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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.
Summer workouts can start in June, but many questions remain
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.
Joe Joran planned to coach Eagan girls golf for five years. It turned into 30.
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.
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
Mike Gibbons and Drey Bradley are the only two head boys hockey coaches in Eastview High School history. Now that both are retiring, they took a look back.
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
Farmington’s Krause has top-three finishes in two events
Farmington’s Peterson second in Class 3A tourney
Top seeds Farmington, Rosemount win opening-round games
The meet wasn’t decided until the last event, when Eagan won the 400-yard freestyle relay to finish one point ahead of Rosemount and earn its seventh consecutive Section 3AA boys swimming and diving championship.
Wildcats’ Maccarone finishes 13th in Class AA finals
State individual tourney begins Friday
Eighth-grader tops defending champion at state
Lakeville South’s Brewster 7th in girls pursuit race
Class AA meet features lots of local gymnasts
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
South Suburban Conference skiers almost swept the championships at the state high school Alpine skiing meet before "settling" for three out of four.
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.
Three ISD 196 teams will compete Friday at Giants Ridge
Duel between local skiers shaping up in girls race
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.
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