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COVID-19 Cases Lead STMA Football into Another Top 10 Battle

After looking like it would be sidelined this week, the No. 4 Knights will now host No. 5 Champlin Park this afternoon.

October 23, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

The pandemic, like the Lord, works in mysterious ways. After looking like it would be benched for the week when the St. Michael-Albertville football program had to cancel practices due to a positive COVID-19 case, the Knights now find themselves with another Top 10 matchup this afternoon, at home, at 4 p.m. Hang on to […]

Tagged With: COVID-19, football, Knights, STMA

Minnesota State High School League OKs Volleyball, Football for Fall

September 21, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

After a push by parents and students statewide and a course reversal by the NCAA’s Big Ten Conference, the Minnesota State High School League changed its stance on the volleyball and football season with a special meeting of the Board of Directors on Monday, Sept. 21, and cleared a late, shortened fall season for the […]

Tagged With: football, high school, MSHSL, volleyball

Minnesota High School Football, Volleyball Moved to Spring Season

Soccer, tennis will take off in fall.

August 4, 2020 By Mike Schoemer

A lengthy meeting at the Minnesota State High School League headquarters led to a series of decisions that will have huge impact on coaches, student athletes and high school fans around the state. The MSHSL board of directors voted Tuesday, Aug. 4 to move the high school football season to a so-called “third season,” with […]

Tagged With: boys, football, girls, MSHSL, sports

VIDEO: Miracle Comeback Puts STMA Football in Quarterfinals

November 4, 2018 By Mike Schoemer

In case you missed it, the St. Michael-Albertville Knights football team made some history Friday night in Edina. In the largest Class 6A comeback in history, STMA scored 29 points in less than half of a quarter – the fourth quarter – and overcame a 28-0 deficit to defeat Edina High 29-28 in the Round […]

Tagged With: Desean Phillips, football, Jared Essler, St. Michael-Albertville High School

Thurman, TruStone Financial Team to Give STMA a Grand

December 18, 2017 By Mike Schoemer

TruStone Financial Federal Credit Union donated $10,000 to nine high schools in sponsorship of KARE 11’s Prep Sports Hot Highlights. During each week’s on-air segment, KARE 11 Sports Director Randy Shaver nominated three top football plays from area schools. After being put to a popular vote on KARE 11’s Facebook page, TruStone Financial donated $1,000 […]

Tagged With: football, Knights, Thurman, TruStone

A Heartbreaking Loss Ends Historic Football Season

St. Michael-Albertville football christened a 'New Era' by more than holding its own in Class 6A. But it's the way the season ended that will never be forgotten.

November 10, 2017 By Mike Schoemer

We’re making headlines today in St. Michael-Albertville. And, while you could say it’s for “all the wrong reasons,” really it’s just for losing a football game in historic fashion. Which is less than, say, a fatal fire or a murder or something like that. So, it could be worse. But I’m not going to be […]

Tagged With: football, Knights, Maple Grove, St. Michael-Albertville

Knights Will Look to Derail Elk River Train in Fifth Straight Section Final Tonight

November 4, 2016 By Mike Schoemer

In the last five years, this has been Jared Essler’s main goal. “Once you get to the Section Championship and beyond, everyone’s good. Everyone’s had a good season. You’ve made it this far, so anything can happen,” Essler told NWCT back in 2014, in the midst of this five-year run. With every advantage Elk River […]

Tagged With: Elk River, football, Knights, St. Michael-Albertville

St. Michael-Albertville Rebounds with 45-7 Homecoming Victory

The Knights never trailed, and never looked back with a huge second half.

October 5, 2016 By Mike Schoemer

St. Michael-Albertville experienced its first loss in more than a year when it was steamrolled, quite literally, by Elk River in a Sept. 23 game that featured two of the state’s top three teams in Class 5A. It left the Knights a bit scarred, and ready to answer all of the questions when Homecoming 2016 […]

Tagged With: football, homecoming, Mitchell Kartes, STMA High School

WATCH LIVE: Elk River Hosts Defending State Champ STMA

September 23, 2016 By Mike Schoemer

Can’t make it to Schempf Field in Elk River tonight for the showdown between No. 1 St. Michael-Albertville and No. 6 Elk River High? Check it out right here, courtesy of “The Cube.” Share Events on The Cube A note: There is no audio with The Cube’s livestream, but you can tune into tonight’s contest […]

Tagged With: Elk River, football, STMA

STMA Growth Means Changes in Knights’ Activities

Football set to join the ranks of 6A 'Big Schools'

June 29, 2016 By Meghan Gutzwiller

St. Michael-Albertville’s high school football team is anticipating a move from class 5A to 6A after the 2017 season, St. Michael-Albertville High School’s activities director, Brian Benson, said at a recent school board meeting. The Minnesota State High School League reclassifies and reassigns all athletic and fine art programs every two years based on student […]

Tagged With: football, schools, St. Michael-Albertville High School

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