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The 2025 Speech State Tournament will feature competitors from 161 teams this weekend at Shakopee High School. The Class A events are Friday, April 25. Events in Class AA are Saturday, April 26. Here are a few key things to know.

The National Speech & Debate Association is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2025 with an ongoing belief that “a speech and debate program in every school creates a better civil society.” The Minnesota State High School League, with its own proud speech and debate history, agrees.

Brainerd High School senior Mya Tautges is featured in this installment of the We Are the League series.

Welcome to the MSHSL Minute, a sampling of stories involving Minnesota State High School League Member Schools, students, coaches, directors, administrators, officials, alumni and more. The April 16 edition salutes national champions, a multi-sport star and a Speech student's story of perseverance.

United South Central's Mariah Anderson is something special. She is a junior who stands only 5 feet, 3 inches, but she is making history that stands tall.

Eleven current high school sophomores have been chosen to join the MSHSL Student Advisory and Leadership Team (SALT) beginning in the 2025-2026 school year.

On March 14, Dan Jourdain, Jonathan White and Phillip Johnson became the first all-Indigenous three-man referee crew to officiate a Minnesota basketball state tournament game.

Spring Officials Appreciation Week is a great time to recognize their vital service, but officials around the state report acts of sportsmanship during their assignments throughout the year. Highlighted here are just a few stories of outstanding actions by MSHSL schools, coaches, competitors and fans that show their support for officials.

The ballgames had everything fans expected. Umpires being in the right position to make the right calls, coaches spinning their arms to send rampaging runners on down the line to home plate. Warmup pitches concluding and catchers hollering, “Comin’ down!”

Albany High School senior Elliott Burnett is featured in this installment of the We Are the League series.

Competitive Section Placements for teams for the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years were approved by the Minnesota State High School League’s Board of Directors at its meeting Thursday, April 3.

Here is a synopsis of the League's Board of Directors Meeting that was held Thursday, April 3, 2025.