Good news for high school athletes. After a lengthy layoff due to the COVID 19 pandemic, the start of fall sports practice begins throughout Minnesota Monday, August 17.
Practice will begin in football, soccer, volleyball, cross country, girls tennis and girls swimming.
But things will be different this fall. Due to the health risk of high contacts sports including football and volleyball, their respective seasons will be delayed until late March. However, the rest of the fall sports can go on as scheduled but with reduced seasons.
Looking at St. Louis Park's fall schedule on the Metro West Conference website, there seems to be a common thread with each of the fall sports. No nonconference games are scheduled. All games are against Metro West opponents.
The first Oriole athletic team to open the season is girls tennis as St. Louis Park hosts city rival Benilde-St. Margaret's in a 5 PM match on Wednesday, August 26.
On the 27th, both the boys and girls soccer teams begin their season in Bloomington against the Jefferson Jaguars with the girls game at 5 PM and the boys at 7:15 PM. This is a change from previous years when soccer doubleheaders were slotted at 5 & 7 PM. According to Brittani Schroeder, assistant activities director at St. Louis Park, the reason for the time change is that the stadium will be cleared following the first game in order to allow parents to see their sons or daughters play. Get outside and cheer on these athletes but please exercise social distancing.
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