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HS Section Assignments for 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 seasons

By YHH Staff, 04/06/23, 8:15PM CDT

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Some teams find themselves in new homes for the next two seasons.

Boys section assignments 2023-2024 & 2024-2025

***denotes team moved to new section 

Class A


State Champion Mahtomedi will stay in 4A next season

Section Level Team
1 A Albert Lea
1 A Austin
1 A Dodge County
1 A Faribault
1 A La Crescent-Hokah
1 A Red Wing
1 A Rochester Lourdes
1 A Waseca
1 A Winona/Winona Cotter
2 A Breck
2 A Delano
2 A Hutchinson
2 A Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato
2 A Minneapolis
2 A Mound-Westonka
2 A Orono
2 A Providence Academy
3 A Fairmont
3 A Luverne
3 A Mankato East/Loyola
3 A Mankato West
3 A Marshall
3 A Minnesota River
3 A New Ulm
3 A Redwood Valley
3 A Windom
3 A Worthington
4 A Bloomington Kennedy***
4 A Chisago Lakes
4 A Mahtomedi
4 A Simley
4 A South St. Paul
4 A Southwest Christian***
4 A St. Paul Academy
4 A St. Paul Highland Park
4 A St. Paul Johnson
5 A Becker/Big Lake
5 A Little Falls
5 A Monticello
5 A Mora-Milaca
5 A Pine City
5 A Princeton
5 A River Lakes
5 A Sauk Rapids-Rice
5 A St. Cloud Cathedral
6 A Alexandria
6 A Breckenridge
6 A Fergus Falls
6 A Morris-Benson Area
6 A Northern Lakes
6 A Prairie Center
6 A Wadena-Deer Creek
6 A Willmar
7 A Cloquet-Esko-Carlton***
7 A Ely/Tower-Soudan
7 A Greenway
7 A Hermantown
7 A Hibbing/Chisholm
7 A International Falls
7 A Moose Lake
7 A North Shore
7 A Proctor
8 A Warroad
8 A Bagley/Fosston
8 A Crookston
8 A Detroit Lakes
8 A East Grand Forks
8 A Kittson County Central
8 A Lake of the Woods
8 A Park Rapids
8 A Red Lake Falls
8 A Thief River Falls

Class AA


Chan will be back in 2AA in 2023

Section Level Team
1 AA Farmington
1 AA Lakeville North
1 AA Lakeville South
1 AA New Prague***
1 AA Northfield***
1 AA Owatonna
1 AA Rochester Century
1 AA Rochester John Marshall
1 AA Rochester Mayo
2 AA Bloomington Jefferson
2 AA Chanhassen
2 AA Chaska
2 AA Eden Prairie
2 AA Holy Family Catholic
2 AA Minnetonka
2 AA Prior Lake
2 AA Shakopee
2 AA Waconia***
3 AA Apple Valley/Burnsville
3 AA Cretin-Derham Hall
3 AA Eagan
3 AA Eastview
3 AA Hastings***
3 AA Park of Cottage Grove
3 AA Rosemount
3 AA St. Thomas Academy
3 AA Two Rivers***
4 AA East Ridge
4 AA Gentry Academy
4 AA Hill-Murray
4 AA Mounds View***
4 AA Roseville
4 AA Stillwater
4 AA Tartan
4 AA White Bear Lake
4 AA Woodbury
5 AA Blaine***
5 AA Centennial
5 AA Champlin Park
5 AA Coon Rapids***
5 AA Irondale-St. Anthony
5 AA Maple Grove
5 AA Osseo
5 AA Rogers
5 AA Spring Lake Park
5 AA Totino-Grace
6 AA Armstrong-Cooper
6 AA Academy of Holy Angels
6 AA Benilde-St. Margaret's
6 AA Blake
6 AA Edina
6 AA Hopkins
6 AA St. Louis Park
6 AA Wayzata
7 AA Cambridge-Isanti***
7 AA Duluth Denfeld***
7 AA Duluth East
7 AA Forest Lake
7 AA Grand Rapids
7 AA Marshall School
7 AA Northern Edge
7 AA Rock Ridge***
7 AA Anoka
7 AA Andover
8 AA Bemidji
8 AA Brainerd
8 AA Buffalo
8 AA Elk River-Zimmerman
8 AA Moorhead
8 AA Roseau
8 AA Sartell
8 AA St. Cloud
8 AA St. Michael-Albertville

commentary

Nothing earth-shattering here. 

