The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

Mystery athlete competing in Mens Epee at state tournament.

February’s Mystery Athlete of the Month

Josie Lagerstrom, Co-Editor-in-Chief March 5, 2018

This month’s mystery athlete has been on Blake’s fencing team for four years, specifically on the Varsity Men’s Epee for three years. He won second place for Men’s Team Epee at State in 2016-2017,...

Fencing team update

Ava Olson, Staff Photographer February 28, 2018

Robbie Grace 19 shoots against Breck on 1/24

Girls’ Basketball flourishes in new season

Zachary Slavitt and David Bix February 7, 2018

Blake Girls’ Basketball finds itself in an unfamiliar position this year, tested by youth and inexperience. Despite having four returning juniors from last year, the demographic is overall young with...

Verified and Unified; the Blake Swim and Dive team.

Jumping Into Boys Swim and Dive

Ava February 7, 2018

Connected, unified, committed, hard-working, fun, excellent- these words can be used to encapsulate the Blake Swim and Dive team. The Blake swim team is co-op of two schools, but it is anything but divided....

No Captains, No Problem

No Captains, No Problem

Jai Kademani, Staff Writer December 11, 2017

As the winter sports season approaches, Blake Boys Basketball is certainly a team to keep an eye on. With a plethora of young talent and few senior players to mentor them, the upcoming season looks to...

Mystery Athlete of the Month

Varun Agarwal, News Editor December 8, 2017

The mystery athlete of this month has been playing basketball ever since she "could walk." She's currently serving her first year as a Captain and has gotten all-conference honors in her past seasons....

Potter leads Girls Swim and Dive State Tournament efforts

Potter leads Girls’ Swim and Dive State Tournament efforts

Isaac Gittleman, Sports Editor December 1, 2017

Maddy Potter '19 dominated in the Class A State Tournament meet at the University of Minnesota Aquatic Center on November 18. The Girls' Swim and Dive team finished 6th among Class A foes, but Potter won...

Girls Soccer dominance ends in State

Girls’ Soccer dominance ends in State

Varun Agarwal, News Editor November 6, 2017

     Although the team lost 4-1 in the section semi-finals last season against Benilde St. Margaret, the team has rebounded this season by qualifying for the state tournament after shutting out DeLaSalle...

New cycling team off to great start

New cycling team off to great start

Zach Slavitt, Contributing Writer November 3, 2017

Mountain biking enthusiasts have started competing as part of the new combined school cycling team, or B3. The team is made up of four Blake students and two Breck students. B3 trains with the much larger...

Mystery Athlete of the Month

Mystery Athlete of the Month

Alyssa Story, Social Media Editor November 3, 2017

November's athlete of the month is a dedicated varsity tennis player who has been playing since she was seven years old. She has won three state championships on the Blake team and many tournaments outside...

Blake Bears Basketball season forthcoming! Stay tuned.

Rex Shen, News Editor October 19, 2017

For the fall season will come to its end, the winter season will begin. Check out the Blake Bears Basketball team coming soon...

Girls Swim and Dive makes a splash

Girls’ Swim and Dive makes a splash

Brian Brener, Contributing Writer October 3, 2017

The Girls’ Swim and Dive team has had a strong start to the season as they defeated their rivals, The Breck Mustangs, 97-89 on September 14th. Then, only two days later, the Bears won the Laker Invite...

Load More Stories