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Top swimmers in 2026 class to swim for Gophers, others pick Notre Dame, Virginia
By Ron Haggstrom, the Minnesota Star Tribune 07/01/2025, 12:15pm CDT
Top two girls swimmers Faith Lamah and Libbi McCarthy will compete for Minnesota while top boys Micah Davis and Nathan Carr are headed to Virginia.
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Top swimmers in 2026 class to swim for Gophers, others pick Notre Dame, Virginia
By Ron Haggstrom, the Minnesota Star Tribune 07/01/2025, 12:15pm CDT
Top two girls swimmers Faith Lamah and Libbi McCarthy will compete for Minnesota while top boys Micah Davis and Nathan Carr are headed to Virginia.
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The winners: All-Minnesota Sports Awards athletes, coaches, teams of the year
By Ron Haggstrom, Jim Paulsen, Cassidy Hettesheimer and Nick Williams, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/25/2025, 8:00pm CDT
Awarded by the Minnesota Star Tribune, the honors recognize outstanding accomplishments from the 2024-2025 high school sports season.
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2025 All-Minnesota Sports Awards Difference-Maker winners: Krista Flemming and Jenny Kilkelly
By Jim Paulsen, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/25/2025, 7:30pm CDT
Without the dedication and drive of Shakopee volleyball supporters Krista Flemming and Jenny Kilkelly, the MSHSL’s sanctioning of boys volleyball may never have happened.
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2025 All-Minnesota Sports Awards Student First winner: Edina High’s Jiarui Xue
By Ron Haggstrom, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/25/2025, 6:00pm CDT
Jiarui Xue, who will swim for Princeton in college, achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.971 and is a four-time member of the USA Swimming Scholastic All-America team.
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Star Tribune Athletes of the Week

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: St. Thomas Academy’s Luke Mechtel wins plenty at boys swimming state meet and is one of our Prep Athletes of the Week
By Jim Paulsen, the Minnesota Star Tribune 03/10/2025, 6:30pm CDT
The other athletes recognized this week are Addi Mack, Minnehaha Academy; Tommy Ahneman, Cretin-Derham Hall; Jace Van Eps, East Grand Forks; Mya Tautges, Brainerd; Clara Keaveny, Mayer Lutheran; and Evan Witte, Minnetonka. (Star Tribune staff/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Girls Hockey

Minnesota contributes 23 current and former high school hockey players to NHL and PWHL drafts
By Cassidy Hettesheimer, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/30/2025, 10:30am CDT
State champions and former Ms. and Mr. Hockey winners are on the list. The highest picks were Logan Hensler of Hill-Murray and Rory Guilday of Minnetonka.
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Northfield’s hockey rink is outdated. A $25 million replacement is likely on the way.
By Eva Herscowitz, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/28/2025, 10:45am CDT
After years of debate over the cost, construction of the new ice arena could start in May, pending City Council approval.
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Recent state champs in football, boys hockey will become section foes next year
By Cassidy Hettesheimer, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/11/2025, 2:30pm CDT
In football, Maple Grove, Minnetonka and Moorhead will compete in 6A Section 6. For boys hockey, Rogers will join the same section as 12-time state champion Edina.
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Boys Hockey

Worthington approves $5M for new hockey arena, but supporters say they face a ‘tall task’ to get on the ice
By JP Lawrence, the Minnesota Star Tribune 05/01/2025, 12:00pm CDT
The cost of new arena is projected at $21 million.
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Former Simley coach Austyn Kryzer named new boys hockey coach at Eagan
By Jake Epstein, for the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/29/2025, 3:45pm CDT
Eagan finished 5-22 last season, which included a 2-14, last-place finish in South Suburban conference play.
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Northfield’s hockey rink is outdated. A $25 million replacement is likely on the way.
By Eva Herscowitz, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/28/2025, 10:45am CDT
After years of debate over the cost, construction of the new ice arena could start in May, pending City Council approval.
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Girls Basketball

