Two Class A volleyball powers clad in red and black met Tuesday night in Mayer as the top ranked Mayer Lutheran Crusaders swept the Bethlehem Academy of Faribault Cardinals three sets to none.
The Crusaders took home the first set 25-14 behind a couple of key kills from Liv Tjernagel and outstanding center line play from sophomore Lilly Wachholz, one of three Wachholz sisters to play for Mayer Lutheran. The other two are Gabby, a freshman and Anna, a senior.
To the second set as Bethlehem Academy started the set with a 2-0 lead and Mayer Lutheran went on a 4-0 run to forge ahead. Mayer Lutheran fell behind 7-4 and would bounce back to take the lead on a left side kill from Claudia Stahlke. The Crusaders would go on a 10-2 run and emerge with a 25-19 win.
Mayer Lutheran opened the third set on a 3-0 run and Bethlehem Academy would come back to take a 7-6 lead. But it was the only time they would lead as the Crusaders displayed outstanding hitting as well as defense to wrap up the match 25-11.
Cardinal head coach Chris Bothum is in her first season leading the Faribault based team replacing long-time head coach Franz Boelter. Bothum, who played for the veteran head coach mentioned how very influential he was to her as a coach. "His record and many trips to the state tournament have helped."
Bothum mentioned about one thing about Boelter that she applied when she took over the program was the determination to win and have a winning attitude.
The first year head coach, who heads a program that has taken home six Class A championship trophies described what it would take to return to the Xcel Energy Center, site of the state tournament in St. Paul. "Continued hard work. Always moving. Knowing we can go out and beat good teams. "
Also interviewed was veteran Crusader head coach Joelle Grimsley, who is in her 25th season at Mayer Lutheran. She spent seven years coaching in Missouri. She mentioned the difference between high school volleyball in Missouri and Minnesota. "Minnesota was at a high level of play."
Grimsley said the keys to the Crusaders success are being positive and highly motivated. She also said that setting high expectations and meeting those expectations were also keys to the program's success.
The Crusaders improved their record to 17-1 and will travel to Arlington on Thursday, October 3 to take on the Sibley East Wolverines at 7 PM.
The Cardinals fell to 7-11 and will also be in action on the 3rd as they host the Medford Tigers at 7:15 PM.
Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Monday, September 30, 2019
Fifty Years Ago, Four Game Shows Get Cancelled
September 26, 1969. A sad day for game show fans as NBC cancelled four long running game shows in a major daytime schedule overhaul. Here's a look back at what was axed and the shows that replaced them.
The first was Tom Kennedy's breakout hit as host, You Don't Say. It began as a local game show on KTLA in Los Angeles with Jack Barry, in exile due to the quiz show scandals as host. But when NBC picked up the show to debut in April, 1963, Barry was still damaged goods so Kennedy, the brother of Jack Narz would become host. The game of famous names and places became one of two afternoon games popular with kids coming home from school. Though its ratings were still high, NBC cancelled the show and replaced it with the soap opera Bright Promise that would run two and a half seasons.
The other show that was popular with kids was the original version of Match Game, hosted by Gene Rayburn. The game was a lot different that what viewers would see when CBS revived the show in 1973. There were two teams consisting of two contestants and a celebrity and the questions were a lot tamer back then such as ""Name a kind of muffin." The show survived cancellation in 1963 and would run for seven years. It would be replaced by the comedy game show Letters to Laugh-In, a spinoff of the groundbreaking sketch comedy show. Hosted by announcer Gary Owens. It was no laughing matter in the ratings and it was let go after 13 weeks.
Two other shows also departed that day, both produced by Bob Stewart. The first would be his inaugural show as an independent packager after he left Goodson-Todman Eye Guess. Hosted by Bill Cullen, the show began in a morning time period before it was moved to the post Jeopardy time period of 12:30 PM and it thrived for over three and a half years. It would be replaced by the Heatter-Quigley game show Name Droppers, hosted by the Los Angeles radio duo of Al Lohman and Roger Barkley. A panel of three celebrities had a connection to a "name dropper" and two contestants, comprising a group of 20 would determine the celebrity connection. After 13 weeks, it was moved to 4 PM ET to replace Letters to Laugh-In and it also tanked in the ratings. Thirteen weeks later, it would be replaced by a soap opera, the Another World spinoff Somerset.
