Finally on the field, prep athletes open practice with gratitude
Conspicuously, football and volleyball players weren't even there, except for those trying out for soccer, cross-country, tennis or swimming.
Podcast: Prep sports band is glad to be back but there's a void, too
Reunited for their first Talking Preps podcast together since mid-February, David La Vaque and Jim Paulsen riff on a most unusual season ahead, one that's expected to end without the usual encore state tournaments.
Boys' volleyball advocates hope to regain momentum with MSHSL
Before the pandemic walloped high school sports, boys' volleyball was on track to become an MSHSL sport. Now, proponents are trying to pick up where they left off.
Vikings
Former Cretin-Derham Hall star Cornell suffers leg injury at Lions camp
Jashon Cornell, a seventh-round pick out of Ohio State, was carted off the practice field Tuesday. Lions coach Matt Patricia said that the injury was "pretty severe," declining to give more details.
Puck Drop
Border Battle: Minnesota, Wisconsin cities are Hockeyville USA finalists
East Grand Forks and River Falls, Wis., are among four finalists in the contest, in which the winning community will receive $150,000 in upgrades to its hockey facilities.
Our high school sports staff takes you behind the scenes on the latest news and looks at the issues facing athletes, coaches and teams.
High Schools
They're back! Minnesota's prep athletes return to their sports
Many of the routines have been altered -- and the only football and volleyball players to be seen are those trying out other fall sports. But Monday marked the beginning of workouts in four fall sports.
High Schools
Stillwater coach gives history lesson: There's never been a time without trauma
Longtime Stillwater boys’ cross-country coach Scott Christensen opened the new high school season Monday with a meditation on fear and resiliency.
High Schools
'Stay in your pods.' Lakeville South girls welcome return to soccer
Seeing what happened to last year’s seniors, when seasons were shut down and canceled, has players on this year’s team grateful to be back.
Sports
Talking Preps Podcast
Star Tribune prep reporters David La Vaque and James Paulsen are bringing all you Minnesota high school sports enthusiasts another way to stay connected to the action.
High Schools
Under new rules, Edina tennis dynasty continues with new coach
Jaime Gaard Chapman, who played for newly retired Hornets legend Steve Paulsen, plans to balance COVID awareness with the program’s tradition of excellence.
High Schools
Tara Starks named new girls' basketball coach at Hopkins
Starks is the mother of former Royals star TT Starks and was a longtime AAU basketball coach and mentor to UConn-bound Paige Bueckers.
Coronavirus
High school sports begin today, with goal of finishing what gets started
Virtual swim meets — each team in its own pool — are on the horizon for some schools as four sports start practice Monday, 156 days after the pandemic shut down high school sports in March.
A look at the top athletes in the metro area from recent high school sporting events.
High Schools
Minnesota's shortened fall high school sports season starts Monday
Without football or volleyball this fall in Minnesota and with other sports having shortened seasons, the high school regular season will be wrapped up by Oct. 17.
High Schools
Altered high school sports season to begin practices on Monday
Teams in boys' and girls' soccer and cross-country, girls' tennis and girls' swimming and diving start up with shorter seasons and limits on number of competitions, the result of the coronavirus pandemic.
High Schools
Club-high school volleyball balance knocked askew by prep season delay
Moving the sport to spring collides with the state’s significant club programs, which draw top players honing skills and seeking to earn college offers.
Watch and listen to high school sports from around the metro area and around Minnesota. Here are the web sites that get you to the games.
High Schools
Minnesota prep football, volleyball, traditional spring sports can hold fall practice
Three-week practice seasons were approved for sports moved from this fall or canceled last spring because of COVID-19 concerns.
Coronavirus
With no fall proving ground, what's a Minnesota prep football recruit to do?
The Minnesota State High School League’s decision to move football and volleyball to spring — a result of the COVID-19 pandemic — has left recruiting plans for many hopeful college players in disarray.
High Schools
Reusse: Tennis? With no volleyball, Glencoe-Silver Lake's Monahan may try
Miah Monahan will be a Glencoe-Silver Lake senior, and in May accepted a scholarship to play guard for Eastern Illinois. She also plays volleyball but with that sport delayed until spring there could be a new challenge.
A look at the top achievers in gymnastics and wrestling during the 2019-20 season. The list is updated every week.
High Schools
Minnesota State High School League targets schools for more money
As it approved plans to restart fall sports with limitations, the league's board signaled a new direction for financing its $9 million budget by relying less on state tournaments.
Listen: Lots of answers needed about playing football, volleyball in spring
The issues range from practicing in already-crowded gyms to hosting football on still-frozen winter fields. We tackle those in a new Talking Preps podcast.
High Schools
Shorter season this fall way better than nothing for St. Croix Prep boys' soccer
Along with relief to be playing, there also was a sense at the Stillwater school that sports still pale against the magnitude of uncertainties with the pandemic.
High Schools
Scores, news updates, more on our high school Live Blog
Our 24/7 Live Blog has photos, updates, scores and more from around Minnesota. Check it out for the latest.
High Schools
Duluth Denfeld finds its way through new fall sports landscape
Athletes at Duluth Denfeld want to play — if they can.
Coronavirus
High school football, volleyball move to new spring season
The Minnesota State High School League also cleared soccer and individual-based sports — cross country, girls' tennis and girls' swimming — to start as scheduled Aug 17 with limitations.
High Schools
Scoggins: Moving football to spring hurts in football-crazy Hutchinson
Spring football won't have the same aura towns like Hutchinson have come to embrace. It's still football, and that's better than nothing, but you can understand the disappointment players felt Tuesday.
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