MSHSL Realigns Sections for Detroit Lakes Activities

DETROIT LAKES (KDLM) – The MSHSL has released updated and realigned sections for most sports for the 2021-22 school year.

Here is a look at all of the sections for Detroit Lakes activities. Teams in bold are new additions to the section.

Baseball Section 8AAA
Alexandria
Detroit Lakes
Little Falls
Rocori
Sauk Rapids-Rice
St. Cloud Apollo
St. Cloud Tech
Willmar
*Bemidji and Fergus Falls are no longer in the section.

Girls Basketball Section 8 AAA
Alexandria
Detroit Lakes
Little Falls
Rocori
Sauk Rapids-Rice
St. Cloud Apollo
St. Cloud Tech
Willmar
*Sartell and Bemidji are no longer in the section.

Boys Basketball Section 8AAA
Alexandria
Detroit Lakes
Little Falls
Rocori
Sauk Rapids-Rice
St. Cloud Apollo
St. Cloud Tech
Willmar
*Sartell and Bemidji are no longer in the section.

Cross Country 8AA
Albany
Alexandria
Detroit Lakes
East Grand Forks
Fergus Falls
Little Falls
Melrose Area
New London-Spicer
Pequot Lakes
Rocori
Thief River Falls
Willmar
*Detroit Lakes will no longer have Becker, Bemidji, Brainerd, Foley, Monticello, Moorhead, Sauk Rapids-Rice, St. Cloud Tech, and St. Cloud Apollo in their section.

Dance Section 4AA

Albany
Alexandria
Becker
Bemidji
Big Lake
Detroit Lakes
Foley
Little Falls
Monticello
Pequot Lakes
Rocori
Sauk Rapids-Rice
St. Francis
Virginia
Zimmerman
*Sartell, Orono, and Willmar will no longer be in Detroit Lakes section.

Football 8AAAA
Becker
Detroit Lakes
Little Falls
Rocori
St. Cloud Apollo
*Willmar and Grand Rapids are no longer in the section

Boys Golf 8AAA
Alexandria
Becker
Bemidji
Brainerd
Buffalo
Detroit Lakes
Moorhead
Sartell
Sauk Rapids-Rice
St. Cloud Apollo
St. Cloud Tech
Willmar

*Detroit Lakes boys golf will move up and play in Class AAA and will be leaving Class AA where they have won their section for the last four years.

Girls Golf Section 8AAA
Alexandria
Becker
Bemidji
Brainerd
Buffalo High
Detroit Lakes
Moorhead
Rocori
Sartell
Sauk Rapids-Rice
St. Cloud Apollo
St. Cloud Tech
Willmar

Gymnastics Section 8A
Detroit Lakes
Fergus Falls
Little Falls
LPGE-Browerville Wolves
Melrose Area
Park Rapids/Menahga/Nevis –
Perham

Boys Hockey Section 8A
Bagley/Fosston
Crookston
Detroit Lakes
East Grand Forks
Kittson County Central
Lake of the Woods
Park Rapids-Menahga-Nevis-Walker-Hackensack-Akeley
Red Lake Falls
Thief River Falls
Warroad
*No changes.

Girls Hockey 8A
Crookston
Detroit Lakes
East Grand Forks
International Falls
Thief River Falls
Warroad

Nordic Skiing Section 8A

Alexandria
Bemidji
Brainerd H.S.
Detroit Lakes
Fergus Falls
Little Falls
Moorhead
Pillager
Sartell – St. Cloud Cathedral
St. John’s Prep
TrekNorth
Willmar

*St. Cloud Tech and St. Cloud Apollo- Sauk Rapids are no longer in the section.

Boys Soccer 8AA
Alexandria Area
Detroit Lakes
East Grand Forks
Little Falls
Rocori High
Sauk Rapids-Rice
St. Cloud Apollo
St. Cloud Tech High School Soccer, Boys
*Bemidji, Crookston, Fergus Falls, Hillcrest, Lake Region Christian, Melrose, Minnewaska, Pelican Rapids, Sartell-St. Stephen, St. John’s Prep, and Walker-Hackensack-Akeley will no longer be in Detroit Lakes section.

Girls Soccer 8AA
Alexandria
Detroit Lakes
East Grand Forks
Little Falls
Rocori
Sauk Rapids-Rice
St. Cloud Apollo
St. Cloud Tech
*Bemidji, Crookston, Fergus Falls, Hillcrest, Lake Region Christian, Melrose, Minnewaska, Pelican Rapids, Sartell-St. Stephen, St. John’s Prep, and Walker-Hackensack-Akeley will no longer be in Detroit Lakes section.

Softball Section 8AAA

Alexandria

Detroit Lakes

Little Falls
Rocori High

Sauk Rapids-Rice

St. Cloud Apollo
St. Cloud Tech
Willmar

*Bemidji Sartell and Fergus Falls will no longer be in the Detroit Lakes section.

Boys Swimming Section 5A
Alexandria Area
Detroit Lakes
Fergus Falls
Melrose/Sauk Centre
Morris
Park Rapids
Perham
Thief River Falls

*Sartell and Bemidji are no longer in the section.

Girls Swimming Section 8A
BGMR/Roseau/Warroad
Crookston
Detroit Lakes
Fergus Falls
Fosston
Park Rapids
Perham/New York Mills/Henning
Thief River Falls
*Bemidji and Grand Rapids will no longer be in Detroit Lakes section.

Boys Tennis Section 8AA
Alexandria
Becker
Bemidji
Big Lake
Detroit Lakes
Monticello
Moorhead
Sartell
Sauk Rapids-Rice
St. Cloud Apollo
St. Cloud Tech
Willmar High

Girls Tennis Section 8AA
Alexandria
Annandale
Becker
Bemidji
Big Lake
Detroit Lakes
East Grand Forks
Fergus Falls
Foley
Little Falls
Moorhead
Perham/New York Mills
Rocori
Sartell
St. Cloud Apollo
St. Cloud Tech
Thief River Falls
Willmar
*Brainerd and Pillager will no longer be in the same section as Detroit Lakes next year.

Track Section 8AA
Albany
Alexandria
Detroit Lakes
East Grand Forks
Fergus Falls
Little Falls
Melrose Area
New London-Spicer
Pequot Lakes
Rocori
Thief River Falls
Willmar

*Moorhead, Brainerd, St. Cloud Apollo, Bemidji, Becker, Foley, Sartell, St. Cloud Tech, Monticello, and Sauk Rapids Rice will no longer be in the same section.

Volleyball Section 8AAA

Alexandria
Becker
Detroit Lakes
Little Falls
Rocori
Sauk Rapids-Rice
St. Cloud Apollo
St. Cloud Tech

Bemidji, Big Lake, Brainerd, Monticello, Moorhead, and Sartell are no longer in the section.

Wrestling Section 8AA

Albany
Alexandria
Detroit Lakes
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
Fergus Falls
Park Rapids Area
Pequot Lks/Pine River-B
Perham
Roseau
Sauk Centre-Melrose
Thief River Falls
United Clay Becker Badgers

*Pierz is no longer in the section

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