The other Stewart game show that got cancelled was a show that was Stewart's favorite creation Personality. Debuting in July, 1967 with Larry Blyden as host, a panel of three celebrities who played for home viewers would guess how celebrities would respond to a question. In Adam Nedeff's book, TV Game Shows FAQ, Stewart brainstormed about 2000 questions and conducted the interviews himself. It would have the shortest run of the four departed shows, running a little over two years.
On the brighter side of things, the show would replace Personality would have the most success for the replacements. Monday, September 29 would mark the debut of the original Sale of the Century. Taped in New York, the show was hosted by former Maverick star Jack Kelly but he would leave in 1971 and would be replaced by former major league catcher turned sportscaster Joe Garagiola. The game of questions, answers and instant bargains would run until July, 1973 where it was one of several long running shows axed by then daytime head Lin Bolen to make room for more flashier shows. It's replacement. The Wizard of Odds, the first game show hosted by current Jeopardy host Alex Trebek.
Also on the 29th, Sale of the Century's lead in, the long running Concentration would bring back Bob Clayton as host following a ratings decline that resulted from NBC hiring Ed McMahon as host.
It was all part of a mass change in NBC's daytime game show lineup that occurred 50 years ago.
The first was Tom Kennedy's breakout hit as host, You Don't Say. It began as a local game show on KTLA in Los Angeles with Jack Barry, in exile due to the quiz show scandals as host. But when NBC picked up the show to debut in April, 1963, Barry was still damaged goods so Kennedy, the brother of Jack Narz would become host. The game of famous names and places became one of two afternoon games popular with kids coming home from school. Though its ratings were still high, NBC cancelled the show and replaced it with the soap opera Bright Promise that would run two and a half seasons.
The other show that was popular with kids was the original version of Match Game, hosted by Gene Rayburn. The game was a lot different that what viewers would see when CBS revived the show in 1973. There were two teams consisting of two contestants and a celebrity and the questions were a lot tamer back then such as ""Name a kind of muffin." The show survived cancellation in 1963 and would run for seven years. It would be replaced by the comedy game show Letters to Laugh-In, a spinoff of the groundbreaking sketch comedy show. Hosted by announcer Gary Owens. It was no laughing matter in the ratings and it was let go after 13 weeks.
Two other shows also departed that day, both produced by Bob Stewart. The first would be his inaugural show as an independent packager after he left Goodson-Todman Eye Guess. Hosted by Bill Cullen, the show began in a morning time period before it was moved to the post Jeopardy time period of 12:30 PM and it thrived for over three and a half years. It would be replaced by the Heatter-Quigley game show Name Droppers, hosted by the Los Angeles radio duo of Al Lohman and Roger Barkley. A panel of three celebrities had a connection to a "name dropper" and two contestants, comprising a group of 20 would determine the celebrity connection. After 13 weeks, it was moved to 4 PM ET to replace Letters to Laugh-In and it also tanked in the ratings. Thirteen weeks later, it would be replaced by a soap opera, the Another World spinoff Somerset.
The other Stewart game show that got cancelled was a show that was Stewart's favorite creation Personality. Debuting in July, 1967 with Larry Blyden as host, a panel of three celebrities who played for home viewers would guess how celebrities would respond to a question. In Adam Nedeff's book, TV Game Shows FAQ, Stewart brainstormed about 2000 questions and conducted the interviews himself. It would have the shortest run of the four departed shows, running a little over two years.
On the brighter side of things, the show would replace Personality would have the most success for the replacements. Monday, September 29 would mark the debut of the original Sale of the Century. Taped in New York, the show was hosted by former Maverick star Jack Kelly but he would leave in 1971 and would be replaced by former major league catcher turned sportscaster Joe Garagiola. The game of questions, answers and instant bargains would run until July, 1973 where it was one of several long running shows axed by then daytime head Lin Bolen to make room for more flashier shows. It's replacement. The Wizard of Odds, the first game show hosted by current Jeopardy host Alex Trebek.
