Sports
Sports Roundup: Royals Roll Into September
A light mid-week schedule leads Hopkins athletics into the Labor Day weekend.
It was a slow but successful mid-week stretch for the Hopkins sports teams as the Royals soccer squads already completed their pre-Labor Day weekend schedules.
Volleyball
The ninth-ranked Hopkins volleyball team bounced back from a loss to sixth-ranked Centennial on Tuesday by sweeping visiting Orono in three games (25-19, 25-12, 25-20) to improve to 2-1 on the young season.
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Individual statistics were not available. The Royals are now off until Sept. 9, when they take part in the Southwest MN Challenge tournament in Marshall.
Cross-Country Running
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The Hopkins cross-country running teams competed in the Matterhorn Invitational in Brooklyn Park on Thursday, with both the girls and boys squads finishing second to Eden Prairie with 63 and 45 points, respectively. Individual statistics were not available.
Next up for the Royals runners is a trip to Gale Woods Farm in Minnetrista for an invitational meet at 3 p.m. on Sept. 8.
Girls Tennis
A 4-3 win over visiting Benilde-St. Margaret's on Wednesday improved the Hopkins girls tennis team to 4-1 in dual matches this season.
Individual statistics were not available. The Royals play at Minnetonka on Sept. 6 at 4 p.m.