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Metro Team of the Year in synchronized swimming builds on history
Stillwater won the state championship for the fourth year in a row and improved on a record that shows the Ponies in the top two for all 49 years a champ has been crowned.
A day of perfection produces the Clay Target Shooter of the Year
Lance Klersy of Monticello went 100-for-100 at the state championships, his second perfect score, two years after his first. "My last box, I could barely put my shells in my gun, I was shaking so much," he said.
Meet the 2024 Difference Maker, who aspires to inspire inner-city athletes
Mark "Dolo" Harris is a familiar face and voice at Henry, his alma mater, working to improve opportunities in north Minneapolis.
The Dance Team of the Year came back for more. Lots more.
Wayzata hadn't won either division, jazz or high kick, since a sweep in 2019, until it won jazz in 2024 and finished second in high kick.
Adapted Sports Team of the Year shook off a bad memory
Dakota United overcame eerily familiar late-game circumstances in the state final to win its first state championship.
Rain delay, indeed: Baseball state title games will wait until Friday.
The finals won't have to leave Target Field after all. The MSHSL decided to hold off until the Twins leave town.
Ms. and Mr. Minnesota Golf finalists, eight of each, are revealed
The awards go to the top high school senior girl and boy in the state.
The champ lands big class' top seed in softball state tournament
Rosemount, undefeated ruler of Class 4A last season, wound up atop the field again. Cretin-Derham Hall is first in 3A, Randolph in 2A and New Ulm Cathedral in 1A.
Team USA finds girls basketball firepower in Twin Cities
Liv McGill of Hopkins was picked to play for the U.S. under-18 team at a tournament in Colombia. Three Twin Cities players are trying out this week for the U17 team.
Neck guards mandated for high school hockey after Johnson's death
The National Federation of High Schools announced that it will mandate neck guards nationwide after Minnesotan Adam Johnson died in October from a skate blade lacerating his throat.