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Prep Athletes of the Week: Wayzata junior coming into his own on court
Collin Beduhn's powerful serve helps him get into a rhythm, as he showed when he knocked off Class 2A's top-ranked player.
Prep athletes of the week: Chasing fun, finding success on the course
In her senior season, Chanhassen golfer Madi Hicks has won four of her five meets and finished second in the other.
Prep Athletes of the Week: Rosemount senior climbs in golf rankings
Owen Rexing's length and accuracy off the tee sets him up well to go low, as he did in winning the recent Bunker Hills Invitational with a 3-under-par 69.
Prep athletes of the week: Rogers senior opens season with no-hitter
Righthanded pitcher Jake Clauson struck out 12 and walked one in a victory over Coon Rapids.
1980s tournament hero Wohler leads 15 into prep hoops hall of fame
The newest class includes three of the highest-profile coaches in state history, officials and players whose profiles were raised by state tournament successes.
Minnesota High School Basketball Hall of Fame to induct 15 members
From Barry Wohler to Vicki Davis and Tayler Hill, here are the 15 members who will be honored Thursday.
Prep athletes of the week: Annandale senior goes out on top
"We are the best team in Minnesota," said Robert Olson after helping the Cardinals win the Class 2A boys' basketball title.
Boys' basketball state tournament story lines: 2021 champs looking for more
Wayzata is riding a 14-game winning streak. Minnehaha Academy is in Class 2A after winning the 3A title last year. And Hayfield is back with three starters in Class 1A.
Meet the Star Tribune 2021-22 All-Metro teams
A dynamic collection of talent highlights the class, including four Division I recruits.
Prep athletes of the week: Wayzata's Carter Bjerke rises to the occasion
The senior forward epitomizes the Trojans program.
Prep Athletes of the Week: Confidence grows for Columbia Heights' Muja Burton
The Hylanders senior forward aims to complete "the process" of reaching the state tournament.
Meet the Star Tribune 2021-22 girls' basketball All-Metro teams
You'll find three future Gophers on the first team and players committed to Division I colleges on all three squads.
Ten Minnesotans to watch in the NCAA women's basketball tournament
Paige Bueckers is back from her injury, and Monika Czinano helps lead a talented Iowa team into the NCAA women's basketball tournament.
Prep athletes of the week: For Princeton's Wells, 3 state titles, 1 loss, so far
The junior is 125-1 in his high school career after going 47-0 this season and winning the Class 2A 132-pound class.
Prep Athletes of the Week: Eastview goaltender up to challenge
Junior Jay Svaren made 49 saves in a double-overtime victory over St. Thomas Academy in the section semifinals and has stopped 146 of the 150 shots he's seen in the past four games.
Prep Athletes of the Week: Camp sought fun with friends in Nordic ski racing, and he certainly found it
Senior Cooper Camp led Minneapolis Southwest's boys' skiers to a sweep of the cross-country championships.
Inspired by Diggins, Moening seeks third straight Nordic skiing title
A senior from St. Paul Highland Park, Molly Moening would join Olympian Jessie Diggins among three-time winners in Minnesota prep history.
Prep notes: Ms. Hockey banquet again away from usual St. Paul site
Our prep reporters unload their notebooks, including that Olympic gold medalist Karyn Bye Dietz will be the keynote speaker Feb. 27 at Inwood Oaks in Oakdale.
Prep athletes of the week: Rosemount star has state tournament goals
Whitney Tuttle has more than 200 career points and 100 goals, but it's a team accomplishment that beckons the Irish girls' hockey senior.
Prep athletes of the week: Versatile Minneapolis North star grows in confidence
De'Meiko Anderson has hit buzzer-beaters and led the Polars in scoring, but his improved defense has turned him into an asset at both ends of the court.
Prep athletes of the week: Forest Lake skier excels, then keeps pushing
Jordan Parent, a junior Nordic skier for the Rangers, has been a medalist four times and on a winning relay team twice — but she's her own toughest critic.
How Minnesota became hotbed for girls' basketball recruiting
When women's basketball programs look for top talent, they're spending more and more time in Minnesota. And good news for Gophers basketball fans is many of the state's best are choosing to play for the U.
Prep athletes of the week: Simley swimmer finds internal competition
The senior has twice won the Class 1A title in the 500 freestyle and again holds the state's best time in the event, and he showed last week he's ahead of others in the 200.
Prep athletes of the week: Andover's Goettl handles the details, and the scoring
The junior girls' hockey standout scored four goals in a game, three of them in a single period, as her team remained undefeated and top-ranked.
