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All-Minnesota Player of the Year in flag football: Anoka’s Maddy Freking
By Cassidy Hettesheimer, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/19/2025, 9:00am CDT
From the Little League World Series to flag football, the Tornadoes’ senior quarterback has found plenty of places to show off her impressive arm.
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All-Minnesota Player of the Year in flag football: Anoka’s Maddy Freking
By Cassidy Hettesheimer, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/19/2025, 9:00am CDT
From the Little League World Series to flag football, the Tornadoes’ senior quarterback has found plenty of places to show off her impressive arm.
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Girls flag football news

All-Minnesota Player of the Year in flag football: Anoka’s Maddy Freking
By Cassidy Hettesheimer, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/19/2025, 9:00am CDT
From the Little League World Series to flag football, the Tornadoes’ senior quarterback has found plenty of places to show off her impressive arm.
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Boys football

Eden Prairie’s Jayden Bates goes from middle school to scholarship offer from Gophers’ P.J. Fleck
By Marcus Fuller, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/19/2025, 4:00pm CDT
At age 14, Jayden Bates is an incoming freshman lineman at Eden Prairie already with a Gophers football offer.
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Eden Prairie’s Jayden Bates goes from middle school to scholarship offer from Gophers’ P.J. Fleck
By Marcus Fuller, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/19/2025, 4:00pm CDT
At age 14, Jayden Bates is an incoming freshman lineman at Eden Prairie already with a Gophers football offer.
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Best in Class: The standout student-athletes in Minnesota’s 2026 graduating class
By Ron Haggstrom, Jim Paulsen, Cassidy Hettesheimer and Jake Epstein, the Minnesota Star Tribune 05/29/2025, 11:45am CDT
The all-sport list includes Maddyn Greenway at Providence Academy, Mason West at Edina and Jayden Moore at Hopkins
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Best in Class: The standout student-athletes in Minnesota’s 2027 graduating class
By Ron Haggstrom, Jim Paulsen, Cassidy Hettesheimer and Jake Epstein, the Minnesota Star Tribune 05/28/2025, 11:45am CDT
The all-sport list includes basketball player Ty Schlagel from Cretin-Derham Hall, Simley wrestler Charli Raymond, and swimmer Adalynn Biegler from Monticello.
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Football Across Minnesota

Football Across Minnesota: Behind the face mask, a spiritual leader
By Chip Scoggins, the Minnesota Star Tribune 12/06/2024, 12:45pm CST
The strong young man blocking for his fellow St. Anthony Village Huskies this fall was Jalue Dorjee, who deftly balances life as a fun-loving teenager and a reincarnated Buddhist lama recognized around the world.
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Football Across Minnesota: How handshakes and hellos conjured football magic in Mankato
By Chip Scoggins, The Minnesota Star Tribune 12/03/2024, 1:30pm CST
Mavericks coaches reintroduced themselves to players to signal a fresh start in the playoffs. Two walk-off wins later, we can say: it worked.
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2024 Mr. Football

MN high school football: 10 finalists for Minnesota’s Mr. Football announced
By Jim Paulsen, The Minnesota Star Tribune 11/13/2024, 11:45am CST
The Minnesota Football Coaches Association announced Tuesday the 10 finalists for the 2024 Mr. Football award.
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Highlights

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Thursday Night Highlights from the MN high school football state tournament on Nov. 15, 2024
By NSPN.tv 11/15/2024, 11:30pm CST
Watch the best moments from state semifinal games from a variety of classes held at U.S. Bank Stadium in this exclusive video produced by NSPN.tv
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Recruiting news

Eden Prairie’s Jayden Bates goes from middle school to scholarship offer from Gophers’ P.J. Fleck
By Marcus Fuller, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/19/2025, 4:00pm CDT
At age 14, Jayden Bates is an incoming freshman lineman at Eden Prairie already with a Gophers football offer.
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100 more Minnesota high school athletes sign Division I and II scholarships
By Jake Epstein, for the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/16/2025, 6:00pm CDT
Here’s the list of Minnesota athletes signing their financial aid and athletic scholarship documents in the coming weeks.
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Star Tribune Athletes of the Week

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Ryan Meagher becomes Minneota’s all-time rusher and scorer, and is one of our Athletes of the Week
By Ron Haggstrom, The Minnesota Star Tribune 11/25/2024, 5:30pm CST
This week's list includes girls basketball players Ava Litecky of Totino-Grace and Aubrey Cochran-Starr of Fridley, Walker Andersen of New Prague boys hockey, Taylor Thompson of Forest Lake girls hockey, Parker Wangen of Stewartville football and Ben Dahlin of Jackson County Central football.
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2024 Star Tribune All-Minnesota

