Joel Rippel
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Joel Rippel writes about sports for the Star Tribune.
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Augsburg women’s hockey set for first D-III semifinal in program history
Augsburg is 24-3-1 this season, and now it faces defending champ Wis.-River Falls, which has 21 Minnesotans on its roster.
March 27, 2025
Gophers gymnastics team takes third place in Big Ten championships
Minnesota, ranked 15th and awaiting its NCAA assignment, put up its best score of the season.
March 23, 2025
High school sports: Scores and results for Friday, March 21
Minnesota high school scores and results for all sports from around the state.
March 22, 2025
Gophers' Gable Steveson seizes a shot at his third NCAA championship
The heavyweight won a semifinal Friday night and advanced to Saturday’s final against Wyatt Hendrickson of Oklahoma State.
March 22, 2025
Minnesota State Mankato defeats St. Thomas in CCHA championship game
The Mavericks won for the 10th time in 11 games and ended the Tommies' eight-game streak.
March 22, 2025
Gophers heavyweight Steveson wins twice in pursuit of his third NCAA championship
Two other Minnesota wrestlers, 141-pounder Vance VomBaur and 184-pounder Max McEnelly, also reached the quarterfinals.
March 21, 2025
Steveson wins fourth Big Ten wrestling title as Gophers finish fourth
Minnesota's Gable Steveson defeated Penn State’s Greg Kerkvliet 10-3 at heavyweight; Max McEnelly and Vance VomBaur lost in their finals.
March 10, 2025
In Minnesota high school girls basketball history, it’s a golden time
It’s the 50th anniversary of the first championship season. There’s a catch: 1974-75 had two state tournaments. A year later, the MSHSL became involved, setting up another anniversary.
March 9, 2025
Minnesota State Mankato defeats St. Thomas in CCHA championship game
The Mavericks won for the 10th time in 11 games and ended the Tommies' eight-game streak.
March 22, 2025
Gophers heavyweight Steveson wins twice in pursuit of his third NCAA championship
Two other Minnesota wrestlers, 141-pounder Vance VomBaur and 184-pounder Max McEnelly, also reached the quarterfinals.
March 21, 2025
Steveson wins fourth Big Ten wrestling title as Gophers finish fourth
Minnesota's Gable Steveson defeated Penn State’s Greg Kerkvliet 10-3 at heavyweight; Max McEnelly and Vance VomBaur lost in their finals.
March 10, 2025
In Minnesota high school girls basketball history, it’s a golden time
It’s the 50th anniversary of the first championship season. There’s a catch: 1974-75 had two state tournaments. A year later, the MSHSL became involved, setting up another anniversary.
March 9, 2025