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The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

March Madness for Dummies

March Madness for Dummies

Isaac Gittleman and Josh Power March 19, 2016

Every year you hear about March Madness, this basketball tournament where people can win tons of money. But you figure that only people who watch basketball can win. If your bar mitzvah money just ran...

BGH sharing the glory with the loyal student section at Parade. On to the X!

Winter sports photographic recap

Bennett Hawley, Sports Editor March 18, 2016

Courtesy of www.blakebears.org

“Varsity-Smarsity”

Hazel DeHarpporte, Staff Writer March 18, 2016
Sometimes JV can be the perfect fit.
Conor McDonough ‘16 regains his strength over the winter.

Off-season training transforms athletes

Isaac Gittleman, Staff Writer March 14, 2016

Students play sports for a variety of reasons. Some are simply looking to fulfill the graduation requirement, some to make friends and enjoy themselves, and some to prepare for collegiate play.  Many...

The boys’ and girls’ alpine teams both won the IMAC Conference Championship race on January 27.

Alpine team finally plunges into season

Willy Verneris, Staff Writer March 14, 2016

The fact that Minnesota has been having brutally cold weather this year is nothing new, but the lack of snow in the early months of winter is peculiar. The alpine teams, girl and boys, are feeling the...

The girls laud their well-deserved State Championship after an 8-0 win over SPU.

BGH celebrates third State Championship in four years

Varun Agarwal, Staff Writer March 10, 2016

Shawn Reid, head coach, reminisces, “As the game went on, more amazement overcame me. I was just so impressed with the aura of the team and how they played.” This scene unfolded this past Saturday...

Morgan Phillips ‘19 finds some open space right before taking a shot.

Promising Freshmen

Drew Anderson, Opinions Editor February 8, 2016

Looking out onto the light wooden planks of the court, you can see five players in Kelly-green duking it out with the opposing team. They are the Blake Girls’ Basketball team. Students attending the...

Sasha Shogren showcases his tremendous speed.

Athlete Spotlight

Varun Agarwal, Staff Writer February 8, 2016

  Is  it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s Sasha Shogren ‘18  of the boys’ hockey team. Shogren first started playing hockey at the start of second grade, back when he still lived in Russia....

Blake Girls’ Tennis transitions back to single A

Will Kaback, Student Life Editor September 9, 2015

Tennis legend Monica Seles once said, “Tennis has to become everything to you if you're going to make it to the top. You have to live it.” For the girls tennis team, the start of the school year and...

Josh Wilson 18  takes flight

Running in unison

Lucy Nelson, Arts and Culture Editor May 28, 2015

Glancing out at Blake’s track on a beautiful spring day, one might sense a pulse of energy filling in the cracks of the expansive black tar. Blake’s track and field team is both larger and younger...

Summer sports reads

Summer sports reads

Will Kaback, Sports Editor May 28, 2015

Sports books are a great way to fulfill the necessity of a solid summer book. They come in both nonfiction and fiction form, and encompass an area as wide as the sports they cover. During long summer...

Lacrosse team rebuilds to yield best season

Lacrosse team rebuilds to yield best season

Hudson Dougan, Staff Writer May 1, 2015

O ne year ago, the Boys’ Lacrosse team was ravaged with injuries. After two of their best players, Gus Austin ‘15  and Moss Shannon ‘15 went down with ACL tears, the team could have lost hope,...

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