Jim Paulsen
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SportsJim Paulsen is a high school sports reporter for the Star Tribune.
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Football: Four-star recruit Voss to pick between Gophers and Alabama
The state’s No. 1 recruit in the Class of 2026, Roman Voss is categorized as an athlete by recruiting outlets because he can play multiple positions.
May 8, 2025
Robbinsdale Area Schools look to fill varsity hockey coaching vacancies
The district is searching for new coaches of the boys and girls Armstrong/Cooper hockey programs.
May 7, 2025
Softball: Blaine enters Top 25 following pitcher's record-setting game
Emmie Sylvia-Cochran struck out 26 batters against Brainerd on Monday, believed to be a state record for strikeouts in a single game.
May 6, 2025
She'd already signed her scholarship. Then the university ended the sports program.
When Cleveland State announced in January it would end its softball program, Minnetonka's Emily Campion had to reopen her recruiting.
April 30, 2025
High school softball: Minnetonka deserves a spot in this week's Top 25
The Skippers were unranked prior to this week. But with a 10-0 start and a senior stalwart in the circle in Emily Campion, they enter the Top 25.
April 29, 2025
Sports-loving family fuels unforgettable senior year for Brainerd three-sport athlete
Mya Tautges is one Minnesota's top all-around high school athletes. She's a state champion in swimming, led her school's basketball team to its first state tournament in nearly three decades and is a Division I softball recruit.
April 26, 2025
High school softball: Four undefeated teams make Top 25 debut
Undefeated at 6-0, the St. Cloud Crush make their Minnesota Top 25 debut at No. 8 while Bloomington Kennedy comes in at No. 15.
April 22, 2025
Dziedzic to take over head boys hockey coaching position at Breck
Joe Dziedzic was coach of Minneapolis boys high school hockey — a cooperative that represents all seven of the Minneapolis public high schools — for 13 years.
April 22, 2025
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High school softball: Minnetonka deserves a spot in this week's Top 25
The Skippers were unranked prior to this week. But with a 10-0 start and a senior stalwart in the circle in Emily Campion, they enter the Top 25.
April 29, 2025
Sports-loving family fuels unforgettable senior year for Brainerd three-sport athlete
Mya Tautges is one Minnesota's top all-around high school athletes. She's a state champion in swimming, led her school's basketball team to its first state tournament in nearly three decades and is a Division I softball recruit.
April 26, 2025
High school softball: Four undefeated teams make Top 25 debut
Undefeated at 6-0, the St. Cloud Crush make their Minnesota Top 25 debut at No. 8 while Bloomington Kennedy comes in at No. 15.
April 22, 2025
Dziedzic to take over head boys hockey coaching position at Breck
Joe Dziedzic was coach of Minneapolis boys high school hockey — a cooperative that represents all seven of the Minneapolis public high schools — for 13 years.
April 22, 2025