It seems all stellar athletes are superstitious to a certain degree and go through various rituals before each game.
Minneota senior standout Ireland Stassen is no different.
With so many successful sports teams and talented individuals, it makes it difficult to narrow down the events and accomplishments to a top 10.
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, ranked No. 10 in Class A, sniped for 11 three-pointers en route to a 71-39 victory over Minneota last Tuesday in Minneota.
Matt Myrvik and Matt Buysse are co-head coaching the Minneota wrestling team this winter and have three wrestlers back who qualified for the individual state tournament a season ago.
The state champion Minneota Vikings held their football banquet Monday night with Zack Fier named Offensive Most Valuable Player and Parker Bradley named Defensive MVP.
Despite only having a handful of practices due to the late football season, Minneota came within an eyelash of pulling out a win in the season opener.
Chad Johnston, who won 478 games and three state titles as the head coach of the MInneota girls' basketball program, takes over the boys' basketball team this year.
<p>Ireland Stassen scored 17 points and Grace Hennen added 10 as the Vikings won their second straight game to start the season with a 59-24 victory over Lakeview last Friday in Minneota.
