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Prep Bowl participants will wait an additional week to play for a football championship after the Minnesota State High School League’s Executive Committee of the Board of Directors today approved the move to Dec. 2-3, 2022, for the seven-game series at U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis.

Earlier this year, St. Michael-Albertville School District Activities Director Keith Cornell was named the Minnesota Activities Director of the Year for AA schools.

Todd Bouman had a long career as an NFL quarterback. But ask him about his favorite football memory and he immediately goes back to his high school days.

"My wife is a person who exemplifies all the great things about education and activities. She cares so much about her athletes. Every year she’s emotional when the season ends because of how much she cares about them."

“We need to do better. Our community needs to hear these things. It starts the conversations that have to happen and the change that has to go with it.”

Brad Wendland wants you to do something, no matter who you are, where you live or where you work or go to school. Wendland, the head football coach at Waseca High School, knows he is lucky to be alive and he wants others to have the second chance he’s getting.

Roseau and Warroad are only 22 miles apart, within earshot of the Canadian border, and high school hockey is a binding agent, a cultural touchstone and darn near a religious experience.

“It was definitely different to wrestle other girls when I’ve been wrestling mostly boys all season. I’m not exactly the strongest girl around, but it’s been much more competitive wrestling a girl than wrestling a guy.”

Farmington first Victory Day celebration was an opportunity for cognitively and physically impaired children to play football or cheer and have their moment in the sun. It was spectacular.

Long road trips are standard for teams in northern Minnesota, especially those from large schools that need to pack a lunch -- and a dinner -- in order to travel to schools of similar size.

“It’s important to me to make sure it’s a big deal,” coach Dylan Boettcher said. “I’m hoping this can be a jump start for adapted sports in Mankato. I’ve fallen in love with the people involved in activities for special needs kids.”

Farmington Band Director Erin Holmes struck a high note when she was honored with the Schmitt Music Educator of the Year award.