Spartan Winter Sports Postseason Summary

Alpine Skiing

After a 2nd place finish at sections, finishing in 59.16, Henry Giles ’24 represented SPA at the State Alpine meet on February 14 at Giants Ridge for the third year in a row! Congratulations, Henry!

All-Conference: Evy Sachs ‘26, Maya Sachs ‘23, and Wyatt Tait ‘23

All-Conference Honorable Mention: Rio Cox ‘23 and Juliette Smith ‘27

Boys’ Basketball 

Spartan basketball received the #3 seed in Section 4AA and defeated the #6 seed, St. Croix Lutheran Academy in the opening round on Saturday, March 11. In the semifinals on March 14, SPA fell to a talented Concordia Academy team, 80-72.

All-Conference: Ethan Carter ‘24 and Tysen Hayes ‘24

All-Conference Honorable Mention: Mikkel Rawdon ‘24

Girls’ Basketball 

Girls’ basketball received the #12 seed and defeated the #13 seed, Math and Science Academy on Tuesday, February 28 in the opening round of Section 4AA competition. In the second round, SPA fell to a talented St. Croix Preparatory Academy team.

All-Conference Honorable Mention: Catherine Hooley ‘23 and Naomi Kempcke ‘24

Boys’ Hockey

Spartan hockey received the #4 seed in Section 4A and defeated the #5 seed, Highland Park 5-2 in quarterfinal action on Friday, February 24. In the semifinals, SPA fell to a talented Mahtomedi squad 9-1.

All-Conference: George Peltier ‘23 and Nelson Wodarz ‘23

All-Conference Honorable Mention: Alex Armada ‘23 and Will Black ‘24

Girls’ Hockey

Girls’ hockey received the #3 seed in Section 3AA and were matched up against the #6 seed in Eastview. In a tough contest, the Pheonix fell 2-1 in the opening round of the section tournament. Off of the ice, our girls’ hockey program was named the Section 3AA Academic Champions with a cumulative team GPA of 3.76.

Academic All-State: Heidi Deuel ‘23 and Greta Magnuson ‘23

Section 3AA Academic Champions: Team award 

All-Conference Honorable Mention: Ella Bond ‘26, Charlotte Goings ‘24, and Aurelia Meza ‘24

Hobey Baker Award Winner: Greta Magnuson ‘23

Nordic Skiing

The girls’ Nordic team had a strong showing at the State meet on February 15-16. The sprint team of Helen Townley ’25 and Maren Overgaard ’26 came in second and in the individual pursuit competition, finishers included Inga Wing ’25 (25th), Taylor Barkwell ’25 (42nd), Paloma Good ’27 (62nd), Alyda Overgaard ’28 (77th), and Eleanor Mody ’27 (105th). Congratulations to the entire team on a great season!

All-State: Maren Overgaard ’26, Helen Townley ’25, and Inga Wing ’25

All-Conference: Taylor Barkwell ‘25, Paloma Good ‘27, Alyda Overgaard ‘28, and Johanna Pierach ‘25

Boys’ Swim and Dive

At the 6AA section finals on Saturday, February 25 Gabriel Bangoura ’23, Rishi Bhargava’ 24, and Connor Overgaard ’24 had great performances finishing in the top 8 in multiple events. Individual times include: 

Gabriel Bangoura: 5th 50 Free, 6th 100 Fly
Tenzin Bawa ’23: 21st 200 IM, 21st 100 Fly
Rishi Bhargava: 7th 100 Breaststroke, 8th 200 IM
Sam Galarneault ’27: 21st 100 Breaststroke, 28th 50 Free
William Hanna ’26: 20th 500 Free, 21st 100 Backstroke
Connor Overgaard: 4th 100 Backstroke, 8th 100 Free
Christian Worrall ’24: 26th 50 Free, 26th 100 Free

All-Conference: Gabriel Bangoura ‘23, Rishi Bhargava ‘24, and Connor Overgaard ‘24

Fencing

The Minnesota High School Fencing Championships took place on Saturday, February 25, and Sunday, February 26 at Blake High School. Congratulations to our fencers on a great season! 

Saturday individual events:

• Women’s saber: Annie Bai ’24 (4th place) and Halle Cowgill ’24 (2nd place)
• Men’s saber: William Moran ’23 (3rd place)
• Women’s epee: Belle Weng ’25 (5th place)
• Men’s epee: Milan Mishra ’25 (3rd place) and Maik Nguyen ’24 (2nd place)
• Women’s foil: Claire Kim ’24 (6th place)

Sunday team events:

• Women’s epee: 2nd place: Rita Li ’24, Belle Weng ’25, and Annie Zhang ’25
• Women’s saber: 3rd place: Annie Bai, Halle Cowgill, Zadie Martin ’24, and Rowan Moore ’26
• Men’s epee: 1st place: Milan Mishra, Humza Murad ’23, and Maik Nguyen
• Men’s foil: 8th place: Jack Gordon ’28, Elijah Peres ’24, Allan Wang ’26, and Jesse Wussler ’26
• Men’s saber: 1st place: Soren Miller ’23, William Moran, and Roberto Velez ’23

Overall results:

• Men’s epee: 1st place
• Women’s epee: 2nd place
• Men’s foil: 6th place
• Women’s foil: 6th place
• Men’s saber: 4th place
• Women’s saber: 2nd place