(KWAD) – The 2025 MSHSL State Football Tournament kicked off this week with quarterfinal action across all six classes, setting the stage for next week’s semifinal matchups at U.S. Bank Stadium. From defensive shutouts to overtime thrillers, teams across the state punched their tickets to Minneapolis with championship dreams alive and well. In 9-Man football, Kittson…
ST. PAUL, Minn (KWAD) – The Hawley Nuggets continued their dominant postseason run Friday evening, sweeping New Life Academy of Woodbury in straight sets (25-18, 25-15, 25-23) to advance to the Class AA State Volleyball Championship at the Grand Casino Arena in St. Paul for an opportunity to defend their State title from a year…
ST. PAUL, Minn (KWAD) – The road to a state championship is officially set. The Minnesota State High School League released the 2025 State Volleyball Tournament brackets Sunday, with 32 teams across four classes earning their shot at the title. All matches will take place November 5th through 8th at the Grand Casino Arena in St….
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn (KWAD) — One of the state’s premier distance-running programs once again made their presence felt on the biggest stage, as the Perham Yellowjackets turned in outstanding performances at Saturday’s MSHSL Class AA State Cross Country Championships at the Les Bolstad Golf Course at the University of Minnesota. In a race loaded with top-end…
FALCON HIGHTS, Minn (KWAD) — The 2025 High School Cross Country season wrapped up with a chilly meet at the Les Bolstad Golf Course on the campus of the University of Minnesota on Saturday morning. Nearly 1,000 runners crossed the finish line across three races by the end of the day, starting with the Class…
MINNEAPOLIS, Min (KWAD) – The road to U.S. Bank Stadium is officially underway. The Minnesota State High School League unveiled the brackets for the 2025 State Football Tournament on Saturday morning, setting up a slate of quarterfinal matchups to be played across the state November 6–8. Winners will advance to the semifinals and championship rounds…
FALCON HEIGHTS, Minn (KWAD) – High school runners from across the state will converge on the rolling hills of the Les Bolstad Golf Course at the University of Minnesota on Saturday, November 1st for the 2025 MSHSL State Cross Country meet. Among the nearly 1,000 runners competing for team and individual A, AA and AAA titles…
Section Championship Schedule: Section 5A (FULL BRACKET) East Subsection Final: Swanville def Pine River-Backus 3-1 (24-26, 25-14, 25-21, 25-23) West Subsection Final: Nevis def Verndale 3-2 (20-25, 25-23, 16-25, 25-16, 15-7) Section 5A Championship: #1E Swanville vs #1W Nevis – 7:00 Thursday, October 30th at Crosby-Ironton Section 6A Semifinals: (FULL BRACKET) Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa def Hillcrest Lutheran 3-0 (25-16,…
NEVIS, Minn. (KWAD) — Adeline Bjorklund, a senior at Nevis High School, has been named a semifinalist in the 2026 Coca-Cola Scholars Program, one of the most prestigious scholarship honors in the nation. Bjorklund was selected from a staggering 107,000 applicants nationwide, with only 1,238 students advancing to the semifinalist round — an acceptance rate…
Subsection Finals, Section Semifinal Schedule: Tuesday, October 28 Section 5A (FULL BRACKET) East Subsection Final: #2 Pine River-Backus vs #1 Swanville – 6:00 at Crosby-Ironton High School West Subsection Final: #3 Verndale vs #1 Nevis – 7:45 at Crosby-Ironton High School Section 5A Championship: 7:00 Thursday, October 30th at Crosby-Ironton Section 6A Semifinals: (FULL BRACKET)…