Also on the 29th, Sale of the Century's lead in, the long running Concentration would bring back Bob Clayton as host following a ratings decline that resulted from NBC hiring Ed McMahon as host.
It was all part of a mass change in NBC's daytime game show lineup that occurred 50 years ago.
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
SLP Orioles-Orono Spartans Football Preview
The second half of the Minnesota high school football season begins this week as the St. Louis Park Orioles head to Pesonen stadium in Long Lake to face the Orono Spartans.
Both the Orioles and Spartans enter the game with identical 1-3 records. St. Louis Park had a Homecoming train wreck as the Spring Lake Park Panthers routed the Orioles 49-14. Orono got their first win of the season with a 14-7 win over the Waconia Wildcats.
In checking the box score and statistics from last week's game on mnfootballhub.com, there were no stats mentioned for the Orioles. But the rush defense sprung a leak as the Panthers ran for a total of 438 yards to only 36 passing yards. Henry Dennis ran 10 times for 189 yards and quarterback Zach Dunbar had 15 carries for 132 yards. Both Dennis and Dubar had two touchdowns apiece. The good news from the game was Sajid Nathim scored a touchdown on a 95 yard kickoff return.
The Spartans scored all their 14 points in the first half to hold off the Wildcats. Danny Striggow, who has committed to Minnesota next season scored on a 36 yard touchdown run to help snap a three game losing streak where they scored only seven points in the first three games. They have played a tough schedule that started with Benilde-St. Margaret's, continued with Cooper and face a state tournament team from last year in Chaska.
What St. Louis Park needs to do to beat Orono is to tighten the run defense and quarterback aaron Ellingson has to take care of the ball and not cause a lot of turnovers.
Orono's keys to the game include finding a way get the offense going and create more scoring opportunities.
The weather picture on Friday calls for temperatures in the 60s. Bring a jacket if you plan to attend the game that starts at 7 PM.
Both the Orioles and Spartans enter the game with identical 1-3 records. St. Louis Park had a Homecoming train wreck as the Spring Lake Park Panthers routed the Orioles 49-14. Orono got their first win of the season with a 14-7 win over the Waconia Wildcats.
In checking the box score and statistics from last week's game on mnfootballhub.com, there were no stats mentioned for the Orioles. But the rush defense sprung a leak as the Panthers ran for a total of 438 yards to only 36 passing yards. Henry Dennis ran 10 times for 189 yards and quarterback Zach Dunbar had 15 carries for 132 yards. Both Dennis and Dubar had two touchdowns apiece. The good news from the game was Sajid Nathim scored a touchdown on a 95 yard kickoff return.
The Spartans scored all their 14 points in the first half to hold off the Wildcats. Danny Striggow, who has committed to Minnesota next season scored on a 36 yard touchdown run to help snap a three game losing streak where they scored only seven points in the first three games. They have played a tough schedule that started with Benilde-St. Margaret's, continued with Cooper and face a state tournament team from last year in Chaska.
What St. Louis Park needs to do to beat Orono is to tighten the run defense and quarterback aaron Ellingson has to take care of the ball and not cause a lot of turnovers.
Orono's keys to the game include finding a way get the offense going and create more scoring opportunities.
The weather picture on Friday calls for temperatures in the 60s. Bring a jacket if you plan to attend the game that starts at 7 PM.
Friday, September 20, 2019
Spring Lake Park Panthers Spoil SLP Orioles Homecoming
Zach Dunbar and Henry Dennis were a menace to the massive throng in attendance for the St. Louis Park Orioles Homecoming football game as they scored two touchdowns apiece to lead the Spring Lake Panthers to a 49-14 rout Friday night.
The Panthers scored the first quarter's only touchdown on Dennis' 37 yard run down the left side to take a 7-0 lead. On the Orioles first drive, quarterback Aaron Ellingson was intercepted by Jesse sills, returning the ball to Spring Lake Park.
