Despite graduating four of its top five scorers from last season's 15-12 team, Minneota brings back two starters, plus two others that missed all of last season.
Now in his 20th season as coach, Chad Johnston is averaging 22 wins per season.
Four of the five wrestlers who qualified for last season's state wrestling tournament are back for the Vikings this season, giving the team experience and leadership.
Abby Rost and Jacob Citterman will represent Minneota High School as the recent Triple-A Award nominees.
The State of Minnesota, through Executive Order 20-81 and the Minnesota Department of Health COVID-19 Sports Practices and Games Guidelines for Youth and Adults, requires masks/face coverings be wo
Abby Hennen drained five 3-pointers among her team-high 24 points and McKenna Yost sank four treys en route to a career-high 17 points as Minneota improved to 3-0 with a 68-45 triumph over Central
Trailing by 11 points midway through the second half, a ferocious Minneota rally fell just short in a 68-66 loss to Lac qui Parle Valley on Friday night.
After defeating Morris Area 42-29, Minneota upended Marshall/Lakeview/Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, the No. 7 team in Class AA, 41-31 in a home triangular on Thursday.
Minneota isn't backing down from tough competition, figuring that's how a young team will improve.
Senior wing Jacob Hennen scored the 1,000th point of his career en route to a game-high 24 points as Minneota held off Camden Conference foe Dawson-Boyd 75-70 on Saturday in Minneota.