Sports Round-up: Orioles Soccer Squads Fall in Orono Tournament

It was early-season tournament time for three of the four local varsity soccer squads, as both teams, as well as the girls club, were either beginning or ending their tourney brackets on a dreary Tuesday.

Orioles Boys Soccer Lose By 1

The Park boys soccer team fell to 1-1 on the season with a 3-2 loss to the hosts in the opening game of the Orono Tournament.

Aaron Stern and Jesse Abelson scored for the Orioles in the contest.

Park takes on Waconia's Holy Family Catholic in the third place game on Wednesday.

Orioles Girls Soccer Blanked on the Road

A 2-0 loss to their hosts—ranked second in Class A—in the Orono Tournament semifinals also dropped the Park girls soccer team to 1-1 on the young season.

The game was 0-0 at halftime, but Orono's Sophie Babo and Nikki Smith each scored in the second half.

Like the boys, the Orioles girls squad also plays Holy Family Catholic in the third-place match-up on Wednesday.

Red Knights Girls Soccer Bests Ranked Opponent

The BSM girls soccer team defeated the ninth-ranked team in Class A, Minnehaha Academy, by a 2-0 score to place third in its Showcase Tournament.

It was the second victory in three tries for the Red Knights, who defeated Breck 8-0 on Saturday in a non-conference, non-tournament contest after opening the season with a scoreless tie versus Holy Angels in the Showcase opener last Thursday.

While the Stars bested BSM in a penalty shootout in that first game, the result officially goes in the record books as a tie.

The Red Knights—ranked No. 1 in Class A—host Robbinsdale Cooper at 5 p.m. Thursday.

Red Knights Boys Soccer Ties Tough Foe

Facing its biggest test of the early going, the BSM boys soccer team also remained unbeaten this year by means of a 1-1 tie at Eden Prairie (ranked fourth in Class AA) to improve to 2-0-1.

Individual statistics were not available. The Red Knights—ranked third in Class A— host Cooper at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Red Knights Volleyball Loses Opener

The BSM volleyball team opened its season with a three-game loss (22-25, 17-25, 16-25) at Robbinsdale Armstrong. 

Individual statistics were not available. The Red Knights host Holy Angels at 7 p.m. Thursday.

Orioles Girls Tennis Fall to Hopkins

The Park girls tennis team was defeated, 6-1, by visiting Hopkins in a .

Orioles' No. 1 singles player Madeline Swanson defeated the Royals' Ida Ramic for her team's lone victory.

Cooper comes calling for a scheduled match on Wednesday, then the Orioles open September at Irondale on Thursday—both matches are scheduled to begin at 4 p.m.

Red Knights Girls Tennis Wins Again

The BSM girls tennis team improved to 4-1 on the season with a 5-2 defeat of St. Francis.

Individual statistics were not available. The Red Knights play at Hopkins at 4 p.m. Wednesday and at Cooper Thursday.