Cassidy Hettesheimer
Sports reporter
Hettesheimer joined the Minnesota Star Tribune as a preps reporter after her summer 2024 internship in the sports department. From Georgia, she graduated with a degree in journalism from the University of Georgia before heading north. She previously covered global sports as an intern at CNN and reported for The Associated Press at the 2023 Women's World Cup. When she's not out reporting, she's running, playing soccer or watching women's sports.
Latest from Cassidy Hettesheimer
Top 25: Don't count on upsets happening to higher-ranked teams
The higher-ranked team won in each of this week’s six matchups between teams ranked in the Minnesota Top 25.
February 6, 2026
Meet 12 impact players who can help lead their teams to the state tournament
From underclassmen to seniors, these athletes should help their teams reach the Class 1A and Class 2A state tournaments Feb. 18-21 at Grand Casino Arena.
February 3, 2026
Predicting the section tournaments: 16 teams that should advance to state
Here’s a look at which teams are likely to finish next week as section champions, automatically sending them to the Class 1A or 2A state tournaments in St. Paul from Feb. 18-21.
February 3, 2026
Top 25: Musical chairs continue for state's No. 1 ranking
Hill-Murray, Centennial/Spring Lake Park and Holy Family have taken turns holding the No. 1 spot in the Minnesota Top 25 girls hockey rankings.
February 3, 2026
Top 25: Wayzata, the new No. 1, is the week's biggest winner
The Trojans are on an impressive winning streak, but their journey through a stacked Lake Conference is far from over.
January 30, 2026
Oehrlein breaks state record for career points, boys or girls
Tori Oehrlein, a senior guard at Crosby-Ironton, did so with a 38-point performance against Pine City on Jan. 29, giving her a career total of 5,123 points.
January 30, 2026
Unsung and talented: Meet 15 players who deserve praise
Many of these players will suit up for Division I and II colleges like Bemidji State, South Dakota State, South Dakota and Minnesota State Mankato.
January 29, 2026
Top 25: As section playoffs loom, there’s a new top Class 1A team and a top-five shakeup
With section playoffs around the corner, the state’s top girls hockey teams are full steam ahead entering the final week of the regular season.
January 27, 2026
Top 25: Big moments and matchups aplenty across the state
The biggest news to happen this week: Tori Oehrlein becoming the all-time leading scorer in Minnesota girls basketball history.
January 23, 2026
Minnesotans return from world championship with gold medals
Nine girls hockey players from Minnesota played for the U.S. team at the Under-18 IIHF Women’s World Championship in Nova Scotia.
January 22, 2026
Tori Oehrlein is rewriting basketball record books. Here's how she's doing it.
The Crosby-Ironton senior basketball player who has signed with the Gophers has set multiple records in her career and is chasing more.
January 21, 2026
Tori Oehrlein breaks Minnesota's girls basketball career points record
Against Mille Lacs on Tuesday, the senior guard and Gophers recruit scored 34 points in the first half to break the career mark of 5,060.
January 21, 2026
