Updated 10:30 a.m. Nov. 24, 2024.
Games under the Friday night lights and meets in the crisp autumn air are nearly over as the fall sports season wraps up.
But as October approaches its end, playoff season for high school athletics is just kicking off.
Below are the dates and locations of the fall state tournaments, as well as which teams and students have qualified.
As more student-athletes run, pass and swim their hearts out for a chance to make it to state, we’ll update our list, so you know who you can root for in the postseason season.
We'll update with more details on specific matches as often as we can. Want to watch but can't make it to the metro? Streaming is available with a subscription to Neighborhood Sports Network.
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Football State Tournament
Date: Nov. 7-9, 14-16 and 22-23
Location: Quarterfinals at various sites; semifinals and championships at U.S. Bank Stadium
Section championships are scheduled for Oct. 31 and Nov. 1.
Cromwell-Wright Area Cardinals, Section 5 9-Player
No. 3 Cromwell-Wright Area lost to No. 2 North Fertile-Beltrami 7-48 in the quarterfinals in Moorhead.
No. 2 Cromwell-Wright Area upset No. 1 Nevis 20-14 in the Oct. 31 section championship in Brainerd. Nevis was the top-ranked 9-player team in the state.
Fertile-Beltrami Falcons, Section 6 9-Player
No. 2 North Fertile-Beltrami are the 2024 9-player state champions. The Falcons beat No. 2 South Hills-Beaver Creek 20-8 in the Prep Bowl on Saturday, Nov. 23.
Fertile-Beltrami beat No. 1 South LeRoy-Ostrander-Lyle-Pacelli 60-33 in the semifinals Thursday, Nov. 14.
The Falcons beat No. 3 North Cromwell-Wright Area 48-7 in the quarterfinals in Moorhead.
No. 1 Fertile-Beltrami beat No. 2 Fosston 51-15 in the Oct. 31 section championship at the Fargodome.
Fertile-Beltrami is the third-ranked 9-player team in the state, going undefeated in the regular season.
Mountain Iron-Buhl Rangers, Section 7 9-Player
No. 1 North Mountain Iron-Buhl fell 20-26 in a close match with No. 2 South Hills-Beaver Creek in the semifinals Thursday, Nov. 14. The Rangers attempted a comeback with less than a minute left, before throwing a game-sealing interception.
The Rangers beat No. 4 North Stephen-Argyle Central 38-6 in the quarterfinals at Grand Rapids High School.
No. 1 Mountain Iron-Buhl beat No. 2 Cherry 34-28 in the Nov. 1 section championship at Mesabi East High School in Aurora. Cherry was the ninth-ranked 9-player team in the state.
Mountain Iron-Buhl is the second-ranked 9-player team in the state, going 8-0 in the regular season.
Stephen-Argyle Central Storm, Section 8 9-Player
No. 4 North Stephen-Argyle Central fell to No. 1 North Mountain Iron-Buhl 6-38 in the quarterfinals at Grand Rapids High School.
No. 2 Stephen-Argyle Central defeated No. 5 Warren-Alvarado-Oslo 42-14 in the Oct. 31 section championship at the Fargodome.
Deer River Warriors, Section 7A
No. 3 North Deer River fell to No. 2 North Mahnomen/Waubun 6-14 in the quarterfinals Friday, Nov. 8, at Becker High School.
No. 1 Deer River beat No. 2 Mille Lacs 8-6 in the Nov. 1 section championship in Cloquet.
Mahnomen/Waubun Thunderbirds, Section 8A
No. 2 North Mahnomen/Waubun lost to No. 3 South Springfield 16-30 in the semifinals Saturday, Nov. 16.
The Thunderbirds beat No. 3 North Deer River 14-6 in the quarterfinals Friday, Nov. 8, at Becker High School.
No. 1 Mahnomen/Waubun beat No. 2 Red Lake County 36-8 in the Oct. 31 section championship at the Fargodome. Red Lake County was the tenth-ranked 1A team.
Mahnomen/Waubun is the third-ranked 1A team in the state, ending the regular season undefeated.
Staples-Motley Cardinals, Section 6AA
No. 3 North Staples-Motley are the 2024 Class AA runners-up. The Cardinals lost 26-42 to No. 2 South Jackson County Central in the championship Friday, Nov. 22.
Staples-Motley beat No. 1 South Chatfield 36-24 in the semifinals Friday, Nov. 15.
The Cardinals upset No. 2 North Barnesville in an exciting quarterfinal match at St. Cloud Tech High School that went into two overtimes. Staples-Motley came out on top 46-44.
No. 1 Staples-Motley defeated No. 3 Osakis 36-30 at the Nov. 1 section championship at the Fargodome.
Staples-Motley is the tenth-ranked 2A team in the state, going undefeated in the regular season.
Pequot Lakes Patriots, Section 7AAA
No. 2 North Pequot Lakes fell to No. 2 South Dassel-Cokato 26-29 in the semifinals Saturday, Nov. 16.
The Patriots beat No. 3 North Annandale 22-15 in the quarterfinals Saturday, Nov. 9, at Rocori High School in Cold Spring.
No. 1 Pequot Lakes beat No. 2 Two Harbors 36-15 in the Oct. 31 section championship at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.
Pequot Lakes is the second-ranked 3A team in the state, going 8-0 in the regular season.
Hermantown Hawks, Section 7AAAA
No. 2 North Hermantown fell to No. 3 North Orono 21-49 in the Nov. 7, quarterfinals at Alexandria Area High School.
No. 2 Hermantown beat No. 1 North Branch Area 35-28 in the Nov. 1 section championship in Duluth.
Hermantown is the 10th-ranked 4A team in the state, finishing the regular season 7-1.
Girls Swimming & Diving State Tournament
Date: Nov. 14-16
Location: Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center at the University of Minnesota
There are eight individual swimming events, three relays and one diving event. The top two contestants in each individual swimming and relay event qualify for state. Four divers from each section advance to state.
