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League Staff member Tim Leighton provides a reflection on the work behind-the-scenes of the League's Board of Directors.

The Simley Invitational is a long-standing cross-country event, having been held for many years at Simley High School in Inver Grove Heights. The 2022 event, however, could have carried a different name: The Gerber Family Invitational.

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

Here is a synopsis of the League's Board of Directors Meeting that was held Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022.

The Minnesota State High School League's Board of Directors met on Oct. 6, 2022.

For about as long as anyone can remember, the Moose Lake-Willow River Rebels have been playing football on a spectacular throwback field tucked into a neighborhood on the edge of Willow River, surrounded by pine trees and bathed in tradition and success.

With the recent decision to add a sign designating the Mabel-Canton High School football field "Karl Urbaniak Field," we revisit this April 2022 article honoring now-retired coach and educator Karl Urbaniak.

The 1972 Rothsay football team was recently honored as the first 9-Man state champion in Minnesota history.

In the October installment of the League's Spotlight on Officiating Series, Connect catches up with Jason Nickleby for a Q and A.

These were pioneers, the first female athletes to represent their schools when Title IX opened the door to athletic equality for females in 1972. Back then, these athletes competed for McIntosh-Winger and Erskine schools. Now, as the 50th anniversary of Title IX is marked, they were stars once more at their modern, merged school.

At Moose Lake-Willow River, Mary Ellen and Pat Dewey are called Grandma and Grandpa by lots of young folks, most of whom are not their grandchildren.

September 2022 issue of Connect, the Minnesota State High School League’s monthly online compilation of recent news and features.