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FINAL: Second half surge falls short as Nevis gets past Henning to advance to the 1A semifinals

By Star Tribune staff, 03/20/25, 1:00PM CDT

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Alexandria’s Wendy Kohler, second winningest girls basketball coach in state history, retires
By Ron Haggstrom, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/24/2025, 12:45pm CDT
Kohler led the Alexandria Cardinals to all 14 of their state tournament appearances, winning their lone championship in Class 3A in 1997.
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Longtime Mounds View boys basketball coach Ziggy Kauls dead at 84
By Joel Rippel, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/22/2025, 10:15am CDT
Kauls coached the Mustangs for 45 years, winning two state championships.
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Joe Madson steps down from coaching boys basketball at Mankato East
By Ron Haggstrom, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/21/2025, 12:15pm CDT
Madson led the Mankato East basketball program for 24 seasons. He is also the school’s softball coach.
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Orono standout Nolan Groves will play college basketball at Texas Tech
By Marcus Fuller, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/19/2025, 10:00pm CDT
The state’s leading scorer at 34.2 points per game this season backed out of his previous commitment to Yale and had an offer from the Gophers.
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Christian Wiggins, Minnesota’s top Class of 2026 boys basketball recruit, commits to Iowa State
By Cassidy Hettesheimer, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/19/2025, 6:15pm CDT
The Wayzata guard had scholarship offers from various Big 12 and Big Ten teams, including one from new Gophers coach Niko Medved.
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100 more Minnesota high school athletes sign Division I and II scholarships
By Jake Epstein, for the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/16/2025, 6:00pm CDT
Here’s the list of Minnesota athletes signing their financial aid and athletic scholarship documents in the coming weeks.
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Orono combo guard Nolan Groves receives Gophers offer and others after reopening his basketball recruitment
By Marcus Fuller, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/16/2025, 5:45pm CDT
Orono senior guard and former Yale recruit Nolan Groves received an offer from Niko Medved’s Gophers, Wisconsin and Texas Tech on Monday.
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Recent state champs in football, boys hockey will become section foes next year
By Cassidy Hettesheimer, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/11/2025, 2:30pm CDT
In football, Maple Grove, Minnetonka and Moorhead will compete in 6A Section 6. For boys hockey, Rogers will join the same section as 12-time state champion Edina.
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Lakeville North boys basketball coach John Oxton announces retirement
By Joel Rippel, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/11/2025, 9:30am CDT
John Oxton amassed 706 career victories in 33 seasons in Lakeville.
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Orono senior forward Brady Wooley commits to Yale for college basketball
By Nick Williams, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/07/2025, 8:45pm CDT
Brady Wooley, a three-star recruit, plans to attend Yale starting in 2026.
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Hopkins basketball standout Anthony Smith III commits to North Dakota
By Marcus Fuller, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/07/2025, 7:15pm CDT
Anthony Smith III, a Hopkins senior guard, announced his commitment Monday to play for North Dakota next season.
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Niko Medved’s first in-state Gophers basketball scholarship offer goes to Wayzata’s Christian Wiggins
By Marcus Fuller, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/07/2025, 7:00pm CDT
Wayzata junior star Christian Wiggins hadn’t received an offer under the Gophers’ previous coaching regime.
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Chase Thompson, who led Alexandria to the Class 3A state title, is Mr. Basketball
By Ron Haggstrom, the Minnesota Star Tribune 03/27/2025, 10:00pm CDT
Thompson, headed to Clemson for college, was also the Star Tribune’s All-Minnesota Player of the Year.
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Minnesota Top 25: The Star Tribune’s statewide ranking of boys basketball teams
By Ron Haggstrom, the Minnesota Star Tribune 03/24/2025, 12:30pm CDT
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Wayzata storms to victory over Cretin-Derham Hall, takes Class 4A boys basketball title
By Jim Paulsen, the Minnesota Star Tribune 03/22/2025, 10:30pm CDT
Wayzata limited Cretin-Derham Hall Division I-bound center Tommy Ahneman and cruised to the title.
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FINAL: Wayzata defeats Cretin-Derham Hall, takes Class 4A crown
By Star Tribune staff 03/22/2025, 10:00pm CDT
Get up-to-the-minute scoring from this state tournament game now. Find player and team stats here after the game.
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Albany reigns as an undefeated Class 2A boys basketball champion after holding off Waseca
By Cassidy Hettesheimer and Jim Paulsen, The Minnesota Star Tribune 03/22/2025, 7:30pm CDT
Waseca tied the game in the second half, but All-Minnesota standouts Zeke Austin and Sam Hondl pushed back.
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FINAL: Albany defeats Waseca in Class 2A championship
By Star Tribune staff 03/22/2025, 4:30pm CDT
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Alexandria tops Mankato East 73-64 to claim Class 3A boys basketball championship
By Ron Haggstrom, the Minnesota Star Tribune 03/22/2025, 3:30pm CDT
Senior Chase Thompson scored a game-high 28 points to help deliver the Cardinals their first state title.
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FINAL: Alexandria withstands late Mankato East push, captures its first Class 3A title
By Star Tribune staff 03/22/2025, 3:15pm CDT
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All-Minnesota

