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Springfield relied on a fourth-quarter surge for the second consecutive game to record a 30-16 victory over Mahnomen/Waubun in the Class A semifinals of the Minnesota State High School League's Football State Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 16 at U.S. Bank Stadium.

Maple Grove used a strong second-half surge to record a 26-14 victory over Shakopee in the Class AAAAAA semifinals of the Minnesota State High School League's Football State Tournament on Friday, Nov. 15 at U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis.

Rochester John Marshall, East Ridge, Shakopee and Brainerd all posted the fastest preliminary times in two events on Friday evening in the 2024 Girls Swimming and Diving State Tournament.

Park Center was the only top seed to advance to the semifinals in the CI Division of the 2024 Adapted Soccer State Tournament. South Suburban will face off against Dakota United in the first semifinal on Saturday. Burnsville/Farmington/Lakeville and Park Center will meet in the second.

Staples-Motley ended a long dry spell as an entrant in a championship game following a 36-24 victory over Chatfield in the Class AA semifinals of the Minnesota State High School League's Football State Tournament on Friday, Nov. 15 at U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis.

Top-seeded Minneapolis South advanced to the semifinals in the PI Division of the 2024 Adapted Soccer State Tournament. The Tigers, who placed second in 2023, will face Park Center in the first championship semifinal on Saturday morning. Rochester will play Dakota United in the second.

Elk River ended Chanhassen's reign as the Class AAAAA champion with a 21-19 victory in the semifinals of the Minnesota State High School League's Football State Tournament on Friday, Nov. 15 at U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis.

Senior kicker Jimmy McNeil made three field goals to send Totino-Grace to a 30-21 victory over Orono in the Class AAAA semifinals of the Minnesota State High School League's Football State Tournament on Friday, Nov. 15 at U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis.

Jackson County Central advanced to Class 2A football state championship game. How they survived is a story of persistence, teamwork and using bailing wire and toothpicks to hold everything together.

Sophomore Adalynn Biegler led the Monticello Magic to four of the fastest times in the Class A swimming preliminaries.

Jackson County Central tapped into its depth to record a 34-26 victory over Kimball in the Class AA semifinals of the Minnesota State High School League's Football State Tournament on Friday, Nov. 15 at U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis.

Defending champions Alayna Kennedy of Austin (Class A) and Madeline Kohel of Minneapolis Washburn (Class AA) lead their respective classes after the preliminary rounds of diving at the 2024 Girls Swimming and Diving State Meet.