12/21/2017 2 Comments Meet William Richter.By: Anderson Prater
Richard William Richter, who goes by William is one of Hinckley-Finlayson High Schools foreign exchange students this year. William -age 16- is from Dusseldorf Germany and has been in America for four months. Last week we sat down with William and asked him about his experience in America so far. Q: What is your favorite food from America? A: I like Corn Dogs. Q: What Is your favorite food from Germany? A: A Doener, it’s a type of Turkish kebab. Q: What made you want to become a foreign exchange student? A: My dad motivated me to do this, he had the opportunity to come to the United States when he was in university so he told me about how great it was and how much it would improve my English. So he was probably the biggest reason I decided to come. Q: What is the biggest difference between your hometown and Hinckley? A: I lived in a city with public transportation but here you need to have a car to get everywhere. My host family heats their house with wood, and we have animals to care for which is something I’ve never done before, but it is fun. Q: What has been the hardest part of living America? A: Speaking English is the hardest part, sometimes I don’t understand words or sentences so I have to ask people to repeat things, but I’m working on it and getting a lot better at English. Q: Can you give us a brief description of your school? A: There are way more students at my school, the outside space is very different, you can go outside during breaks and there are nice large spaces outside to sit and hang out. We have larger breaks in between classes so you can go outside or talk to friends. Q: Do you do any activities or sports in Germany? A: I am on the school rowing team, the school owns property on the lake that we practice on. We only row on the weekend, so when we practice we work on maneuvers and racing each other. We fix boats in the winter when we can’t go on the lake. Q: What is the weirdest thing that you've seen in America? A: The teachers being nice to the students. They are less strict than I expected. In Germany, the teachers are very strict, I also expected American high school to be more difficult. Q: Is school easier or harder in America? A: Definitely easier, the expectations are lower and the teachers really want to help you. They care if you succeed, their help makes it a lot easier for students. Q: Have you or will you try any sports or activities? A: Yes I like American football. I knew I wanted to try it when I came so I signed up right away when I got here. I loved it, I even got playing time in JV games and that was awesome. 12/15/2017 0 Comments Gymnastics PreviewWritten by Abby Painovich
The RPHF gymnastics team started off their season with a competition yesterday in St. Anthony. With an end score of 128.7, they won their first meet of the year. They hope to continue their season with much success and to improve as a team all throughout the season. This season the Flamingos have ten returning players, so they will rely on those girls to lead the way for the rest of the team. Coach Katelyn Meier says that since they have been playing together so long, this brings an opportunity for each teammate to “support each other with their struggles.” Coach Meier then went on to say how having so many returning players means that “coaches will have a stronger bond with their gymnasts.” This season they will greatly rely on their returning players to lead the team. However, with being a co-op sports comes some disadvantages. Since the teammates do not get to see each other year round, it is difficult to keep the bond between players in the off season. Coach Meier also said how it hard to communicate with three schools in an efficient way and that despite these difficulties, they manage to find a way to overcome these obstacles. Along with the disadvantages also come advantages that greatly out weight the negative parts of being a co-op team. Coach Meier says, “They are a fun, energetic part of our team! We are so lucky to have girls who want to compete even from a half an hour away.” She also would like to thank Alyssa Prater for assistant coaching this season regardless of the thirty minute commute. With their season in full swing, the flamingos’ have a few goals in mind. The first is that all throughout the season, they will strive for every teammate to improve from last year and compete at a higher level than last season. Another goal they hope to meet is to achieve a new personal best for each gymnast on each event. Overall, they will strive for each individual to improve their scores and to improve their team score. Good luck to Christeva and Killeen on the rest of their season! 12/8/2017 0 Comments Wrestling PreviewWritten by Killeen Prater
With the winter sports starting up, the wrestling team is excited for their debut. With an outstanding season last year they hope to bring back that same excitement right away this season. They have 6 returning varsity wrestlers this year, who will be very helpful in getting the younger guys through the season by teaching them what to expect and helping them up the ranks. One of their goals during the season are to finish above .500 in their conference matches, measuring success through improvement of the athletes, and lastly to win their first dual at team sections and advance thru the quarterfinals. “These goals take hard work and perseverance, but I believe that as a team these goals are achievable.” said coach Allen. There are only two Hinckley Finlayson athletes on the team thisyear (Justin Matson and Luke Knudson). These two contenders bring lots of good aspects to the team. Coach Milo Allen said, “ These boys bring commitment, experience, they focus on hardwork and perseverance which becomes contagious to our team.” This year the team hopes to see more of a Hinckley Fan base to come support there fellow classmates. With this being a co-op sport they hope to see more fan support as the two schools are combined. Best of luck to the Pine City - Hinckley Wrestling squad. 12/8/2017 0 Comments Girls Hockey Preview The lady Rebels hockey team’s season is officially underway, with seven games under their belt. Their record stands at 4-2-1. They hope to continue their season with a record above .500 and to continue to work hard as a team.