Additional contestants can qualify for state if they meet the predetermined time standards but do not finish high enough to qualify based on standing.
At state, the top eighth competitors in each event medal, and the first through third place teams receive trophies.
State tournaments results and heat sheets
Cloquet-Esko-Carlton, Section 7A
Rilee Durovec, senior
Durovec placed eighth in 1M diving, finishing with a score of 336.5.
Durovec was in eighth place following the semifinals Thursday, Nov. 14, with a score of 247.2.
She was in third after preliminaries with a score of 170.45.
Durovec placed first in 1M diving at the section meet with a score of 357.75.
Grand Rapids, Section 7A
200 Medley Relay
Seniors Sylvie Ledermann, Emily Ericson and Neveah Hoard and freshman Lauren Rauzi finished 17th in preliminaries with a time of 1:57.22.
Ledermann, Ericson, Rauzi and sophomore Marlene Ericson placed second at the section meet with a time of 1:55.56.
400 Freestyle Relay
The Grand Rapids relay team finished 19th in preliminaries, racing a 3:53.52.
Seniors Emily Ericson, Sylvie Ledermann, Kelsie Zimmer and Neveah Hoard took second in the race at the section meet, finishing with a time of 3:47.74.
Emily Ericson, senior
Ericson finished 20th in 50 free preliminaries with a time of :25.99.
She finished 24th in the 100 free preliminaries, racing a :59.26.
Ericson tied for first in the 50 freestyle at the section meet, swimming a :24.90.
She also qualified in the 100 freestyle, winning the event with a time of :55.20.
She also qualified as part of the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays.
Kennedy Garner, freshman
Garner placed 19th, finishing the meet with 214.85 points.
She snagged the last spot in the semifinals Thursday, Nov. 14, with a preliminaries score of 138.75.
Garner placed third in 1M diving at the section meet with a score of 325.05.
Neveah Hoard, senior
Hoard finished 23rd in the 100 free preliminaries, racing a :56.72.
Hoard finished second in the 100 freestyle at the section meet with a time of :55.67.
She also qualified as part of the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays.
Lauren Rauzi, freshman
Rauzi finished 17th in the 100 breaststroke preliminaries, swimming a 1:11.48.
Rauzi took second in the 100 breaststroke at the section meet with a time of 1:11.23.
She also qualified as part of the 200 medley relay.
Hibbing, Section 7A
Raini Gibson, junior
Gibson placed 14th in the 50 freestyle, swimming a :24.86. She placed 12th in the 100 butterfly with a time of 1:00.43.
Gibson finished 14th in the 50 free preliminaries with a time of :24.89.
She finished 16th in the 100 fly, swimming a 1:01.29.
Gibson tied for first in the 50 freestyle at the section meet, swimming a :24.90.
She also qualified in the 100 butterfly, winning the event with a :59.96 finish.
Sylvie Wetzel, senior
Wetzel finished 27th of 32 divers, finishing the Thursday, Nov. 14, preliminaries with a score of 127.85.
Wetzel earned the final state qualifying spot in 1M diving at the section meet with a score of 302.45.
Mesabi East, Section 7A
200 Medley Relay
Seniors Summer Cullen, Ashley Fossell, Kyra Skelton and Aubree Skelton finished 18th in preliminaries with a time of 1:57.97.
Cullen, Fossell, Kyra Skelton and Aubree Skelton took first at the section meet with a time of 1:55.44.
200 Freestyle Relay
Seniors Ashley Fossell and Kerbie Olmstead and sophomores Dallas Layman and Mae Layman finished 21st in preliminaries with a time of 1:46.17.
Fossell, Olmstead, Dallas Layman and Mae Layman took second in the race at the section meet with a time of 1:44.50.
400 Freestyle Relay
The Mesabi East relay team finished 18th in preliminaries with a time of 3:48.04.
Seniors Aubree Skelton, Adeline Butzke and Kyra Skelton and sophomore Mae Layman won the event at the section meet with at time of 3:44.81.
Summer Cullen, senior
Cullen finished 22nd in the 100 backstroke preliminaries with a time of 1:03.35.
Cullen took second in the 100 backstroke at the section meet, swimming a 1:02.76.
She also qualified as part of the 200 medley relay.
Proctor-Hermantown, Section 7A
Norah Gunderson, senior
Gunderson placed 13th in the 100 breaststroke finals with a time of 1:09.55.
She finished 11th in the 100 breaststroke preliminaries, swimming a 1:08.82.
Gunderson swam a 2:19.21 in the 200 IM preliminaries, finishing 22nd.
Gunderson won the 200 individual medley at the section meet with a time of 2:17.58.
Gunderson also won the 100 breaststroke, swimming a 1:09.96.
Rock Ridge, Section 7A
200 Freestyle Relay
Juniors Paige Robillard, Allison Anderson, Samantha Bartovich and Amelia Kober finished 18th in preliminaries, swimming a 1:43.3.
Robillard, Anderson, Bartovich and Kober won the event at the section meet with a time of 1:43.25.
Samantha Bartovich, junior
Bartovich finished 20th in the 500 free with a time of 5:34.36.
Bartovich took second in the 500 freestyle at the section meet, finishing with a time of 5:37.92.
She also qualified as part of the 200 freestyle relay.
Paige Robillard, junior
Robillard finished 21st in the 500 free, swimming a 5:35.4.
Robillard won the 500 freestyle at the section meet, swimming a 5:34.04.
She also qualified as part of the 200 freestyle relay.
Two Harbors, Section 7A
Bella Imholte, junior
Imholte placed sixth in the 200 freestyle, swimming a 1:56.6. She placed seventh in the 100 backstroke with a time of :58.77.
Imholte placed fifth in the 200 free preliminaries with a time of 1:56.33.
She also finaled in the 100 backstroke, finishing seventh in preliminaries with a time of :58.86.
Imholte won the 200 freestyle at the section meet with a time of 1:56.07.
