• Burnsville/Farmington/Lakeville, for sweeping a division's state titles, is the Adapted Sports Team of the Year

  June 28, 2023 - 5:32 PM

  The Blazing Cats won the CI division's soccer, floor hockey and softball championships.

• Stillwater, wielding its perennial power, is the All-Metro Sports Awards Synchronized Swimming Team of the Year

  June 28, 2023 - 5:34 PM

  Stillwater won its 21st state championship and hasn't placed lower than second in the 49-year history of the state meet,

• Gallery: Star Tribune All-Metro Sports Awards

  July 28, 2022 - 1:07 AM

  The Star Tribune All-Metro Sports Awards gala was held Wednesday night at Allianz Field.

• Kate Cordes' shot for Shakopee, from long distance and right on time, is the All-Metro Play of the Year

  July 27, 2022 - 11:52 PM

  Her buzzer-beater splashed in from halfcourt against Eden Prairie and decided the section championship.

• Steve Hangartner, for leading a small-class program to high-class success, is an All-Metro Coach of the Year

  July 27, 2022 - 11:47 PM

  His Watertown-Mayer/Mound Westonka gymnastics program last lost a dual meet in 2012 despite difficult schedules.

• James Ware, for his championship touch at Park Center, is an All-Metro Coach of the Year

  July 27, 2022 - 11:43 PM

  The Pirates' boys' basketball team went 31-1 and won the Class 4A title, a pinnacle it had never reached.

• Orono's Matias Maule, laden with state titles, is the All-Metro Boys' Athlete of the Year

  July 27, 2022 - 11:30 PM

  He was captain of three championship teams, in soccer, table tennis and tennis, and he also was a doubles champ.

• Maddie Dahlien, champion who endured hard times, is the All-Metro Female Athlete of the Year

  July 27, 2022 - 11:21 PM

  The Edina standout in soccer and track and field didn't win everything she tried this time around, but she's a winner.

• Lakeville South, with a football attitude and its first football state title, is the All-Metro Boys' Team of the Year

  July 27, 2022 - 10:56 PM

  The Cougars went 13-0 and won the Class 6A championship, thriving behind physical play and mental strength.

• Wayzata volleyball squad, undefeated since 2019, is the All-Metro Girls' Team of the Year

  July 27, 2022 - 9:40 PM

  The Trojans went 34-0 during the season, running their streak to 54 victories in a row, and won the state title.

• Andy Kaiser, for mobilizing to help an inner-city school and community, wins the Difference Maker Award

  July 26, 2022 - 11:41 AM

  The result of efforts by Kaiser and his crew: food for north Minneapolis and a blocking sled for Minneapolis North.

• Eastview's dominant dance team, for the third year in a row, is an All-Metro Team Champion

  July 26, 2022 - 11:37 AM

  Coach Jenny Raiche heads into retirement having won half of the state titles that were in play during her 20 years.

• Dakota United, with two state titles and more, is All-Metro Team Champion in adapted sports

  July 26, 2022 - 11:34 AM

  The Hawks won the PI softball and floor hockey championships and had high finishes in a third PI sport and the CI Division sports.

• AMSA awards: Where did she find time? Abby Rosebur wins Student First award

  July 25, 2022 - 6:14 PM

  The South St. Paul three-sport athlete, headed to Augsburg to play soccer, posted a stellar GPA and started toward a career in medicine despite a crazily crowded schedule.

• Aiden McMahon's dramatic baseball comeback leads to Courage in Competition award

  July 25, 2022 - 5:59 PM

  A knee injury cost the Maple Grove senior state tournament appearances in football and hockey, but he was ready when a baseball opportunity came around.

• The All-Metro Sports Awards banquet is back. It's time to start meeting the 2022 winners

  July 25, 2022 - 5:35 PM

  The event, forced to a virtual format in 2020 and 2021, goes all in-person with a gala on Wednesday at Allianz Field.

• All-Metro Sports Awards: Meet the 12 winners for 2022

  July 28, 2022 - 6:56 AM

  Athletes, coaches and teams were honored during the Star Tribune's fifth annual All-Metro Sports Awards on Wednesday night at Allianz Field. Tap here to see the winners.

• Star Tribune Fall Metro Players of the Year

  July 20, 2021 - 11:40 AM

  They stood out in seasons started amid the pandemic, without the hope of state tournaments, and flourished all the same.

• Bold, efficient Chaska basketball is the Star Tribune All-Metro Girls' Team of the Year

  July 16, 2021 - 11:41 AM

  The Hawks, after defeating one of the nation's top high school teams in Hopkins, won their first state basketball title in school history with a grinding performance.

• Talented Simley wrestling took its dominance to a new level this season

  July 16, 2021 - 11:27 AM

  The Star Tribune All-Metro Sports Award winner for boys' team of the year, the nationally ranked Spartans overwhelmed opponents with a lineup that had no weaknesses.

• The big list: Star Tribune First Team All-Metro athletes

  July 15, 2021 - 12:14 PM

  Meet the athletes from the 2020-21 school year who excelled in football, soccer, volleyball, hockey, basketball, softball, baseball and lacrosse.

• Simley golfer Isabella McCauley is the Star Tribune All-Metro Girls' Athlete of the Year

  July 15, 2021 - 12:12 PM

  The No. 1-ranked high school girls' player in the state became the youngest in state history to play in the Women's U.S. Open

• Three-sport standout Jake Ratzlaff is Star Tribune All-Metro Boys' Athlete of the Year

  July 15, 2021 - 12:05 PM

  The Rosemount senior, who excelled in football, hockey and baseball, has this advice to kids: "Play all sports and see what you love to do.''