Girls’ Alpine Ski  115 participating schools A national survey shows that for the 23rd consecutive year, the number of MSHSL ACTIVITY PROGRAMS AND PARTICIPANTS  772 participants  1 Championship student participants in high school athletics increased in 20112012 The Minnesota State High School League sponsors one of the most comprehensive programs of interscholastic activities in the Nationally: 539 participating schools setting an all-time high of 7,692,520 participants. The survey also reports United States—activities that involve 535 member schools, 309,896 students, 22,197 coaches, and 9,773 contest o cials and 4,657 participants that girls’ participation gures also reached the all-time record total of judges. According to a national survey of 50 state high school athletic/activity associations, Minnesota ranks 10th in the nation Minnesota is tied for 2nd highest of participants 3,207,533 during the 20112012 school year. in the total number of student athletes. Here’s a look at the 41 activity programs oered by League member schools during the nationally. 20112012 school year and the scores of students involved in them. Boys’ Nordic Ski Racing  111 participating schools Girls’ Synchronized Swimming Adapted Bowling (Co-ed) Boys’ Basketball  1,795 participants  21 participating schools  37 participating schools (CI)  467 participating schools  1 Championship  417 participants  302 participants  13,481 participants Nationally: 326 participating schools Nationally: 31 participating schools  28 participating schools (PI)  4 Championships 4,266 participants 575 participants  92 participants Nationally: 18,099 participating schools Girls’ Nordic Ski Racing Minnesota, Michigan and Ohio are the only states  2 Championships 535,289 participants that sponsor synchronized swimming. Minnesota has  113 participating schools Nationally: 113 participating schools the most participants. Basketball is currently the third most popular sport  1,483 participants 2,246 participants for boys in Minnesota. It ranks third for boys nationwide.  1 Championship Boys’ Tennis Adapted Floor Hockey (Co-ed) Girls’ Basketball Nationally: 330 schools  192 participating schools  51 participating schools (CI)  456 participating schools 4,657 participants  5,018 participants  287 participants  11,630 participants Minnesota leads the nation in the number of  2 Championships  59 participating schools (PI)  4 Championships participants for boys and girls. Nationally: 9,841 participating schools  166 participants Nationally: 17,768 participating schools 159,800 participants Boys’ Soccer  2 Championships 435,885 participants Girls’ Tennis Nationally: 61 participating schools  241 participating schools  226 participating schools 464 participants Nationwide, basketball is the second most popular  8,830 participants  sport for girls. It’s currently the third most popular sport  2 Championships 6,308 participants Adapted Soccer (Co-ed) for girls in Minnesota.  2 Championships FINE ARTS Nationally: 11,600 participating schools There were 82,247 students involved in ne arts  65 participating schools (CI) 411,757 participants Nationally: 10,058 participating schools  273 participants Boys’ Cross Country Running Girls’ Gymnastics 180,870 participants activities—debate, speech, drama, music, and  339 participating schools  48 participating schools (PI)  182 participating schools Girls’ Soccer visual arts during the 20112012 school year.  6,878 participants Nationally, tennis ranks in the top 10 most popular  124 participants  2,381 participants  221 participating schools  2 Championships sports for both girls (7th) and boys (8th). Debate  2 Championships  2 Championships  8,090 participants Nationally: 14,155 participating schools Boys’ Track and Field  65 participating schools Nationally: 96 participating schools Nationally: 1,495 participating schools  2 Championships  681 participants 248,494 participants  432 participating schools 1,012 participants 19,119 participants Nationally: 11,127 participating schools  2 Championships  16,120 participants Girls’ Cross Country Running 370,975 participants Nationally: 25 state high school associations Minnesota has the highest participation rate in  2 Championships  339 participating schools Nationwide, soccer is the fth most popular sport sponsor debate the country. Nationally: 16,218 participating schools  5,421 participants for boys and fourth for girls. 575,628 participants  2 Championships Boys’ Ice Hockey One Act Play Nationally: 13,970 participating schools  274 participating schools Girls’ Fast-pitch Softball Track and eld is the second most popular sport  295 participating schools  212,262 participants  5,589 participants 415 participating schools for boys nationwide and in Minnesota.  