She also won the 100 backstroke, swimming a :59.02.
Detroit Lakes, Section 8A
Grace Hamm, eighth grader
Hamm placed 14th in the 100 butterfly, swimming a 1:00.63 in the state finals.
Hamm finished 13th in the 100 fly preliminaries with a time of 1:00.78.
She finished 17th in the 500 free with a time of 5:31.44.
Hamm won the 100 butterfly at the section meet, swimming a 1:00.50.
Hamm also won the 500 freestyle with a time of 5:30.94.
Hope Hamm, senior
Hamm placed ninth in 1M diving, finishing the state meet with a score of 336.05.
Hamm was in sixth place following the semifinals Thursday, Nov. 14, with a score of 248.65.
She was in eighth after preliminaries with a score of 163.9.
Hamm took second in 1M diving at the section meet, scoring 357.8.
Park Rapids, Section 8A
200 Freestyle Relay
The Park Rapids relay team placed 14th overall with a time of 1:42.83.
Seniors Addison Lauwagie and Mylee Edevold and sophomores Whitney Seifert and Avery Schueller finished 12th in preliminaries, racing a 1:42.15.
Lauwagie, Edevold, Seifert and Schueller took second at the section meet with a time of 1:41.79.
400 Freestyle Relay
The Park Rapids relay team placed 13th in the state meet with a time of 3:43.93.
The Park Rapids relay team finished preliminaries in 14th with a time of 3:45.36.
Seniors Addison Lauwagie and Mylee Edevold and sophomores Whitney Seifert and Avery Schueller won the event at the section meet with a time of 3:43.47.
McKenzie Himango, senior
Himango finished 24th in the 200 IM preliminaries with a time of 2:26.73.
Himang took second in the 200 individual medley at the section meet, swimming a 2:23.32.
Addison Lauwagie, senior
Lauwagie finished 18th in the 100 fly preliminaries, swimming a 1:01.65.
Lauwagie took second in the 100 butterfly at the section meet with a time of 1:02.16.
She also qualified as part of the 200 freestyle relay and the 400 freestyle relay.
Allie Rowland, senior
Rowland placed 16th in 1M diving with a score of 312.3.
Rowland was in 13th place following the semifinals Thursday, Nov. 14, with a score of 244.7.
She was in 13th after preliminaries with 154.6 points.
Rowland won the 1M diving event at the section meet with a score of 381.
Avery Schueller, sophomore
Schueller won the 100 freestyle consolation final, finishing ninth overall with a time of :53.19.
Schueller tied for 28th in the 200 free preliminaries with a time of 2:04.75.
She finished 12th in the 100 free preliminaries, swimming a :53.95.
Schueller took second in the 200 freestyle at the section meet with a time of 2:01.82.
She also qualified by winning the 100 freestyle, swimming a :53.77, and as part of the 200 freestyle relay and the 400 freestyle relay.
Bemidji, Section 8AA
Kennedy Olson, senior
Olson placed 16th in 1M diving with a score of 338.35.
Olson was in 14th place heading into finals after finishing semifinals with a score of 259.9 She had 169.35 points after preliminaries.
Olson earned the final state qualifying spot in 1M diving with a score of 343.5.
Brainerd, Section 8AA
200 Freestyle Relay
The Brainerd relay team placed second in the state meet with a time of 1:35.19.
Senior Mya Tautges, juniors Avery Duerr and Isabelle Ploof and sophomore Aralyn Marcelo won the preliminaries, racing a 1:35.59.
Tautges, Duerr, Ploof and Marcelo won the event at the section meet with a time of 1:36.59.
400 Freestyle Relay
The Brainerd relay team placed sixth in the state meet with a time of 3:32.59.
Senior Mya Tautges, juniors Avery Duerr and Isabelle Ploof and sophomore Aralyn Marcelo finished fifth in preliminaries with a time of 3:32.5. They'll race in the finals, which begin 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16.
Tautges, Duerr, Ploof and Marcelo won the event at the section meet with a time of 3:33.19.
Avery Duerr, junior
Duerr placed eighth in the 100 breastroke with a time of 1:06.39.
Duerr finished preliminaries in sixth, swimming a 1:05.62.
Duerr took second in the 100 breaststroke at the section meet with a time of 1:05.06
Isabelle Ploof, junior
Ploof placed 16th in the 50 freestyle with a time of :24.4. She placed 13th in the 100 freestyle with a time of :52.71.
Ploof finished 16th in the 50 free preliminaries, swimming a :24.3.
She finished 10th in the 100 free preliminaries with a time of :52.49.
Ploof took second in the 50 freestyle at the section meet, swimming a :24.21.
Ploof also placed second in the 100 freestyle at the section meet with a time of :52.36.
Mya Tautges, senior
Tautges won the 50 freestyle event at the state meet with a time of :22.79. She placed third in the 100 freestyle with a time of :50.45.
Tautges won the 50 free preliminaries, swimming a :22.88.
She finished third in the 100 free preliminaries with a time of :50.58.
She'll race in the finals for both. Finals begin at 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16.
Tautges won the 50 freestyle at the section meet with a time of :23.28.
Tautges also won the 100 freestyle at the section meet, swimming a :50.45.
Girls Soccer State Tournament
Date: Oct. 22-24, 29-30 and Nov. 1
Location: Quarterfinals at various sites; 3rd Place Match at West St. Paul Regional Athletics Center; Championship at U.S. Bank Stadium
One team from each section qualifies for the state tournament.
Esko, Section 7A
No. 5 Esko took third in the 2024 MSHSL Class A state tournament, beating No. 3 St. Charles 3-1.
Esko fell to No. 1 Southwest Christian 1-2 in the semifinals.
They beat No. 4 St. Cloud Cathedral 1-0 in the quarterfinals after winning a shootout 3-1.
No. 1 seed Esko beat No. 3 seed Marshall School 1-0 after winning a shootout 3-2 in the Oct. 15 section championship at home.
