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March 4
The All-Metro first team in boys hockey, from left: defenseman John Stout of Minnetonka, forward Hagen Burrows of Minnetonka, forward Jackson Nevers o

Who made the boys hockey All-Metro teams? Our best 26 players.

Four first-teamers plan to make Minnesota colleges their next stop, one staying in town to play with the Gophers. The second team features players choosing state rivals.
High Schools
March 4
New London-Spicer girls basketball coach Mike Dreier high-fives his players after practice earlier this month in New London.

How a gruff 'teddy bear' became the winningest coach in state history

In his 46th season at New London-Spicer, Mike Dreier has compiled 1,069 victories, two state championships, six runner-up finishes — and three technical fouls.
High Schools
March 3
Clockwise from top left: Jimmy Dodig of Cretin-Derham Hall, Carson Pilgrim of Warroad, Owen Buesgens of Chanhassen and Bobby Cowan of Edina.

Division I awaits for many in the boys hockey state tournament

Minnesota is fertile ground for recruiters, and the evidence will show this week at Xcel Energy Center.
High Schools
March 3
Northfield's Caley Graber (top) lost twice and won again Saturday, finishing fifth in her class in the boys bracket at the state meet.

Girl who takes fifth at state fires up girls wrestling community

Northfield's Caley Graber lost her semifinal, but not her support, after becoming the first girl to win a match — and then another — in the boys bracket at state.
High Schools
March 2
Wayzata’s Luke Koenen finishes his victory over New Prague’s Lawson Eller in Class 3A's 121-pound class.

Champ packs up one more wrestling title, heads to the Ivy League

Eden Prairie heavyweight Will Sather will play football and wrestle at Princeton, and he'll need to study, too. "I'm going to be really busy," he said.
Local
March 2
Apple Valley’s Cassie Gonzales had an advantage over Diann Smith of Grand Meadow-LeRoy-Ostrander-Southland in the final at 136. Gonzales won and com

Hastings dynamo wins third consecutive girls wrestling state title

Skylar Little Soldier took care of matters quickly. "I was focused on getting it over with, ready to be done," she said.
High Schools
March 2
Blood drips from the nose of Mound Westonka's Jack Nelson’s during his match against Becker’s Kaden Nicolas.

One wrestler becomes a four-time champ, another is stopped at three

Becker's Kaden Nicolas defeated Mound Westonka's Jack Nelson, but Jackson County Central's Nolan Ambrose knocked off No. 1 Gavin Johnson of Kenyon-Wanamingo.
High Schools
March 2

Saturday's prep sports results

Scores and results from around the metro.
Sports
March 2
Lucas Gerten, a Rosemount junior, won his third consecutive individual diving state title with a state-record score of 539.60 points at Jean K. Freema

A swimmer and a diver make waves in boys swimming state meet

Rosemount's Lucas Gerten won his third diving title in a row with a record score, and St. Cloud's Micah Davis won two races and set a record. Edina won the team title.
High Schools
March 2
The Class 1A boys swimming state meet was held at the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.

Breck/Blake sets boys swimming record with eighth title in a row

The Class 1A championship push got off to a quick start when the team won the first three races.
High Schools
March 2
Minnetonka celebrated the Class 2A championship last season, but a new champion will emerge this season.

Minnesota boys hockey state tournament 2023-24: The schedule and more

The legendary event begins Wednesday and continues through Saturday at Xcel Energy Center. Find TV and ticket details and links to the brackets here.
Gophers
March 2
Derek Burns, left, and Rob Gag are the co-founders of Dinkytown Athletes.

Connecting athletes to NIL money. Gophers boosters making it happen.

The name, image and likeness era has reshaped college sports — and created opportunities for passionate fans to get involved in ways that previously would have violated NCAA rules.
High Schools
March 2
Edina, led by coach Curt Giles, is the top seed in the boys hockey state tournament.

Perennial power, newbie and 'bunch of nobodies' receive top hockey seeds

Edina is No. 1 in the Class 2A boys state bracket, Chanhassen is No. 2 in its first trip to state and Centennial is No. 3.
High Schools
March 1

Friday's prep sports results

Scores and results from around the metro.
High Schools
March 1
Clockwise from top left: Willard Ikola in 1965, Roy Nystrom in 2007, Mike Randolph in 2023, Lorne Grosso in 2015.

Cretin-Derham Hall puts Randolph's pursuit of coaching record on hold

The Raiders advanced to the boys hockey state tournament and stopped the St. Thomas Academy coach from setting the Minnesota record for victories.
High Schools
March 1
White Bear Lake books a boys hockey trip to Xcel Energy Center

White Bear Lake books a boys hockey trip to Xcel Energy Center

The Bears defeated rival Hill-Murray with a goal 36 seconds into the game, plus two empty-netters and Leo Gabriel's shutout goaltending.
High Schools
March 1
Jackson County Central's Nolan Ambrose watches an official as he tries to pin Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa's Tanner Viessman in the second round.

Wrestlers seeking fourth state titles arrive at semifinals unsullied

Jackson County Central's Nolan Ambrose and Mound Westonka's Jack Nelson both indicated a high comfort level at the championship meet.
High Schools
March 1
The Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center houses the swimming state meets.

Breck/Blake sets up a run at breaking a boys swimming record

The team dominated the Class 1A preliminaries and positioned itself to win its eighth championship in a row.
High Schools
March 1
Chanhassen players, including forward Tyler Smith (16) and defenseman Ben Curtis (21), celebrate their 2-1 win over Minnetonka in the section final.

Taking down Goliath: Chanhassen stuns Tonka for first tourney trip

Minnetonka was undefeated, top ranked and the defending 2A champions. Andy Earl scored both goals and Kam Hendrickson made 44 saves in the 2-1 upset.
High Schools
March 1
Northfield wrestler Caley Graber is declared the winner over Mounds View wrestler Owen LaRose in a 107-pound Class 3A match.

History made, remade: Northfield girl wins twice at boys wrestling state meet

Caley Graber became the first girl to win a match in the boys bracket, and then she won again. She'll wrestle in Saturday's semifinals.

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