high schools
Red Lake Nation football team hasn't won a game in years, but its coach keeps kids undefeated
They often play against opponents with twice as many players. Sometimes, coach Nolan Desjarlait wonders how he keeps doing it. The answer always comes: "I refuse to give up on them."
Elk River's clock-burning offense clinches Class 5A Prep Bowl
The Elks took over at their own 14 with 8:32 left in the game and possessed the ball for the rest of the way.
Class 3A Prep Bowl: An improbable final play makes New London-Spicer a champion
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton led before a 48-yard catch-and-lateral touchdown as time ran out.
A hint of doubt amid a stack of success drove Maple Grove to title
The Crimson fed on feeling underappreciated before they defeated Rosemount in the Class 6A final.
Nine-Man Prep Bowl: Mountain Iron-Buhl makes history repeat
Winners in the first state tournament 50 years ago, the Rangers rallied past Spring Grove to win again.
Class 6A Prep Bowl: No. 1 Maple Grove uses big plays to top Rosemount
Until Friday, no one put 21 points on Rosemount's defense all season. Maple Grove did it in less than two minutes of game action, and won 27-10.
Reusse: Simley makes a name for itself with football toughness
Spartans man up and turn tables on 4A Champion Hutchinson in the Prep Bowl, avenging a shellacking by the Tigers in the 2021 state tourney.
Simley's offensive attack too much for Hutchinson in Class 4A Prep Bowl
Spartans rallied from 10-point deficit in the first half.
Barnesville ends the wait, defeats Chatfield in Class 2A Prep Bowl
The Trojans, who had finished second three times, completed the task this time.
Minneota leans on its legacy, tops Springfield for Class 1A title
The Vikings won their eighth state title and celebrated like their fathers and brothers before them.
Three and out: Our final Prep Bowl picks end the prognosticating season
David La Vaque and Jim Paulsen give their takes on the final three Prep Bowl games. They both see a lot of points being scored. But do agree on anything else?
1972, when the first tournament produced the first true state champs
50 years in the making: Minneapolis Washburn coach George Wemeier had been carried off the field by celebrating players before, but this ride was extra-special.
Thursday's high school results
Here's what happened in Minnesota prep sports on Thursday:
Legs of running quarterbacks bear hopes of four Prep Bowl teams
Four quarterbacks. Oodles of combined rushing yards. Zero losses. Running quarterbacks are nothing new. But they provide a common thread for teams still chasing a state title this season.
Friday's Prep Bowl picks: Four games, three disagreements
David La Vaque and Jim Paulsen have been right way more often than they've been wrong this season. That makes their conflicts over the opening day of the Prep Bowl that much more noteworthy.
It's the first December Prep Bowl ever. Here's what to expect
Jim Paulsen and David La Vaque tackle all seven games happening Friday and Saturday at U.S. Bank Stadium, ranging from the nine-man game to the 6A battle between suburban powers Maple Grove and Rosemount
Rochester John Marshall's line play lines up a 1973 state title
50 years in the making: You can't beat what you can't stop, as St. Paul Harding found out in getting trampled 25-0 by the Rockets in the first of their back-to-back Class AA titles.
Wednesday's high school results
Here's what happened in Minnesota prep sports on Wednesday:
How an old-school offense and creative coach transformed Elk River
The Elks, headed to the Prep Bowl, were a mess when Steve Hamilton took over the program. He blended old ideas with new ones, installed the Power-T and turned the program into a Class 5A power.
Minnesota prep wrestling preview: The best of the best and more
Breaking down the top story lines for Minnesota prep wrestling as the season gets underway.