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The winners: All-Minnesota Sports Awards athletes, coaches, teams of the year
By Ron Haggstrom, Jim Paulsen, Cassidy Hettesheimer and Nick Williams, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/25/2025, 8:00pm CDT
Awarded by the Minnesota Star Tribune, the honors recognize outstanding accomplishments from the 2024-2025 high school sports season.
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The winners: All-Minnesota Sports Awards athletes, coaches, teams of the year
By Ron Haggstrom, Jim Paulsen, Cassidy Hettesheimer and Nick Williams, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/25/2025, 8:00pm CDT
Awarded by the Minnesota Star Tribune, the honors recognize outstanding accomplishments from the 2024-2025 high school sports season.
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2025 All-Minnesota Sports Awards Difference-Maker winners: Krista Flemming and Jenny Kilkelly
By Jim Paulsen, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/25/2025, 7:30pm CDT
Without the dedication and drive of Shakopee volleyball supporters Krista Flemming and Jenny Kilkelly, the MSHSL’s sanctioning of boys volleyball may never have happened.
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2025 All-Minnesota Sports Awards Courage in Competition winner: Park of Cottage Grove’s Hollen Thompson
By Jake Epstein, for the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/25/2025, 7:00pm CDT
Born without the lower half of her left arm, Hollen Thompson developed into one of Minnesota’s best lacrosse players.
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The winners: All-Minnesota Sports Awards athletes, coaches, teams of the year
By Ron Haggstrom, Jim Paulsen, Cassidy Hettesheimer and Nick Williams, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/25/2025, 8:00pm CDT
Awarded by the Minnesota Star Tribune, the honors recognize outstanding accomplishments from the 2024-2025 high school sports season.
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2025 All-Minnesota Sports Awards Difference-Maker winners: Krista Flemming and Jenny Kilkelly
By Jim Paulsen, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/25/2025, 7:30pm CDT
Without the dedication and drive of Shakopee volleyball supporters Krista Flemming and Jenny Kilkelly, the MSHSL’s sanctioning of boys volleyball may never have happened.
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2025 All-Minnesota Sports Awards Courage in Competition winner: Park of Cottage Grove’s Hollen Thompson
By Jake Epstein, for the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/25/2025, 7:00pm CDT
Born without the lower half of her left arm, Hollen Thompson developed into one of Minnesota’s best lacrosse players.
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2025 All-Minnesota Sports Awards Student First winner: Edina High’s Jiarui Xue
By Ron Haggstrom, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/25/2025, 6:00pm CDT
Jiarui Xue, who will swim for Princeton in college, achieved a cumulative GPA of 3.971 and is a four-time member of the USA Swimming Scholastic All-America team.
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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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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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Star Tribune All-Minnesota Sports Awards coming June 24 to Vikings headquarters
By Chris Carr, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/29/2025, 9:00pm CDT
Winners of 10 special high school sports honors will be celebrated at our year-end AMSA event.
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Edina’s Mason West leads Hornets into boys hockey state tournament and is one of our Prep Athletes of the Week
By Joel Rippel, the Minnesota Star Tribune 03/04/2025, 3:15pm CST
Other athletes recognized this week include Braden Hegenbarth (Eagan), Mason West (Edina), Trenton Woodall Jones (Fridley), Sam Rupnow (Liberty Classical), Reymie Keenan (Minneapolis Edison), Cail Jahnke (St. Michael-Albertville), Brayden Olsen (Lakeville South).
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Prep Athletes of the Week: Lehla Gaulden of Minneapolis Southwest goes big on boards
By Joel Rippel, the Minnesota Star Tribune 02/24/2025, 1:30pm CST
Prep Athletes of the Week include Max Anderson of Cretin-Derham Hall, Logan Bender of Chisago Lakes, Andersyn Changamire of Becker, Addison Hoof of Lester Prairie, Adam Lybeck of Minneapolis and Riccardo Marzetti of St. Croix Lutheran.
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Minnesota contributes 23 current and former high school hockey players to NHL and PWHL drafts
By Cassidy Hettesheimer, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/30/2025, 10:30am CDT
State champions and former Ms. and Mr. Hockey winners are on the list. The highest picks were Logan Hensler of Hill-Murray and Rory Guilday of Minnetonka.
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The winners: All-Minnesota Sports Awards athletes, coaches, teams of the year
By Ron Haggstrom, Jim Paulsen, Cassidy Hettesheimer and Nick Williams, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/25/2025, 8:00pm CDT
Awarded by the Minnesota Star Tribune, the honors recognize outstanding accomplishments from the 2024-2025 high school sports season.
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2025 All-Minnesota Sports Awards Difference-Maker winners: Krista Flemming and Jenny Kilkelly
By Jim Paulsen, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/25/2025, 7:30pm CDT
Without the dedication and drive of Shakopee volleyball supporters Krista Flemming and Jenny Kilkelly, the MSHSL’s sanctioning of boys volleyball may never have happened.
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Boys Hockey

