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Five Minnesota high school football officials have been named the National Football League/National Federation of High School Association Crew of the Year.

Members of the Minnesota Speech Coaches Association aren’t on their own when they enter what Jody Saxton West calls “the wonderful world of speech coaching!” The Northfield speech coach is the founder and mentorship coordinator of the Minnesota Speech Coaches Association's New and Inexperienced Mentorship Program and is being recognized this year as the NFHS Outstanding Speech and Debate Educator for Minnesota

For his many years of dedication to and support of adapted sports, Paul Pranghoger has been named the recipient of the MSHSL Spirit of Sport Award.

Rachel Moldan, who serves on the League's Music Advisory Committee, is featured in this installment of the We Are the League series.

Forrest Musselman’s work as an educator isn’t limited to Rushford-Peterson High School, where he teaches English, directs plays and is an assistant speech coach. His efforts have resulted in him being named Minnesota’s NFHS Outstanding Theatre Educator recipient.

Hopkins is a basketball school. And Wayzata is no slouch. Tuesday’s meeting in one of the state’s best rivalries was not only a renewal of that Lake Conference competition but also offered a look into what is to come.

After landing back in Minnesota on a flight from Omaha, Nebraska, the heavy lifting was done on a two-day whirlwind of music and theater – 400 miles apart -- that may have seemed all but impossible to some.

Zellie Olson and Eva Redmond of Blake took top honors in Public Forum for a second consecutive year at the 2025 Debate State Tournament.

Every time the Elk River girls basketball team plays Rogers at home, the Elks host a charity night to raise money and awareness for a specific charity. This year, Elk River decided to support Jack’s Basket, a resource and support network for families of babies who have Down syndrome.

Paul McDonald, a longtime League advocate, shares perspective on the authority of an athletic official, in an interview with High School Today.

The growth of girls wrestling in Minnesota, as well as Iowa, has been an absolute boom. More than 1,500 Minnesota girls in grades 7 through 12 are on wrestling teams this season. That number has almost doubled from a year ago.

The Debate State Tournament, the Minnesota State High School League’s longest-running event, will be held on the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis on January 17-18. The first tournament was held in 1902.