3,010 participants  2 Championships  11,215 participants  2 Championships Nationwide, cross country running is the seventh Girls’ Track and Field Nationally: 1,596 participating schools  3 Championships Nationally: 23 state high school associations most popular sport for boys and sixth for girls.  434 participating schools 35,732 participants Nationally: 14,142 participating schools sponsor drama 367,023 participants  15,408 participants Girls’ Dance Team (competitive) Minnesota has the second highest participation  2 Championships Speech  162 participating schools (Jazz) rate in the country. Fast-pitch softball is the fourth most popular sport Nationally: 16,143 participating schools  329 participating schools  3,863 participants for girls in Minnesota. Girls’ Ice Hockey 468,747 participants  5,784 participants  172 participating schools (High Kick)  2 Championships  240 participating schools Boys’ Swimming & Diving Track and eld is currently the most popular sport  4,495 participants Nationally: 26 state high school associations  3,658 participants for girls in Minnesota and nationally.  6 Championships  148 participating schools sponsor speech events  2 Championships  Adapted Softball (Co-ed) Iowa, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, 3,811 participants Girls’ Volleyball Nationally: 600 participating schools  2 Championships  Visual Arts  64 participating schools (CI) Connecticut,Connecticut, Idaho, Utah and Wyoming are the only 452 participating schools 8,833 participants Nationally: 7,001 participating schools   202 participating schools  339 participants other state associations that sponsor girls’ dance team. 14,805 participants Minnesota leads the nation in number of 133,823 participants   3,168 participants  48 participating schools (PI) 3 Championships Football participants. Nationally: Minnesota and Alaska are the only  144 participants Nationally: 15,569 participating schools  433 participating schools (includes 11 and 9 man) 418,903 participants states that sponsor visual arts  2 Championships  Boys’ Lacrosse 25,868 participants Band Nationally: 119 participating schools  6 Championships  71 participating schools Volleyball is currently the second most popular  419 participating schools 1,335 participants Nationally: 14,475 participating schools (11 man  3,021 participants sport for girls in Minnesota. It ranks third for girls’ nationwide.  32,004 participants Minnesota was the rst of ve state high school and 9 man—does not include girls)  1 Championship activity associations to sponsor adapted athletic 1,102,595 participants (includes girls) Nationally: 2,338 participating schools Wrestling Orchestra 100,641 participants programs for students with disabilities. Nationwide, football is the most popular sport for  343 participating schools  218 participating schools  4,058 participants Girls’ Badminton boys. It’s also the activity involving the most student- Girls’ Lacrosse  8,163 participants  3 Championships  19 participating schools athletes in Minnesota.  78 participating schools Vocal Nationally: 10,407 participating schools  654 participants Boys’ Golf  3,108 participants  419 participating schools  1 Championship 272,149 participants Nationally: 447 participating schools  381 participating schools  33,542 participants Nationally: 2,118 participating schools (boys and girls combined)  5,879 participants Cheerleading Nationally: 22 state high school associations 74,993 participants 12,150 participants  3 Championships  235 participating schools sponsor music (boys and girls combined) Nationally: 13,624 participating schools Lacrosse is the 10th most popular sport for girls  3,395 participants Baseball 152,725 participants nationwide.  426 participating schools Nationally, golf ranks in the top 10 most popular Boys’ Alpine Ski Girls’ Swimming & Diving FIVE MOST POPULAR SPORTS IN MINNESOTA sports for boys (9th).  13,322 participants  114 participating schools  194 participating schools 1. Football - 25,861 1. Track & Field - 15,408  3 Championships  981 participants  5,404 participants BOYS GIRLS Girls’ Golf 2. Track & Field - 16,120 2. Volleyball - 14,805 Nationally: 15,908 participating schools  363 participating schools  1 Championship  2 Championships 475,217 participants (includes girls)  4,096 participants Nationally: 552 participating schools Nationally: 7,221 participating schools 3. Basketball - 13,481 3. Basketball - 11,630 Baseball is currently the fourth most popular  3 Championships 5,806 participants 160,456 participants 4. Baseball - 13,322 4. Fast-Pitch Softball - 11,215 sport for boys nationwide. It ranks fourth for students Nationally: 9,667 participating schools Minnesota has the 2nd highest number of Nationwide, swimming and diving is the 10th 5. Soccer - 8,830 5. Soccer - 8,090 in Minnesota. 71,086 participants participants nationally. most popular sport for boys and 8th for girls.