What made MA's star athletes reach the elite level? What made them who they are today? What made them strive and succeed at what they love? Maybe it was the “IT Factor” as 7th grade Jalen...
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Basketball Articles
Slideshow: 2025 Boys basketball state quarterfinal
Redhawks take on Caledonia at Williams Arena Class AA action took place March 18, 2025. Photos by Ezra Victor.
Slideshow: 2025 Girls basketball tournament
Redhawks capture 3rd in milestone year The state tournament capped off a milestone year, in which senior Addi Mack scored her 4,000th career point and teammates Amina Allen and Sinae Hill scored...
Sports consumption changing
How today's teenagers are engaging with pro sports Teenagers don’t seem to care about sports anymore— at least live sports. TV viewership for sports is dropping; many kids and teens have never...
Addi Mack previews the 2025 basketball season
Juniors Olivia Pederson and Danielle Hobbie interview senior captain Addi Mack about the upcoming girls' basketball season< /h1>
Leadership in Sports: Addi Mack
Basketball season never ends
Is AAU basketball really worth the extra time? Does it make you better? High-school athletes every year get recruited...
Chet Holmgren High School Jersey Retirement
Video by Aaron Melling: Coach Lance Johnson and Athletic Director Josh Thurow reminisce about the moments they shared...
A new era for girls basketball
New coach brings different philosophy A warm salty drop of sweat falls from your drenched forehead as you are catching...
Sports around the world
Sports vary but interest remains high across the globe How many of your friends and family play sports? How many of...
High interest, high hopes
Boys basketball preview When you think of the name Minnehaha Academy, what do you think about? Oftentimes, MA is...
Slideshow: Boys basketball 2023 state tournament
Redhawks head to Class AA state tournament again in 2023 Watch highlights of all three games. Photos by Ezra Victor...
50 Years of Title IX
Honoring girls sports at MA Title IX: No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from...
The NIL Era
Young athletes profit Larry McKenzie, the Minneapolis North boys basketball coach, spent 42 years training...
Slideshow: M.A. girls’ basketball in state quarterfinal
2022 Minnesota Class AA Girls' Basketball Tournament QUARTERFINALS: MINNEHAHA 82, CRYSTAL LAKE WELLCOME MEMORIAL 29...