Joel Rippel is a News Assistant at the Star Tribune. He writes extensively about sports, covering themes such as competitive sports, professional sports, and sports marketing, with a focus on both individual and team sports as well as sports tournaments. His work has been featured in various publications including Yahoo News, Albert Lea Tribune, and MSN.
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By: Joel Rippel
Buffalo will play Stillwater at 3 p.m. Thursday at White Bear Lake, while Edina will face Minnetonka at 5 p.m.
East Ridge, Farmington, Stillwater and Wayzata advanced to the Minnesota high school boys lacrosse tournament semifinals on Tuesday.
Taco Bell Team of the Week: The Lakers finished fifth in the Class 2A state tournament this week.
By: Joel Rippel
Minnetonka dominated Edina and Buffalo edged Stillwater in the Minnesota girls lacrosse state tournament semifinals. The Skippers and Bison will face off in the state championship Saturday.
Farmington beat Wayzata and Stillwater took down East Ridge in the Minnesota boys lacrosse state tournament semifinals. The Tigers and Ponies will meet in the state title game Saturday.
William Roiland, Oliver Anderson, Sophie Christianson, Trevor Engelmann, Brooks Furney, Lilly Palm and Jay Thammavongsa earned the honor.
By: Joel Rippel
An estimated 3,000 athletes from around the country will compete in 16 events at the U and the National Sports Center in Blaine from June 20-26.
Special Olympics 2026 USA Games, hosted by the University of Minnesota June 20-26, will feature an opening ceremony with Jon Batiste and Demi Lovato.
Taco Bell Team of the Week: This season, the Blackhawks reached the state tournament for the first time by winning the Class 1A, Section 2 championship.
Worthington, who saved 111 games over 14 major league seasons, was the fourth-oldest living former major league player.
