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Here is a synopsis of the League's Board of Directors Meeting that was held Tuesday, August 1, 2023.

The Minnesota State High School League's Board of Directors met in its first meeting of the 2023-2024 school year on Tuesday, Aug. 1 at the Little Crow Conference Center in Spicer, Minn.

Members of the Goodhue High School choir recently had the opportunity to perform with Foreigner at Treasure Island Resort and Casino. The band has had a relationship with the Goodhue choir program since 2018. 

Jack Beulke, a 2018 graduate of Kenyon-Wanamingo High School, is pursuing his dream of becoming a sideline reporter with an internship with the Minnesota Twins.

Despite fighting cancer, Luke Klassen never stopped running. He competed in every cross-country meet in 2022, one step at a time, one foot in front of the other. That’s how important his teammates, his friends, his coaches and cross-country is to him.

“I didn't think it was going to get that big. But after I really thought about it as coming from a student, more people are going to think it's more of a problem, right? Everyone said they've been super proud, that they’re glad I did that or thankful I did that.”

Some female wrestling coaches are veteran teachers and coaches in other sports, some have children who wrestled, some are young women who have experience as wrestlers on the high school and college levels, and all are enthusiastic about this new opportunity for female athletes.

Tackle Cancer began 10 years ago, and by the time all the participating high schools and colleges in Minnesota send in the funds they have collected this fall, the 2022 total will exceed $400,000. In the decade that Tackle Cancer has existed, nearly $3 million has been raised to fight cancer.

It was a crazy, strange, head-spinning day for the Cardinals. Friday’s game was delayed at halftime because of lightning, then delayed again and again as the strikes continued. Finally, a decision was made to resume the game on Saturday morning. The second half began at 11 a.m. – 16 hours after the first-half kickoff.

JJ Fredericks, a 2023 graduate of Shakopee High School, recently served as the batboy at the annual Minnesota All-Star Baseball game.

The Minnesota State High School League’s Student Advisory and Leadership Team (SALT) met for a two-day session on June 14 and 15, 2023.  

Minnesotans Dave Stead and Bill Webb will be inducted into the National High School Hall of Fame on Saturday, July 1 in Seattle.