (400 meter, 800 meter), senior Sam Persian (400 meter), senior Bryce Jackson (sprints), senior Ben Nelson (high jump, discus throw) and senior Chris Whitmore (discus thrower, pole vault) Key losses: Wyatt Doop (distance runner), Jordan Perry (100 meter dash, 200 meter dash), Alec Schultz (3,200 meter) Conference outlook: Orono finished one point behind Delano for second place at the 2010 Wright County Conference Meet, and the Spartans have high expectations heading into 2011. New to the …
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