Cloquet-Carlton Lumberjacks, Section 7AA
No. 4 Cloquet-Carlton lost to No. 5 Orono 2-1 after losing a shootout 3-4 in the quarterfinals on Oct. 23. They end the season 15-2-1, according to MSHSL.
No. 2 seed Cloquet-Carlton beat No. 1 seed Hermantown 2-1 in the Oct. 15 section championship in Hermantown.
Boys Soccer State Tournament
Date: Oct. 22-24 and Oct. 30-Nov. 1
Location: Quarterfinals at various sites; 3rd Place Match at West St. Paul Regional Athletics Center; Championship at U.S. Bank Stadium
One team from each section qualifies for the state tournament.
Cloquet-Esko-Carlton Lumberjacks, Section 7AA
CEC lost to No. 3 Blake 2-4 in the quarterfinals on Oct. 23. They finished the season 15-3, according to MSHSL.
No. 1 seed CEC beat No. 2 seed Hermantown 3-2 in the Oct. 15 section championship at home.
Bemidji Lumberjacks, Section 8AAA
Bemidji lost to No. 1 Minneapolis Washburn 3-0 in the quarterfinals on Oct. 23. They end the season 14-3-2, according to MSHSL.
No. 2 seed Bemidji beat No. 1 seed Buffalo 1-0 in the Oct. 17 section championship in Buffalo.
Girls Tennis State Tournament
Date: Oct. 22-25
Location: Class A at Reed-Sweatt Tennis Center in Minneapolis; Class AA at Baseline Tennis Center at the University of Minnesota
In tennis, athletes can qualify individually or as a team. Players can compete in both team and singles or double play.
One team and the top two finishers in singles and doubles from each section qualify for state.
Crookston Pirates, Section 8A
No. 2 Crookston finished fourth in the Class A state tournament, losing to No. 4 Pine City 3-4 in the third place match. The Pirates finish the season 21-6, according to tennisreporting.com.
Crookston lost to No. 3 Litchfield 3-4 in the semifinals.
Crookston beat unranked Providence Academy 5-2 in the first round of the state tournament.
No. 2 Crookston beat No. 4 Staples-Motley 4-3 on Oct. 11 to qualify for the state tournament.
Bemidji Lumberjacks, Section 8AA
Unranked Bemidji lost to No. 3 Mounds View 1-6 in the first round of the state tournament.
Bemidji then lost to East Ridge 2-2 Tuesday evening. The team finished their season 26-2, according to tennisreporting.com.
No. 1 seed Bemidji beat No. 3 seed Brainerd 5-2 to qualify for the state tournament.
Tori Oehrlein, Crosby-Ironton, Section 7A
Tori Oehrlein lost to No. 2 Fatemah Vang of The Blake School 4-6/1-6 in the second round, ending Oehrlein's season.
She beat Maple River's Tabitha Barkosky 6-2/6-2 in the first round.
Junior Oehrlein placed first in singles at sections and is 28-0.
Jenna Stoerzinger and Nikki Crocker, Pequot Lakes, Section 7A
Jenna Stoerzinger and Nikki Crocker lost to No. 1 Camila Pardo and Nora Ibrani of The Blake School 1-6/2-6 in round one of the consolation bracket, ending their season.
They lost to Lake City's Thèrèse Bauer and Rylee Thieren 4-6/5-7 in the first round.
Senior Stoerzinger and junior Crocker placed first in doubles at sections and are 4-0.
Ronnie Noska, Staples-Motley, Section 8A
Ronnie Noska is the Class A consolation runner-up, losing to Pine City's Brooke Boland 1-6/1-6 in the championship.
Noska beat Maple River's Tabitha Barkosky 6-4/6-0 in the consolation semifinals. She beat Morris' Lydia Sweep 6-0/6-1 in round one of the consolation bracket.
Noska lost to No. 3 Casey Cronin of Holy Family Catholic 6-0/6-4 in the first round of the state tournament.
Sophomore Noska placed second in singles at sections and is 26-4.
Braylee Wienen, Thief River Falls, Section 8A
Braylee Wienen lost No. 1 Chloe Alley of Minnehaha Academy 1-6/1-6 in the second round, ending Wienen's season.
She beat Montevideo's Brooke Lindemann 6-4/7-6 (4) in the first round.
Junior Wienen placed first in singles at sections and is 18-6.
Addie Fee and Kaylie Clauson, Crookston, Section 8A
No. 4 Addie Fee and Kaylie Clauson are Class A doubles consolation runners-up, falling to No. 2 Kaylee Endres and Anna Fiemeyer of Wadena-Deer Creek 1-6/3-6 in the championship.
They beat No. 1 Camila Pardo and Nora Ibrani of The Blake School 6-2/3-6/1-0 (1) in the consolation semifinals. Fee and Clauson beat Holy Family Catholic's Tali Bellefy and Meg Santini 6-3/6-4 in the first round of the consolation bracket.
They lost to Maple River's Macy Sohre and Kelsey Jaeger 4-6/1-6 in the first round of the state tournament.
Seniors Fee and Clauson placed second in doubles at sections and are 17-5.
Anna Fiemeyer and Kaylee Endres, Wadena-Deer Creek, Section 8A
No. 2 Anna Fiemeyer and Kaylee Endres are the 2024 Class A doubles consolation champions, beating No. 4 Kaylie Clauson and Addie Fee 6-1/6-3.
They beat Belle Plaine's Lydia Sparby and Kayla Streich 6-4/7-6 (1) in the consolation semifinals. Fiemeyer and Endres beat Pipestone's Alicia Haack and Vivian Brockberg 6-1/6-1 in the first round of the consolation bracket.
They lost to Pine City's Vivian Lahti and Kate Unverzagt 5-7/3-6 in the first round.
Juniors Fiemeyer and Endres placed first in doubles at sections and are 22-1.
