Apple Valley, DeLaSalle Back To Defend Hoops Titles
Apple Valley and DeLaSalle have returned to the Minnesota boys state basketball tournament to defend their titles from last year.
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Apple Valley and DeLaSalle have returned to the Minnesota boys state basketball tournament to defend their titles from last year.
Blaine forward Riley Tufte has been named Minnesota's Mr. Hockey. The annual award goes to the state's top senior high school boys' hockey player.
The Minnesota All Hockey Hair Team video for 2016 is out. The video features the High School players from the tournaments with the best "flow."
Ryan Sandelin and Cole Koepke each had a goal and two assists, Luke Olson stopped 23 shots and Hermantown ended a six-year string of title game losses by beating Breck 5-0.
Here are the highlights from the second day of the Minnesota boys hockey tournament and the Class 2A quarterfinals.
The back half of the Minnesota Section 2AAA boys basketball championship game between Waseca and Marshall was next level cray.
Totino-Grace High School is showing support for a local hockey player who was severely injured in a game a few weeks ago. Matt Olson played hockey for the Totino-Grace Eagles for four years before he graduated in 2014.
What a week it is to be a follower of high school sports in Minnesota. State Tournament action is in full swing. The state's best wrestlers took to the mats at Xcel Energy Center over the weekend, but this week it's all about hockey and one the best state tournaments around.
The Hermantown Hawks have returned to the Minnesota boys state hockey tournament for another try at taking the title. Hermantown is the top seed in Class 1A. In Class 2A, Eden Prairie is the top seed.
State-wide, participation in boys hockey is down 12 percent from where it was 10 years ago. Girls hockey is down 7 percent. Over that same period of time, total participation in Minnesota high sports is up. That means the kids aren't leaving sports. They're just leaving hockey.
Last week at the University of Minnesota Pavilion, they did it. And this week, they were still giddy about the accomplishment. The St. Cloud Tech Gymnastics Team is state champions.
It's another huge week in the Minnesota high school sports landscape as hundreds of the state's top wrestlers are taking over Xcel Energy Center. The team tournament took place Thursday, and individuals chase dreams of state championships Friday and Saturday.
If Mark Hall was in basketball instead of wrestling, he'd be as big as LeBron. At least, when LeBron was coming out of high school. "Tons and tons and tons of attention," his coach, Dalen Wasmund, said with a chuckle.
It's officially state tournament time on the Minnesota high school sports landscape. Champions were crowned last week in the State Dance Competition, and this week, girls hockey takes center stage at Xcel Energy Center.
What started as a summer camp for Minnesota kids who love soccer has evolved into an international exchange program.