Meet the 2025 Star Tribune All-Minnesota high school boys basketball team
By Ron Haggstrom, the Minnesota Star Tribune 03/18/2025, 9:15am CDT
The team runs 25 players deep, chosen from a search area that spans the entire state.
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Alexandria’s Chase Thompson is the 2025 All-Minnesota Boys Basketball Player of the Year
By Ron Haggstrom, the Minnesota Star Tribune 03/18/2025, 9:00am CDT
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Minnesota Top 25

Minnesota Top 25: The Star Tribune’s statewide ranking of boys basketball teams
By Ron Haggstrom, the Minnesota Star Tribune 03/24/2025, 12:30pm CDT
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State rankings

MN high school boys basketball state rankings

Minnesota high school boys basketball Class 4A rankings: The final week
By Star Tribune staff 03/05/2025, 10:45am CST
See which teams hold spots in the statewide rankings by Minnesota Basketball News released March 5, 2025.
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Minnesota high school boys basketball Class 3A rankings: The final week
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See which teams hold spots in the statewide rankings by Minnesota Basketball News released March 5, 2025.
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Minnesota high school boys basketball Class 2A rankings: The final week
By Star Tribune staff 03/05/2025, 10:15am CST
See which teams hold spots in the statewide rankings by Minnesota Basketball News released March 5, 2025.
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MN high school boys basketball section championship livestream

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO ON DEMAND: Hopkins faces Wayzata for third time this season, but this game has the highest stakes of them all
By NSPN.tv 03/11/2025, 3:00pm CDT
Watch only on startribune.com: Watch the Royals take on the rival Trojans for the Class 4A, Section 6 championship and trip to the state tournament.
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO ON DEMAND: Hopkins defense key in helping Royals defeat Wayzata in section final
By NSPN.tv 03/05/2025, 10:00pm CST
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VIDEO ON DEMAND: Edina boys basketball vs. Minneapolis Southwest in Star Tribune livestream
By NSPN.TV 03/03/2025, 12:15pm CST
Watch only on startribune.com: The third-seeded Hornets host the sixth-seeded Lakers in the Class 4A, Section 6 quarterfinals.
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VIDEO ON DEMAND: Washburn boys basketball vs. St. Louis Park in Star Tribune livestream
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MN high school boys hockey state tournament brackets

Listen to NSPN.TV’s exclusive boys hockey state bracket reveal show on Saturday
By NSPN.tv 03/01/2025, 9:15am CST
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO ON DEMAND: Hopkins girls basketball vs. Edina in Saturday’s Star Tribune postseason livestream
By NSPN.tv 02/27/2025, 11:00pm CST
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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO ON DEMAND: Wayzata girls basketball vs. Robbinsdale Armstrong in Saturday’s Star Tribune postseason livestream
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VIDEO ON DEMAND: Lakeville South boys hockey vs. Lakeville North in section championship
By Game Time Media 02/27/2025, 6:00pm CST
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VIDEO ON DEMAND: Robbinsdale Armstrong girls basketball meets Minneapolis Washburn in postseason play
By NSPN.tv 02/25/2025, 4:30pm CST
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VIDEO ON DEMAND: Edina girls basketball meets Minneapolis Southwest in postseason play
By NSPN.tv 02/25/2025, 7:30am CST
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Alexandria’s Wendy Kohler, second winningest girls basketball coach in state history, retires
By Ron Haggstrom, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/24/2025, 12:45pm CDT
Kohler led the Alexandria Cardinals to all 14 of their state tournament appearances, winning their lone championship in Class 3A in 1997.
Read More

Longtime Mounds View boys basketball coach Ziggy Kauls dead at 84
By Joel Rippel, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/22/2025, 10:15am CDT
Kauls coached the Mustangs for 45 years, winning two state championships.
Read More

Joe Madson steps down from coaching boys basketball at Mankato East
By Ron Haggstrom, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/21/2025, 12:15pm CDT
Madson led the Mankato East basketball program for 24 seasons. He is also the school’s softball coach.
Read More

Orono standout Nolan Groves will play college basketball at Texas Tech
By Marcus Fuller, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/19/2025, 10:00pm CDT
The state’s leading scorer at 34.2 points per game this season backed out of his previous commitment to Yale and had an offer from the Gophers.
Read More

Christian Wiggins, Minnesota’s top Class of 2026 boys basketball recruit, commits to Iowa State
By Cassidy Hettesheimer, the Minnesota Star Tribune 04/19/2025, 6:15pm CDT
The Wayzata guard had scholarship offers from various Big 12 and Big Ten teams, including one from new Gophers coach Niko Medved.
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