Alli Fink and Mayme Scott, Rock Ridge, Section 7AA
Alli Fink and Mayme Scott lost to Tessa Trivedi and Ella Roberts of Minnetonka 4-6/2-6 in the first round of the consolation bracket, ending Fink and Scott's season.
They lost to No. 2 Astrid Kerrman and Raya Hou of Edina 1-6/4-6 in the first round.
Senior Fink and Sophomore Scott placed second in doubles at sections and are 10-1.
Elena Peterson and Megan Berg, Bemidji, Section 8AA
Elena Peterson and Megan Berg lost to No. 1 Malea Diehn and Keely Ryder of Rochester Mayo 1-6/1-6 in the second round, ending Peterson and Berg's season.
They beat Eden Prairie's Elzeda "Zadie" Walvatne and Sravika Vadrevu 3-6/6-3/6-4 in the first round.
Senior Peterson and junior Berg placed first in doubles at sections and are 10-1.
Boys Cross Country State Tournament
Date: Nov. 2
Location: University of Minnesota Les Bolstad Golf Course
The top two teams from each section and top six individuals who are not members of the top two teams qualify for state.
Teams earn points based on their first five runners' rank (one point for first, two for second, etc.), and the lowest score wins. Teams can have up to seven runners, with the sixth and seventh runners having the potential to displace other athletes, lowering opposing teams' scores.
If schools have fewer than five runners finish, their places are displaced and the next runners are bumped up in team scoring.
Grant Nelson, Wadena-Deer Creek, Section 6A
Junior Grant Nelson ran a 16:53.5 5K in the Class A state meet, taking 26th of 160 runners.
Nelson ran a 16:47.9 5K in the Oct. 24 section meet, placing eighth overall and fifth among individual state qualifiers.
Greenway/Nashwauk Keewatin Titans, Section 7A
GNK scored 249 points at the Class A state meet, taking 10th of 16 teams.
GNK runners are seniors Hunter Milstead (85th) and Maxwell Gangl (157th); juniors Brayden Nielson (70th), Bryce Nielson (49th) and Preston Troumbly (137th); sophomore Isaac Danielson (97th) and eighth grader Brendan Hendricks (107th).
GNK scored 67 points at the Oct. 24 section meet at Eagle Ridge Golf Course in Coleraine, taking second and earning a spot at the state tournament.
GNK runners: Milstead (13th), Gangl (87th), Brayden Nielson (sixth), Bryce Nielson (eighth), Troumbly (30th), Danielson (17th) and Hendricks (28th).
South Ridge Panthers, Section 7A
South Ridge scored 282 points at the Class A state meet, placing 13th of 16 teams.
South Ridge runners are seniors Alex Burckhardt (44th), Sawyer FierkeLepp (91st) and Tyler Morse (90th); junior Lincoln Antikainen (110th); sophomores Luke Price (135th) and Logan Hustad (151st) and eighth grader Kahlil Lightfeather-Spe (113th).
South Ridge scored 53 points at the Oct. 24 section meet at Eagle Ridge Golf Course in Coleraine, winning the section and qualifying for state.
South Ridge runners: Burckhardt (fourth), FierkeLepp (11th), Morse (12th), Antikainen (15th), Lightfeather-Spe (16th), Price (34th) and Hustad (48th).
Anders Erickson, Carlton-Wrenshall, Section 7A
Freshman Anders Erickson ran a 17:26.8 5K in the Class A state meet, placing 67th of 160 runners.
Erickson ran a 17:04.6 5K in the Oct. 24 section meet, taking second overall and among individual state qualifiers.
David Tuttle, Carlton-Wrenshall, Section 7A
Senior David Tuttle ran a 17:43.9 5K in the Class A state meet, finishing 94th of 160 runners.
Tuttle ran a 17:35.7 5K in the Oct. 24 section meet, placing ninth overall and earning the final individual state qualifier slot.
Nick Swartz, Cook County, Section 7A
Junior Nick Swartz ran a 18:07 5K in the Class A state meet, finishing 117th of 160 runners.
Swartz ran a 17:16 5K in the Oct. 24 section meet, taking fifth overall and fourth among individual state qualifiers.
Caid Chittum, Ely, Section 7A
Senior Caid Chittum ran a 17:42.2 5K in the Class A state meet, taking 87th of 160 runners.
Chittum ran a 17:13.9 5K in the Oct. 24 section meet, placing third overall and among individual state qualifiers.
Garrett Guida, McGregor, Section 7A
Junior Garrett Guida ran a 16:56.4 5K in the Class A state meeting, finishing 29th of 160 runners.
Guida ran a 17:01.6 5K, winning the section on Oct. 24 and taking the top individual state qualifier slot.
Connor Feldt, Mesabi East, Section 7A
Senior Connor Feldt ran a 17:39.7 5K in the Class A state meet, finishing 83rd of 160 runners.
Feldt ran a 17:24.9 5K in the Oct. 24 section meet, placing seventh overall and fifth among individual state qualifiers.
Cloquet Lumberjacks, Section 7AA
Cloquet scored 305 points at the Class AA state meet, finishing 14th of 16 teams.
Cloquet runners are seniors Ian Berube (150th) and Mike Kruse (148th); juniors Ellis Allen (111th), Andrew Shepherd (57th) and Ethan Lavan (129th) and sophomores Evan Rothamel (27th) and Jase Bell (DNF).
Cloquet scored 64 points at the Oct. 24 section meet at the Hibbing Golf Course, winning the section and punching their ticket to state.
Cloquet runners: Berube (32nd), Kruse (40th), Allen (seventh), Shepherd (eighth), Lavan (19th), Rothamel (third) and Bell (27th).
Grand Rapids Thunderhawks, Section 7AA
Grand Rapids scored 389 points, finishing last of the 16 teams in the Class AA state meet.
Grand Rapids runners are seniors Zane Poenix (118th) and Larson Curnow (144th); juniors Brenden Sylvester (53rd), Mathew Johnson (130th) and Kale Fairchild (156th) and sophomores Caleb Van Drunen (149th) and Austin Pellinen (152nd).
