High School Sports

Robbinsdale Cooper junior TE / DE Jaxon Howard chatted recently with KSTP Sports.

Q&A: Cooper star recruit Jaxon Howard on whittling college list to 12

10/25/2021 11:54 AM

Robbinsdale Cooper junior DE / TE Jaxon Howard is the top-ranked Minnesota football recruit in many, many years. He has 54 college offers, including from Alabama, Ohio State, Oklahoma, and the Gophers. Recently, Howard cut his list to 12.

The first family of Centennial football

Kelli Diggins, far left, Mike Diggins, middle, and Michael Diggins, right, have a lot to do with the success of the Centennial football program.

Blaine beats Osseo 14-13 on Senior Day

No. 8 Woodbury football storms back to take down Centennial

The No. 8 Woodbury Royals defeated the No. 5 Centennial Cougars 37-20, Wednesday evening at Cougar Stadium.

TRIA Prep Salute, Oct. 20: Maddie Dahlien, Edina

Maddie Dahlien of Edina is the TRIA Prep Salute for October 20, 2021.

No. 4 Chaska takes down No. 9 Robbinsdale Armstrong

The No. 4 Chaska Hawks defeated the No. 9 Robbinsdale Armstrong Falcons 17-6, Friday night at Robbinsdale Armstrong High School.

Lakeville South vs. Shakopee highlights.

No.1 Lakeville South holds on to beat No. 6 Shakopee 30-22

Lakeville South's running game proved to be the difference as the Cougars held on to beat Shakopee 30-22 on Thursday night in Shakopee...

Harding / Humboldt football merger saved programs, leading to wins

TRIA Prep Sports Salute, Oct. 13: Cooper's Jaxon Howard

Cooper junior Jaxon Howard, second to right and No. 11, celebrates after a sack in a recent win over Spring Lake Park.

Cooper football team ready for deep playoff run

Cooper high school football head coach Willie Howard spoke to KSTP Sports at a recent practice.

No. 1 Edina girls soccer shutout Prior Lake in 2AAA playoffs

The No. 1 Edina Hornets girls soccer team defeated the Prior Lake Lakers 6-0 Tuesday evening at Kuhlman Field in the quarterfinals of Section 2AAA.

St. Paul Harding/Humboldt football defeats Minneapolis Patrick Henry

St. Paul Harding/Humboldt Knight Hawks defeated the Minneapolis Patrick Henry Patriots 25-18 on Saturday afternoon, at Patrick Henry High School.

2021 Boys and Girls Section Hockey Central

Proctor High School head football coach resigns, investigation into team misconduct allegations ongoing

No. 3 St. Paul Academy girls soccer defeats DeLaSalle

The No. 3 St. Paul Academy Spartans girls soccer team defeated the DeLaSalle Islanders 3-1 on Saturday at DeLaSalle High School.

No. 2 Andover steamrolls Coon Rapids 49-13

Andover vs. Coon Rapids on Friday night in Andover.

The Robbinsdale Cooper Hawks defeated the Spring Lake Park Panthers 35-7, Friday evening at Spring Lake Park High School.

Robbinsdale Cooper football takes down Spring Lake Park

Maple Grove junior Chris Frantz gets ready to deliver a goal-scoring kick in a recent game vs. Totino-Grace.

TRIA Prep Salute, Oct. 6: Maple Grove's soccer stars

The No. 3 Mound Westonka White Hawks defeated the No. 6 Fridley Tigers 28-21, Friday evening at Fridley High School.

No. 3 Mound Westonka takes down No. 6 Fridley 28-21

No. 1 Maple Grove boys soccer shuts out Totino-Grace, 8-0

Top-ranked Maple Grove boys soccer dominated Totino-Grace, 8-0. Maple Grove's Carter Sheard and Chris Frantz each had three goals.

No. 1 Maple Grove dominates Totino-Grace in boys soccer on Thursday night, 8-0.

Blaine soccer standout Kendall Stadden moonlights with Bengals football

When Blaine junior and girls soccer standout Kendall Stadden answered a request to try out for the Bengals football team, she never could have imagined the first football game in her entire life would come down to her.

Blaine junior Kendall Stadden is splitting time this fall between soccer, her primary sport, and hew new gig as the kicker on the Bengals football team.

TRIA Prep Salute, Sept. 29: Shakopee's Maddie Lipetzky

Every Wednesday at 6:50 p.m., we honor a high school team or athlete with our TRIA Prep Sports Salute. This week's honoree is from Shakopee high school.

Shakopee senior Maddie Lipetzky, far left, gets our TRIA Prep Salute for Sept. 29.

Minnesota Sports

Pelicans snap 3-game skid with 107-98 win over Timberwolves

Brandon Ingram scored 27 points, Jonas Valanciunas had 22 points and 23 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans snapped a season-opening three-game losing streak with a 107-98 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night.

New Orleans Pelicans forward Brandon Ingram (14) dunks in front of Minnesota Timberwolves forward Anthony Edwards (1) in the second half of an NBA basketball game.

Weather

Suspected tornadoes cause damage in Missouri, Illinois

A suspected tornado damaged buildings and knocked out power in communities along the state line between Missouri and Illinois, and damage was reported in other parts of the states from severe weather.

Jeff Schroeder, from Anna, Illinois, looks at a the debris strewn around a house in his sister's neighborhood in St. Mary, Mo., after a tornado hit the area on Sunday, Oct. 24, 2021.

Local

Absentee ballots due by end of day Tuesday in Hennepin County

Minnesotans who are voting absentee by mail for the 2021 municipal election in Hennepin County will need to mail their ballot by the end of the day Tuesday.

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Pelicans snap 3-game skid with 107-98 win over Timberwolves

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