In a run-up to the national celebration of the passage of Title IX legislation on June 23, the Minnesota State High School League’s Board of Directors is joining other high school administrative leaders across the country recognizing individuals for their pioneering efforts.
Before Stillwater Area High School’s Jessie Diggins became a worldwide Olympic sensation in Nordic Skiing, she and St. Paul Academy’s Annie Hart were two of the most dynamic competitors in Minnesota State High School League competitions. In 2010, leading up to what was expected to be a dandy duel between the friends, the St. Paul Pioneer Press previewed their final high school race and then captured the most dazzling, heart-stopping finish in Nordic Skiing. Both would become teammates on the U.S. Olympic Nordic Skiing Team. Stories and photos courtesy of the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Congratulations to this year's ExCEL Award recipients.
The ExCEL Award – Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership honors high school juniors who are active in school activities, leaders in their schools, and who demonstrate a strong commitment to community service
Not wanting his kids and their friends to miss out on activities that are important to them, WCCO TV anchor Jason DeRusha took over as coach of the debate and speech teams at Maple Grove High School.
New London-Spicer girls basketball coach Mike Dreier recorded his 1,000th career victory as the Wildcats defeated Watertown-Mayer 60-36. He is the first girls basketball coach in Minnesota to win 1,000 games.
Ayoka Lee, a 2018 graduate of Byron High School, set the NCAA women's basketball single-game scoring record on February 23, 2022. Lee, who is a junior at Kansas State University, scored 61 points in a 94-65 victory over the University of Oklahoma.
When New London-Spicer faces Litchfield on Tuesday night, Mike Dreier will have 999 career victories. Should it end with New London-Spicer winning, Dreier will become only the second coach in Minnesota high school basketball history – and the first girls coach -- with 1,000 wins.
Chatfield's Nicholas Fryer put in six years of dedication to speech despite obstacles that may have derailed others, and for that accomplishment he has been named the MSHSL Heart of the Arts Award winner.
Because of St. Michael-Albertville girls soccer coach Megan Johnson’s supreme act of selflessness in donating a kidney to the mother of three of her players, they have been named winners of the MSHSL Spirit of Sport Award.
Skylar Wang of Blake earned her second consecutive Public Form championship with new partner Elizabeth Terveen. This was also the third consecutive Public Forum title for Blake. Wang and Joshua Enebo won in 2021 and Morgan Swigert and Jack Johnson claimed top honors in 2020.
The Debate State Tournament, the Minnesota State High School League’s longest-running event, marks its 121st anniversary. Minneapolis South's Clara Conry and Blake's Skylar Wang both return in search of more gold. Conry competes in Policy and Wang competes in Public Forum.
Tom Jones, a longtime Albert Lea referee reached a milestone Saturday, January 8, when he officiated his 1,000th official winter basketball game since the 2009-10 season.