Grand Rapids scored 77 points at the Oct. 24 section meet at the Hibbing Golf Course, taking second in the section and punching their ticket to state.
Grand Rapids runners: Poenix (12th), Curnow (24th), Sylvester (second), Johnson (ninth), Fairchild (45th), Van Drunen (30th) and Pellinen (35th).
Cooper Lucarelli, Hermantown, Section 7AA
Sophomore Cooper Lucarelli ran a 16:43 5K in the Class AA state meet, finishing 56th of 160 runners.
Lucarelli ran a 16:56.4 5K in the Oct. 24 section meet, placing fourth overall and second among individual state qualifiers.
Jake Walli, Hibbing, Section 7AA
Junior Jake Walli ran a 16:57.9 5K in the Class AA state meet, placing 73rd of 160 runners.
Walli ran a 17:04.2 5K in the Oct. 24 section meet, placing fifth overall and third among individual state qualifiers.
Connor Jansen, Pequot Lakes, Section 7AA
Junior Connor Jansen ran a 16:51.7 5K in the Class AA state meet, finishing 61st of 160 runners.
Jansen ran a 17:04.6 5K in the Oct. 24 section meet, placing sixth overall and fourth among individual state qualifiers.
Jack Kendall, Rock Ridge, Section 7AA
Senior Jack Kendall ran a 16:25.6 5K in the Class AA state meet, placing 32nd of 160 runners.
Kendall ran a 16:21.7 5K, winning the section on Oct. 24 and taking the top individual state qualifier slot.
Park Rapids Panthers, Section 8A
Park Rapids scored 338 points at the Class A state meet, finishing last of 16 teams.
Park Rapids runners are seniors Thomas Lopez (115th), Sean Ward (130th) and Castle London (152nd); sophomores Parker Larson (88th) and Tyler Huot (124th) and freshmen Jack Mitteness (77th) and Cesar Quixan Gutierrez (133rd).
Park Rapids scored 60 points at the Oct. 24 section meet at Twin Pines Golf Course in Bagley, taking second in the section and earning a spot at the state tournament.
Park Rapids runners: Lopez (ninth), Ward (23rd), London (44th), Larson (eighth), Huot (17th), Mitteness (12th) and Gutierrez (21st).
Thor Erickson, Lake Park-Audubon, Section 8A
Senior Thor Erickson ran a 17:13.5 5K in the Class A state meet, finishing 52nd of 160 runners.
Erickson ran a 17:32 5K in the Oct. 25 section meet, placing seventh overall and fifth among individual state qualifiers.
Van Munstenteiger, Roseau, Section 8A
Junior Van Munstenteiger ran a 17:17.7 5K in the Class A state meet, placing 57th of 160 runners.
Munstenteiger ran a 17:40 5K in the Oct. 25 section meet, placing 10th overall and sixth among individual state qualifiers.
Drew Aho, United North Central, Section 8A
Junior Drew Aho ran a 17:06.5 5K in the Class A state meet, finishing 48th of 160 runners.
Aho ran a 17:01.8 5K in the Oct. 25 section meet, placing third overall and among individual state qualifiers.
Connor Malecka, Detroit Lakes, Section 8AA
Freshman Connor Malecka ran a 16:36.1 5K in the Class AA state meet, finishing 46th of 160 runners.
Malecka ran a 17:17.3 5K in the Oct. 24 section meet, placing 10th overall and fourth among individual state qualifiers.
Curtis Griffin, Thief River Falls, Section 8AA
Freshman Curtis Griffin ran a 17:00.2 5K in the Class AA state meet, placing 77th of 160 runners.
Griffin ran a 17:12.3 5K in the Oct. 24 section meet, placing ninth overall and third among individual state qualifiers.
Tanner Johnson, Bemidji, Section 8AAA
Junior Tanner Johnson ran a 17:00.5 5K in the Class AAA state meeting, placing 104th of 160 runners.
Johnson ran a 16:54.6 5K in the Oct. 24 section meeting, taking 14th overall and claiming the final individual state qualifier slot.
Caleb Knott, Bemidji, Section 8AAA
Junior Caleb Knott ran a 17:00.6 5K in the Class AAA state meet, taking 105th of 160 runners.
Knott ran a 16:53 5K in the Oct. 24 section meet, placing 12th overall and fourth among individual state qualifiers.
Jonathan Cowell, Brainerd, Section 8AAA
Sophomore Jonathan Cowell ran a 16:26.6 5K in the Class AAA state meet, taking 42nd of 160 runners.
Cowell ran a 16:23 5K in the Oct. 24 section meet, placing sixth overall and third among individual state qualifiers.
Ben Stadum, Brainerd, Section 8AAA
Senior Ben Stadum ran a 16:22.4 5K in the Class AAA state meet, placing 34th of 160 runners.
Stadum ran a 16:13 5K in the Oct. 24 section meet, taking third overall and claiming the top individual state qualifier slot.
Girls Cross Country State Tournament
Date: Nov. 2
Location: University of Minnesota Les Bolstad Golf Course
The top two teams from each section and top six individuals who are not members of the top two teams qualify for state.
Teams earn points based on their first five runners' rank (one point for first, two for second, etc.), and the lowest score wins. Teams can have up to seven runners, with the sixth and seventh runners having the potential to displace other athletes, lowering opposing teams' scores.
If schools have fewer than five runners finish, their places are displaced and the next runners are bumped up in team scoring.
Staples-Motley Cardinals, Section 6A
Junior Audrey Brownell won the Class A state meet, running a 18:17.2 and winning the meet by 5.8 seconds.
Staples-Motley scored 225 points at state, taking seventh of 16 teams.
Staples-Motley runners are senior Naila Mikhaeil (99th), Brownell (first), sophomores Bella Hines (116th) and Suhaila Mikhaeil (121st), freshman Leah Greenwaldt (148th), eighth grader Aleea Holst (65th) and seventh grader Elise Trif (127th).
