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Top five sports stories of 2019
From the Wolfpack football team’s run to the state championship in the fall to the D1 commitment of senior Arie Walker, 2019 proved to be an eventful year for sports coverage. While prioritizing coverage of teams ranging from soccer to skiing, The Rubiconline took time to dig deeper into the world of athletics as well. The staff examined feelings of gender imbalance in the weight room, shared team playlists and offered behind the scenes looks into off-season training. Here are five of the stories that most exemplify excellence that the staff hopes to continue into 2020.
Nordic kicks off season with successful meets by Melissa Nie
Walker fulfills volleyball dreams, signs to college team by Liv Larsen
Cross Country Team achieves milestone in state meet Lynn Reynolds and Annika Rock
Wolfpack win thriller against Benilde to return to state by Bobby Verhey
Sailing team encourages interested students to join, regardless of experience by Henry Burkhardt
Melissa Nie is the Director of RubicOnline. This is her fourth year on staff. Melissa believes that everyone has a story to tell, and high school journalism...
Zekiah Juliusson is the Opinions Editor of Rubiconline and this will be his 4th year on staff. Over the summer he took a fun boundary waters trip and played...
Liv Larsen is a Feature editor on RubicOnline. This is her fourth year on staff. She has been staying busy during the pandemic by watching (too many) movies,...
Nikolas Liepins is the Political Correspondent and a writer/(photo)journalist for The Rubicon, RubicOnline, and Ibid Yearbook. This is his second year...
![HANDS, FEET AND MIND READY. I get inspired by just how far Ive come. Due to past injuries like knee arthritis, it was a struggle to even move my body and stuff. [After recovery,] it’s almost like ‘Okay, you actually can move your body now. Lets move it.’ So being able to build up my strength again motivates me, senior Delaney Devine said. Devine is in another injury at the moment, but she hope to get back into boxing once she recovers. Photo Submitted by Delaney Devine.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/IMG_5289-516x600.jpg)
![RECOVERY. Besides resting physical therapy is crucial in the road of recovery. Sophomore Sona Jain, who tore her ACL, said, I always thought about what I need to accomplish first. [What I said to myself] during rehabilitation not only gave me a good mindset, but boosted my confidence.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Untitled-design-3-600x400.png)
