Jim Paulsen
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SportsJim Paulsen is a high school sports reporter for the Minnesota Star Tribune.
Latest from Jim Paulsen
Here are the high school wrestlers you should know for this season
From future Gophers to defending state champions, these wrestlers will turn heads this season.
December 4, 2025
Ranked: The top 25 wrestling teams to watch this season
For the second year in a row, St. Michael-Albertville begins the season ranked No. 1 in Minnesota.
December 4, 2025
Top 25: Four teams leap frog their way into the top 10
Five more teams, unranked a week ago, found their way into the statewide Minnesota Top 25.
December 2, 2025
Preseason Minnesota Top 25 starts where 2024-25 ended
Moorhead, winner of the Class 2A title last season, begins 2025-26 ranked first after regaining several standouts.
November 25, 2025
Introducing Strib Varsity’s 2025-26 Dream Team
If this is the State of Hockey and the Land of 10,000 Lakes, can’t we have a State of 10,000 Dream Team Hockey Players? We could, but the list is confined to 15.
November 25, 2025
Recap: Set of seven Prep Bowl champions is complete
Spring Lake Park, Annandale and Hills-Beaver Creek on Saturday joined Edina, Jackson County Central, Orono and Minneota as winners of football state titles.
November 23, 2025
Meet the Strib Varsity All-Prep Bowl team
It's a list of 14 standouts — two from each class — who stood out in the high school football championship games at U.S. Bank Stadium.
November 23, 2025
Hills-Beaver Creek takes final step this time, wins Nine-Player championship
Hills-Beaver Creek defeated Hillcrest Lutheran Academy, winning the trophy that was one victory away last season.
November 22, 2025
Edina outraces Moorhead as records take a beating in Class 6A final
Chase Bjorgaard scored six touchdowns, tied for the most in a Prep Bowl game, while rushing for 320 yards, and the Spuds’ Jett Feeney reached unprecedented heights with 373 passing yards.
November 22, 2025
Recap: Edina puts a flashy finish on Prep Bowl's first day
The Hornets defeated Moorhead behind 320 rushing yards and six TDs by Chase Bjorgaard. Jackson County Central is the Class 2A champ, Orono won Class 4A, and Minneota took Class 1A for the fourth year in a row.
November 22, 2025
Prep Bowl preview: Behind the late-season success of Edina and Moorhead
The big-school finalists overcame challenges — and four losses each — to reach the championship game.
November 21, 2025
Predicting the Prep Bowl: Strib Varsity’s picks for all seven championship games
Marcus Fuller and Jim Paulsen make guesses about four state finals Friday and three more Saturday.
November 20, 2025
