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Fall Sports at Orono had a variety of successes throughout the season.

Fall Sports Recap

Margaret Kraus, Sports Editor November 14, 2019

Click on the link below to see a recap of fall sports and each team's successes throughout the season. https://view.genial.ly/5dcc13209a45840fa707874a/interactive-content-fall-sports-recap

Reece Cliffords senior year marks his tenth year playing soccer.

Athlete of the Month: Reece Clifford

Margaret Kraus, Sports Editor November 9, 2019

Margaret Kraus Sports Editor The Spartan Speak’s boys’ athlete of the month is soccer captain Reece Clifford. He was a captain of the team during the 2019 seas on, and has been a starting...

Lily Anderson with fellow teammates Carli Olsen and Taylor Gill smiling with their medals for placing in sections and making it to state.

Athlete of the Month: Lilly Anderson

Jordan Allar, Sports Editor November 8, 2019

Jordan Allar Sports Editor Our girls’ athlete of the month is tennis captain Lilly Anderson. Anderson has been a captain for two years and has been on varsity for three. Freshman year she was a varsity...

Oronos final game for the 2019 season.

Orono football season comes to an end

Gracie Hornbaker, Features Editor November 7, 2019

A few Tuesdays a go, the football team played in the first round of sections against Holy Angels. The team went in hopeful for another win to add on to their previous achievement against their opponents....

The Orono girls volleyball team at their Dig Pink game.

Volleyball team ends the season with high hopes for next year

Claire Suchy, Copy Editor October 28, 2019

Claire Suchy Copy Editor On Oct. 22, the Orono Girls volleyball team faced off against the Coon Rapids cardinals in the play-in. Orono was the ninth seed in their section, having a record of 12-31....

The Orono Football team huddles together tightly before the game.

Spartans Tackle Cancer

Margaret Kraus, Sports Editor October 15, 2019

Margaret Kraus Sports Editor Orono went head to head against the Academy of Holy Angels for the annual “Tackle Cancer” game at Pesonen Stadium on Friday night. The game started off tough with cold,...

Players give each other congratulatory  high fives after beating St. Anthony Village.

Orono Volleyball Sweeps On Senior Night

Jordan Allar, Sports Editor October 11, 2019

Jordan Allar Sports Editor Orono varsity volleyball sweeps the court on their last regular season home game against St. Anthony Village. Seniors Josie Peterson, Hadley Juran and Sydney Pieper, juniors...

The mens soccer team after their impressive win in Waconia.

Orono Men’s Soccer’s Latest Dub

Grace Berbig, Opinions Editor September 29, 2019

Grace Berbig Opinions Editor Orono Men’s Soccer celebrated their 9th win on senior night last Friday against the Delano Tigers. After a 4-3 win against Rockford, the boys were excited to take on...

JV soccer plays one of their last home games at Pesonen Stadium.

Midseason Recap: the sports of fall 2019

Nina Johnson, Editor in Chief September 24, 2019

Nina Johnson Editor in Chief Fall sports are at their height during the last week of September, and each team is boasting their share of wins and losses from the season. For many teams, this marks...

Beautiful view from the stands during Orono vs. Chaska Homecoming football game.

Tough Loss for Orono Homecoming Football Game

Jordan Allar, Sports Editor September 18, 2019

Jordan Allar Sports Editor The Orono football team took a tough loss against non-league Chaska last Friday night for Orono’s big homecoming game. The final score ended up being 38-7. Many fans attended...

Seniors Darby Sween, Margaret Kraus, Sophie Johnson, and Brooke Parten cheering on the sidelines.

Seniors take the W in Powderpuff 2019

Kenzie Taylor, Editor in Chief September 17, 2019

Kenzie Taylor Editor in Chief On Friday, Sept. 13, Orono High School held its annual Powderpuff football game at Pesonen Stadium. Powderpuff is a touch football game, with junior and senior girls competing...

The girls cross country team running during a meet in 2018.

Orono Girls Cross Runs to a victory at Ron Kretsch Invitational

Claire Suchy, Copy Editor September 12, 2019

Claire Suchy Copy Editor On September 7, the Orono cross country team competed in the Ron Kretsch invitation. Taking place in Bassett Creek Park, the 38th annual Ron Kretsch invitational consists of...

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