The Minnehaha Academy volleyball team could be heading for its most successful year since winning 19 games in 2015. With just three weeks to go in the regular season, the Redhawks were 13-0 overall and 6-0 in the Independent Metro…
Junior running back Melvin Mensah may not have the height or speed that big-time college football scouts would consider ideal. However, Highland Park High School football coach Jonathan Brown said Mensah has qualities neither a tape measure nor a stopwatch…
When Matt Millard took over the reins of the Nova Classical Academy girls’ soccer program three years ago, he knew he had a lot of work ahead of him. “We barely survived that first season,” he said.The Knights didn’t have…
It’s the same thing in so many high school sports these days. Officials are in such short supply that the situation is approaching the critical stage, according to local coaches. They say an increase in pay might help, but there’s…
One of the biggest issues facing local high school football coaches this season is the shortage of referees. While coaches are stopping short of saying the situation is critical, they’re stressing the need to get more young people to officiate…
If you’ve never heard of the Minnesota Wind Chill you’re not alone. And no, we’re not talking about a stiff January breeze that makes you want to don another layer of insulation against the cold. We’re talking about the semipro…
Although it wasn’t quite as productive on offense this year as it’s been in the past, the Saint Paul Capitals men’s Class A amateur baseball team found itself right where it wanted to be as the postseason commenced late last…
The Saint Paul Pioneers semipro football team had to work some new players into its lineup this year and the start of the season was a little rocky as a result. But now the jelling process seems complete. “We’ve been…
Martha Johnson wants everybody who comes to the Highland Park Aquatic Center Gala later this month to enjoy themselves. But she also wants to spread the word that the cause behind the fundraiser is serious: to support swimming lessons for…
The Two Rivers/Gentry Academy Warriors felt good about going into their first state girls’ lacrosse tournament last week. The Warriors were riding a 13-game winning streak, not having lost since their regular-season opener against a team from Illinois. However, the…
Saint Thomas Academy got to the Class AAA state baseball tournament by beating Two Rivers twice in the section finals when all odds seemed stacked against them. But coming up with those heroics again at state proved a bit much…
Saint Paul Academy got a little payback when it defeated Breck 5-2 to win the state Class A boys’ tennis title on June 7-8 at the Reed-Sweatt Family Tennis Center in Minneapolis. It was the fifth state crown and first…
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