Spring Lake Park would put the game away in the second quarter. Their first touchdown came following a St. Louis Park encroachment penalty and Dunbar, the Panthers quarterback kept the ball and ran 37 yards to increase the lead to 14-0. Spring Lake Park would go up by 21 on Dennis' second touchdown of the game, a 48 yard run. Good news for the fans on the St. Louis Park side of the stadium. There would be no shutout. Sajid Nathim received the kickoff and ran like traffic heading down Minnetonka Blvd. to score a 95 yard touchdown to cut the lead to 21-6. The Panthers would wrap up the first half scoring on Dunbar's second touchdown, a three yard keeper run that gave them a 28-6 halftime lead.
Heading to the third quarter, there would be a bright spot for the Oriole offense as Nathim would convert on fourth down and two. But it would be for naught as the Panthers got the ball back and Dunbar would run for 25 yards to the St. Louis Park one yard line and Brian Orellana would score with 2:23 left to increase the margin to 35-6.
The fourth quarter began as a bad snap on an Oriole punt entered the end zone and it was recovered by the Panthers Jacob Fritz to build their lead to 42-6. As the game entered running time due to the large margin, St. Louis Park would get the offense in sync when Ellingson threw a 15 yard touchdown pass to McCabe Dvorak and caught a two point conversion to trim the lead to 42-14. Ellingson would be finished for the evening as he would be replaced under center by William Dvorak. Spring Lake Park would conclude the scoring when Aaron Payne would be a pain for the Oriole defense, scoring on a 33 yard touchdown run.
The St. Louis Park Homecoming royalty was presented at halftime as wide receiver Tobyous Davenport was crowned king and the queen was Hattie Kugler.
The Panthers improved their record to 2-2 and will head to Hopkins on Friday, September 27 for a 7 PM game against the Royals. The Orioles fell to 1-3 and will also be in action on the 27th, heading down I-394 to Orono to face the Spartans at 7 PM.
The Panthers scored the first quarter's only touchdown on Dennis' 37 yard run down the left side to take a 7-0 lead. On the Orioles first drive, quarterback Aaron Ellingson was intercepted by Jesse sills, returning the ball to Spring Lake Park.
Spring Lake Park would put the game away in the second quarter. Their first touchdown came following a St. Louis Park encroachment penalty and Dunbar, the Panthers quarterback kept the ball and ran 37 yards to increase the lead to 14-0. Spring Lake Park would go up by 21 on Dennis' second touchdown of the game, a 48 yard run. Good news for the fans on the St. Louis Park side of the stadium. There would be no shutout. Sajid Nathim received the kickoff and ran like traffic heading down Minnetonka Blvd. to score a 95 yard touchdown to cut the lead to 21-6. The Panthers would wrap up the first half scoring on Dunbar's second touchdown, a three yard keeper run that gave them a 28-6 halftime lead.
Heading to the third quarter, there would be a bright spot for the Oriole offense as Nathim would convert on fourth down and two. But it would be for naught as the Panthers got the ball back and Dunbar would run for 25 yards to the St. Louis Park one yard line and Brian Orellana would score with 2:23 left to increase the margin to 35-6.
The fourth quarter began as a bad snap on an Oriole punt entered the end zone and it was recovered by the Panthers Jacob Fritz to build their lead to 42-6. As the game entered running time due to the large margin, St. Louis Park would get the offense in sync when Ellingson threw a 15 yard touchdown pass to McCabe Dvorak and caught a two point conversion to trim the lead to 42-14. Ellingson would be finished for the evening as he would be replaced under center by William Dvorak. Spring Lake Park would conclude the scoring when Aaron Payne would be a pain for the Oriole defense, scoring on a 33 yard touchdown run.
The St. Louis Park Homecoming royalty was presented at halftime as wide receiver Tobyous Davenport was crowned king and the queen was Hattie Kugler.
