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Every time the Elk River girls basketball team plays Rogers at home, the Elks host a charity night to raise money and awareness for a specific charity. This year, Elk River decided to support Jack’s Basket, a resource and support network for families of babies who have Down syndrome.

Paul McDonald, a longtime League advocate, shares perspective on the authority of an athletic official, in an interview with High School Today.

The growth of girls wrestling in Minnesota, as well as Iowa, has been an absolute boom. More than 1,500 Minnesota girls in grades 7 through 12 are on wrestling teams this season. That number has almost doubled from a year ago.

The Debate State Tournament, the Minnesota State High School League’s longest-running event, will be held on the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis on January 17-18. The first tournament was held in 1902.

MSHSL Region 6AA Secretary Nancy Manderfeld is featured in this installment of the We Are the League series.

The Minnesota State High School League has more than 6,200 registered sports officials and contest judges who administer the rules in contests between Member Schools – Adapted Floor Hockey, Alpine Skiing, Basketball, Dance, Girls Gymnastics, Hockey, Nordic Ski Racing, Boys Swimming and Diving and Wrestling in the winter. They deserve recognition every week, but particularly during Winter Officials Appreciation Week from Jan. 13-18.

Almost a century ago, a student newspaper was created at Proctor High School. It wasn’t an easy thing to write and print stories back in the 1930s, but the first staff of the Proctor Mallet began a tradition that holds firm in 2025.

This week on X (Twitter) the NFHS posted a video featuring Minnesota track and field official Jen Myers of St. Paul.

The first family of Minnesota basketball is well-known. It started with Bob McDonald, the coach who won 1,012 games over 59 years, the last 53 in his hometown of Chisholm. Bob passed away in 2020 and his legacy lives on through his children and grandchildren.

Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald reflects on the 1979 basketball game between St. Paul Central and Minneapolis North Community that changed his life. The game featured Ricky Suggs playing for Central and Ben Coleman playing for North.

A few days before Christmas, three wise men made history on the basketball court at Duluth Denfeld High School. They brought gifts of wisdom, experience and gratitude, based on their combined 154 years as basketball officials.

Tuesday was a busy evening for the Ramlall family of Rosemount, which includes four talented basketball players; a son in college at St. Cloud State and three daughters playing at Rosemount High School.