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Ken Novak Jr. of Hopkins has won 955 career games. The state record for victories by boys basketball coaches is 1,1012 by Chisholm’s Bob McDonald.

In addition to working contests, League Officials have the opportunity to submit positive reports from their assignments. These reports were received by the League over the past month.

Win or lose, this year’s Wadena-Deer Creek boys hockey team has a lot to be proud of. They represent their school and community well on and off the ice and when they face challenges in their future, you can bet that the lessons from the ice will serve them well.

Test your knowledge of the Minnesota State High School League with the latest Trivia edition.

This season, there are 50 boys wrestling at St. Michael-Albertville. And guess what? There are also 50 girls participating in the sport. It’s quite remarkable, as is the person who is serving as the girls head coach.

While Blake Hoffarber of Hopkins High School made perhaps the most dramatic shot in Minnesota basketball lore in 2005, it was also billed as one of the best calls in officiating history.

Jill Lofald, Minnesota State High School League Class of 2024 inductee, is the Speech Coach at Duluth Denfeld.

People who knew Todd Goettsche often described him as "larger than life."

League Executive Staff member Tim Leighton shares the story of Mike Lovas, who not only serves the member schools through officiating, but also is a decorated soldier with the U.S. Army.

The boys game tipped off at 6:17 p.m. and the girls contest ended at 9:23. It was 3 hours, 6 minutes of great entertainment between Jordan and St. Peter, schools that are 35 miles apart on U.S. Highway 169.

New champions emerged in all four categories at the 2024 Debate State Tournament – the 123rd edition and longest-running event of the Minnesota State High School League.

Annandale's Skip Dolan has announced that he will retire from coaching when this season ends, and that announcement has cast a sweet sense of history and memory over the 2023-24 season. Skip has been leading the boys basketball team for more than four decades, and his impact over all those years and all those kids simply cannot be measured.