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Alpine skiers are first on the slopes this week when the Minnesota State High School High School League holds the first of two annual meets on Feb. 16 at Giants Ridge near Biwabik. More than 200 participants in both boys and girls will chase team and individual championships.

A boys hockey game between New Prague and Bloomington Jefferson was designated as a time to talk about mental health and suicide awareness.

Crosby-Ironton eighth-grader Tori Oehrlein made Minnesota girls basketball history on Feb. 8 when she became the fastest player to reach the 1,000-point milestone.

Three Class A productions earned "starred performance" ratings at the Class A One Act Play State Festival. Belle Plaine received its 17th "star" for its rendition of Mill Girls. Sauk Centre and Dilworth-Gyndon-Felton also earned coveted "starred performance" ratings.

Congratulations to this year's Triple ‘A’ Award finalists.  They will be recognized at a banquet in March and during the Boys State Basketball Tournament.

The Academics, Arts, and Athletics Award, commonly known as the Triple 'A' Award, honors high school seniors throughout the state who have a 3.0 or higher-grade point average and who participate in League-sponsored athletic and fine arts activities.  

Three Class AA productions earned "starred performance" ratings at the Class AA One Act Play State Festival. Cambridge-Isanti earned its first "star" in eight appearances with its production of Aunt Leaf. Lakeville South and Alexandria Area also received "starred performances" ratings.

In the latest edition of Connect, the monthly online news magazine of the Minnesota State High School League, see the latest feature in the "Salute to Title IX" series along with other news and information.

The curtain goes up on the 2022 One Act Play State Festival this week. The Class AA schools take to the O'Shaughnessy stage on Thursday, February 10. The Class A schools will follow on Friday, February 11.

Under new coach Todd Dufault, the North Branch Vikings are turning heads. They have a record of 14-5 and are on track to finish with a winning record, which hasn’t happened for a North Branch boys basketball team since 2003-04.

Synopsis of the Minnesota State High School League's Board of Directors Meeting Synopsis  Thursday, Feb 3, 2022