Meet the 2024 Star Tribune All-Minnesota high school football team
By Jim Paulsen, The Minnesota Star Tribune 11/19/2024, 3:30pm CST
Here are the top 25 high school football players across Minnesota.
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: All-Minnesota Football Player of the Year: Armstrong’s Kevon Johnson
By Jim Paulsen, The Minnesota Star Tribune 11/19/2024, 3:15pm CST
Kevon Johnson carried the ball 245 times for 2,143 yards this season, and his 35 rushing touchdowns tied for the most in the state.
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‘All-Minnesota’ replaces ‘All-Metro’ as Star Tribune boosts high school sports coverage
By Chris Carr, The Minnesota Star Tribune 11/19/2024, 3:00pm CST
Along with strategy changes, the beat team is growing, increasing its recruiting coverage and expanding into new platforms.
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Eden Prairie’s Jayden Bates goes from middle school to scholarship offer from Gophers’ P.J. Fleck
By Marcus Fuller, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/19/2025, 4:00pm CDT
At age 14, Jayden Bates is an incoming freshman lineman at Eden Prairie already with a Gophers football offer.
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Best in Class: The standout student-athletes in Minnesota’s 2026 graduating class
By Ron Haggstrom, Jim Paulsen, Cassidy Hettesheimer and Jake Epstein, the Minnesota Star Tribune 05/29/2025, 11:45am CDT
The all-sport list includes Maddyn Greenway at Providence Academy, Mason West at Edina and Jayden Moore at Hopkins
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Best in Class: The standout student-athletes in Minnesota’s 2027 graduating class
By Ron Haggstrom, Jim Paulsen, Cassidy Hettesheimer and Jake Epstein, the Minnesota Star Tribune 05/28/2025, 11:45am CDT
The all-sport list includes basketball player Ty Schlagel from Cretin-Derham Hall, Simley wrestler Charli Raymond, and swimmer Adalynn Biegler from Monticello.
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Best in Class: The standout student-athletes in Minnesota’s 2028 graduating class
By Ron Haggstrom, Jim Paulsen, Cassidy Hettesheimer and Jake Epstein, the Minnesota Star Tribune 05/27/2025, 10:45am CDT
The all-sport list includes basketball players Chloe Johnson and Ari Peterson, football and basketball player Tre Moore and wrestler Lincoln Robideau.
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Augsburg football coach Derrin Lamker resigns, returns to high school football at Osseo
By Jim Paulsen, the Minnesota Star Tribune 05/21/2025, 7:45pm CDT
Lamker previously coached at Osseo for 11 years. At Augsburg, he compiled a 21-20 record in five seasons.
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Roman Voss, Jackson County Central football standout, to pick between Gophers and Alabama
By Jim Paulsen, the Minnesota Star Tribune 05/08/2025, 1:45pm CDT
The state’s No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2026, Voss is categorized as an athlete by recruiting outlets because he can play multiple positions.
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Nominate now: Help us chose winners for the All-Minnesota Sports Awards
By Chris Carr, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/30/2025, 12:30pm CDT
Our high school sports year-end celebration is coming up, and three special honors need nominations. Here’s how you can help.
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Highlights from Blaine’s last-second victory over Rosemount
By NSPN.tv 10/25/2024, 10:15pm CDT
Watch the best moments from Friday’s matchup, including Blaine kicker Jared Killian's 29-yard FG, in this exclusive video produced by NSPN.tv.
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Free MN high school football livestream replay: Watch Blaine and Rosemount go back and forth in Game of the Week
By NSPN.tv 10/25/2024, 5:15pm CDT
The Bengals and Irish scored almost at will in the second half, but it was Jared Killian's field goal that sealed a Blaine victory.
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2024 Leaders

The Top 10

Rankings compiled by the Star Tribune.

How the votes are tallied: Each voter picks a top 10 in each class. No. 1-ranked teams get 10 points, No. 2s get 9, etc.

The voters: Randy Shaver, Talk North; Gary Giombetti, Mesabi Daily News; Ron Haggstrom, Minnesota Star Tribune; Jamey Malcomb, Duluth News Tribune; Joe Brown, West Central Tribune; Brian Jerzak, PrepRedZone; Steve Thomson, WCCO Radio; Chad Courrier, Mankato Free Press; David La Vaque, Minnesota Star Tribune; Pat Ruff, Rochester Post Bulletin; Jace Frederick, St. Paul Pioneer Press; Jim Paulsen, Minnesota Star Tribune.

