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  • Revealing the Minnesota High School Football All-Star Game rosters

    Revealing the Minnesota High School Football All-Star Game rosters
    Nov 10 2026
    Randy Shaver is joined by Minnesota High School Football All-Star Game director Dave Fritze to reveal the 88 players selected for this year's North and South teams, from offensive playmakers to defensive standouts.
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    21 min
  • What it takes to survive the Class 6A playoffs

    What it takes to survive the Class 6A playoffs
    Nov 3 2026
    After wins in the first round of the Minnesota high school football Class 6A tournament, Lakeville South coach Ben Burk and St. Michael-Albertville coach Jared Essler join Randy Shaver to discuss their postseason preparation, the possibility of facing Moorhead later in the bracket and their upcoming matchups.
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    18 min
  • What it took to go undefeated

    What it took to go undefeated
    Oct 27 2026
    Aitkin, Willmar and Park Christian enter the Minnesota high school football playoffs with perfect records. Their coaches — Alan Hills, Jon Konold and Matt Baasch — join Randy Shaver to share what changed, who stepped up and why past wins won’t carry them through the postseason.
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    27 min
  • The first season in charge

    The first season in charge
    Oct 20 2026
    First-year Minnesota high school football head coaches Jerad Kostiuk (International Falls), Devin Lockerby (NRHEG) and Chris Zimmel (Fertile-Beltrami), whose journeys to the job could hardly be more different, chat with Randy Shaver about their first wins, unexpected responsibilities and lessons from the sideline.
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    32 min
  • Three sons, two coaches, one team: Lakeville South's Deans

    Three sons, two coaches, one team: Lakeville South's Deans
    Oct 14 2026
    Lakeville South defensive coordinator Mark Dean has coached all three of his sons, and now his oldest, Camden, coaches alongside him while his youngest, Griffen, finishes his senior season before heading to Montana. The three join Randy Shaver to talk about what it was like growing up in the Dean family, how their competitive streaks followed them onto the football field, coaching alongside each other and Griffen’s hoped-for return from injury.
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    23 min
  • What do football coaches tell players after 30 straight losses?

    What do football coaches tell players after 30 straight losses?
    Oct 7 2026
    Ortonville, Medford and Sibley East are each seeking their first win of the Minnesota high school football season while carrying long losing streaks. Head coaches Matt Fellows, Jerome Johannes and Stephen Montgomery join Randy Shaver to discuss what keeps players coming back, where they see progress and what it will take to break through.
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    28 min
  • What keeps Minnesota’s winningest football coach coming back?

    What keeps Minnesota’s winningest football coach coming back?
    Sep 30 2026
    After almost 58 seasons and 442 victories, Verndale football coach Mike Mahlen still enjoys practices, game preparation and calling plays on Friday nights. He joins Randy Shaver to discuss his remarkable career, his path from a 0-0 game to two state championships and why he plans to keep coaching as long as the game remains fun.
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    23 min
  • Three perfect starts, three remarkable football turnarounds

    Three perfect starts, three remarkable football turnarounds
    Sep 23 2026
    Wayzata, Bagley and Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons have opened the Minnesota high school football season 3-0, and each program took a different path to get there. The three teams' head coaches join Randy Shaver to discuss their turnarounds, explain why their players bought in and look ahead to the challenges that await.
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    19 min