Prep athletes of the week: Hill-Murray eighth-grader finds skiing success
Taylor Voigt won the Alpine competition at the Wild Mountain Invitational and is helping an experienced team push toward state meet success.
Swimming 2021-22 preview: Record-setting seniors make Breck/Blake a force in the pool
Charlie Crosby and James Pan had their hands in six victories at the Class 1A meet last season, accounting for half of the races.
Skiing 2021-22 preview: Some go for the grind in Nordic, some chase thrills in Alpine
Here's a look at boys' and girls' competitors and teams likely to be prominent this season.
Skiing: Some go for the grind in Nordic, some chase thrills in Alpine
Here's a look at boys' and girls' competitors and teams likely to be prominent this season.
Swimming: Record-setting seniors make Breck/Blake a force in the pool
Charlie Crosby and James Pan had their hands in six victories at the Class 1A meet last season, accounting for half of the races.
Prep athletes of the week: Elk River/Zimmerman standout pushes team back to prominence
Senior Blake Johnson, adding scoring to his playmaking, has helped the Elks boys' hockey team start the season 5-1.
Grace Hanson of Hutchinson is the Girls' Swimmer of the Year
She's headed to college at Missouri after a prep career that included state titles in the same relay race every year since seventh grade.
Boys' basketball 2021-22: best of the rest
Size abounds in an outstanding group of Twin Cities players who are near the talent peak.
Boys' basketball preview: 5 story lines, 1 dream team, 10 teams to watch
Where should a fan go to see the must-see teams and the most-see players? We have that and more in our boys' basketball preview.
Prep athletes of the week: Chisago Lakes' Burgen makes history
Wildcats standout Danielle Burgen has reached milestones with her 100th goal and her 200th point already this season.
Prep athletes of the week: Elijah Jopp dedicates win to the seniors, two years' worth
Mayer Lutheran player stood out on defense in helping his team win a state title it didn't get to play for last season.
Prep athletes of the week: Hutchinson swimmer goes out in style
Senior Grace Hanson broke state records in two events and extended a streak on a winning relay.
Prep athletes of the week: Dassel-Cokato running back is tough to bring down
Running back Eli Gillman ran 243 yards on 29 carries and four touchdowns for the unbeaten Chargers in the Class 3A state tournament quarterfinals.
Prep athletes of the week: Mahtomedi star scores big in girls' soccer state final
Audrey Barry scored all three goals for the Zephyrs in their victory over No. 1-ranked Benilde-St. Margaret's in the Class 2A final, turning around a 7-0 loss earlier in the season.
Prep athletes of the week: Opponents aren't laughing at Litchfield linebacker
Senior Wyatt Larson is the class clown but also ignites the Dragons defense. Plus: A silent assassin on Minnetonka's tennis team and more standouts from around the state.
Class 1A singles title 'one of the classics in state history'
Minnehaha Academy teammates Ancele Dolensek and Isabelle Einess played to a tiebreaker, with Dolensek prevailing.
Prep athletes of the week: Humboldt junior soars in soccer section play
Forward Saw Say Tha had four goals in helping the Hawks reach the state tournament.
Seedings can be a mystery when it comes to football section playoffs
The road to the Prep Bowl begins Tuesday, and circumstances leading to a team's playoff seed often dictate the reaction of a coach or a team.
Prep athletes of the week: New Prague senior leads dramatic turnaround
Trojans' soccer captain Payton Morris has led the team to two section tournament victories after finishing the regular season 4-10-1.
Prep athletes of the week: Wayzata's Riviere sets a serious, and seriously fun, tone
Unbeaten and No. 1, Wayzata volleyball follows its leader. Katy Riviere leads this week's group of top performers from around the metro area.
Prep athletes of the week: Mauder makes a splash at Woodbury Invitational
Woodbury sophomore Gabby Mauder won her school's diving invitational with an 11-dive score of 455.85 points, the state's best of the season.
Prep athletes of the week: Position not a concern for Wayzata senior
Wayzata senior just wants to contribute
Prep Athletes of the Week: Setter leads Nova Classical to huge win
Allison Ball lead Class 2A Nova Classical to a victory over Minnetonka, ranked No. 8 in Class 4A. She said that lands in the "very special" category.
Girls' swimming and diving season preview: Story lines and athletes to watch
At Minnetonka, the Skippers aim to crash through a barrier to postseason success.
Prep Athletes of the Week: Cross-country standout starts with a sprint
Minneapolis Southwest sophomore Sam Scott won the St. Olaf Showcase, finishing ahead of four competitors with higher rankings.
The Tre Ratio, and other tales to take into the prep football season
The Randy Ratio took its place in Minnesota lore in 2002, when the Vikings were set on involving Randy Moss on a large number of plays. Now, Cretin-Derham Hall has a ratio in mind for star Tre Holloman.
