High Schools
New Iron Range school to end one of state's greatest hockey rivalries
The Eveleth and Virginia schools are combining into a new school that will be known as Rock Ridge. The birth of the Wolverines will mark the end of a historic hockey rivalry.
High Schools
Monday's preps results
Here's what happened in high school sports on Monday:
High Schools
Top boys' hockey games: White Bear Lake, Cretin-Derham Hall clash in Suburban East Conference tilt
The Bears, who have seemed dominant at times, can atone for some surprising losses with a victory Tuesday over the streaking Raiders.
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Top girls' hockey games: Stillwater, Forest Lake battle for Suburban East Conference supremacy
The Ponies hope to validate their return to power with a regular-season sweep of the Rangers on Saturday.
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Top boys' basketball games: Lake City, Stewartville square off in showcase of outstate scorers
The Hiawatha Valley League foes, who play each other on Tuesday, are both led by elite scoring talent.
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Top girls' basketball games: Becker aims to build toward repeat trip to state in duel with Big Lake
After falling in the Class 3A state championship game, the Bulldogs are back as a state-ranked program hoping to continue rolling Tuesday against the Hornets.
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Wayzata goaltender Garret Bonello leads Metro Athletes of the Week for Jan. 20-25
Also recognized: Evan Bock (Chaska/Chanhassen swimming), Hailey Hansen (Blaine hockey), Mia Huberty (Big Lake basketball), Cole Johnson (St. Paul Highland Park Nordic skiing), Miah Monahan (Glencoe-Silver Lake basketball) and Annika Lee (Park Center gymnastics).
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Minnetonka, Breck/Blake win boys' swimming True Team state meet titles
The meet was held Saturday at the University of Minnesota.
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Friday's prep roundup: Apple Valley girls basketball wins on buzzer-beater
Anna Mutch scored 17 points, including the game-winning bucket over Shakopee.
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Suggs, Bueckers, Garcia named McDonald's All-Americans
The three Minnesotans will play in the McDonald's All-Star Games in Houston on April 1.
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Saturday's prep sports roundup
Will Tschetter's 50 points pacesd Stewartville to an overtime win.
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Reusse: Rock Ridge comes to Minnesota 46 years after 'Blazing Saddles'
Minnesota soon will have the Rock Ridge Wolverines, a consolidation of Virginia and Eveleth-Gilbert, making any Mel Brooks fan proud.
High Schools
500th win isn't biggest number for Hill-Murray girls' basketball coach
Erin Herman has led Hill-Murray to seven state tournaments, placing second in 2010 and 2011, and is moved more by a number other than her victory total.
Local
High school league says Waseca can't wear jersey honoring wounded officer
The garment can be worn at practice, but not during actual games, league says.
High Schools
Thursday's prep sports roundup
Wayzata held off a third-period rally by Class 2A, No. 1 Eden Prairie to upset the Eagles 2-1 in boys' hockey.
Gophers
St. Paul Johnson alum Carl Fish commits to Gophers' men's hockey
Fish, a resiient defenseman, is the first Governors' player to verbally commit to the Gophers in more than 15 years.
High Schools
After 58 seasons as a prep football coach, Brainerd's Ron Stolski retires
The 80-year-old Stolski ranks second in the state in career victories and was the longest-tenured high school football coach in state history.
High Schools
Ferguson steps down as football coach at metro power Totino-Grace
Jeff Ferguson, whose teams won eight state titles in 18 seasons, was asked once about private school recruiting. "Do we recruit? Damn right, we do. We recruit students, not athletes."
High Schools
Prep sports roundup: Stillwater beats Woodbury in girls' hockey
Junior forward Alexis Huber scored 5:12 into overtime to give the Class 2A, No. 7-ranked Ponies the victory over the Royals.
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Trailing at halftime, No. 1 Hopkins shoots past No. 2 Wayzata
Paige Bueckers scored 21 points in the first half and center Maya Nnaji scored 18 of her 22 in the second as Hopkins rallied from a three-point halftime deficit.
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