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Late start, early end: How Minnesota's high school football season played out
Minnesota's school football players saw an abbreviated schedule and later start during the pandemic. But from the first kickoffs on Oct. 9 to the final whistles on Nov. 20, the games offered a slice of normal.
Great debut: Minnehaha's Suggs scores 24 as No. 1 Gonzaga beats Kansas
Jalen Suggs stepped onto the floor for his first college basketball game on Thursday — against one of the nation's blue bloods and ion front of a national audience.
Smaller MSHSL fee hikes still leave some schools displeased
Some still believe the league didn't go far enough, and a legislator is calling for additional belt-tightening. Without state tournaments budgeted for this year, schools are being asked to fund more than half of the Minnesota State High School League's budget.
Former Lakeville South high school softball coach charged with stealing from booster club
Eric Heflin, 65, of Rosemount, was charged with three felony counts of theft by swindle.
Longtime North St. Paul basketball and softball coach Erickson dies at 80
He is a member of the Minnesota Girls' Basketball Coaches Association and the Minnesota Softball Coaches Association halls of fame.
Chaotic playoffs produced Minnesota prep football section champions every which way
Thirty-six championships were awarded, far fewer than the number of sections statewide, as teams switched opponents or in some cases didn't play at all as COVID-19 disrupted postseason playoffs.
Talking Preps podcast: Who are the mythical No. 1 teams in Minnesota prep football?
The Star Tribune's Jim Paulsen and David La Vaque make the case for their favorites in a season that offered no clear answers, call out some personal football highlights and, with the winter season on pause, walk through recent high school league budget news.
Nov. 20 Minnesota prep football highlights
Watch some of the big plays from Minnesota high school football on Friday. Highlights provided by Prep Spotlight TV. Tap on our sports TV/radio listings for a link to live webstreams of games around Minnesota.
Prep athletes of the week: Kills are thrills for Andover volleyball star
Much of the Huskies' 13-2 record can be traced to the play of 5-9 Avery Bolles, a former setter who was switched to hitter partly because of her 33-inch vertical leap.
UConn women's basketball pauses activities after positive COVID test
Former Hopkins star Paige Bueckers, who was Minnesota's Miss Basketball and the Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year last year, is a freshman with the Huskies.
Best team in 6A football? Shortened season leaves plenty to debate
The pandemic cut off what was already a reduced prep football season, which means we didn't even come close to finding out the best big-school team in Minnesota. Or did we?
Rosemount routs East Ridge
The Irish, after starting their season with two canceled games due to COVID-19, finished with a 42-0 victory.
Lakeville South rallies past St. Michael-Albertville
The Cougars, ranked No. 1 in Class 6A all season, scored with 20.9 seconds left for a 14-13 victory.
Football roundup: Washburn rallies past Tartan, a mixed-class title matchup, champions without games
A recap of select games from around the metro area and state.
Liu runs Centennial through Stillwater to win last game of the season
Running back Lance Liu guided the Cougars to a section championship with two rushing touchdowns.
Lakeville South rallies with two late touchdowns to edge St. Michael-Albertville
The Cougars, ranked No. 1 in Class 6A all season, scored with 20.9 seconds left for a 14-13 victory.
Rosemount routs East Ridge to finish undefeated
The Irish, after starting their season with two canceled games due to COVID-19, finished with a 42-0 victory.
Rogers takes section championship with 28-20 victory over Elk River
The Royals ended their season the same way they started it by defeating their district rivals.
Non-participation trophy: Team wins section title without playing a game
Chalk it up to unintended consequences of COVID-19: Without playing a postseason game, Andover was named Section 7 champions in Class 5A. Here's how it unfolded.
Latest updates: Today's high school football schedule
With the pause in youth and high school sports set for 11:59 p.m. tonight, here's the latest look at the section football playoff schedule.