The Minnesota State High School League board of directors on Monday delayed the start of its summer coaching waiver period – the time during which high school coaches can work with their athletes – until Monday, June 15.
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Eastview High School track and cross country star A.J. Green last week was named one of the St. Paul Downtown Lions Club Amateur Athletes of the Year for 2020.
Swimmers come through the doors at 5:30 a.m. to train
Although there’s been no word yet on whether high school sports can resume in the fall, there almost certainly will be a push toward something approaching normalcy.
2020 event was scheduled for Alimagnet Park
Youth soccer is the latest sport to ask Gov. Tim Walz for permission to return to the field.
A coalition of Minnesota youth baseball and softball organizations have created a plan to play safely during the coronavirus pandemic. Now all they need is approval from the state.
Goaltender Lauren Bench, who led Burnsville High School to the 2014 state Class AA girls hockey tournament, will complete her college career at the University of Minnesota.
Spring season is over, and future holds no guarantees
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What appeared inevitable is now official: The Minnesota high school spring sports season is canceled.
Burnsville High School graduate Kamal Martin could hear his name called during the NFL Draft, which starts Thursday. The draft, forced to move from Las Vegas and change formats because of the pandemic, now will originate from ESPN studios in Connecticut as well as home and workplace studios …
Gov. Tim Walz said Monday a decision about the remainder of the 2019-20 school year could come later this week. But it might not be welcome news for spring sports athletes, coaches and fans.
Farmington native qualified for Division III wrestling nationals 4 consecutive years
Two Lakeville Nordic skiers competed in the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Cross Country Junior Nationals, one of the last events to take place before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down sports in the United States.
Now that Gov. Tim Walz has extended Minnesota’s stay-at-home order until May 4, here’s what that means for some local sports:
Initiatives such as “Be the Light” help school populations remain socially connected
Walz says school closings likely to extend beyond May 1
Lakeville South swimmers accepted Tristan Jennings, and he gave them something in return
Author releases second book profiling prominent Minnesota athletes
The only two head coaches in Eastview High School boys hockey history announced their retirements last month.
Wildcats' state champions create highlight moments
Floor hockey tourney canceled; spring softball season delayed
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High school spring sports are postponed until at least May 4 following Gov. Tim Walz’s executive order Wednesday requiring Minnesotans to remain at home for at least two weeks because of the COVID-19 virus pandemic.
Sports have had to react on the fly to changes in the COVID-19 virus pandemic, and Minnesota high school athletics are no exception.
Basketball tournaments canceled; spring teams allowed to practice
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Adapted floor hockey tournament canceled; basketball to continue with attendance restrictions
Burnsville falls to STA in Section 3AA final
Top seeds Farmington, Rosemount win opening-round games
It’s probably a stretch to call a three-time defending section champion an “upstart,” but a No. 5 seed made it to the Section 3AA boys hockey championship game to challenge Burnsville.
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Burnsville falls to Edina, Hill-Murray in Class AA girls hockey
Burnsville’s reward for reaching the state girls hockey tournament for the first time in six years? A game against three-time defending Class AA champion Edina.
Winning the South Suburban Conference boys hockey championship couldn’t have hurt Lakeville South’s case for a No. 1 playoff seed.
Burnsville takes on Edina in Class AA girls hockey quarterfinals
Burnsville draws defending champion Edina in quarterfinals
Burnsville will go to the state girls hockey tournament for the first time since 2014 after defeating Eagan 3-1 in the Section 3AA final Wednesday night in Inver Grove Heights.
Tuesday was a big day at Buck Hill for skiers from the South Suburban Conference.
Eastview returns to the state girls Nordic skiing meet for the seventh consecutive year after winning the Section 1 team championship Tuesday in Bloomington.
Lakeville South has been one of the most consistent teams in Class AA girls hockey – and as a result the Cougars are a No. 1 seed in the section playoffs that began this week.
Minnesota State University, Mankato’s run in the NCAA Division II football playoffs caught the attention of a number of high school players from Dakota County, who now intend to be future Mavericks.
Lightning win conference title by 5 points
Eastview, Apple Valley girls hockey teams seek top seed
Class AA meet is Saturday at University of Minnesota
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