When Governor Tim Walz gave the go-ahead for youth sports to begin practicing on June 1, the Shakopee Ice Arena was ready.
After four successful years as a part of the University of North Carolina women's basketball program, Taylor Koenen is set to start the next phase in her hoops career.
The Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications for elk hunting licenses in northwestern Minnesota for seasons that will be held from late August to early December.
The 2020 live racing season at Canterbury Park will begin on Wednesday June 10, pending approval.
Ticket takers closed up shop a few innings into the Section 2-3A Baseball championship June 3, 2015. By last count there were more than 1,000 paid admissions at Chaska's Athletic Park.
Shakopee High School football players are selling salt for water softeners as a fundraiser.
There's no doubt the South Suburban Conference has emerged as one of the premier leagues in the state.
The last week or so was tough on the local sports associations.
University of Nebraska Omaha junior Anna Blaschko was named the Marian Ivers Female Athlete of the Year, the school has announced.
Editor's note: Dr. Karissa L. Niehoff is an executive director of the National Federation of State High School Associations.
It doesn't take much to keep your tennis game in shape during a pandemic.
St. Thomas University senior Karl Wachter was named as 2020 Indoor All-Americas by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches' Association (USTFCCCA).
Youth sports have been on hold all spring due to the coronavirus pandemic, but that seems to be benefiting one sort of forgotten activity.
The city of Shakopee is opening up.
The largest soccer tournament in the United States has been sidelined for the first time in 35 years.
Fans of baseball flocked to Robert G. Fritz Memorial Field on May 16 in Cologne. There was no game. A matinee with the Hollanders and Carver postponed indefinitely. There were burgers and cheese curds, atop the hill at The Shack.
The 2020 USA High School Clay Target League National Championship set for July 8-12 is cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Shakopee Volleyball Association was named the Junior Volleyball Club of the Month.
Every summer Shakopee head baseball coach Tom Schleper hosts a youth baseball camp at Tahpah Park.
Canterbury Park officials submitted a revision of their request for live racing dates for 2020 to the Minnesota Racing Commission.
On par with countless events around the state and world, canceling the 2020 U.S. Junior Amateur Championship didn’t necessarily come as a shock to area golfers.
Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Elko Speedway will delay the start of its 2020 season.
Fishing in Minnesota is a rite of springtime, and it has anglers on the water to wet a line, reconnecting with nature and benefiting from time spent outdoors.
Boys volleyball as a varsity sport in the Minnesota State High School League is in a holding pattern, postponing its proposed first sanctioned season until 2022.
The NCAA has times throughout the year that high school seniors can sign national letters of intent to make the student-athletes college choices official.
Early in April, Minnesota golfers weren't sure when or even if they would get to play golf this summer.
High school and college baseball has already been cancelled, and now there will be no American Legion ball.
What do you do when you have a baseball loving kid but nowhere to play because the summer leagues are suspended and the fields are closed?
As boaters across Minnesota prepare to hit the water, they need to keep in mind tips for being safe.
The coronavirus pandemic has taken a harsh toll on small businesses across the nation, and that includes the many youth sports organizations.
With last week's cancellation of spring sports in Minnesota, the Shakopee senior athletes will not get to compete in their final season in school.
The Shakopee spring sports athletes and coaches held out hope as long as they could that they would get to play this season.
The Minnesota Fishing season opens May 9 and anglers can find fantastic fishing opportunities all across Minnesota.
The Eden Prairie High School football factory had churned out 11 big-school state championships since 1996, yet only two of its players' names were called in an NFL draft prior to last year, Jay Foreman in 1999 and Carter Bykowski in 2013.
Shakopee’s Booker Coplin was named Augsburg University’s Male Athlete of the Year at the school’s annual awards gala.
Kamal Martin won't have to go very far to start his NFL career.
American author and humorist Mark Twain is credited with saying golf is a good walk spoiled.
The Shakopee wrestling team has had quite the run the past few years.
The 73rd U.S. Junior Amateur Championships in Chaska in July has been cancelled and won't be rescheduled, organizers said.
Ten Shakopee youth girls basketball teams have been named recipients of a Youth 1st Team Award for their outstanding sportsmanship during the 2020 MYAS Grade State Championships, held March 7-8, in 14 locations across the Twin Cities metro area.
Shakopee head baseball coach Tom Schleper was holding out hope that he was going to be able to coach his Sabers this spring.
Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, and in accordance with governmental directives and public health officials’ guidance, the 2020 Minneapolis Athena Awards annual luncheon scheduled for Friday, May 8 has been canceled. This was the 48th Annual Athena Award Luncheon.
The Minnesota Golf Association has cancelled or rescheduled all events through May 31 including Member Days, Senior Tour, and men’s, women’s and junior competitions.
The Minneapolis Gun Club in Prior Lake has opened its outdoor ranges, with some restrictions.
After careful consideration, Special Olympics Minnesota has made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 Summer Games, one of the organization’s biggest events of the year.
As of right now, there is no amateur baseball in Minnesota.
The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources will cancel its 2020 egg take operations for walleye, northern pike, muskellunge and steelhead because the work cannot be done safely under COVID-19 social distancing guidelines.
With schools closed across the state, Shakopee Public Schools has made changes to athletics in the district that affect both athletes and coaches.
They have been planning for months on how to conduct tryouts, pick teams and run a successful season.
Current high school sports officials, as well as individuals interested in joining the officiating ranks, will be able to access online education courses on the NFHS Learning Center for free through July 1.
