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Crosby-Ironton eighth-grader Tori Oehrlein made Minnesota girls basketball history on Feb. 8 when she became the fastest player to reach the 1,000-point milestone.

Three Class A productions earned "starred performance" ratings at the Class A One Act Play State Festival. Belle Plaine received its 17th "star" for its rendition of Mill Girls. Sauk Centre and Dilworth-Gyndon-Felton also earned coveted "starred performance" ratings.

Congratulations to this year's Triple ‘A’ Award finalists.  They will be recognized at a banquet in March and during the Boys State Basketball Tournament.

The Academics, Arts, and Athletics Award, commonly known as the Triple 'A' Award, honors high school seniors throughout the state who have a 3.0 or higher-grade point average and who participate in League-sponsored athletic and fine arts activities.  

Three Class AA productions earned "starred performance" ratings at the Class AA One Act Play State Festival. Cambridge-Isanti earned its first "star" in eight appearances with its production of Aunt Leaf. Lakeville South and Alexandria Area also received "starred performances" ratings.

In the latest edition of Connect, the monthly online news magazine of the Minnesota State High School League, see the latest feature in the "Salute to Title IX" series along with other news and information.

The curtain goes up on the 2022 One Act Play State Festival this week. The Class AA schools take to the O'Shaughnessy stage on Thursday, February 10. The Class A schools will follow on Friday, February 11.

Under new coach Todd Dufault, the North Branch Vikings are turning heads. They have a record of 14-5 and are on track to finish with a winning record, which hasn’t happened for a North Branch boys basketball team since 2003-04.

Synopsis of the Minnesota State High School League's Board of Directors Meeting Synopsis  Thursday, Feb 3, 2022

In a run-up to the national celebration of the passage of Title IX legislation on June 23, the Minnesota State High School League’s Board of Directors is joining other high school administrative leaders across the country recognizing individuals for their pioneering efforts. 

Before Stillwater Area High School’s Jessie Diggins became a worldwide Olympic sensation in Nordic Skiing, she and St. Paul Academy’s Annie Hart were two of the most dynamic competitors in Minnesota State High School League competitions. In 2010, leading up to what was expected to be a dandy duel between the friends, the St. Paul Pioneer Press previewed their final high school race and then captured the most dazzling, heart-stopping finish in Nordic Skiing. Both would become teammates on the U.S. Olympic Nordic Skiing Team. Stories and photos courtesy of the St. Paul Pioneer Press.