GRR: Minnesota Youth Rugby
Minnetonka capped off their Minnesota state HS season with an impressive win over Hopkins 60-7.
It was all clicking for a Minnetonka team that moved the ball smoothly through the hands and, as a result, forced the Hopkins defense to backpedal.
Minnesota and Massachusetts have their finals set for this weekend.
Minnetonka, which went into the boys playoffs with a 5-0 record, defeated a hard-working Fargo team 68-0 in their semifinal Tuesday night. Minnetonka will face Hopkins, which defeated Edina 28-15 last night to avenge a loss from ealier in the season.
While the Minnesota HS league has struggled to bounce back to full numbers, they did hold a two-tiered state championship last week, with Edina HS taking the title in both tiers.
Boys select teams from Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Iowa assembled in De Pere, WI this past weekend.
The games are reported in more detail here>> but there's more to the story than that.
Select sides from Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota assembled this past weekend in De Pere, Wisc. to play a series of matches to welcome back all-star 15s to the calendar.