High School Sports

Monday was the “opening day” for fall high school sport practices across Minnesota including boys and girls soccer, cross country, tennis and swimming and diving.

Minnesotans will know within the next couple of weeks how or if kids will return to school this September, so discussions are also beginning on what that means for fall sports.

Following nationwide fundraising efforts, the Blake girls and boys soccer teams took part in the #MN846forchange.

On Feb. 29 Becker High School junior Brayden Weber collapsed on the mat at the Minnesota State High School wrestling tournament. Three months later he was diagnosed and treated for a heart condition doctors say doesn’t typically show up in screenings.

Joe Montplaisir is a junior student-athlete at Zimmerman High School. Just over a month ago, he placed fifth in the state high school wrestling tournament. But soon after, everything changed.

Under Minnesota’s stay-at-home order, youth sports associations are postponing their spring sports seasons with hopes of starting up in May or June.

Nearly 250 Minnesota schools turned on the lights at their football stadiums Monday night to honor the class of 2020, which may not have a spring activities season due to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Precautions to slow the spread of coronavirus have impacted everything from high school sports to professional leagues.

Benilde-St. Margaret's in St. Louis Park hosting the Youth Drone Championships Saturday afternoon.

Usually associated with elite private schools and universities, a program at the University of Minnesota is teaching student athletes the game of squash and exposing them to higher education in the process.

The 17-year-old had just finished his match Saturday when he collapsed next to the mat. Luckily, a medical team performed CPR and used an AED machine to revive him.

Two teenage boys killed in a rollover crash in Polk County, Wisconsin Friday are being remembered as dedicated athletes and caring young men.

It's really difficult to improve at a sport when you don't have easy access to equipment. If you are a basketball player, you need a hoop. If you are a soccer player, you need a goal. And if you are a gymnast, you need a gym to practice.

Edina girls' hockey is seeking its fourth-straight state title this month, a feat that's never been accomplished.

Players for both teams rushed the court to celebrate a heartwarming moment Saturday during a Minnesota basketball game.

The new jerseys feature a "222" patch, which is Officer Arik Matson's badge number with the Waseca Police Department.

The special Waseca Police jerseys were worn during warmups Monday night before the Blue Jays' game against Winona.

A night after announcing his college choice, Minnehaha star player Jalen Suggs walked off the floor to a standing ovation from thousands of fans who filed into the Target Center in Minneapolis on Saturday for a matchup of high school basketball titans.

A school is experimenting with a football alternative they say is making the game safer, while staying true to the nature of the sport, and keeping kids interested.