Worthington approves $5M for new hockey arena, but supporters say they face a ‘tall task’ to get on the ice
By JP Lawrence, the Minnesota Star Tribune 05/01/2025, 12:00pm CDT
The cost of new arena is projected at $21 million.
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Former Simley coach Austyn Kryzer named new boys hockey coach at Eagan
By Jake Epstein, for the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/29/2025, 3:45pm CDT
Eagan finished 5-22 last season, which included a 2-14, last-place finish in South Suburban conference play.
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Northfield’s hockey rink is outdated. A $25 million replacement is likely on the way.
By Eva Herscowitz, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/28/2025, 10:45am CDT
After years of debate over the cost, construction of the new ice arena could start in May, pending City Council approval.
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Girls Basketball

Providence Academy’s Maddyn Greenway added to USA Basketball’s women’s national U19 team
By Ron Haggstrom, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/30/2025, 4:00pm CDT
Greenway, a senior, replaces Florida Gators guard and Hopkins graduate Alivia McGill on the squad.
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Catching up with Chloe Johnson as she closes on No. 1 ranking in the nation in 2028 girls basketball class
By Marcus Fuller, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/30/2025, 9:30am CDT
In a state that ranges from five-star senior Maddyn Greenway to a loaded 2028 class, sophomore Chloe Johnson from Duluth Marshall is rising to the top
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Hill-Murray parts ways with longtime girls basketball coach Erin Herman
By Cassidy Hettesheimer, the Minnesota Star Tribune 05/21/2025, 7:30pm CDT
After Herman’s 36 years and 600 career wins, the Pioneers will look for a new head coach.
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The winners: All-Minnesota Sports Awards athletes, coaches, teams of the year
By Ron Haggstrom, Jim Paulsen, Cassidy Hettesheimer and Nick Williams, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/25/2025, 8:00pm CDT
Awarded by the Minnesota Star Tribune, the honors recognize outstanding accomplishments from the 2024-2025 high school sports season.
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2025 All-Minnesota Sports Awards Difference-Maker winners: Krista Flemming and Jenny Kilkelly
By Jim Paulsen, the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/25/2025, 7:30pm CDT
Without the dedication and drive of Shakopee volleyball supporters Krista Flemming and Jenny Kilkelly, the MSHSL’s sanctioning of boys volleyball may never have happened.
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2025 All-Minnesota Sports Awards Courage in Competition winner: Park of Cottage Grove’s Hollen Thompson
By Jake Epstein, for the Minnesota Star Tribune 06/25/2025, 7:00pm CDT
Born without the lower half of her left arm, Hollen Thompson developed into one of Minnesota’s best lacrosse players.
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Wrestling

Wrestler Reid Ballantyne of Stillwater leads Metro Athletes of the Week for Feb. 24-29
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 03/02/2020, 5:30pm CST
Also recognized: Derrick Cardinal (Forest Lake wrestling), Soren Dunn (Eden Prairie swimming), P.J. Hayes (Waconia basketball), Lauren Jensen (Lakeville North basketball), Anna Olson (Monticello basketball), and Annika Stewart (Wayzata basketball)
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Final 2020 metro wrestling honor roll
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 02/03/2020, 5:15pm CST
Updated through Sunday, Feb. 9
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Shakopee wrestler Ben Lunn leads metro Athletes of the Week for Dec. 30-Jan. 4
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 01/06/2020, 3:00pm CST
Also recognized: Nadia Abid (Maple Grove gymnastics), Mallory Brake (Hastings basketball), Adelaide Burton (Blake hockey), Adrik Kraftson (Stillwater Nordic skiing), Jordan Parent (Forest Lake Nordic skiing) and Simeon Sharp (St. Paul Harding basketball).
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Gymnastics

Final 2020 metro gymnastics honor roll
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 02/10/2020, 5:45pm CST
Top individual scores through Saturday, Feb. 8
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Norwegian talent bolsters defending gymnastics state champ Stillwater
By Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune 02/21/2019, 3:42pm CST
Ida Bjoerklund, spending a year studying in the U.S., has brought her elite-level skill and training to the Ponies, seeking another Class 2A team title on Friday.
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2019 metro gymnastics honor roll - FINAL
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 02/11/2019, 5:00pm CST
Through Sunday, Feb. 10
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Swimming & Diving

Top swimmers in 2026 class to swim for Gophers, others pick Notre Dame, Virginia
By Ron Haggstrom, the Minnesota Star Tribune 07/01/2025, 12:15pm CDT
Top two girls swimmers Faith Lamah and Libbi McCarthy will compete for Minnesota while top boys Micah Davis and Nathan Carr are headed to Virginia.
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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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