St. Cloud Tech High School has had a busy year in the activities department. Tech sent quite a few athletes to state and even crowned one state champion - the gymnastics team.
Here is a recap of activities through the end of the winter season.
The football team finished the season at 3-6. The team played hard and had to deal with some injuries that hurt the team. With many underclassmen back, look for the team to be a serious contender next year.
The volleyball team finished 13-13 overall and 7-5 in the Central Lakes Conference, good for third place. They beat Brainerd in the opening round of playoffs, but fell to #1 seed, Moorhead in the quarterfinals. The team made improvements throughout the season.
The girls tennis team had a great season. The team clinched their fourth CLC title in a row and their 24th overall. They qualified for the state tournament and finished as consolation champions. They lost to 19-time defending state champions Edina, 6-1. They defeated Delano and Rochester Mayo to win the consolation title.
The team had three athletes qualify for the state individual tournament. Seventh grader Ashley Tarrolly won the section singles title. She lost her matches at state, but gained valuable experience. Sisters Taylor and Katelyn Tarrolly teamed up to win the section doubles title and also qualified for the state tournament. They finished as the state runners-up, falling to another sister team from Benilde-St. Margaret’s. They finished higher than any other Tech individuals and both will be back next year. It was a great accomplishment for them.
The boys soccer team had a tremendous year. They made it to the state tournament and won in the quarter-finals, beating #3 seed Park Center, 2-0. That game was played in snow, wind and cold, but the boys did a fantastic job. They fell in the state semi-finals to East Ridge and then tied Minneapolis Washburn for third place. It was a great year for the team.
The girls soccer team was young this year and they finished 2-15 overall. They lose some good seniors, but will have a lot of girls back and will look to improve next season.
Both cross country teams had good seasons. The athletes worked on improving their times. Noah Webb qualified for the state tournament and took 121st.
The girls swimming and diving team finished fourth in the Section 8AA True Team Meet and third place in the CLC Championships.
The gymnastics team won the state championship. They defeated seven other teams at the U of M to be able to call themselves the best in state. Congratulations to all athletes and coaches!
The girls hockey team finished the regular season 9-3 in the CLC and 18-6-1 overall, which was good enough for second place in the conference. They lost to River Lakes in sections.
The boys hockey team finished 9-6 in the CLC and 14-13 overall. They defeated Prairie Centre 16-0 in the first round of the sections and lost a very tough game to Sartell. They are also looking forward to next year.
The boys basketball team finished 11-5 in the CLC (good for second place) and 15-12 overall. They lost a tough game to Rogers in the sections, but they are looking forward to next year.
The girls basketball team finished 6-10 in the CLC and 7-20 overall. They lost to a tough St. Michael-Albertville team in the sections.
The wrestling team had six athletes qualify for the state tournament! Alex Kern, Austin Brenner and Cole Schreder all finished in fourth place at state.
The boys swimming team finished the regular season at 7-1. They had two divers, two relays and one individual qualify for the state tournament. Austin Paul finished in 10th place and Davis Wendt finished in 17th place in the diving portion. The 400 Relay finished in 18th place.
The Nordic ski team competed at sections and the boys finished in eighth place. Zeb Osgood finished in 20th place. The girls finished seventh and Gabby Hennes finished in 23rd place.
The alpine ski team competed in sections and the girls finished in 12th place. The boys finished in 3rd place. Tech’s Nate Hilbert finished fifth overall and qualified for the State Tournament.
The music listening team qualified for the state tournament again this year after winning sections and finished in seventh place.
Adapted floor hockey qualified for the state tournament and finished in fourth place. They had a great run this year.
The math team won the CLC title and finished in fifth place at the state tournament, just one point out of third place.
The one act play finished their season in fourth place at sub-sections and performed their play, The Lottery, at Tech Feb. 25, 27 & 28.
The choir participated in the solo/ensemble competition at Rocori, where they had 15 entries total and received 13 Superior ratings and two Excellent ratings. They also had two get Best In Site: Sydney Kakuk - Soprano Solo & Logan Salner - Baritone Solo.
The speech team won the CLC. Davin Kim was the Informative category, Audrey Long and Will Galler were champions in Duo, Alex Mikolchak was champion in Extemporaneous Speaking and Georgina Simon was CLC Champion in two categories: Poetry and Prose. The team won the south sub-section title and ended up qualifying one person for state, Emma Roggeman in Creative Expression.
The dance team qualified for the state tournament in both High Kick and Jazz. They finished in third place in the section tournament.
Tech’s spring activities are still underway and will be covered in an upcoming issue.
