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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.

The Minnesota State High School League's Board of Directors met on April 3, 2025.

As all Minnesotans know, spring can arrive slowly and in fits and starts, but it has never failed to arrive.

Shelly Foster, a graduate of Cass Lake High School, was recently inducted into the 2025 North American Indigenous Athletics Hall of Fame. Foster walked on the Stanford University Volleyball team in the spring of her sophomore year and played two season for the Cardinals as a libero.

Eastview senior Will Warder is featured in this installment of the We Are the League series.

Eight officials were honored with Minnesota State High School League Distinguished Service Awards during the 2025 Boys Basketball State Tournament at Williams Arena on the University of Minnesota campus.

The sights, sounds and memories from state tournaments are filled with special moments.