The Panthers improved their record to 2-2 and will head to Hopkins on Friday, September 27 for a 7 PM game against the Royals. The Orioles fell to 1-3 and will also be in action on the 27th, heading down I-394 to Orono to face the Spartans at 7 PM.
Thursday, September 19, 2019
SLP Oriole Boys Win in Overtime-Girls Shutout Jefferson
The sun was shining bright at St. Louis Park Thursday as the host Orioles faced the Bloomington Jefferson Jaguars with the boys needing overtime to beat the Jaguars 3-2 and the girls recorded their fourth consecutive shutout with a 3-0 win over Jefferson.
First up was the boys as Thomas Salamzadeh got a goal and assisted on Claudy Zua's game winner with 2:02 left in the second overtime to lead the St. Louis Park Orioles to a 3-2 win over the Bloomington Jefferson Jaguars.
Neither team would send a ball into the net in the first half. The Jaguars would vault into the lead in the second half on a high kick from Jack Simonet that landed in the net. Could Jefferson pull the upset over second ranked St. Louis Park? It wouldn't happen as the Jaguars got an own goal that was credited to the Orioles Randy Mayele to tie the game at one and send it into overtime.
Both teams would tally in the first overtime. Jefferson would regain the lead as St. Louis Park would be a victim of an own goal, thus crediting the Jaguar goal to Christopher Ceurvorst. The Orioles would even the score on Salamzadeh's line drive goal with :26.7 left in the first overtime to tie the game at two. It would be Salamzadeh who would set up the clincher in the second overtime as his shot was saved by Jefferson goalkeeper Jonas Hinds and Zua would score on a rebound with 2:02 to go and it would wrap up the victory.
Oriole head coach Chato missed the game due to tending to his ailing father in Costa Rica, leaving the team once again in the hands of assistants Pat Hartman and Bob Decker.
St. Louis Park improved their record to 10-0 and returns to action on Tuesday, September 24 as they head to Benilde-St. Margaret's to face the Red Knights at 7 PM. Jefferson lost their third straight game and fell to 3-8. They will head down I-35 on Saturday, September 21 to battle the Lakeville North Panthers at 1 PM.
Over to the girls game as the St. Louis Park Orioles got scoring balance from three players en route to a 3-0 shutout of the Bloomington Jefferson Jaguars.
It didn't take long for the Orioles to take the lead as Aliviah McClinton's shot bounced into the net :41 into the game to put the Orioles ahead. It would be the only goal of the first half and St. Louis Park led 1-0.
The Orioles would go up by two in the second half on Olivia Brown's center slot goal. The Jaguars fell victim to an own goal when the ball deflected off Lexi Evans and entered the net. Dare Kroeten would get credited with the goal as St. Louis Park would play outstanding defense to preserve their fourth consecutive shutout.
St. Louis Park improved their record to 6-2-2. In their six wins this season, the Orioles have outscored their opponents 21-0 and have scored 13 unanswered goals since the 4-0 loss to Champlin Park September 7. They will have a tough test on Tuesday, September 24 when they head to Benilde-St. Margaret's to take on the Red Knights at 5 PM. BSM has not lost a game since they were beaten by Blake 2-1 August 29. Bloomington Jefferson returns to action on Saturday, September 21 as they head to Golden Valley to face the Breck Mustangs at 3 PM.
First up was the boys as Thomas Salamzadeh got a goal and assisted on Claudy Zua's game winner with 2:02 left in the second overtime to lead the St. Louis Park Orioles to a 3-2 win over the Bloomington Jefferson Jaguars.
Neither team would send a ball into the net in the first half. The Jaguars would vault into the lead in the second half on a high kick from Jack Simonet that landed in the net. Could Jefferson pull the upset over second ranked St. Louis Park? It wouldn't happen as the Jaguars got an own goal that was credited to the Orioles Randy Mayele to tie the game at one and send it into overtime.
