Bulletin Area Sports

One local football coach has decided to hang up the whistle and put away the playbook after 46 years of coaching and five state championships at the high school level. 

There are two local high school basketball teams that will look to their upperclassmen to help stay relevant throughout the year and for a shot at the state tournament. 

Lucas Ailport 

sports intern

Following the recent trend at the Winter Olympics, Midway speedskaters are doing more crosstraining on inline skates and competing during the summer.  

After next school year, the decades-old rivalry between Irondale and Mounds View high schools returns to intra-conference stakes. 

Mounds View High School sent five of its swimmers to the state meet Nov. 16-18. The girls swim and dive state championships were held at the University of Minnesota in the Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center.

Some 69 members strong, the Mounds View High School girls swim and dive team concluded its regular season by defeating its last four opponents and finishing seventh at the true team state meet, ahead of rival East Ridge. 

The Mounds View High School girls swim and dive team won a much sought-after victory against Cretin-Derham Hall Sept. 14 after losses to top-seeded Stillwater and East Ridge. 

The Mounds View High School girls swim and dive team kicked off its 2017 season Aug. 24. Conference relays, held at Stillwater Middle School, revealed many of the school’s talented A, B, and C squad athletes.  

The Gopher State Tournament of Champions AAA state baseball tournament was July 21-23 in Rochester and the Roseville Raiders 13UAAA team came out on top.