Eden Prairie players took the positions usually held by major leaguers when they played for a state championship in 2010 at Target Field, the first year state finals were played there.

— Marlin Levison, Star Tribune

Twins set up four high school baseball games for Target Field

The first is Wednesday, pitting Minneapolis schools Roosevelt and Edison after the Twins play the White Sox.

Meet the big hitters in 2023 high school golf: Kathryn VanArragon of Blaine and Reese McCauley of Simley

They won the past two Class 3A girls championships and plan to play college golf right nearby.

2023 high school track and field: Five boys, five girls and two meets to see

Richlu Tudee of Champlin Park and Jordyn Borsch of Maple Grove each won two sprint state titles last season.

— Nicole Neri, Special to the Star Tribune

The fastest and the strongest will be revealed on the way to the state championships in June.

High school lacrosse 2023: Three takes plus 10 boys and 10 girls to know

Maple Grove’s Audrey Mlekoday found room to run against Centennial on Thursday at Maple Grove, and Anna Jarpey worked to close the gap. Maple Grove won 11-6 in the first game of the season for both teams.

— Shannon Brault, Special to the Star Tribune

Change starts on the sideline, where both defending state champions will have new coaches.

High school baseball 2023: 20 players, 15 teams and five things to know

Drew Rogers of Mounds View (left), from a game Friday against Stillwater, and Michael Miller of St. Thomas Academy, from a game Saturday against Benilde-St. Margaret’s, rank among 20 players to watch in metro baseball this season.

— Brennan Schachtner (Rogers) and Dan Biese (Miller), Special to the Star Tribune

It starts with arms at East Ridge, with a new head coach at Cretin-Derham Hall and at the top of the lineup at Benilde-St. Margaret's.

High school softball 2023: 16 prominent pitchers, a dozen hitters, 10 teams and five takes

Jessa Snippes of Rosemount will play for the Gophers in college.

— Cheryl A. Myers, Special to the Star Tribune

The discussion begins with Rosemount and Jessa Snippes, a Gophers recruit who stands out on the mound and at bat.

Matthew Fullerton of Edina and Collin Beduhn of Wayzata back for more high school tennis

Collin Beduhn (left) of Wayzata and Matthew Fullerton of Edina return for their senior seasons after settling the Class 2A singles championship over four hours in 2022.

— Photos by David Joles, Star Tribune

Fullerton and Beduhn played more than four hours for the 2A title last season and rank 1-2 this season. They're rivals now, but will be teammates at Wisconsin in the fall.