high schools
Top-ranked boys basketball recruit in Minnesota narrows list to five
Tommy Ahneman, a four-star recruit who transferred from Fargo to Cretin Derham-Hall, recently cut his college list to five schools, including the Gophers.
Former Elk River football coach McLean dies at 83
Terry McLean was a member of the Minnesota High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
USA Hockey mines Minnesota to stock roster for under-17 tournament
Six boys from the state made the team for the Five Nations competition, as did three from out of state who play at Shattuck-St. Mary's.
Edina girls flag football team heads to NFL Championships
The under-18 Edina team will represent the Vikings at the tournament at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. The Vikings are putting the spotlight on girls flag football by also hosting the first state high school championship in the sport Sunday.
Minnetonka girls basketball star Crump picks Texas for college
Aaliyah Crump, a 6-1 senior guard for Minnetonka and five-star prospect, picked Texas on Monday after winning a high school state title last season.
Minnehaha Academy boys basketball coach Lance Johnson retires
Lance Johnson led the Redhawks to five state championships and produced two top-five NBA draft picks in Jalen Suggs and Chet Holmgren.
Caitlin Clark's old AAU program has dominant Minnesota players now
Aaliyah Crump, Chloe Johnson, Ari Peterson and the Wilson sisters from Hill-Murray, Mya and Ashlee, are among the rising stars from Minnesota assembled on All Iowa Attack, Caitlin Clark's former AAU team.
How Cashman found his way home to the Vikings
Linebacker Blake Cashman, the former Eden Prairie and Gophers standout, has returned to Minnesota, where he used to root for the Vikings as kid. Now he'll be on the field in their uniform.
Minnesota players chosen in the NHL draft
Two UMD recruits were first off the local board Saturday in Las Vegas.
Perham's Morris named boys cross-country national coach of year
Jeff Morris has guided Perham to 21 consecutive state cross-country meets, including this past year as the Class 2A runner-up.
Ed Prohofsky, state basketball coach for five decades from high schools to Timberwolves and Lynx, dead at 90
Ed Prohofsky's legacy includes helping Minnesota begin sanctioning adapted high school sports.
Here are the top-ranked Minnesotans eligible for NHL draft
NHL Central Scouting ranks players ahead of next weekend's draft in Las Vegas.
Academics and athletics ran on parallel paths for Student First winner
Harlow Tong is headed from St. Paul Central to Harvard for education with a focus on the environment and for more sprinting. "I just want to see how much I can do," he said.
Two seconds left, two points needed? Time for the Play of the Year.
Maple Grove won a girls basketball state quarterfinal with "Iowa," involving a sweet screen and a lob pass. It worked, that time.
Boys Team Coach of the Year led a rise from the ashes
Joe Hyser, whose Minneapolis South team lost eight transfers a season prior, coached the 2023-34 Tigers to state for the first time in his long tenure.
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.
The Boys Team of the Year features heavy hitting and no hype
Centennial won the Class 6A state championship, opening up the offense just a little but mostly sticking to the blue-collar behavior that suits coach Mike Diggins.
Courage in Competition winner chased history instead of victory
Northfield's Caley Graber was already a state champ in girls wrestling and was set up to win more. She chose to wrestle in the boys division, where she didn't take state but reached heights never achieved before.
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.