Winter sports roundup 2026

Mar 2 2026

photos of district high school students who competed at state tournaments winter 2026

Several winter sports have wrapped up their 2025-26 seasons, with multiple district athletes competing in state tournament play during the month of February in dance, nordic ski, gymnastics, boys swim and dive, wrestling and adapted floor hockey. Stay tuned for additional updates on potential March state tournament appearances later this month.

Adapted floor hockey (cognitively impaired)

The Maple Grove Crimson team, made up of members from MGSH, OSH and Park Center Senior High, earned a place at the 2026 floor hockey state tournament. They lost to the South Suburban Jets in the quarterfinals round Feb. 27 at Bloomington Jefferson High School, then moved to the consolation bracket Feb. 28, where they faced off against Shakopee-Prior Lake, losing 5-8.

Adapted floor hockey (physically impaired)

The Maple Grove Crimson team advanced to the championship round and earned a second place finish in the PI adapted floor hockey state tournament at Bloomington Jefferson High School Feb. 27 and 28. The team defeated Minneapolis 10-0 in the quarterfinals and the Rochester Raiders 12-0 before facing off against Brainerd in the championship game.

Dance

MGSH’s jazz dance won third place in the AAA state meet on Feb. 13 at Target Center in Minneapolis. The team has appeared in the jazz state finals every year since 2002, medaling 21 of those 25 years. The team has secured eight first place finishes at state and nine runner up placements since 2004.

Gymnastics

OSH junior Ella Hagelin received an all-around finish of 10th place at the state gymnastics meet Feb. 20-21 at Roy Wilkins Auditorium. Hagelin placed sixth on vault, sixth on balance beam, eighth on floor exercise and 27th place in uneven bars.

Nordic ski

Osseo Area Schools sent four skiers to the MSHSL state nordic ski competition Feb. 11-12 at Giant’s Ridge in Biwabik:

Allison Woodbury and Olivia Aarseth placed 15th in the girls two person sprint team relay.
MGSH junior Lucas Capistrant placed 48th in 30:07.7 in the pursuit race, which includes the combined times from a 5-kilometer classic and 5-kilometer freestyle race.
OSH senior Raleigh Rundquist placed 64th with a time of 31:02.2.

Boys swim and dive

OSH senior Mason Krings competed in the state boys swim and dive event, which took place Feb. 26-28 at Jean K. Freeman Aquatic Center. Krings placed fifth in the 100 yard breaststroke and sixth in the 100 yard butterfly.

In the diving competition, MGSH diver Timothy Ollie placed 27th.

Boys wrestling

One MGSH and two Park Center Senior High (PCSH) wrestlers advanced to the MSHSL state wrestling tournament Feb. 25-28:

MGSH senior Connor Peterson took second place in the 139 pound weight class.
PCSH senior Jacob Hansen advanced to the semifinals round in the 189 pound weight class, ultimately earning a sixth place finish.
PCSH junior Jachai King competed in the preliminary round of 215 pound weight class.

Girls wrestling

Six district athletes competed in the 2026 girls wrestling tournament. Highlights include: