No. 2 Alexandria never trailed in a game in which it defeated No. 8 Hill-Murray by 42 points and Allie Haabala became the fourth current Alexandria Cardinal to reach 1,000 career points

As part of the current power-sharing agreement, Westrom was appointed once again to serve as Republican chair of the Senate Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development Committee. The Democrat chair of the committee will be Sen. Aric Putnam, D-Saint Cloud.

Reporter Ron Haggstrom doesn’t foresee much change in the top 10 of the rankings as teams approach the second half of the 2024-25 season.

The state of Minnesota is seeing a big increase in norovirus cases this winter. The Minnesota Department of Health reported 76 outbreaks affecting over 15-hundred people last month.

KENSINGTON — Grant Nelson skied a 31st-place 19:11.62 to lead the Wadena-Deer Creek Wolverines to fifth place in the Alexandria Invite Tuesday, Jan. 14 at Andes Tower Hills. Tayton Lehmann finished the 5-kilometer freestyle in 20:29.81 to place 43rd followed by Jack Bucholz in 45th place with a 22:15.91 and Owen Anderson in 49th place at 23:28.32.

Hopkins’ players have settled into their new roles, and it’s showing in the win column. The Royals have won four consecutive games, including victories over Maple Grove and Eden Prairie, two other teams at the crest of the Star Tribune’s Minnesota Top 25.

Two local teams remain ranked in the most recent Minnesota high school boys top 10 basketball polls. Sauk Rapids-Rice dropped to No. 10 in Class 4A after a loss to now-No. 9 Moorhead on Jan. 11, but Albany remains No.

BOYS BASKETBALL RANKINGS By Minnesota Basketball News CLASS 4A • 1. Cretin-Derham Hall (11-0); 2. Hopkins (13-0); 3. Wayzata (12-2); 4. Tartan (11-0); 5. Anoka (11-2); 6.

Minnesota high school scores and results for all sports from around the state.

Lakeville South, Centennial, Champlin Park, Andover, Prior Lake, Blaine, Roseville. Alexandria, Providence Academy, Thief River Falls, Mound Westonka. Blaine, Stillwater, Prior Lake, Roseville/Mahtomedi. Chisago Lakes, New Ulm, Pine City Area, Cloquet/Esko/Carlton, Moose Lake Area, Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato.

Minnesota high school boys basketball is in full swing, and High School on SI has the top 25 teams in the state ranked regardless of classification. Mi

BIWABIK — Gabe Hallgren’s fourth-place classic time of 13:42.2 helped Brainerd take an early lead Saturday, Jan. 11, during the Mesabi East Invite at Giants Ridge.