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The 2022-23 winter athletics season is here! Here's a preview of our varsity winter teams--check out Team Pages for full schedule information and plan to join us to cheer on our winter Spartans!
Boys’ Basketball
Coming off a section quarterfinal appearance and a solid 16-10 record a year ago, expectations are high for boys' basketball this season.
Head Coach: Kevin Keto
Captains: Simon Assefa '23, Ethan Carter ‘24, Tysen Hayes ‘24
Home opener: Saturday, December 3, 2 p.m. vs. CHOF
Team Page
Girls' Basketball
Girls’ basketball is looking to take a step forward this season and improve on its 5-17 record from a year ago.
Head Coach: Willie Taylor
Captains: Catherine Hooley ‘23, Naomi Kempcke ‘24, Ivy Raya ‘23
Home opener: Tuesday, December 6, 7 p.m. vs. Legacy Christian Academy
Team Page
Boys' Hockey
Boys’ hockey enters the 2022-23 season looking to build off of the momentum from finishing with an improved record of 8-17-1 a year ago.
Head Coach: Bill McClellan
Captains: George Peltier ‘23
Home opener: Thursday, December 8, 7 p.m. vs. Academy of Holy Angels
Team Page
Girls' Hockey (Co-Op)
After finishing last season with a stellar 18-8 record and a section quarterfinal appearance, girls' hockey is hoping to build on its success with a new cooperative team, the Phoenix, that includes Burnsville, Faribault, Faribault Bethlehem Academy, DeLaSalle, and St. Agnes.
Head Coach: Chris Lepper
Associate Head Coach: Dan Berthiaume
Captains:
Heidi Deuel '23, Greta Magnuson '23
Home opener: Saturday, November 26, 7 p.m. vs. Proctor/Hermantown/Marshall
Team Page
Alpine Skiing
There are high expectations for this year's Alpine team, with Head Coach Rob Thomas predicting a strong Spartan presence at the State meet when the time comes.
Head Coach: Rob Thomas
Captains: Linnea Cooley '23, Soren Mishra '23, Maya Sachs '23, Wyatt Tait '23
Opening meet: Wednesday, December 14 at Buck Hill Ski Area
Team Page
Nordic Skiing
After a stellar 2021-22 season that included six skiers qualifying for the State meet, Nordic is anticipating another strong showing this winter.
Head Coach: Max Lundgren
Captains: Andrew Drake '24, Bridget Keel '24, Sila Liljedahl '23, Jack O'Brien '23
Opening meet: TBA
Team Pages: Boys / Girls
Boys' Swim & Dive (Co-Op)
The co-op Trojans took the St. Paul Conference Swimming and Diving title last season and are looking to repeat that success this season, in addition to advancing both individuals and relay teams to the State meet.
Head Coach: Dan Hanson
Captains: Gabriel Bangoura ‘23, Tenzin Bawa '23
Opening meet: Friday, December 16, 7 p.m. at Humboldt
Team Page
Fencing
With a big team comprised of 36 returners and newcomers, Spartan Fencing will look to build off last year's top five finishes at State.
Head Coach: Dong-Ying "Sasha" Pai
Captains: Claire Kim '24, Milan Mishra '25, Will Moran '23
Opening meet: TBA
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