MSHSL Connect: March 2023
Posted: Wednesday, March 29, 2023 - 9:16 PM
March 2023 | Issue 31
A compilation of news from The Minnesota State High School League this month.
Celebrating Officials
The Minnesota State High School League and its more than 500 member schools thank and appreciate the contest officials selected to work the Winter 2023 State Tournament events.
Officials Distinguished Service Awards
The Minnesota State High School League will recognize eight individuals with Officials Distinguished Service Awards during the Boys Basketball State Tournament on Saturday, March 25, 2023.
Bret McNeal, one of Minnesota's most accomplished boys basketball players.
Bret McNeal
Bill Webb, National High School Hall of Fame inductee, Class of 2023
Bill Webb, a longtime revered band director in the Edina School District who introduced thousands of students to the wonderful world of music, has been selected for induction into the National High School Hall of Fame’s Class of 2023. He will be enshrined during the NFHS Summer Meeting Conference on Saturday, July 1 in Seattle.
Dave Stead, National High School Hall of Fame inductee, Class of 2023
Dave Stead, the longest-serving executive director of the Minnesota State High School League, was selected for induction into the Class of 2023 of the National High School Hall of Fame.
Triple "A" Award Winners
The 2023 Triple ‘A’ Award state scholarship recipients are Avery Anderson, Orono; Isaac Kreft, West Central Area; Maci Lake, Sebeka; and Ava Lowman, Cambridge-Isanti.
Girls Class A Herb Brooks
Mankato East senior goalie Annaliese Rader was selected as the recipient of the Class A Herb Brooks Award.
Girls Class AA Herb Brooks
Centennial/Spring Lake Park senior forward Lauren O’Hara was selected as the recipient of the Class AA Herb Brooks Award.
Boys Class A Herb Brooks Award Winner
Mahtomedi senior forward David Wolsfeld was selected as the recipient of the Class A Herb Brooks Award.
Boys Class AA Herb Brooks
Hill-Murray senior goalie Jack Erickson was selected as the recipient of the Class AA Herb Brooks Award.
Media Award: Print Division
Ryan Bergeron is an award-winning sports journalist that covers Greenbush-Middle River High School for Page 1 Publications. He is the League's recipient of the Outstanding Media Service Award in the Print Division.
Media Award: Electronic Division
Barry Wortel of KTOE Radio in Mankato calls about 75 high school games during the school year for listeners in the Minnesota River Valley. He is the recipient of the League's Outstanding Media Service Award in the Electronic Division
Showcase: Ed Homan
Ed Homan officiated wrestling for 43 years, then spent seven years as an officiating observer for the MSHSL.
- Girls Hockey: State Tournament Advance
- Class A Girls Hockey State Quarterfinal: Proctor-Hermantown 4, Mankato East 3
- Class A Girls Hockey State Quarterfinal: Orono 6, Luverne 0
- Class A Girls Hockey State Quarterfinal: Warroad 15, Albert Lea 1
- Class A Girls Hockey State Quarterfinal: South St. Paul 1, Fergus Falls 0, 2 O.T.
- Class AA Girls Hockey State Quarterfinal:Andover 9, Rosemount 0
- Class A Girls Hockey State Consolation Semifinals: Mankato East and Fergus Falls move on
- Class AA Girls Hockey State Quarterfinal:Edina 6, Lakeville North 0
- Class AA Girls Hockey State Quarterfinal: Minnetonka 3, Centennial/Spring Lake Park 2
- Class AA Girls Hockey State Quarterfinal: Gentry Academy 7, Moorhead 0
- Class A Girls Hockey State Semifinal: Orono 4, Proctor Hermantown 3, OT
- Class AA Girls Hockey State Consolation Semifinals: Rosemount and Moorhead move on
- Class A Girls Hockey State Semifinal: Warroad 4, South St. Paul 1
- Class AA Girls Hockey State Semifinal: Andover 2, Edina 1
- Class AA Girls Hockey State Semifinal: Gentry Academy 2, Minnetonka 1 OT
- Class A Girls Hockey State Championship: Warroad 3, Orono 1
- Class AA Girls Hockey State Championship: Gentry Academy 4, Andover 1
- Wrestling State Tournament: Advance Release
- State Wrestling, Class AAA Championship: Hastings 33, St. Michael-Albertville 32
- Wrestling, Class AA Championship: Simley 46, New Prague 20
- Wrestling, Class A Championship: Jackson County Central 43, Caledonia-Houston 19
- Wrestling, Individual Championships