Providence Academy’s Maddyn Greenway added to USA Basketball’s women’s national U19 team
By Ron Haggstrom, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/30/2025, 4:00pm CDT
Greenway, a senior, replaces Florida Gators guard and Hopkins graduate Alivia McGill on the squad.
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Catching up with Chloe Johnson as she closes on No. 1 ranking in the nation in 2028 girls basketball class
By Marcus Fuller, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/30/2025, 9:30am CDT
In a state that ranges from five-star senior Maddyn Greenway to a loaded 2028 class, sophomore Chloe Johnson from Duluth Marshall is rising to the top
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Hill-Murray parts ways with longtime girls basketball coach Erin Herman
By Cassidy Hettesheimer, the Minnesota Star Tribune 05/21/2025, 7:30pm CDT
After Herman’s 36 years and 600 career wins, the Pioneers will look for a new head coach.
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Boys Basketball

Wayzata basketball senior Nolen Anderson talks Gophers offer, playing for AAU national title
By Marcus Fuller, the Minnesota Star Tribune 07/16/2025, 4:15pm CDT
Nolen Anderson received a scholarship offer from Gophers coach Niko Medved after leading AAU team to Adidas championship game.
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For state’s best uncommitted boys basketball players, July recruiting period is key
By Marcus Fuller, the Minnesota Star Tribune 07/14/2025, 10:45am CDT
Wayzata’s Nolen Anderson, Fairbault’s Ryan Kreager, Totino-Grace’s Dothan Ijadimbola and Cretin-Derham Hall’s JoJo Mitchell are among the state’s top seniors hoping to add scholarship offers in July.
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The winners: All-Minnesota Sports Awards athletes, coaches, teams of the year
By Ron Haggstrom, Jim Paulsen, Cassidy Hettesheimer and Nick Williams, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/25/2025, 8:00pm CDT
Awarded by the Minnesota Star Tribune, the honors recognize outstanding accomplishments from the 2024-2025 high school sports season.
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Wrestling

St. Paul Highland Park hires longtime wrestling coach Scot Davis
By Joel Rippel, the Minnesota Star Tribune 07/02/2025, 3:00pm CDT
Scot Davis, the national record holder for most victories by a high school coach, most recently coached in Idaho.
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Recent state champs in football, boys hockey will become section foes next year
By Cassidy Hettesheimer, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/11/2025, 2:30pm CDT
In football, Maple Grove, Minnetonka and Moorhead will compete in 6A Section 6. For boys hockey, Rogers will join the same section as 12-time state champion Edina.
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Meet Charli Raymond of Simley, the Star Tribune All-Minnesota Girls Wrestler of the Year
By Jim Paulsen, the Minnesota Star Tribune 03/27/2025, 12:00pm CDT
A fourth state title this year has Charli Raymond, a sophomore, on pace to become the most successful girls wrestler in state history.
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Skiing

Recent state champs in football, boys hockey will become section foes next year
By Cassidy Hettesheimer, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/11/2025, 2:30pm CDT
In football, Maple Grove, Minnetonka and Moorhead will compete in 6A Section 6. For boys hockey, Rogers will join the same section as 12-time state champion Edina.
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Meet Linnea Ousdigian of Mounds View, the Star Tribune All-Minnesota Girls Nordic Skier of the Year
By Cassidy Hettesheimer, the Minnesota Star Tribune 03/26/2025, 11:30am CDT
Ousdigian repeated as state champ and also as the Star Tribune’s award winner.
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Meet Logan Drevlow of Hopkins, the All-Minnesota Boys Nordic Skier of the Year
By Cassidy Hettesheimer, the Minnesota Star Tribune 03/26/2025, 11:00am CDT
Logan Drevlow, a sophomore, repeated as state champion in Nordic skiing, this time winning by 50 seconds, and since has added national championships.
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Gymnastics

On the Leech Lake Reservation, a revitalized gymnastics program is blooming hope and talent
By Kim Hyatt, the Minnesota Star Tribune 05/02/2025, 3:00pm CDT
Northern Dreams Gymnastics is earning top honors and looking for space to grow the program.
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Recent state champs in football, boys hockey will become section foes next year
By Cassidy Hettesheimer, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/11/2025, 2:30pm CDT
In football, Maple Grove, Minnetonka and Moorhead will compete in 6A Section 6. For boys hockey, Rogers will join the same section as 12-time state champion Edina.
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Meet New Prague’s Ava Bruegger, the Star Tribune All-Minnesota Gymnast of the Year
By Jim Paulsen, the Minnesota Star Tribune 03/26/2025, 11:15am CDT
Bruegger won the Class 2A all-around championship despite a condition in her left ear that affects balance
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