In a spring sports season that was delayed and delayed and delayed again by snow and cold and generally rotten weather, the last baseball teams standing in Class A (Fosston) and Class 2A (Esko) hail from up north.
Esko captured the first baseball state championship in school history with a 9-0 victory over Perham in the Class AA championship game on Friday, June 16, 2023, at CHS Field in downtown St. Paul.
Fosston claimed the first baseball state championship in program history with a 3-2 victory over Lyle/Pacelli in the Class A title game on Friday, June 16, 2023 at CHS Field in downtown St. Paul.
Edina, the No. 2 seed, is looking to make a statement during its first tournament appearance. The Hornets will face Benilde-St. Margaret’s in the title game. The Red Knights enter this year’s event as the No. 5 seed.
Neither Claire Kodama nor Mac Harmer saw exactly where their golf ball ended up after bouncing onto the green on par-3 holes during the Class 2A state tournament this week. But the reaction of others was clear: Both had a hole-in-one.
A full day and evening of action in the Minnesota State High School League's Baseball State Tournament saw 16 teams over four enrollment classes advance to the semifinals that are scheduled for Wednesday, June 14.
One team champion and two defending individual champions are sitting on top of the standings at the end of the first day of the 2023 Golf State Tournament.