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After winning 2019 Class AA title, Rosemount girls left to ponder what might have been in 2020
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.
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.
Project expected to be completed by summer; domes could come later
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.
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.
Before the shutdown, plenty of highlights
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
Lakeville North girls return to state basketball tourney
Farmington’s Krause has top-three finishes in two events
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
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.
Three ISD 196 teams will compete Friday at Giants Ridge
Duel between local skiers shaping up in girls race
Gavin Miller, 12, of Rosemount, earned a trip to the Elks State Free Throw Shooting Competition Feb. 15 in Hutchinson.
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
No. 6 Rosemount pulls away in second half against second-ranked Farmington
Rosemount tops Eagan to remain tied for first in SSC boys hockey
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