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Biles, Lee lead deep group of gymnasts at U.S. Olympic trials
The five-member U.S. Olympic team in women's gymnastics will be announced Sunday night in Minneapolis. One leading contender for the team suffered an injury Wednesday in training.
The Boys Team of the Year features heavy hitting and no hype
Centennial won the Class 6A state championship, opening up the offense just a little but mostly sticking to the blue-collar behavior that suits coach Mike Diggins.
From August into March, Male Athlete of the Year is unstoppable
Maxwell Woods led Chanhassen to a football state championship as a running back and defensive back and wasn't far from averaging a triple-double in basketball.
Credentials pile high for Girls Team Coach of the Year
Scott Jackson's Wayzata volleyball teams have won every big-class state championship available since 2018, and in 2023 the squad went 34-0.
Two final baseball champions conclude the prep sports year
East Ridge scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh against Mounds View in Class 4A, and Totino-Grace defeated Mahtomedi behind Tommy Heifort's pitching in Class 3A.
Attention, please. That's a goal, not a request, for rhythmic gymnasts.
Long overlooked, rhythmic gymnastics gets a shot at the spotlight during the USA Gymnastics Championships starting Monday at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
Wizened leader amid youth is Metro Player of the Year in boys tennis
Tanay Panguluri served as a senior captain on a Wayzata state champion loaded with youngsters, and he also was half of the winning doubles pair.
Metro ace holds undefeated top seed in check in 4A state baseball semifinal
Despite the nerves, Mounds View ace Tyler Guerin was dominant vs. undefeated Wayzata.
No. 1 seed punctuates end of boys volleyball club status with a title
Shakopee needed five sets over Rogers to claim the final club championship. Boys volleyball becomes an official MSHSL sport next spring.
Boys volleyball teams open last state tournament as a club sport
Wednesday marked the start of the last non-sanctioned state tournament before MSHSL sanctioning in 2025.