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The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

The News of The Blake School Since 1916

The Spectrum

Traditions Across Sports Teams Spark Connection

Izzie Miller, Staff Writer December 9, 2024

Since it was founded in 1900, our school has passed traditions down generations. An area with many long lasting traditions is its sports teams. Ranging from pre-game rituals to fun team activities, our...

How Much Do You Know About Winter Sports?

How Much Do You Know About Winter Sports?

Leo Mithun, Contributing Writer December 6, 2024

Aafedt watches the teams battle for the puck in the neutral zone. Aafedt had 24 saves in his first victory of the season.

Boys’ Hockey Outmuscles Mustangs in Home Opener

Yoni Zacks, Editor-in-Chief November 29, 2024

A crowd of 327 that featured a mix of students, alumni home for the break, and family and friends of the players spent their first night of break watching the Blake Bears defeat the Mounds View Mustangs...

Girls' Swim and Dive compete their senior night meet on Wednesday, Oct 23. at the school's pool.

Splashing in Countless Victories

Faith Zhao, Student Life Editor November 4, 2024

GO. GO. GO. This year, on Thurs. Oct. 10, 2024, the “Girls Swim & Dive” team headed out to John Glenn Middle School in Maplewood to seize their win. Like many other sports, although the swim...

Girls' Tennis Team (white) lining up and meeting their opponent, Litchfield, in the Class A state tennis tournament championship at the InnerCity Tennis Center in Minneapolis.

Girls’ Tennis Wins State Championship for Second Year In a Row

Charlie Dean, Puzzlemaster November 4, 2024

12 wins, 0 losses, and a State Championship. That was the girls’ tennis team’s record this year. According to Nora Ibrani ‘26, “this [was]more of a building year.” After losing seven of their...

Boys and Girls Cross Country Competes at AA State Race

Boys and Girls Cross Country Competes at AA State Race

Ben Aviles, Opinions Editor November 3, 2024

The girls cross country team competed at the 3AA State Race on Saturday, Nov. 2. This was following a second-place performance at 3AA Sections. As Coach Maggie Bowman put it, “I don't think either team...

Newberry (second from right) rowing on the Mississippi River.

Athletes Sacrifice Free Time For Sports

Olivia Besikof, Contributing Writer November 1, 2024

Students spend so much time on schoolwork that it is often challenging to balance school and sports. Athletes all have different priorities. Jax Newberry ‘27 does hockey, rowing, and circus arts....

Pesky, Silvestri, and Bell speak at a postgame press conference. Silvestri gave his final words of advice for future teams: "Everything starts in practice, and then off the field. And what you can do off the field really translates, because as a team, play together and work with each other and believe in each other. I think that takes a team really far," he said.

Boys’ Soccer Falls Short in State Semifinal

Yoni Zacks, Co-Editor-in-Chief October 30, 2024

As students piled off buses and filed into U.S. Bank Stadium, the boys’ soccer team prepared to take on the Totino-Grace Eagles in their state tournament semifinal. The team, featuring four all-state...

Silvestri, Brown, Bell, and Greg Perepelistyn ‘27 celebrate after Bell scored the game-winning goal against DeLaSalle at home in the Section semifinals on the night of Oct. 15.

Return to Glory

Yoni Zacks, Co-Editor-in-Chief October 30, 2024

As the temperature turns colder, the intensity of the boys’ soccer season cranks up to maximum. The Bears made the state tournament for the first time since 2019 by dominating three straight opponents,...

Members of the volleyball team huddle on the court during their section win vs. North on Oct. 23

Girls’ Volleyball Sweeps First Section Match

Connor Briand and Charlie Dean October 24, 2024

Coming off a recent 3-0 win over the North Polars, the volleyball team is a hidden gem among live sports. A sport filled with high intensity play among high energy crowds, this sport takes a different...

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