High School Sports and Activities

Plus: Gov. Tim Walz has now signed four cannabis compacts with tribal nations, the latest being the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa; and the girls' state tennis tournament wrapped up with a few Northland consolation champions.

Fifteen individual athletes from Northern Minnesota competed in the girls tennis singles and doubles state tournament Thursday and Friday in the Twin Cities.

Plus: Bipartisan legislation for a land transfer in the Chippewa National Forest cleared a key Senate committee; and the Esko girls' soccer team will advance to the state semi-finals on Oct. 29, 2025.

No. 4 Esko moves on to face top-seeded and defending Class A champion Providence Academy on Oct. 29, 2025, at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis.

The Wolverines upset the first- and third-seed teams to win the 2A title, the first in Rock Ridge history and second for Virginia.

The final score may not show it, but the Thunderhawks had a strong defensive performance against a girls soccer powerhouse, showing they’re a program “on the rise.”

Student-athletes from Wadena-Deer Creek, Pequot Lakes, Staples-Motley, Crosby-Ironton, Rock Ridge, Thief River Falls and East Grand Forks will compete in singles and doubles.

The Thunderhawks advanced despite being the third-seeded team in their section, while Esko held the top seed in theirs. The state tournament begins Oct. 21, 2025.

Adam Jacobson is a rising senior at Grand Rapids High School. He recently took 10th place at National History Day in the category of Senior Individual Performance.

The Park Rapids Clay Dusters won the invitation-only 2025 Minnesota State High School League state tournament. The top 40 teams in the state compete.