St. Louis Park had a strong linebacking corps in 2025, a position group that pushed them all the way to the Class 5A, Section 5 semifinal, where they lost to Minneapolis Southwest 21-14. The Orioles return one of their stronger pieces from 2025 in ILB Liam Novak Liam Novak 5'11" | 200 lbs | LB St. Louis Park | 2027 State MN , who finished last fall with 63 tackles, 2 TFLs, and 1 FF, helping him earn the nod and selection for captain for the 2026 season.

Novak is one tough customer as a tackler at the contact point and a thumper of a tackler. His defensive range and play speed shows up on tape, and once he sees and identifies the threat you can really see him accelerate and fly into contact full-throttle, as well as cover ground in pursuit of the football and its ball carrier. Novak comes downhill in a hurry and fires out of his breaks and shows clean, concise, rapid COD ability. Can’t wait to see how Novak performs this summer on the camp circuit!

St. Louis Park had a strong linebacking corps in 2025, a position group that pushed them all the way to the Class 5A, Section 5 semifinal, where they lost to Minneapolis Southwest 21-14. The Orioles return one of their stronger pieces from 2025 in ILB Liam Novak Liam Novak 5'11" | 200 lbs | LB St. Louis Park | 2027 State MN , who finished last fall with 63 tackles, 2 TFLs, and 1 FF, helping him earn the nod and selection for captain for the 2026 season.

Novak is one tough customer as a tackler at the contact point and a thumper of a tackler. His defensive range and play speed shows up on tape, and once he sees and identifies the threat you can really see him accelerate and fly into contact full-throttle, as well as cover ground in pursuit of the football and its ball carrier. Novak comes downhill in a hurry and fires out of his breaks and shows clean, concise, rapid COD ability. Can’t wait to see how Novak performs this summer on the camp circuit!