The Minnesota State High School League has announced the 2025-26 and 2026-27 school year competitive section assignments. The winter sports sections in Northwest Minnesota are below. (Revised on 4/4/25 at 2:28 p.m.)
SECTION 8A BOYS BASKETBALL (19 teams – Lost Cass Lake-Bean and Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig)
Badger/Greenbush-Middle River
Bagley
Blackduck
Clearbrook-Gonvick
Climax-Fisher
Fertile-Beltrami
Fosston
Goodridge/Grygla
Kittson County Central
Lake of the Woods
Mahnomen/Waubun
Northern Freeze
Northome/Kelliher
Red Lake County
Red Lake
Sacred Heart
Stephen-Argyle
Warren-Alvarado-Oslo
Win-E-Mac
SECTION 8AA BOYS BASKETBALL (14 teams- Osakis and Staples-Motley in, Pelican Rapids out)
Barnesville
Crookston
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
East Grand Forks
Hawley
Menahga
Osakis
Park Rapids
Perham
Roseau
Staples-Motley
Thief River Falls
Wadena-Deer Creek
Warroad
SECTION 8A GIRLS BASKETBALL (20 teams – Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig and Cass Lake-Bena out)
Badger/Greenbush-Middle River
Bagley
Blackduck
Clearbrook-Gonvick
Climax-Fisher
Fertile-Beltrami
Fosston
Goodridge/Grygla
Kelliher/Northome
Kittson County Central
Lake of the Woods
Mahnomen/Waubun
Northern Freeze
Red Lake
Red Lake County Central
Red Lake Falls
Sacred Heart
Stephen-Argyle
Warren-Alvarado-Oslo
Win-E-Mac
SECTION 8AA GIRLS BASKETBALL (14 teams-No change)
Barnesville
Crookston
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
East Grand Forks
Frazee
Hawley
Menahga
Park Rapids
Pelican Rapids
Perham
Roseau
Thief River Falls
Wadena-Deer Creek
Warroad
SECTION 8A BOYS HOCKEY (10 teams – No change)
Bagley/Fosston
Crookston
Detroit Lakes
East Grand Forks
Kittson County Central
Lake of the Woods
Park Rapids
Red Lake Falls
Thief River Falls
Warroad
SECTION 8AA BOYS HOCKEY (8 teams – Alexandria in, Buffalo and Sartell out)
Alexandria
Bemidji
Brainerd
Elk River
Moorhead
Roseau
St. Cloud
St. Michael-Albertville
SECTION 8A GIRLS HOCKEY (6 teams – No change)
Crookston
Detroit Lakes
East Grand Forks
International Falls
Thief River Falls
Warroad
SECTION 8AA GIRLS HOCKEY (6 teams – Sartell/Sauk Rapids-Rice and St. Cloud out)
Alexandria
Bemidji
Brainerd
Buffalo
Moorhead
Roseau
SECTION 8A WRESTLING (9 teams – Roseau in)
Badger/Greenbush-Middle River
Barnesville
Crookston
Fertile-Beltrami
Fosston/Bagley
Frazee
Mahnomen/Waubun
Roseau
United North Central
SECTION 8AA WRESTLING (12 teams – Roseau out)
Alexandria
Detroit Lakes
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
Fergus Falls
Minnewaska Area
Park Rapids
Perham
Pequot Lakes
Sauk Centre/Melrose
Thief River Falls
United Clay Becker
SECTION 4A DANCE (12 teams – Pierz in)
Aitkin
Bagley
Crookston
Crosby-Ironton
Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton
Ely
Frazee
Hawley
Mahnomen/Waubun
Pelican Rapids
Pierz
Wadena-Deer Creek
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