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Volleyball

All-Minnesota Boys Volleyball Player of the Year: Owen Barnett of Hopkins
By Jim Paulsen, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/17/2025, 7:45am CDT
Barnett entered the boys volleyball state tournament leading the state with 511 kills.
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Eden Prairie pulls off comeback against Rogers to win first MSHSL-sanctioned boys volleyball title
By Jim Paulsen, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/13/2025, 9:45am CDT
Rogers won the first two sets before Eden Prairie, ranked first all season, pushed back for the championship.
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Class 1A championship: Eden Prairie rallies to win state title
By Star Tribune staff 06/12/2025, 7:00am CDT
The Eagles dropped the first two sets before mounting a comeback to defeat Rogers. View scores and stats for the state tournament on the MN Volleyball Hub.
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Tennis

All-Minnesota Boys Tennis Player of the Year: Soren Swenson of Mounds View
By Heather Rule, for The Minnesota Star Tribune 06/17/2025, 7:45am CDT
Mounds View sophomore Soren Swenson won the Class 2A singles title and dropped just one match – in the team state tournament – all season.
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Mounds View’s Soren Swenson wins Class 2A boys tennis singles title; St. Paul Academy sweeps in 1A
By Jake Epstein and Heather Rule, for the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/06/2025, 4:15pm CDT
Soren Swenson wore the same headband his brother Bjorn wore as a state champion. SPA freshman Winston Arvidson won the title that barely eluded him as an eighth-grader.
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Wayzata, St. Paul Academy add to streaks at boys tennis state tournament
By Heather Rule and Cassidy Hettesheimer, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/04/2025, 11:00pm CDT
Wayzata won its third Class 2A title in a row, and St. Paul Academy took its fourth consecutive Class 1A championship.
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Soccer

Minneapolis, St. Paul area senior girls honored for athletic achievements
By Joel Rippel, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/16/2025, 6:00pm CDT
Among this year’s winners are Burnsville volleyball player Mesaiya Bettis and Maple Grove basketball standout Jordan Ode.
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Recent state champs in football, boys hockey will become section foes next year
By Cassidy Hettesheimer, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/11/2025, 2:30pm CDT
In football, Maple Grove, Minnetonka and Moorhead will compete in 6A Section 6. For boys hockey, Rogers will join the same section as 12-time state champion Edina.
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Three Minnesotans make history in new era for women’s soccer
By Cassidy Hettesheimer, the Minnesota Star Tribune 03/10/2025, 7:15pm CDT
Edina’s Maddie Dahlien, Orono’s Clare Gagne and Centennial’s Khyah Harper turned successful college careers into pro contracts and set a new standard for Minnesota prep soccer.
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Swimming & Diving

Hutchinson swim coach Rory Fairbanks announces retirement
By Ron Haggstrom, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/22/2025, 11:15am CDT
Fairbanks guided the girls program for 25 years and added the boys program into the mix 10 years later.
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Recent state champs in football, boys hockey will become section foes next year
By Cassidy Hettesheimer, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/11/2025, 2:30pm CDT
In football, Maple Grove, Minnetonka and Moorhead will compete in 6A Section 6. For boys hockey, Rogers will join the same section as 12-time state champion Edina.
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Meet Evan Witte of Minnetonka, the Star Tribune All-Minnesota Boys Swimmer of the Year
By Alyce Brown, for the Minnesota Star Tribune 03/26/2025, 11:30am CDT
Witte proved to be the best sprinter in the 2025 Class 2A boys swim meet after winning the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard freestyle.
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Cross Country

Recent state champs in football, boys hockey will become section foes next year
By Cassidy Hettesheimer, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/11/2025, 2:30pm CDT
In football, Maple Grove, Minnetonka and Moorhead will compete in 6A Section 6. For boys hockey, Rogers will join the same section as 12-time state champion Edina.
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MN high school cross country state meet results for Nov. 2, 2024
By Star Tribune staff 11/04/2024, 5:30pm CST
Team and individual scores from the Class 3A, 2A and 1A competitions at the University of Minnesota's Les Bolstad Golf Course.
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MN high school cross country state meet: Forest Lake’s Norah Hushagen, Roseville’s Robert Mechura repeat as Class 3A champions
By David La Vaque, The Minnesota Star Tribune 11/02/2024, 11:45pm CDT
St. Paul Highland Park’s girls team had the top two finishers and won the Class 2A team title.
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Football Across Minnesota

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Star Tribune Athletes of the Week

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2024 Leaders

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