January 7, 2024
1 Minnetonka (12-0-1)
2 Wayzata (12-0-2)
3 Edina (11-2)
4 Chanhassen (11-4)
5 Maple Grove (9-3)
6 St. Thomas Academy (10-3-1)
7 Benilde-St. Margaret (9-3-1)
8 Andover (9-5)
9 Rosemount (10-4)
10 Rogers (8-4-2)
Teams to Watch – Centennial, Cretin-Derham Hall, Eastview, Hill Murray, Holy Angels, Holy Family, Lakeville South, Roseau, Stillwater, Shakopee and White Bear Lake.
His stat line towered over the league: a .383 batting average, 17 home runs, 68 RBIs, 23 doubles, three triples, 48 runs scored, 28 walks, and 15 stolen bases over 52 games. His OPS landed at 1.252, powered by a .471 on-base percentage and a .781 slugging percentage.
This isn’t corporate sports media. This isn’t fluff. Howie Sports is Independent. Local. Unfiltered. Fifty years in the game — telling you who’s hot, who’s not, and who needs a swift kick in the butt.
NAPLES, Fla. — On a cluster of pristine fields along Florida’s Gulf Coast, far from the draft rooms and television glare of the NFL, hundreds of football players arrive each January chasing a simpler proposition: one more chance. The National Scouting Combine, held Jan. 6–9 at Paradise Coast Sports
Steven John Kuehn, age 72, of Knife River died on December 19, 2025 surrounded by an army of loved ones. He was born in Duluth, MN on January 22, 1953 to loving parents, Howard and Marjorie (Kymala) Kuehn. Growing up, Steve enjoyed running cross country, biking, basketball, and of course,
AF1’s real challenge is not production quality or rule tweaks or even competitive balance. It is relevance. And relevance, in 2026, is earned by showing up — consistently, freely, and without friction — in the lives of people who didn’t know they were fans yet.
“The city of Duluth embraced this team when they were the Duluth Harbor Monsters. Going to all these games — for me to take that away from them would have been selfish.” -- New Minnesota Monsters owner Jacob Lambert