Newcomers Rock Ridge and Duluth Denfeld will move to Section 7AA for the next two seasons. Recent Class A State Tournament teams Northfield and New Prague have been placed in Section 1AA, where Northfield could challenge for a section title next season should the Raiders remain where they’re currently slotted. 

Girls section assignments 2023-2024 & 2024-2025

***denotes team moved to new section 

Class A


Dodge County will remain in 1A for the next two seasons

Section Level Team
1 A Albert Lea
1 A Dodge County
1 A Red Wing
1 A Simley***
1 A Waseca
1 A Winona
2 A Willmar***
2 A Hutchinson
2 A Litchfield-Dassel-Cokato
2 A Mankato West
2 A Minnesota River
2 A River Lakes***
3 A Fairmont
3 A Luverne
3 A Marshall
3 A New Ulm
3 A Windom
3 A Worthington
4 A Blake***
4 A Chisago Lakes
4 A Minneapolis***
4 A South St. Paul
4 A Visitation
4 A Holy Angels***
5 A Breck
5 A Delano
5 A Mound-Westonka
5 A Pine City
5 A Princeton***
5 A Orono
6 A Breckenridge
6 A Fergus Falls
6 A Morris Benson
6 A Northern Lakes
6 A Prairie Center
7 A Rock Ridge
7 A Cloquet-Esko-Carlton
7 A Hibbing-Chisholm
7 A Duluth Marshall
7 A Moose Lake
7 A North Shore
7 A Proctor-Hermantown
8 A Crookston
8 A Detroit Lakes
8 A East Grand Forks
8 A International Falls
8 A Thief River Falls
8 A Warroad

Class AA


Roseau will be in 8AA for the next two seasons

Section Level Team
1 AA Austin***
1 AA Farmington
1 AA Lakeville South
1 AA Mankato East**
1 AA Northfield
1 AA Owatonna
1 AA Rochester Century
1 AA Rochester Mayo
2 AA Chaska-Chanhassen
2 AA Eden Prairie
2 AA Holy Family Catholic
2 AA Minnetonka
2 AA New Prague
2 AA Prior Lake
2 AA Shakopee
2 AA Waconia
3 AA Apple Valley
3 AA Cretin-Derham Hall
3 AA Eagan
3 AA Eastview
3 AA Hastings
3 AA Lakeville North***
3 AA Park of Cottage Grove
3 AA Rosemount
4 AA East Ridge
4 AA Gentry Academy
4 AA Hill-Murray
4 AA North/Tartan
4 AA St. Paul Highland/Two Rivers***
4 AA Stillwater
4 AA White Bear Lake
4 AA Woodbury
5 AA Centennial/Spring Lake Park
5 AA Champlin Park/Coon Rapids
5 AA Maple Grove
5 AA Mounds View/Irondale
5 AA Osseo - Park Center
5 AA Rogers
5 AA Roseville-Mahtomedi***
5 AA North Wright County
6 AA Benilde-St. Margaret's
6 AA Bloomington Jefferson***
6 AA Metro South (Burnsville)***
6 AA Edina
6 AA Hopkins-Park
6 AA Armstrong-Cooper
6 AA Wayzata
7 AA Andover
7 AA Anoka
7 AA Blaine
7 AA Duluth
7 AA Elk River/Zimmerman
7 AA Forest Lake
7 AA Grand Rapids-Greenway
7 AA Northern Tier
8 AA Alexandria
8 AA Bemidji
8 AA Brainderd-Little Falls
8 AA Buffalo
8 AA Moorhead
8 AA Roseau
8 AA St. Cloud
8 AA Sartell

commentary

Simley in Section 1A? Former Section 6A stalwarts Willmar and River Lakes in Section 2A? Those moves look like head-scratchers on paper, and will likely be up for debate as we get closer to the hockey season. Big wait-and-see vibes from some of these placements based on geography. 

Blake moving down to Section 4A isn’t crazy. The Bears should be better positioned to compete at the A level considering the production they lose to graduation (three Division I players). In addition to the Bears, Holy Angels adds talent and intrigue to Section 4A. The Stars fell to eventual state runner-up Orono in last season’s Section 5A finals. 

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