Section Previews

Teams: Champlin Park, Irondale, Maple Grove, Osseo, Park Center, Spring Lake Park, Wayzata Notable Graduates:  Team Outlook Maple Grove closed the gap some last year but still has a way to dethrone Wayzata in 5AA.  Wayzata has a slew of high-section point scorers returning that should carry them to another title.  To start with, they […]

Teams:  Becker, Big Lake, Chisago Lakes, Foley, Lakes International Language Academy, Milaca, Monticello, Ogilvie – Mora, Princeton Notable Graduates:  Team Outlook Monticello won the section by over 300 points last season and may actually add to that margin this season.  The team is loaded with returning point scorers at the section and state level, starting

Teams:  East Ridge, Mounds View, Roseville, Stillwater, Tartan, White Bear Lake, Woodbury Notable Graduates:  Team Outlook The loss of points through graduation looks to be about equal among the top teams so it appears that Stillwater will be the favorite going into the 2024 season.  The Ponies will be led by sophomore Lucy Paczosa, who

Teams:  Cretin-Derham Hall, Hill-Murray, Humbolt-Washington-OWL, Mahtomedi, Mounds Park Academy, North St. Paul, Simley, South St. Paul, St. Paul Como Park, St. Paul Johnson, Visitation Notable Graduates:  Team Outlook Visitation will look to continue their long run of consecutive titles and it’s hard to imagine they won’t.  Visitation will be led by a group of top

Teams:  Apple Valley, Burnsville, Eagan, Eastview, Hastings, Park, Rosemount, Two Rivers Notable Graduates:  Team Outlook This should be a close section meet this year between three teams.  Reigning section champions Rosemount loses quite a bit to graduation, Hastings some, but not as much and Eastview doesn’t lose any.  Rosemount senior Addison Pavek returns as section

Teams:  Dassel-Cokato, Delano, Hutchinson, Litchfield, Marshall, Montevideo, Mound Westonka-Holy Family, Orono, Watertown-Mayer, Willmar Notable Graduates:  Team Outlook This section looks to be a two-team race, but a close one, as always.  Neither Orono nor Delano lost much to graduation.  Orono will be led by junior Graycin Andreen, who returns at section champion in the 200

Teams:  Bloomington Jefferson, Chanhassen, Chaska, Eden Prairie, Edina, Minnetonka, Prior Lake, Shakopee, Waconia Notable Graduates:  Team Outlook Section 2AA features the reigning state champion in Edina as well as state runner up in Minnetonka.  Tonka won the section last year by a solid margin, but that’s a trade-off, I would wager, that Edina is willing

Teams:  Benilde-St. Margaret’s, Blake, Bloomington Kennedy, Breck, Columbia Heights, Fridley, Minnehaha Academy-Cristo Rey, St. Anthony Village Notable Graduates:  Team Outlook Section 2A graduates a couple of state champions in Piper Crosby from Breck and Carly Bixby of Blake, but there is still plenty of talent across the board.  Breck will be the favorite after winning

Teams:  Farmington, Lakeville North, Lakeville South, New Prague, Owatonna, Rochester Century, Rochester John Marshall, Rochester Mayo Notable Graduates:  Team Outlook This section saw Lakeville North take the title with some room to spare in 2023, winning by 69 points over second-place Rochester Century.  North loses some firepower to graduation and it will be interesting to

Teams:  Albert Lea, Austin, Faribault, Mankato East, Mankato West, Northfield, Red Wing, St. Peter, Tri City United, Winona Notable Graduates:  Team Outlook This is a section that will look quite a bit different in 2024 due to the large graduating class at the top.  Northfield should still be the favorite, but they are losing 160