![PRIME TIME. Deion Sanders more famously known for his unique nickname “Coach Prime” after his prime coaching and primed players. Junior Ezra Straub said, “He knows what he’s doing.” ILLUSTRATION: Annika Kim](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/IMG_2011-1-1200x838.jpg)
Deion Sanders changes the game for college football
Olympia Wolff, The Rubicon
• October 30, 2023
![A SPEEDY CHASE. Player #2, Romelio Love from Blake, from the SMB Wolfpack sprinted away from opponent pursuers with the ball in an attempt to score a touchdown. This was a heated play, and all eyes from the audience were set on the players.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSC_2327-2-1200x800.jpg)
Fierce Homecoming football game concludes with SMB Wolfpack defeat
Zimo Xie, RubicOnline
• October 7, 2023
![HERE WE COME. Both teams charge at each other either trying to make their way through or stop the other team from moving forward.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/DSC_0209.png)
SMB Wolfpack comes up short to South St. Paul’s comeback win
Thomas Chen, RubicOnline
• September 11, 2023
![INTO POSITION. SMB Wolfpack takes on North St. Paul on Sept. 23 for the Homecoming game.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/52384215889_b678ac6305_o-1-900x600.jpeg)
SMB Wolfpack finds camaraderie with rival schools
Eliza Farley, The Rubicon
• October 24, 2022
![FOE, NOW FRIEND: On the right half, SPA’s football team battles it out against longtime rival Blake in the last game of the 1963 season, winning 7-0. On the left half, SMB Wolfpack, a co-op formed between SPA, Minnehaha Academy and previous rival Blake, takes on North Saint Paul on Homecoming night in 2021.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sports-900x483.png)
Rivalry Evolution: 1900-Today
Catherine Hooley, Managing Editor
• October 12, 2022
![NUMBERS GAME. Between 2012 and 2021, the league has only hired 11 men of color to head coaching jobs, contrary to the 51 white men who were hired for the same position in the same period.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/Flickr-CC-Bradley-P-Johnson-900x506.jpg)
[SPORTS OPINION] Rooney Rule enforcement essential for reinvention
Marius Elias Morse, Staff Writer
• March 4, 2022
![Director of Athletics Dawn Wickstrum dressed as starting cornerback for her MS football team in 1992. I was around a great group of guys that sort of accepted me in their world, she said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/IMG_6096-814x900.jpg)
Dawn Wickstrum: starting cornerback in middle school; Director of Athletics today
Claire Kim, The Rubicon
• September 30, 2021
![LINE OF SCRIMMAGE. SMB Wolfpack starts a play in a heated match with North St. Paul Sept. 10 that ended in a 48-20 win for the pack. “I feel like this year we’ve had a lot more time to connect and become a team,” quarterback Connor Overgaard said.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/51455304987_f0b845255b_o-1-900x600.jpg)
Wolfpack kicks off season with fan support
Annie Bai, The Rubicon
• September 28, 2021
![For years, Native Americans have been pushing for the Washington Football Team to change their name.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ezgif.com-gif-maker-2-1.gif)
[SPORTS OPINION] Professional sports teams take advantage of indigenous peoples for profit
Lynn Reynolds, RubicOnline
• April 29, 2021
![Is it better to be fairly good at one sport or be a well-rounded athlete who participates in multiple sports?](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/IMG-4878.jpg)
[SPORTS OPINION] Is it better to play one or multiple sports?
Annika Rock, RubicOnline
• March 12, 2021
![Junior Judah Thomas launches the ball into the air for a reception.](https://www.rubiconline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/allsportSMBfootball-900x582.jpg)
In the midst of a pandemic, there were mythical state champions
Elizabeth Trevathan, Director of RubicOnline
• December 10, 2020
[60 SECOND NEWS] Election recount results, Governor Walz new COVID-19 restrictions, sports cancelled
Bobby Verhey, RubicOnline
• November 21, 2020
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