Park Center baseball was entering the season with one of the largest senior classes in the past decade.

Osseo wrestling was able to have its season-ending banquet on March 11 just a few days before such events were forced to cancel due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Armstrong boys tennis played out 2019 with the goal of improving and getting ready for 2020, as almost everyone was expected to return.

Champlin Park softball is one of many teams that lost a promising season before it began.

Ryan Thom was hired as the new head coach for Champlin Park baseball near the end of September, and he started to get things rolling for 2020.

Jake Perry, one of the top college baseball prospects in Minnesota’s class of 2021, has announced his verbal commitment to play for the University of Minnesota.

This year will remain a ‘what if’ for multiple teams in Minnesota, and Armstrong baseball is no different.

Senior Gabby Bodin was named the 2020 Minneapolis Athena Award winner at Osseo High School, and it was a little bit of a surprise to her.

Minnesota’s American Legion Baseball board voted to cancel Legion ball in Minnesota this summer in light of the COVID-19 pandemic furing a meeting onMay 9.

Champlin Park boys swimming showed off in the pool this season with several postseason awards, including six in the Northwest Suburban Conference and 10 in the 5AA section.

Collegiate basketball fans throughout the country waited until the last minute for Hopkins’ All-State guard Kerwin Walton to choose a school.

Cooper senior Evelyn Villalobos was in eighth grade when she heard her sister Felicia talking about the Minneapolis Athena Award and how a soccer player was nominated.

Brooklyn Center senior Megan Falnes had a surprise unveiling of her 2020 Minneapolis Athena Award.

Brooklyn Center senior wrestlers Simeon Dossen and Clint Garritty were selected to the All-Tri-Metro Conference team this past season.

Former Hopkins Nordic skier Anne Ahlquist finished in the top 10 at the United States Collegiate Skiing Association Championships in Lake Placid, N. Y.

Winning the Minneapolis Athena Award was not something senior Sierra Smith thought would be possible, but she was ultimately chosen as Armstrong’s 49th recipient in 2020.

Champlin Park senior Heather Johnson is the second Rebels’ swimmer to claim the Minneapolis Athena Award in the past three years.

Cooper seniors Nolan Boswell, Ben Hunke and Murilo Venancio-Rolim were all named to the All-Metro West Conference squad this past season.

Hopkins boys track and field coach Nick Lovas had high hopes for 2020 after winning the Minnesota State High School League and True Team Class AAA state championships last season.