- Boys Swimming and Diving State Meet: Advance Release
- Boys Swimming and Diving State Meet: Diving Preliminaries Recap
- Boys Swimming and Diving State Meet: Swimming Preliminaries Recap
- Boys Swimming and Diving State Meet: Breck/Blakes captures seventh consecutive Class A team title
- Boys Swimming and Diving State Meet: Eden Prairie upsets Edina to win seventh Class AA team championship
- Boys Hockey: State Tournament Advance
- Class A Boys Hockey State Quarterfinal: Hermantown 6, Luverne 0
- Class A Boys Hockey State Quarterfinal:Mahtomedi 6, Alexandria Area 3
- Class A Boys Hockey State Quarterfinal:Warroad 5, St. Cloud Cathedral 1
- Class A Boys Hockey State Quarterfinal: Orono 2, Northfield 1 OT
- Class AA Boys Hockey State Quarterfinal: Cretin-Derham Hall 3, Maple Grove 1
- Class A Boys Hockey State Consolation Semifinals
- Class AA Boys Hockey State Quarterfinals: Edina 7, Moorhead 6, 2OT
- Class AA Boys Hockey State Quarterfinals: Minnetonka 4, Hill-Murray 3
- Class AA Boys Hockey State Quarterfinals:Andover 5, Lakeville South 2
- Class AA Boys Hockey State Consolation Semifinals
- Boys Hockey Class A Semifinal: Mahtomedi 2, Hermantown 1
- Boys Hockey Class A Semifinal: Warroad 4, Orono 3, 2OT
- Boys Hockey Class AA Semifinal: Edina 4, Cretin-Derham Hall 1
- Boys Hockey Class AA Semifinal: Minnetonka 4, Andover 1
- Boys Hockey Class A Championship: Mahtomedi 6, Warroad 5, 2OT
- Boys Hockey Class AA Championship: Minnetonka 2, Edina 1
- Girls Basketball: State Tournament Advance
- Girls Basketball State Tournament: Day 1 Recap
- Girls Basketball: Class A quarterfinal recap
- Girls Basketball Class AAA Semifinal: Stewartville 60, Becker 59
- Girls Basketball Class AAA Semifinal: Benilde-St. Margaret's 70, Alexandria Area 50
- Girls Basketball, Class AAAA semifinals: St. Michael-Albertville 55, Eden Prairie 40
- Girls Basketball, Class AAAA semifinals: Hopkins 79, Stillwater 51
- Girls Basketball, Class A semifinals: Mountain Iron-Buhl 61, Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa 57
- Girls Basketball, Class A semifinals: BOLD 58, Hayfield 46
- Girls Basketball, Class AA semifinals: Providence Academy 83, Minnehaha Academy 63
- Girls Basketball, Class AA semifinals: Albany 48, Goodhue 45
- Girls Basketball, Class A championship: Mountain Iron-Buhl 52, BOLD 21
- Girls Basketball, Class AA championship: Providence Academy 74, Albany 60
- Girls Basketball, Class AAA championship: Benilde-St. Margaret's 66, Stewartville 60
- Girls Basketball, Class AAAA championship: St. Michael-Albertville 71, Hopkins 70
- Boys Basketball: Advance News Release
- Boys Basketball: Day 1 Recap
- Boys Basketball: Day 2 Recap
- Boys Basketball, Class AAA semifinal: Totino-Grace 70, Alexandria Area 59
- Boys Basketball, Class AAA semifinal: DeLaSalle 67, Orono 61
- Boys Basketball, Class AAAA semifinal: Park Center 61, Eastview 56
- Boys Basketball, Class AAAA semifinal: Wayzata 79, Lakeville North 77
- Boys Basketball, Class A semifinal: Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 61, Cherry 57
- Boys Basketball, Class A semifinal: New Life Academy 51, Spring Grove 35
- Boys Basketball, Class AA semifinal: Minnehaha Academy 76, Holy Family Catholic 72
- Boys Basketball, Class AA semifinal: Albany 79, Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton 64
- Boys Basketball, Class A championship: Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 59, New Life Academy 49
- Boys Basketball, Class AA Championship: Albany 72, Minnehaha Academy 65
- Boys Basketball, Class AAA Championship: Totino-Grace 50, DeLaSalle 46
- Boys Basketball, Class AAAA Championship: Wayzata 75, Park Center 71, OT
All Tournament Teams
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- John’s Journal: The Two-Sport Coach Who Never Takes A Vacation
- John’s Journal: Mountain Iron-Buhl Hoping To Make More History
- John's Journal: The Toughest Player In The State Tournament
- John’s Journal: The Curse Is Gone As MIB Wins Class 1A Championship
- John's Journal: 102 Years Later, Border West Makes Basketball History
- John's Journal: Small-Town Backgrounds, Big-Time Basketball
- John's Journal: The New Kid On The Block Vs. The Seasoned Veterans
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