Ron Haggstrom
Prep Sports Reporter
SportsHe joined the Minnesota Star Tribune in 2000. Ron also served as editor of Minnesota Basketball News for nearly 15 years. Prior to joining the Minnesota Star Tribune, Ron worked at the Mesabi Daily News in Virginia, Minnesota, for nearly 17 years from 1983-99.
Latest from Ron Haggstrom
Baseball: How four championships were decided in Class 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A
Red Lake County won the Class A title, Pine Island in 2A, Mahtomedi in 3A and Cretin-Derham Hall the 4A championship.
June 15, 2025
Pine Island defeats Glencoe-Silver Lake for Class 2A baseball championship
Pine Island captured the program's first title with 2-1 win over Glencoe-Silver Lake at Target Field
June 14, 2025
Red Lake County defeats New Ulm Cathedral 15-7 to win Class 1A baseball championship
The Rebels secured their first ever state title with a high-scoring 15-7 victory over New Ulm Cathedral.
June 14, 2025
Baseball state tournament: How it played out in the state semifinals
Mankato East won a duel no-hitter against Delano to reach the 3A final against Mahtomedi. Minnetonka and Cretin-Derham Hall advanced in 4A, Pine Island and Glencoe-Silver Lake in 2A and New Ulm Cathedral and Red Lake County in 1A.
June 12, 2025
Ava Hanneman of Orono is Class 3A girls golf medalist; Cretin-Derham Hall’s Sam Udovich wins boys title
Cretin-Derham Hall also won the boys team championship. Minnetonka won its first girls team title, by 19 strokes.
June 12, 2025
Baseball state tournament: Find out all about quarterfinals day
A rain delay affected the Class 4A tournament, but all 16 first-round games were completed eventually.
June 11, 2025
High school baseball: This week the Minnesota Top 25 is for state qualifiers only
A tour through the 25 teams that made the list reveals plenty about the state tournaments that begin Wednesday.
June 11, 2025
Forest Lake’s Leonhart leads Class 3A girls golf meet; Cretin-Derham Hall’s Udovich No. 1 among boys
The state tournaments, three classes at three sites, will produce champions Wednesday.
June 11, 2025
High school baseball state championships: A prediction for every step in every bracket
Quarterfinal play begins Wednesday in four classes and plays down to championship games Saturday at Target Field.
June 10, 2025
Meet Andrew Gette, Mounds View pitcher and the All-Minnesota Player of the Year in baseball
His skills were evident when he showed up as a ninth-grader. They were even more so this season, when he went undefeated in the difficult Suburban East Conference.
June 10, 2025
Meet the 2025 Star Tribune All-Minnesota high school baseball team
Every corner of the state contributed to the list of the best 25 players in the state.
June 10, 2025
High school golf state tournaments: The fields are filled with champions positioned to repeat
Medalists back for more are Edina’s Torger Ohe and Owatonna’s Carmen Jirele in 3A and Walker-Hackensack-Akeley’s Parker Brock and Dawson-Boyd’s Lindsey Lund in 1A.
June 9, 2025