All throughout their season, the lady Rebels will rely greatly on the experience that comes with their seventeen veteran players, five of which are seniors. These five seniors have been playing varsity hockey for the past five years and have seen almost every scenario on and off the ice. Bringing their wisdom to each and every game and leading by example, says coach Joe, will help the Rebels stay on track during the season and especially during their playoff run. With all of that being said, their strengths this year will their goaltending, positive team play and leadership from upperclassman. “I only see advantages to being a co-op sport,” is what Coach Mohelsky replied with when asked about the advantages and disadvantages of being a co-op sport. There are currently three girls from Hinckley involved with the lady Rebels hockey team; Ashley Golly, Raechel Painovich and Abby Painovich. “They provide another opportunity for more student/athletes to play hockey,” comments Coach Mohelsky. The lady Rebels have a few goals they’d like to accomplish throughout the season. The first being their readiness to compete with their opponent each and every game, regardless of their rival. The second being is to play a better team style of hockey and continue to work together as a team. The last goal being to make a run for the section championship during the section tournament at the end of the season. 12/1/2017 0 Comments Boys Hockey PreviewBy: Killeen Prater
The boys hockey season is off to a great start. With 2 games down they are already anticipating a great season. Having as many as 21 returning skaters they have high goals, hoping to make their 3rd conference championships in a row, as well as make a run through sections and into the state tournament. With 38 boys on the team, the breakdown goes as follows: Pine City has 27 boys out, Rush city has 9 boys out, and Hinckley has 2 boys out. We only have 2 boys from Hinckley playing this year (Howard Hodena and Landon Dematti). “These two are great skaters, and hard workers on and of the ice,” said coach Grant. They have the standards set high and the boys are eager to see results this season. With intelligent defensemen forcing turnovers, and making good first passes to initiate the offensive zone plays they hope to push their success into the playoffs. The team is hoping to see more Hinckley fans out at the games. 12/1/2017 1 Comment Boys Basketball Preview By: Avery Degerstrom
With winter sports kicking off this past week the boys’ basketball program is preparing for their December debut. On December 2nd they are hosting their jamboree. They started practice on the 20th and have been working hard in the gym ever since. Including 2 days over Thanksgiving break to work off all the turkey. There are 9 returning varsity players for the boys this year. They will have lots of experience and depth going into the season. The boys that played together last year have chemistry and know how to work together. The team is returning from a successful season last year where they ended their season 23-5. When asked about his team’s strengths, Coach Kreft said, “they know what it takes to win.” A big strength the boys have this year is their versatility. This will create a very deep bench for the Jaguars, because lots of players are able to contribute to the team in many ways. The boys and coaches have goals set for themselves as a team. They want to defend their title as Great River Conference champions. As far as winning goes they hope to go even deeper into the playoffs than last year. Coach Kreft, said, “I want to have a lot of fun this season and I assume we will with the great group of boys we have.” The coaches and players also strive to become more unified, better basketball players, and teammates each and every day. Coach Kreft has a very positive outlook for his team this season. “We should be able to play some great defense and play a fast, up-tempo style,” said Coach Kreft. Having a fast paced game is fun for the players and for the fans to watch. Coaches Kreft, Visser and Erikson as well as the boys would love for the stands to be packed at their games. The program has been working hard to be this successful. They hope to be a team the community and school can be proud of. It should be a very fun and successful season! 12/1/2017 2 Comments Girls Basketball PreviewBy: Anderson Prater
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