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OHS fall sports come to an end

Brooke Hagel, Writer
October 28, 2024
Brandon Canales-Blanco
Senior Luke Webber starting his route.

In the month of October, many fall sports are coming to a close in their regular season. Most of the fall sports practiced over the summer since the middle of June. There are still many of the OHS fall sports continuing their season in mid-October and goals of reaching the end. 

Girls soccer lost in their section finals. They played to their fullest aiming to beat Lakeville North but lost in the third round of sections. Senior Kennedy Katzung said, “We played really hard and it was overall a bittersweet moment with all of my friends.” Their record for the season was 13-5-2, which was a successful year for the soccer team. They were ranked first in the Big 9 and won their championship game. During sections, they played Lakeville South and Farmington and won against both teams which was a huge accomplishment since they hadn’t won against them in a long time. Their season ended when they got beat in section finals by Lakeville North.

Boys soccer lost in their first round of sections on Oct. 8 and had a record of 4-8-5. The team’s hardest game was against Rochester Mayo. They lost 2-3, but the team put up a fight to score as many goals as they could in their hardest game of the season. Senior captain Kellen Katzung said, “We still had some really good moments.” The team did not do as well as they had hoped but they were most proud of the team atmosphere they built throughout the season.  

Girls tennis just finished their regular season matches and competed individually on Oct. 10. Their team record was 9-2. The team was very proud of how they did this year with their record. They headed into individual sections which ended in mid-October. The team has not gotten to the section final four in four years which was very exciting for the team. OHS Girls Tennis accomplished many of their goals this season.

The OHS Football Team is having a spectacular season. They have a record of 8-0 in the 2024 season. Senior captain Blake Davison said, “It’s awesome to see us going undefeated and putting in the extra work to be the best we can.” They are amazed at their work this year, staying late and working hard at practices to accomplish their goal of being undefeated. Senior captain Nolan Ginskey said, “The ultimate goal is to bring a state championship back to Owatonna.” They have hope in achieving this goal this year since they have a hard working group of players. OHS football is heading into their first round of sections on Saturday, Oct. 26 against New Prague. 

OHS Girls Volleyball had their last regular season game before sections on Oct. 15. On that night, the juniors gave speeches to the seniors to celebrate senior night. In their senior night game, they played Rochester Mayo and beat them in five sets. Senior captain Halle Theis said, “It was very special because it was senior night and the program had not beaten Mayo in a very long time.” The team was thrilled about this win against Mayo and is hoping to continue the wins as they go into sections. They are heading into sections with an 8-3 record. OHS Volleyball has their first round of sections on Wednesday, Oct. 23 against Farmington. 

 

October is commonly the end of many fall sports. Volleyball, girls tennis, soccer have ended their season. Football is still competing in sections. Their next game is on Oct. 26 at home.

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Brooke Hagel
Brooke Hagel
Brooke Hagel is a junior at OHS. This is her first year on Magnet staff. Hagel does OHS cheerleading for football and basketball during the school year. Outside of school she is involved in Young Life and works at The Blast during the summers. Hagel enjoys being outdoors, wakeboarding, hiking and spending time with family and friends. Hagel joined Magnet because it sounded like a fun thing to do and is excited to be more involved in the school activities. She is also excited to represent what OHS is about. 
Brandon Canales-Blanco
Brandon Canales-Blanco, Writer
 Brandon Canales-Blanco  is a senior this year at OHS, and is in his first year on Magnet. Canales likes playing soccer, hanging out with his friends and spending time with his siblings. Outside of school Canales is a part of thriving minds and varsity soccer. He believes that Magnet will be fun so he decided to give it a try. Canales plans to go to college and major in sports medicine.
Angel Barajas
Angel Barajas, Writer
Angel Barajas is a senior at OHS this year. This is his third year in Magnet. Barajas joined Magnet to be able to get out the news of what is happening around the OHS. Also his first year in Magnet was super fantastic and fun. Outside of school, Barajas is involved in football, and it is his first year in Student Council. His hobbies include working out, running, playing video games, and hanging out with family and friends. Barajas plans to graduate from high school and go to college for medical school and hopes to become a physician. Barajas is looking forward to a wonderful year in Magnet and getting the best out of it.
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Tanner Smith
Tanner Smith
Tanner Smith is a senior this year at OHS and this is his first year on Magnet. Smith is involved in Knowledge Bowl, NHS, DECA, baseball and band at OHS. In his free time, Smith enjoys playing baseball, writing and being outside. After high school, he plans to go to college for political science with an end goal of attending law school. His dream job is as a lawyer, getting justice for falsely incarcerated people. Smith joined Magnet this year to represent the entire student body at OHS.