Both teams would tally in the first overtime. Jefferson would regain the lead as St. Louis Park would be a victim of an own goal, thus crediting the Jaguar goal to Christopher Ceurvorst. The Orioles would even the score on Salamzadeh's line drive goal with :26.7 left in the first overtime to tie the game at two. It would be Salamzadeh who would set up the clincher in the second overtime as his shot was saved by Jefferson goalkeeper Jonas Hinds and Zua would score on a rebound with 2:02 to go and it would wrap up the victory.
Oriole head coach Chato missed the game due to tending to his ailing father in Costa Rica, leaving the team once again in the hands of assistants Pat Hartman and Bob Decker.
St. Louis Park improved their record to 10-0 and returns to action on Tuesday, September 24 as they head to Benilde-St. Margaret's to face the Red Knights at 7 PM. Jefferson lost their third straight game and fell to 3-8. They will head down I-35 on Saturday, September 21 to battle the Lakeville North Panthers at 1 PM.
Over to the girls game as the St. Louis Park Orioles got scoring balance from three players en route to a 3-0 shutout of the Bloomington Jefferson Jaguars.
It didn't take long for the Orioles to take the lead as Aliviah McClinton's shot bounced into the net :41 into the game to put the Orioles ahead. It would be the only goal of the first half and St. Louis Park led 1-0.
The Orioles would go up by two in the second half on Olivia Brown's center slot goal. The Jaguars fell victim to an own goal when the ball deflected off Lexi Evans and entered the net. Dare Kroeten would get credited with the goal as St. Louis Park would play outstanding defense to preserve their fourth consecutive shutout.
St. Louis Park improved their record to 6-2-2. In their six wins this season, the Orioles have outscored their opponents 21-0 and have scored 13 unanswered goals since the 4-0 loss to Champlin Park September 7. They will have a tough test on Tuesday, September 24 when they head to Benilde-St. Margaret's to take on the Red Knights at 5 PM. BSM has not lost a game since they were beaten by Blake 2-1 August 29. Bloomington Jefferson returns to action on Saturday, September 21 as they head to Golden Valley to face the Breck Mustangs at 3 PM.
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Spring Lake Park Panthers-SLP Orioles Football Preview
Get ready for Homecoming football 2019 as the Battle of the SLPs comes to St. Louis Park as the Orioles face the Spring Lake Park Panthers Friday, September 20.
Both the Panthers and the Orioles head into the midpoint of the regular season with identical 1-2 records. They're also coming off defeats last Friday with the Orioles getting clobbered by the cooper Hawks 49-25 and the Panthers falling to the Coon Rapids Cardinals 23-14.
There was a bright spot for St. Louis Park last week in New Hope when running back Sajid Nathim had 26 carries for 171 yards and reached the end zone three times. The Orioles trailed 21-13 at halftime but cooper would put the game away in the second half as quarterback Joseph Russell threw for 228 yards and three touchdown passes and ran for 98 yards.
On the defensive side for St. Louis Park, Tony Sadler sacked Joseph Russel and had 10 total tavkles. He will need to be a factor along with the remainder of the Oriole defense.
As for the Panthers, in their second season under head coach John Stewart, they still employ a high powered running game. Quarterback Zach Dunbar completed seven of 12 passes for 84 yards, including a touchdown pass to Kaleb Skelly. Dunbar also ran 24 times for 85 yards. The Panther defense was anchored by Blaine Cooper who had 12 total tackles and Joey Sorenson added 11.
The key to the Orioles having a happy Homecoming is for Nathim to continue where he left off last week against Cooper and the defense has to slow down the Panther rushing attack.
The key to the Panthers beating the Orioles is for the offensive line to create opportunities for Dunbar and for the defense to slow down St. Louis Park quarterback Aaron Ellingson.
If you're going to the game, get there early. A large Homecoming crowd is anticipated. You also might want to bring an umbrella. Game time is 7 PM.
Both the Panthers and the Orioles head into the midpoint of the regular season with identical 1-2 records. They're also coming off defeats last Friday with the Orioles getting clobbered by the cooper Hawks 49-25 and the Panthers falling to the Coon Rapids Cardinals 23-14.
