Connect, February 2023
Posted: Thursday, February 23, 2023 - 9:15 AM

February 2023 | Issue 33
A compilation of news from The Minnesota State High School League this month.


Officials Spotlight:Emmett Keenan
Emmett Keenan is the Activities Director at St. Cloud Cathedral High School. He also is a League-registered official and has served as an officials' assignor and observer. In addition to serving on the League's Board of Directors, he is active in many state tournament leadership roles.

Emmett Keenan, Activities Director at St. Cloud Cathedral High School and MSHSL Official



2023 ExCel Award Winners
Congratulations to this year's ExCEL Award recipients.
The ExCEL Award – Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership honors high school juniors who are active in school activities, leaders in their schools, and who demonstrate a strong commitment to community service


Champlin Park/Coon Rapids girls hockey raises awareness for mental health issues
Compliments of the Sun Post




Dr. Bill Roberts
Staff Reflection: Dr. Bill Roberts
Dr. Bill Roberts, the chair of the League's Sports Medicine Advisory Committee, shares a reflection on what we have learned following the COVID-19 outbreak and what we can do moving forward as the virus continues to lurk. Roberts was inducted into the League's Hall of Fame in 2022.



Krissy Wendell
Krissy Wendell
Meet Park Center's Krissy Wendell, Minnesota's most accomplished girls hockey player.
