The first two rounds of the state softball tournament are being held in Mankato while individual competition ion the boys' tennis tournament starts in the Twin Cities. The action starts this morning.
Drew Gilbert and Will Frisch, teammates at Stillwater High School, were selected by the Twins in the 35th and 36th rounds. But both plan to attend Oregon State next season.
For the past five years, it’s been impossible to talk Mounds View tennis without talking about the Alex boys, five brothers who have made an indelible mark on the Mustangs.
Hopes for a 35-second clock and a reseeding of teams in the state's largest class were turned away from the Minnesota State High School League board, which approved added classes for three other sports.
Young Mounds View earned the No. 1 seed in Class 2A, thanks to an early May victory over Edina, which had been No. 1 in the state rankings to that point.
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