Summer training served as a valuable dry run for enacting COVID protocols as girls' and boys' soccer and cross-country join girls' tennis and swimming for the first day of high school practice. If you would like ratings E-mailed to your local paper please send us their E-mail address. This website is powered by SportsEngine's. The Gophers have 5 Big Ten Conference titles, most recently in 2006. 18 Minnetonka 6AA 133.083 Also recognized: Maddie Fritel (Spectrum soccer); Abbey Nechanicky (Wayzata cross-country) and Payten Schieffer (New Prague swimming). By David La Vaque and Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune staff writers, Feed for https://www.startribune.com/sports/preps/blogs/index.rss2, Feed for https://www.startribune.com/sports/index.rss2, Star Tribune All-Metro Sports Awards roll out June 15-19, Minnesota high school league sets summer plans despite hazy fall outlook, Whether winless or in last place, dignity comes out on top for three Minnesota prep athletes, Guard John Henry of Eden Prairie leads Metro Athletes of the Week for Feb. 17-22, Skier Luke Conway of Minneapolis Washburn leads Metro Athletes of the Week for Feb. 10-15, Wayzata goaltender Garret Bonello leads Metro Athletes of the Week for Jan. 20-25, Bella Frattalone is the Star Tribune Metro Gymnast of the Year, Mahtomedi's Bella Frattalone hangs on for another all-around title, Add Jada Olsen's name to gymnastics power Perham's champion banners, Lakeville North repeats as 2A team champion, Big Lake gymnastics 'family' gets it together in a championship way, Two former club gymnasts flourish in high school, and not just in competition, Minnesota high school athlete eligibility rules get fresh scrutiny, Wayzata product Alex Schilling begins reign as Air Force's starting goaltender, A hockey first for Minneapolis in 1970 that stands even taller today, Tara Starks named girls’ basketball coach at Hopkins, Farmington's Sophie Hart announces she's headed to North Carolina State, College countdown narrows as 7-foot Chet Holmgren adds polish to his game, Wrestler Reid Ballantyne of Stillwater leads Metro Athletes of the Week for Feb. 24-29, Shakopee wrestler Ben Lunn leads metro Athletes of the Week for Dec. 30-Jan. 4, Double-win for St. Paul Highland Park, Nordic ski champ Molly Moening, Nordic skier Victor Sparks of Minneapolis Southwest leads Metro Athletes of the Week for Feb. 3-8, Prior Lake's Lauren Moeller leads Metro Athletes of the Week for Sept. 7-12, Metro area’s top swimmers and divers have less time to show what they’ve got, As Minnesota prep fall sports resume Monday, the hope is to finish them, too. Monticello 138.625 9. Ranked No. Horak, Emily Watertown- Mayer/Mound-Westonka 136.25010. favorite; MinnesotaGGCA. 19 Eagan 3AA 133.033 Grotenhuis, Mya Stack-Eaton, Hannah Gerdes, Kate Owatonna 138.48319. Ten at the top of their sport and some top teams to watch in 2020, a season shortened by the pandemic and ending without a state meet. Albertin, Erin 1 in Class 1A much of the season, the close-knit Hornets won the program’s first state championship in 20 years. 14 Rochester Century 1AA 136.075 Northfield 139.40817. The Mahtomedi senior concluded her gymnastics career by winning the Class 2A all-around title, one year after winning the Class 1A championship.