Guard Greyson Uelmen averaged 20 points per game and shot 57 percent from the field for Minnetonka as the Skippers won their first state title since 2008.
The National Federation of High Schools announced that it will mandate neck guards nationwide after Minnesotan Adam Johnson died in October from a skate blade lacerating his throat.
Minnetonka's Aaliyah Crump and Lanelle Wright and Providence Academy's Maddyn Greenway were invited to try out for USA Basketball's under-17 national team.
Formed by schools southwest of the Twin Cities 65 years ago and still containing four original members, the Minnesota River Conference will dissolve when the school year ends.
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