Can Cretin-Derham Hall regain its place as a prep football power?
After losing their final five games of the 2019 season, the Raiders went 1-6 in 2020, a far cry from the years when they were a state tournament regular.
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Simley golfer McCauley is Star Tribune All-Metro Girls' Athlete of the Year
The No. 1-ranked high school girls' player in the state became the youngest in state history to play in the Women's U.S. Open
Three-sport standout Ratzlaff is Star Tribune All-Metro Boys' Athlete of the Year
The Rosemount senior, who excelled in football, hockey and baseball, has this advice to kids: "Play all sports and see what you love to do.''
State baseball quarterfinal roundup
Among the winners in Class 4A: Minnetonka knocked off No. 1 Stillwater and Farmington blanked Mounds View.
Mounds View's Rogers is Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year
With advice from his father, Mustangs senior Will Rogers took advantage of the canceled 2020 season to develop into one of the nation's top prep catchers.
Burnham makes a major move at U.S. Women's Open
Maple Grove native Sarah Burnham shot a blistering 5-under 66 on Friday to put herself in contention at the Olympic Club in San Francisco.
Relief mixes with vigilance as state eases mask rules for outdoor sports
While concerns remain, Minnesota high school officials expressed support for no longer requiring that masks be worn during competition or practice outdoors
Eight Minnesotans to watch in the NCAA women's basketball tournament
Paige Bueckers is one of several players who proudly represents the state of Minnesota in their quests for an NCAA title this year.
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National No. 1 recruit Holmgren leads Star Tribune players to watch
Chet Holmgren and two of his Minnehaha Academy teammates are on the list. And our list of 10 metro teams includes four from Class 3A and 2A.
Swimming season tested Edina's Duffy even before the pandemic
The standout proved his determination over the past two years after suffering a back injury while strength training over the summer.
Hutchinson's Hanson caps trying season as Metro Girls' Swimmer of the Year
Grace Hanson, who reached her first state meet in 7th grade, couldn't add to her total of 11 state titles because of the pandemic.
The prep life, 2020 style: Those who can play, do
Small and strange in some ways, but as competitive as ever in others: Welcome to the beginning of the fall high school sports season.
Lakeville South girls' soccer to make the most of 'lucky' shot at playing
Lakeville South girls take the field grateful just to play but hopeful for a shot at state.
High school sports begin today, with goal of finishing what gets started
Virtual swim meets — each team in its own pool — are on the horizon for some schools as four sports start practice Monday, 156 days after the pandemic shut down high school sports in March.
Top girls' hoops recruit picks N.C. State over Gophers, others
6-foot-4 center Sophie Hart of Farmington selected the Wolfpack women's basketball team from nearly 20 offers, including one from the Gophers.
Leaving at the top: Cosgriff retires from Hopkins with 62-game streak
The leader of the perennial state power, Brian Cosgriff, is leaving the Hopkins girls' basketball coaching job after directing the Royals to seven state championships during his 21-year tenure.
Minnehaha's Holmgren has U among finalists as his game and fame grows
The 7-foot Minnehaha Academy senior, who is rated the nation's top boys' basketball prospect in the upcoming senior class, has Minnesota among seven colleges that he's considering.
Trail of big victories leads unbeaten Eden Prairie boys' basketball team to top honor
The Eagles, with a core of players who started playing together and impressing as fourth-graders, are the Star Tribune All-Metro Boys' Team of the Year.
Incomparable Paige Bueckers 'enjoyed every second' of final run with Hopkins
Paige Bueckers left with Hopkins on a 62-game winning streak, the second longest in state history. The UConn-bound basketball star is the Star Tribune All-Metro Female Athlete of the Year.
San Diego-bound girls' swimmer Hannah Hintermeister from Richfield wins in the classroom, too
Richfield senior Hannah Hintermeister's hard work and skill earns her the Star Tribune All-Metro Student First Award.
More weary but still enthused, Farmington girls take nothing for granted
"I had so much free time I didn't know what to do with myself," Tigers swimmer Bailey McCuddin said of the pandemic-driven isolation from working out with teammates.
Former Anoka HS pitcher Palmer selected in 3rd round by Toronto
Trent Palmer, a junior at Jacksonville University, tied the program record for strikeouts in a single game with 13 in a complete-game victory over Illinois State on March 6.
Dream realized: Marlins take Gophers pitcher Meyer No. 3 in MLB Draft
Max Meyer, a former high school standout at Woodbury, jumped up the draft board Wednesday. He was the No. 9 overall prospect according to mlb.com.
