All Seasons Arena Mankato. Photo by Gordy Kosfeld

The Faribault Falcons boys hockey team defeated Mankato East 4-1 Thursday in Mankato. The win was impressive with the Falcons scoring all of their goals in the first period against a Cougars team that had been included in the latest Let's Play Hockey rankings for Class A.

Rankings for boys and girls hockey are included here. Northfield boys are #7 in Class A and the Raiders girls are #9 in Class AA.

Northfield boys scored 11 goals against Austin while the Northfield girls tallied 21 goals against the Packers Thursday.

BOYS CLASS AA RANKINGS – DEC. 5, 2023

Team
1. Minnetonka
2. Wayzata
3. Rogers
4. Edina
5. Hill-Murray
6. Benilde-St. Margaret’s
7. Chanhassen
8. Andover
9. Maple Grove
10. Rosemount
11. Holy Family
12. Cretin-Derham Hall
13. Shakopee
14. St. Thomas Academy
15. White Bear Lake
16. Centennial
17. Roseau
18. Eden Prairie
19. Moorhead
20. Grand Rapids

OTHER TEAMS RECEIVING VOTES:

Coon Rapids, Champlin Park, Duluth East, Park-Cottage Grove, Eastview, Lakeville South, Stillwater, Academy of Holy Angels, Gentry Academy, Coon Rapids, Lakeville North, Roseville.

BOYS CLASS A RANKINGS – DEC. 5, 2023

Team
1. Hermantown
2. St. Cloud Cathedral
3. East Grand Forks
4. Warroad
5. Orono
6. Mahtomedi
7. Northfield
8. Thief River Falls
9. Cloquet/Esko/Carlton
10. Monticello
11. Hibbing/Chisholm
12. Northern Lakes
13. Little Falls
14. Alexandria
15. Delano
16. Proctor
17. Dodge County
18. Fergus Falls
19. Minneapolis
20. Luverne

OTHER TEAMS RECEIVING VOTES:

Breck, La Crescent-Hokah, New Ulm, Chisago Lakes, Mankato East, Crookston.

GIRLS CLASS AA RANKINGS DEC. 5, 2023

Team
1. Minnetonka
2. Hill-Murray
3. Edina
4. Andover
5. Benilde-St. Margaret’s
6. Maple Grove
7. Moorhead
8. Stillwater
9. Northfield
10. Holy Family
11. Lakeville North
12. Champlin Park/Coon Rapids
13. Centennial/SLP
14. Woodbury
15. Farmington
16. Eden Prairie
17. Lakeville South
18. Apple Valley
19. Forest Lake
20. Roseau

Other Teams Receiving Votes: Prior Lake, Bemidji, Rosemount, Eastview, Mankato East, Gentry Academy, Roseville/Mahtomedi, Northern Tier, Grand Rapids/Greenway, Brainerd, Alexandria.

CLASS A GIRLS RANKINGS DEC. 5, 2023

Team
1. Orono
2. Academy of Holy Angels
3. Warroad
4. Proctor/Hermantown
5. Duluth Marshall
6. Dodge County
7. Mound Westonka/SWC
8. River Lakes
9. Breck
10. Simley
11. South St. Paul
12. Crookston
13. Albert Lea
14. Delano/Rockford
15. Fergus Falls
16. Willmar
17. Cloquet/Esko/Carlton
18. Chisago Lakes
19. Pine City Area
20. Minnesota River

OTHER TEAMS RECEIVING VOTES:

Luverne, Litchfield/Dassel-Cokato, Blake, New Ulm, Marshall, East Grand Forks, Hibbing/Chisholm.

UFO Sightings Reported in Minnesota in 2023

A total of 45 sightings have been reported via the National UFO Reporting Center across the state of Minnesota in 2023, including Duluth, Minneapolis, St. Cloud, Rochester, Bemidji, Two Harbors, and elsewhere around the state. Here is a rundown of each sighting.

Gallery Credit: Nick Cooper - TSM Duluth

Source: Latest Let’s Play Hockey State High School Rankings

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