Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Fourteen Richfield male athletes were up for the scholarship honor.
Richfield High School's 2013 Tom Spooner Award winner is Duncan Pederson. Thirteen other senior male athletes were nominated for the award, including: Kevin Krohn, Danny Opitz, Andrew Allen, Kory Lommen, Corban Halbur, Nate Luttenegger, Cameron Dearing, Andy Peterson, Deshawn Jones, Adam Aldrich, Chandler Arredondo, Raheim Hampton and Alex Mendele. According to the district's website: The Tom Spooner Award is given annually by our school to the Best Male Student-Athlete at Richfield as chosen by our Head Coaches. Tom Spooner was a baseball player back in the late '50s and early 60's who died from Leukemia but was exemplary in his attitude on and off the field. In the minds of his family, friends and doctor, it was his fighting desire to …
Friday, April 19, 2013
The Richfield basketball star will continue playing at the junior college next school year.
Richfield High School's Sierra Ford-Washington was presented with a national junior college letter of intent with North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City, IA. Ford-Washington will go from being a Spartan to a Trojan next year as part of the NIACC women's basketball team. Ford-Washington was a huge part of the Richfield girls basketball team's run for state the last two seasons. Related: Follow Richfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter
Sunday, March 24, 2013
Six Richfield senior female athletes have been nominated for the honor.
The nominees for the 2013 Richfield High School Athena Scholarship Award are: The Athena Award is given to the "Outstanding Senior Female Athlete" in high schools throughout the metro and suburban Minneapolis area, according to the Richfield Athletic Department. Richfield will announce the winner at the end of this week. The winner is invited to attend the 41st awards luncheon on Friday, May 3 at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Richfield Patch congratulates all the nominees.
Monday, March 18, 2013
A handful of other swimmers received local recognition from their team and coaches.
Richfield's Andy Peterson and Duncan Pederson were recently nominated for swimming and diving's Athlete of the Year award by the Minnesota Swim Coaches Association. According to Marc Hamren, head coach of the boys swim team, this is a major award in the high school swimming community. The following short biographys were sent to the coaches association by Hamren: Andy capped off his six year Richfield swimming career with a stellar senior season. Not a club swimmer, Andy takes most of the season to get in shape, then tapers like crazy. At state he was 2nd in the 200 IM, lowering the Spartan varsity record to 1:55.68. In addition, he already holds Richfield's back stroke record of 55.35 (set as a junior), and is part of each of our relay …
Thursday, February 21, 2013
Hernandez was one of 11 candidates.
In a celebration before the entire student body, faculty and some staff, Richfield High School crowned Cristian Hernandez as its 2013 Fire 'N' Ice King. Cristian was escorted by Star Soto, and was one of 11 candidates for the crown. Other candidates included: Tenzin Numgyai, Andrew Allen, Andy Peterson, Austin Bolkcom, Sam Amundson, Sam Fink, Adam Aldrich, Nate Luttenegger, Kevin Krohn and Duncan Pederson. *Before the crowning, all the candidates did a little rendition of the "Harlem Shake." See the dancing display in the video above. Congratulations to Richfield's newest king, Cristian Hernandez. Add your photos from the event in the photo box above by clicking "Upload Photos & Videos."
Monday, February 18, 2013
See who's agreed to play college ball.
Academy of Holy Angels football players Mikias Alipate and Anthony Baysah have signed NCAA letters of intent to play college football. Alipate will enroll at South Dakota State University, and Baysah will enroll at Minnesota State University, Moorhead. Follow Richfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
The Richfield senior and basketball star signs a letter of intent to attend the college Wednesday morning.
Richfield High School senior and star athlete, Jessica January, committed to DePaul University Wednesday morning. January signed a national letter of intent to attend the school among family, friends and school staff. January told Patch earlier in the school year she wasn't sure what her major would be, but she was definitely playing basketball in college. She helped lead the Spartans girls basketball team to the state championship finals earlier in 2012. Besides basketball, January was also a member of the volleyball squad and runs track and field. She holds the state's time record for 100 meter hurdles. Follow Richfield Patch on Twitter | Like us on Facebook | Sign up for our daily newsletter
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Andrew also plays baseball and hockey.
Editor's Note: Richfield Patch is running a series of occasional features that will highlight senior athletes at both Richfield High School and the Academy of Holy Angels. Look for more "Senior Spotlights" throughout the fall sports season. How would you describe yourself in three words or less? Superstar, amazing and humble. What is your favorite subject in school? Gym. Do you have a favorite sports memory that sticks out to you? Growing mustaches with the baseball team in section championships last year. What song do you listen to before games/matches to get pumped up? Anything Kevin Krohn sings in the locker room gets me pumped up. Do you play any other sports? Baseball and hockey. If you could visit any place in the world, where would …
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Devin said if he could visit any place in the world it would be Africa.
Editor's Note: Richfield Patch is running a series of occasional features that will highlight senior athletes at both Richfield High School and the Academy of Holy Angels. Look for more "Senior Spotlights" throughout the fall sports season. How would you describe yourself in three words or less? Quiet, attentive and pushy. What is your favorite subject in school? Science. Do you have a favorite sports memory that sticks out to you? Beating St. Thomas Academy sophomore year. What song do you listen to before games/matches to get pumped up? Whatever the rest of the team plays in the locker room. Do you play any other sports? Broomball and track and field. If you could visit any place in the world, where would you go and why? Africa. I want …
Anthony plans to major in business in college.
Editor's Note: Richfield Patch is running a series of occasional features that will highlight senior athletes at both Richfield High School and the Academy of Holy Angels. Look for more "Senior Spotlights" throughout the fall sports season. How would you describe yourself in three words or less? Outgoing, funny and quiet. What is your favorite subject in school? History and math. Do you have a favorite sports memory that sticks out to you? The win against Chanhassen during its Homecoming. What song do you listen to before games/matches to get pumped up? "I Don't Like" by Chief Keef. Do you play any other sports? Basketball. If you could visit any place in the world, where would you go and why? France. What are your plans next year? (going …
LaVae Robinson
10:39 am on Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Congratulations Duncan! Not only a gifted athlete but always a great role model for good sportsmanship. more ›