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Both Becker (Class A) and Lakeville South (Class AA) won their first team titles at the 2024 Girls Gymnastics State Meet.

A top five finalist for this year’s Jori Jones Award, which honors the state’s top senior girls high school goaltender, Hill-Murray’s Grace Zahn lived up to the accolades as she backstopped the Pioneers to a 3-1 victory over Andover in the MSHSL Class AA semifinals on Friday, Feb. 23 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

Warroad, the No. 4 seed in the Class A field, took another step toward a potential third consecutive state championship with a riveting 3-2 victory over top-seeded Holy Angels in the semifinals on Friday, Feb. 23 at the Xcel Energy Center.

The Dodge County Wildcats, the No. 3 seed in the Class A field, earned a spot in the championship game with a 4-2 victory over No. 2 Orono on Friday, Feb. 23 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

A four-time state champion making its 14th appearance in state tournament play, Edina (22-6-1) turned in a sterling offensive effort to claim a 5-0 victory over Northfield (27-2-0) in the final quarterfinal round game of the MSHSL Class AA state tournament on Thursday, Feb. 22 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

Day 2 of the Minnesota State High School League's Girls Hockey State Tournament on Thursday, Feb. 22 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul featured the Class AA quarterfinals.

Unseeded Maple Grove had top seed Minnetonka all it could handle before the Skippers eventually advanced with a 2-1 victory over the Crimson in the Class AA quarterfinals on Thursday, Feb. 22 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

Roseau sophomore Jasmine Hovda is a rare hockey player. The Roseau sophomore center’s game includes a combination of skill, strength, speed … and a cast on a broken left wrist.

Special teams play provided the spark that guided No. 3 Andover to a 6-0 victory over Rosemount in the Class AA quarterfinals of the Minnesota State High School League’s Girls Hockey Tournament on Thursday, Feb. 22 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. A runner-up in last year’s tournament and state champions in 2020 and 2022, Andover enjoyed a perfect day on special teams a 2-of-2 rate on the power play and a 2-of-2 performance on the penalty kill against the Irish.

Day 2 of the Minnesota State High School League’s Girls Hockey State Tournament got off to a powerful start as No. 2 Hill-Murray raced to an 8-2 victory over Roseau on Thursday, Feb. 22 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.

In a game fitting for the rivalry between No. 4 Warroad and No. 5 Proctor/Hermantown, the Warriors advanced in the MSHSL Class A Girls Hockey State Tournament with a 2-1 overtime victory over the Mirage on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at the Xcel Energy Center.

Top seeds held true during the Minnesota State High School League's Girls Hockey State Tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 21 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.