Here was the task: Determine the best 25 Minnesota high school athletes of the past 25 years. Sounds fun, right? Looking back at past athletes and assembling a list of those whose star didn’t dim over time. Easy? Hardly. startribune.com/minnesotas-bes…

Minnesota Star Tribune and Strib Varsity readers told us they weren’t happy about temporarily losing access to our historical high school data and stats. We listened, and now they’re back. varsity.startribune.com/minnesota-high…

Grab the print edition today to check out this two-sport athlete story on the front page 📰 in the The Minnesota Star Tribune. Love the photos from Aaron Lavinsky 🔥 StribVarsity Blake Betton ‘27 Jayden Moore Tre Moore deron russell

The Minnesota Star Tribune's high school girls soccer Dream Team is out, featuring 22 players from all over Minnesota. Strib Varsity's Cassidy Hettesheimer gathered up their college commitments, too. Here's her list: varsity.startribune.com/high-school-gi…

Extremely, extremely hard to narrow down to just a 22-player preseason watch list — excited to see how the fall soccer season plays out all across the state! Keep an eye out for midseason and postseason honorees, too.

We asked high school athletes what they're eating, and we asked nutritionists what they should be eating. Sometimes the answers matched. Here's what the Strib Varsity crew found out about food as fuel: varsity.startribune.com/nutrition-advi…

Narrowing down three size classifications of talented players into one Dream Team is a tall task, with a limitless number of players to keep an eye on this fall. Cassidy Hettesheimer has the full list: bit.ly/41aMMG6

One of Minnesota's top boys basketball coaches, James Ware with a state title on his résumé is leaving Park Center to be an assistant and successor to legend Ken Novak Jr. at Hopkins StribVarsity Star Tribune Sports Hopkins Royals varsity.startribune.com/james-ware-par…

James Ware, who won the Class 4A championship in 2022, is leaving to join Ken Novak Jr.’s staff and will replace Novak when he retires. Marcus R. Fuller has the story. varsity.startribune.com/james-ware-par…

Minnesota's boys soccer Dream Team includes the state's top scorer and builds from there. Check out the list by Strib Varsity writer Cassidy Hettesheimer here: varsity.startribune.com/high-school-bo…

Another tough squad to narrow down (isn't it always?), but this boys soccer preseason appetizer has some great players to keep an eye on. Check it out ⬇️⚽️ StribVarsity

See it live: No. 1 Marshall vs. No. 3 Willmar, girls volleyball rivals, in the first Strib Varsity livestream StribVarsity Star Tribune Sports Willmar Volleyball MHS TIGER VOLLEYBALL MN VB Coaches Assoc. varsity.startribune.com/high-school-vo…

We combed through past seasons’ performances, considered returning all-state standouts and state champs, and pinpointed some of the must-watch returners in Minnesota this fall.

It’s not often a high school coach with a state championship leaves to become an assistant. Park Center’s James Ware is making that move, joining Hopkins’ boys basketball staff. varsity.startribune.com/james-ware-par…

You'll spot a pattern at the top of the Minnesota Top 25 in girls volleyball. Strib Varsity writer Marcus R. Fuller sees the preseason power concentrated in one spot. Check out his list here: MN VB Coaches Assoc. varsity.startribune.com/high-school-gi…

Real cool story by Joe about an Osprey in the Apple Valley stadium!

Apple Valley has moved two home football games to different times and relocated boys and girls soccer games from the stadium to another on-campus field. varsity.startribune.com/osprey-nest-ap…

Cretin-Derham Hall senior guard JoJo Mitchell picks up another Division I offer. This time from the home state with #Tommies basketball and coach Johnny Tauer.

The 2025 volleyball season is here and Marcus R. Fuller has the first Top 25 ranking of the season. varsity.startribune.com/high-school-gi…

The season begins Thursday with a match right off the top of the rankings and continues with more volleyball and lots of Week 1 football. Streaming live on stribvarsity.com. varsity.startribune.com/high-school-vo…