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Is the east side the best side in high school baseball? Poll has an answer.

Yes, Wayzata is No. 1 in the Star Tribune Metro Top 10. But where does the balance of power swing (or miss) in the Twin Cities and suburbs?


Prep Athletes of the Week: Pitcher and her team perfect together

Angela Proper is 7-0 for the St. Agnes softball team, accounting for all but one of her team's victories. She also has a .586 batting average.


Baseball Metro Player of the Year packs up his five tools and leaves

Drew Rogers left Mounds View for Arizona. Also, a Minnetonka standout is injured, and "the Ohm boys eat, sleep and breathe baseball" at Zumbrota-Mazeppa.


Prep baseball 2024: 35 Minnesota stars who the recruiters covet

College plans include the Gophers and many of the nation's top conferences. Also included: Twin Cities and outstate teams to watch — and a player who shares a name with a Hall of Famer.


Prep Athletes of the Week: Anoka golfer wins at the head game, too

Tyler Gandrud secured the Bunker Hills Invitational title as his coach helped him "minimize the mental interference."


Prep golf 2024: Top players and teams (and many future Gophers)

The U has landed several of the best players in Minnesota. Check out that group, see lists of top metro and outstate golfers and meet a batch of youngsters.


Is the pitching ahead of the hitting? Two high school no-hitters say yes.

A pair of outstate Minnesota teams took early victories behind starting pitching that proved unhittable.


Benilde-St. Margaret's Olivia Olson named Miss Basketball

The Michigan recruit led the Red Knights to consecutive Class 3A state championships, averaging 25.5 points per game.


Sisters, together again: Meet the Metro Girls Alpine Skier of the Year

Vivien Pihlstrom of Blake became her school's latest winner, a group that includes older sibling Ava.


With a grin: Meet the Metro Girls Nordic Skier of the Year

Freshman Linnea Ousdigian of Mounds View smiled her way through a snow-challenged winter and was seen savoring victory in her last strides at state.