Staples-Motley scored 74 points at the Oct. 24 section meet at the Whitetail Run Golf Course in Wadena, taking second and earning a spot at state.
Staples-Motley runners: Naila Mikhaeil (12th), Brownell (first), Hines (31st), Suhaila Mikhaeil (35th), Greenwaldt (65th), Holst (sixth) and Trif (40th).
Amber Collins, Wadena-Deer Creek, Section 6A
Senior Amber Collins ran a 20:17.3 5K in the Class A state meet, finishing 47th of 160 runners.
Collins ran a 20:02.2 5K in the Oct. 24 section meet, placing third overall and second among individual state qualifiers.
Carlton-Wrenshall Raptors, Section 7A
Carlton-Wrenshall scored 234 points at the Class A state meet, taking ninth of 16 teams.
Carlton-Wrenshall runners are seniors Sarah Cid (111th) and Shealee Gunderson (135th); juniors Ruth Sandstrom (57th), Isabel Riley (59th) and Nadia Tessier (145th) and sophomores Brielle Simula (60th) and Teagen Tessier (139th).
Carlton-Wrenshall scored 71 points at the Oct. 24 section meet at Eagle Ridge Golf Course in Coleraine, winning the section and punching their ticket to the state tournament.
Carlton-Wrenshall runners: Cid (32nd), Gunderson (34th), Sandstrom (sixth), Riley (seventh), Nadia Tessier (59th), Simula (eighth) and Teagen Tessier (51st).
Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin Titans, Section 7A
GNK scored 236 points at the Class A state meet, finishing 11th of 16 teams.
GNK runners are juniors Lola Champlin (29th) and Jolee Bussa (159th); freshman Taylor Covier (20th); eighth graders Kota Powers (94th), Carly Adams (95th) and Sage Goss (157th) and seventh grader Aubrey Morhart (158th).
GNK scored 90 points at the Oct. 24 section meet at Eagle Ridge Golf Course in Coleraine, taking second and earning a spot at state.
GNK runners: Champlin (second), Bussa (82nd), Covier (third), Kota Powers (12th), Adams (18th), Goss (70th) and Morhart (87th).
Olivia Pascuzzi, Chisholm, Section 7A
Freshman Olivia Pascuzzi ran a 19:09.7 5K, finishing seventh of 160 runners.
Pascuzzi ran a 19:02.6 5K, winning the section on Oct. 24 and taking the top individual state qualifier slot.
Destiney Schmitz, Chisholm, Section 7A
Sophomore Destiny Schmitz ran a 21:18.4 5K in the Class A state meet, placing 97th of 160 runners.
Schmitz ran a 20:18.6 5K in the Oct. 24 section meet, taking fifth overall and third among individual state qualifiers.
Sophia Schut, Cook County, Section 7A
Eighth grader Sophia Schut ran a 20:56.4 5K in the Class A state meet, placing 72nd of 160 runners.
Schut ran a 20:33.6 5K in the Oct. 24 section meet, taking 10th overall and fifth among individual state qualifiers.
Ari Dahl, Cromwell-Wright, Section 7A
Seventh grader Ari Dahl ran a 20:04.8 5K in the Class A state meet, finishing 39th of 160 runners.
Dahl ran a 20:32.2 5K in the Oct. 24 section meet, placing ninth overall and fourth among individual state qualifiers.
Molly Brophy, Ely, Section 7A
Sophomore Molly Brophy ran a 20:02.4 5K in the Class A state meet, finishing 35th of 160 runners.
Brophy ran a 20:05 5K in the Oct. 24 section meet, taking fourth overall and second among individual state qualifiers.
Mattie Lindsay, Ely, Section 7A
Freshman Mattie Lindsay ran a 20:36.3 5K in the Class A state meet, finishing 62nd of 160 runners.
Lindsay ran a 20:37.6 5K in the Oct. 24 section meet, placing 11th overall and earning the final individual state qualifier slot.
Hibbing Bluejackets, Section 7AA
Hibbing scored 198 points at the Class AA state meet, finishing seventh of 16 teams.
Hibbing runners are seniors Tara Hertling (10th), Gianna Figueroa (83rd) and Emma Reini (148th); sophomores Avery Kukowski (20th) and Hannah Farnsworth (82nd); freshman Morgan Schnortz (136th) and eighth grader Ava Kidmar (152nd).
Hibbing scored 46 points at the Oct. 24 section meet at the Hibbing Golf Course, winning the section and punching their ticket to state.
Hibbing runners: Hertling (second), Figueroa (ninth), Reini (28th), Kukowski (sixth), Farnsworth (12th), Schnortz (25th) and Kidmar (17th).
Katelyn Carlson, Grand Rapids, Section 7AA
Eighth grader Katelyn Carlson ran a 20:56.8 5K in the Class AA state meet, taking 97th of 160 runners.
Carlson ran a 20:40.5 5K in the Oct. 24 section meet, placing 10th overall and fifth among individual state qualifiers.
Ferrah LaLone, Hermantown, Section 7AA
Sophomore Ferrah LaLone ran a 19:03.7 5K in the Class AA state meet, finishing 16th of 160 runners.
LaLone ran a 19:27.4 5K in the Oct. 24 section meet, placing third overall and first among individual state qualifiers.
Zoey Lucarelli, Hermantown, Section 7AA
Seventh grader Zoey Lucarelli ran a 20:36.1 5K in the Class AA state meet, taking 81st of 160 runners.
Lucarelli ran a 20:14.1 5K in the Oct. 24 section meet, placing eighth overall and fourth among individual state qualifiers.
Della Bettendorf, Proctor, Section 7AA
Senior Della Bettendorf ran a 21:07.8 5K in the Class AA state meet, taking 101st of 160 runners.
Bettendorf ran a 21:05.4 5K in the Oct. 24 section meet, placing 11th overall and claiming the final individual state qualifier slot.
