'I always wanted this job.' Football coach hits peak with promotion.
After being an assistant coach for 19 years, Adam Spurrell is getting the chance to lead one of the metro area's traditional football powers at Maple Grove.
Track and field 2024: Six athletes likely to jump farthest, finish fastest
Meet three girls and three boys, most with state titles in place and five committed to prominent colleges.
U football adds No. 6 in-state recruit to 2025 class, loses 3 to portal
Andover wide receiver Cameron Begalle committed to the Gophers, but the team also saw two linemen and a defensive back from its spring roster enter the transfer portal.
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Talking Preps: New Maple Grove football coach fulfills a long-time dream
On the latest edition of the Talking Preps podcast, Adam Spurrell joins David La Vaque to discuss being named the third head coach in Maple Grove's nearly 30-year history.
Prep Athletes of the Week: Anoka golfer wins at the head game, too
Tyler Gandrud secured the Bunker Hills Invitational title as his coach helped him "minimize the mental interference."
Hockey coach with roots in Minneapolis Park and Rec dies at 81
Jeff Shelstad coached at St. Anthony and Hastings and was older brother to two Gophers players.
Official who helped MSHSL on pioneering ventures dies at 89
As an associate director, John Bartz helped the league start state tournaments in girls hockey and adapted sports.
High Schools
Meet the Athena winners: 103 girl athletes picked by their schools
Check out their college commitments. A banquet to fete those on the St. Paul side was held Wednesday, and the winners from the Minneapolis side will be honored in May.
High Schools
Wednesday's prep sports results
Scores and results from around the metro area.
Sports
Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame: A class-by-class list of all members
Who's in the Star Tribune Minnesota Sports Hall of Fame? From Bernie Bierman to the latest class, here's the list:
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Tuesday's prep sports results
Scores and results from around the metro.
High Schools
Record delayed but not denied, southern MN softball coach keeps winning
Winona Cotter's Pat Bowlin broke Bob Mertz's mark for victories on opening day and leads the third-ranked team in Class 2A.
High Schools
Monday's prep sports results
Badminton, baseball, golf, lacrosse, softball and tennis results from around Minnesota — it's all here.
High Schools
Baseball Metro Player of the Year packs up his five tools and leaves
Drew Rogers left Mounds View for Arizona. Also, a Minnetonka standout is injured, and "the Ohm boys eat, sleep and breathe baseball" at Zumbrota-Mazeppa.
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Prep baseball 2024: 35 Minnesota stars who the recruiters covet
College plans include the Gophers and many of the nation's top conferences. Also included: Twin Cities and outstate teams to watch — and a player who shares a name with a Hall of Famer.
High Schools
Saturday's prep sports results
Scores and results from around the metro.
Colleges
Neal: Tessa Johnson still feeling Minnesota's love in S. Carolina
When Johnson committed to the Gamecocks, some people thought the leap was too big for her. But she's showed the doubters they were wrong.
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Friday's prep sports results
Scores and results from around the metro.
Gophers
Four-star linebacker gives commitment to Gophers football
The No. 1 recruit in Minnesota for the 2025 class had offers from several top programs including Ohio State, Penn State and Wisconsin
High Schools
All-Metro Sports Awards: Here are the 2023 winners
The Star Tribune recognized the best of metro area high school athletes with its sixth annual All-Metro Sports Awards. Here are the 2023 winners, who were honored Wednesday night at Target Center.
High Schools
West metro football power finds new head coach on current staff
Maple Grove made Adam Spurrell, a member of its staff for 19 years, the Crimson's third head coach in the school's nearly 30-year history.
High Schools
Thursday's prep sports results
Scores and results from around the metro
Local
USA Hockey leans on Minnesota to fortify under-17 roster
Eight from the state make up more than a third of the development program's squad. Two played for their high schools last season.
Sports
Defending champions stand at the peak in boys tennis
St. Paul Academy is ranked first in Class 1A and has the top two players in the individual rankings. Wayzata is No. 1 in 2A, with two players in the top 10.
High Schools
Wednesday's prep sports results
Scores and results from around the metro.
Gophers
NIL hasn't overhauled college hockey yet but it's only 'a matter of time'
Dinkytown Athletes — the Gophers' official name, image and likeness collective — played a part in Jimmy Snuggerud's return. Frozen Four coaches are bracing for a bigger NIL impact in coming years.
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Tuesday's prep results
Here's what happened in Minnesota high school sports on Tuesday.
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A look at the big plays from Thursday night's high school playoff games around Minnesota.
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