Local
MSHSL cautiously optimistic for spring sports resuming amid concerns about fall
The best the league can do right now is assure its member schools that it is gathering all the needed information and considering the various scenarios to make a modified spring sports season work.
High Schools
Bill Schafhauser retires as Hill-Murray girls' hockey coach
He led the Pioneers to eight Class 2A state tournaments and two titles
Local
Charge: Stearns County teacher, coach sexually assaulted student
The encounters lasted for about a year, according to the criminal complaint.
High Schools
'People want answers.' Over 200 school officials on prep video conference
"We recognize that working with unknowns and a great level of uncertainty is very difficult and can be very frustrating for everyone," MSHSL executive director Erich Martens said.
High Schools
No games? Prep teams and athletes are finding way to stay busy
Across the state, spring sports coaches and players are getting creative in seeking ways to stay connected
Gophers
No-look recruiting: Canceled football camps leave prep prospects no place to go
Spring is prime time for high school football players to get noticed by college recruiters. But the COVID-19 pandemic is keeping athletes from showing off their skills and coaches from making the personal contact that can lead to scholarships.
High Schools
Star Tribune's top 10 Minnesota football recruits
Big-time recruits to keep an eye on as we inch toward fall.
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Missing teammates: Prep athletes challenged by being #AloneTogether
Edina's Maddie Dahlien and Lakeville North's Bayliss Flynn are finding creative ways to develop their skills in multiple sports, but crave the normalcy of a spring sports season.
High Schools
Walz update on stay-at-home order expected Wednesday
Gov. Tim Walz is expected Wednesday to extend and modify his stay-at-home order set to expire Friday. Those modifications have possible implications for Minnesota high school spring sports
High Schools
Gallery: Minnesota's schools light the night to support their communities
Schools big and small around Minnesota turned on the lights at their stadiums and athletic fields for 20 minutes on Monday night to show support for their students and communities. Here are photos submitted from around the state.
Local
Scoggins: 'We're here. We see you. We love you.' State's schools light the night
Throughout Minnesota on Monday night, high school stadiums and athletic fields were illuminated -- many of them for 20 minutes and 20 seconds -- in a show of support for spring athletes, seniors and communities where the pandemic has altered lives.
Local
Return of spring sports more in doubt after governor's comments
Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday gave a strong signal to suggest students would not return to their school buildings before the current academic year ends, which almost certainly would mean no spring sports season.
High Schools
Hopkins' Bueckers wins another national player of the year award
Paige Bueckers of Hopkins was named the Morgan Wootten Player of the Year on Wednesday. The award is given to the top high school girl and boy selected from the McDonald's All-American Games rosters.
High Schools
Selfie stars: Our Metro Winter Athletes of the Year show some flash
With the stay-at-home order in play, the Star Tribune made an unusual request of its seven metro winter athletes of the year in their individual sports: Show us what you've got with a camera in your hand.
High Schools
Molly Moening is the Star Tribune Metro Girls' Nordic Skier of the Year
The St. Paul Highland Park sophomore won the individual state title and helped her team to its first state championship.
High Schools
Henry Snider is the Star Tribune Metro Boys' Nordic Skier of the Year
The Mounds Park Academy senior knew from experience how to make up a gap in the second race of the state meet.
High Schools
Luke Conway is the Star Tribune Metro Boys' Alpine Skier of the Year
The Minneapolis Washburn senior had the perfect motivation this season after three earlier tries.
High Schools
Sophia Palmquist is the Star Tribune Metro Girls' Alpine Skier of the Year
It didn't take the eighth-grader long to make an impact at her first Alpine skiing state meet in February.
High Schools
Derrick Cardinal is the Star Tribune Metro Wrestler of the Year
The Forest Lake senior wore a t-shirt during his undefeated, title-winning season to honor his coach's wife, who was stricken with cancer before the season.
High Schools
Andrew Karpenko is the Star Tribune Metro Boys' Swimmer of the Year
Andrew Karpenko knows how to compensate for not having the prototypical body of an elite swimmer. At 5-10 with broad shoulders and longer torso, he makes up for his lack of height with precise wall turns and superb underwater technique.
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