Nora Stark, Rock Ridge, Section 7AA
Junior Nora Stark ran a 20:03.7 5K in the Class AA state meet, taking 58th of 160 runners.
Stark ran a 19:41.6 5K in the Oct. 24 section meet, placing fifth overall and second among individual state qualifiers.
Eve Steele, Rock Ridge, Section 7AA
Senior Eve Steele ran a 20:01.7 5K in the Class AA state meet, finishing 56th of 160 runners.
Steele ran a 20:00.9 5K in the Oct. 24 section meet, placing seventh overall and third among individual state qualifiers.
United North Central Warriors, Section 8A
UNC scored 157 points in the Class A state meet, finishing fourth of 16 teams.
UNC runners are senior Anjalie Aho (eighth); juniors Macie Josephson (32nd), Elsa Komppa (98th), Miley Westberg (113th) and Joanna Lehto (137th); sophomore Anaya Aho (43rd) and seventh grader Eva Lehto (106th).
UNC scored 41 points in the Oct. 25 section meet at Twin Pines Golf Course in Bagley, winning the section and punching their ticket to the state tournament.
UNC runners: Anjalie Aho (first), Josephson (third), Komppa (20th), Westberg (29th), Joanna Lehto (43rd), Anaya Aho (second) and Eva Lehto (19th).
Katrina Hitchen, Fertile-Beltrami, Section 8A
Junior Katrina Hitchen ran a 21:05.7 5K in the Class A state meet, finishing 89th of 160 runners.
Hitchen ran a 20:40.8 5K in the Oct. 25 section meet, placing 10th overall and fourth among individual state qualifiers.
Jayla Abrahamson, Riverside Christian, Section 8A
Freshman Jayla Abrahamson ran a 20:43.2 5K in the Class A state meet, finishing 69th of 160 runners.
Abrahamson ran a 20:35.6 5K in the Oct. 25 section meet, placing eighth overall and third among individual state qualifiers.
Emelia Arntson, Riverside Christian, Section 8A
Seventh grader Emelia Arntson ran a 20:55.8 5K in the Class A state meet, finishing 82nd of 160 runners.
Arntson ran a 20:42.7 5K in the Oct. 25 section meet, placing 11th overall and fifth among individual state qualifiers.
Linnea Harren, Warroad, Section 8A
Junior Linnea Harren ran a 20:48.1 5K in the Class A state meet, finishing 75th of 160 runners.
Harren ran a 20:33.4 5K in the Oct. 25 section meet, placing seventh overall and second among individual state qualifiers.
Annie Peterson, West Marshall, Section 8A
Junior Annie Peterson ran a 20:48.1 5K in the Class A state meet, taking 74th of 160 runners.
Peterson ran a 20:44.9 5K in the Oct. 25 section meet, placing 12th overall and claiming the final individual state qualifier slot.
Brainerd Warriors, Section 8AAA
Brainerd scored 284 points in the Class AAA state meet, finishing 12th of 16 teams.
Brainerd runners are seniors Madi Miller (97th) and Brooke Wenz (42nd), juniors Annelise Baird (130th) and Danika Ramler (153rd), sophomore Amelia M. Rademacher (158th), freshman Briana Blasing (139th) and seventh grader Avery Wisniewski (52nd).
Brainerd scored 65 points in the Oct. 24 section meet at Forestview Middle School in Baxter, placing second in the section and earning a trip to state.
Brainerd runners: Miller (third), Wenz (sixth), Baird (18th), Ramler (37th), Rademacher (42nd), Blasing (22nd) and Wisniewski (16th).
Chloe Derby, Bemidji, Section 8AAA
Freshman Chloe Derby ran a 20:39.9 5K in the Class AAA state meet, finishing 124th of 160 runners.
Derby ran a 19:19.4 5K in the Oct. 24 section meet, placing seventh overall and third among individual state qualifiers.
Girls Volleyball State Tournament
Date: Nov. 6-9
Location: Xcel Energy Center
One team from each section qualifies for the state tournament.
Section championships are scheduled for Oct. 25-Nov. 2.
Sebeka Trojans, Section 5A
No. 8 Sebeka lost to No. 5 Kittson County Central in three in the first round of the consolation bracket Friday, Nov. 8.
The Trojans were swept by No. 1 Mayer Lutheran in the quarterfinals.
No. 1 in the western subsection Sebeka beat No. 3 in the eastern subsection Pine River-Backus 3-1 in the Oct. 31 section championship in Crosby.
Ely Timberwolves, Section 7A
No. 7 Ely lost to No. 3 New Life Academy of Woodbury 2-3 after winning the first two sets in the first round of the consolation bracket Friday, Nov. 8.
The Timberwolves were swept by No. 2 Minneota in the quarterfinals.
No. 1 in the northern subsection Ely beat No. 2 in the northern subsection Bigfork 3-0 in the Nov. 2 section championship in Hermantown.
Kittson County Central Bearcats, Section 8A
No. 5 Kittson County Central fell to No. 3 New Life Academy of Woodbury 1-3 in the consolation championship Saturday, Nov. 9.
The team swept No. 8 Sebeka in the first round of the consolation bracket Friday, Nov. 8.
The Bearcats lost to No. 4 West Central Area 1-3 in the quarterfinals.
No. 1 Kittson County Central beat the other No. 1 Ada-Borup-West 3-1 in the Nov. 1 section championship in at the University of Minnesota-Crookston.
Hermantown Hawks, Section 7AAA
No. 8 Hermantown was swept by No. 4 Mahtomedi in the first round of the consolation bracket Friday, Nov. 8.
No. 8 Hermantown lost to No. 1 Delano in three in the quarterfinals Wednesday, Nov. 6.
No. 2 Hermantown defeated No. 1 North Branch Area 3-1 (26-24, 25-14, 24-26, 25-19) in the Oct. 31 section championship in Cloquet.
There are a lot of teams in Northern Minnesota. We did our best to make our list exhaustive, but if you notice an error or submission, please email us at news@kaxe.org.