There was a bright spot for St. Louis Park last week in New Hope when running back Sajid Nathim had 26 carries for 171 yards and reached the end zone three times. The Orioles trailed 21-13 at halftime but cooper would put the game away in the second half as quarterback Joseph Russell threw for 228 yards and three touchdown passes and ran for 98 yards.
On the defensive side for St. Louis Park, Tony Sadler sacked Joseph Russel and had 10 total tavkles. He will need to be a factor along with the remainder of the Oriole defense.
As for the Panthers, in their second season under head coach John Stewart, they still employ a high powered running game. Quarterback Zach Dunbar completed seven of 12 passes for 84 yards, including a touchdown pass to Kaleb Skelly. Dunbar also ran 24 times for 85 yards. The Panther defense was anchored by Blaine Cooper who had 12 total tackles and Joey Sorenson added 11.
The key to the Orioles having a happy Homecoming is for Nathim to continue where he left off last week against Cooper and the defense has to slow down the Panther rushing attack.
The key to the Panthers beating the Orioles is for the offensive line to create opportunities for Dunbar and for the defense to slow down St. Louis Park quarterback Aaron Ellingson.
If you're going to the game, get there early. A large Homecoming crowd is anticipated. You also might want to bring an umbrella. Game time is 7 PM.
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
It Takes One Goal For SLP Orioles to Beat Blake Bears
Two highly rated boys soccer powerhouses battled in St. Louis Park Tuesday night as Dan Lainsbury scored the game's only goal with 11:10 left in regulation time to lead the St. Louis Park Orioles to a 1-0 win over the defending Class A champion Blake Bears.
Neither team would tally in the first half. However, the Orioles got a crushing blow when Niko Pantazides was issued a red card and he was ejected from the game. St. Louis Park would have to play shorthanded the remainder of the game. What kept the Orioles, ranked second in Class AA behind the Edina Hornets was defense. They put pressure on a Bears offense that has scored 40 unanswered goals.
The streak would come to an end when Nick Riley made a centering pass to Lainsbury and he would send the ball into the net. Blake was unable to tally, though a shot went off the crossbar and the St. Louis Park defense would hold on for the win.
Tuesday night was also Senior night. At halftime, nine Oriole seniors and their parents were honored for their years of service to the boys soccer program.
Pat Hartman, who coached the team along with Bob Decker in head coach Chato's absence game his thoughts on how the Orioles managed to beat the Bears.
"I'm really proud of the boys tonight. They played their hearts out. They executed their game plan and they played well.
Hartman also stated that following Pantazides' disqualification, they responded well and played hard.
St. Louis Park improved their record to 9-0 and hosts the Bloomington Jefferson Jaguars on Thursday, September 19 at 5 PM. Blake fell to 9-1 and travels to Golden Valley on Wednesday, September 18 against the Breck Mustangs at 7:30 PM.
Neither team would tally in the first half. However, the Orioles got a crushing blow when Niko Pantazides was issued a red card and he was ejected from the game. St. Louis Park would have to play shorthanded the remainder of the game. What kept the Orioles, ranked second in Class AA behind the Edina Hornets was defense. They put pressure on a Bears offense that has scored 40 unanswered goals.
The streak would come to an end when Nick Riley made a centering pass to Lainsbury and he would send the ball into the net. Blake was unable to tally, though a shot went off the crossbar and the St. Louis Park defense would hold on for the win.
Tuesday night was also Senior night. At halftime, nine Oriole seniors and their parents were honored for their years of service to the boys soccer program.
Pat Hartman, who coached the team along with Bob Decker in head coach Chato's absence game his thoughts on how the Orioles managed to beat the Bears.
"I'm really proud of the boys tonight. They played their hearts out. They executed their game plan and they played well.
Hartman also stated that following Pantazides' disqualification, they responded well and played hard.
St. Louis Park improved their record to 9-0 and hosts the Bloomington Jefferson Jaguars on Thursday, September 19 at 5 PM. Blake fell to 9-1 and travels to Golden Valley on Wednesday, September 18 against the Breck Mustangs at 7:30 PM.
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