4/1/2015 Minnesota State High School League 2015-2016 CALENDAR AND SITES Sponsored Activity Weeks / Start Dates Tournament Dates Tournament Sites Games FALL Girls’ Tennis 11 / 16* Aug. 17 Oct. 27-30 AA – U of M Baseline Tennis Center, Minneapolis.; A – Reed-Sweatt Family Tennis Center, Minneapolis Soccer 12 / 16 Aug. 17 Oct. 27-29, Nov. 3-5 Quarterfinals – Various school sites; Semifinals and finals, Husky Stadium St. Cloud University; Third Place Selke Field, St. Cloud Cross Country Running 12 / 10 Aug. 17 Nov. 7 St. Olaf College, Northfield Girls’ Volleyball 13 / 17 Aug.17 Nov. 12-14 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Football 15 / 9 Aug. 10** Oct. 29-31; Nov 5-7; Quarterfinals, Semi-finals – Various Minnesota sites; Prep Bowl – TCF Bank Stadium and Nov 13-14 Girls’ Swimming & Diving 14 / 16 Aug 17 Nov. 18-20 (W-F) U of M Aquatic Center, Minneapolis Adapted Soccer 12 / 16 Aug. 31 Nov. 20-21 Stillwater Area High School WINTER Precinct Caucus: Tuesday, March 1, 2016 Debate Jan. 15-16 University of Minnesota Alpine Skiing 14 / 16 Nov. 9 Feb. 10 Giants Ridge, Biwabik Nordic Ski Racing 14 / 16 Nov. 9 Feb. 11 Giants Ridge, Biwabik One Act Play Feb. 11-12 O’Shaughnessy Auditorium, St. Catherine University, St. Paul – Class A (Thur.); Class AA (Fri.) Girls’ Dance Team 17 / 15 Oct. 19 Feb. 12-13 Target Center, Minneapolis Girls’ Hockey 17 / 25 Oct. 26 Feb. 17-20 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul & U of M Ridder Arena, Minneapolis Girls’ Gymnastics 15 / 16 Nov. 9 Feb. 19-20 U of M Sports Pavilion, Minneapolis Wrestling 15 / 18*** Nov. 16 Feb. 25-27 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul Boys’ Hockey 17 / 25 Nov. 9 March 2-5 Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul & U of M Mariucci Arena, Minneapolis Boys’ Swimming & Diving 14 / 16 Nov. 30 March 3-5 U of M Aquatic Center, Minneapolis Boys’ Basketball 18 / 26 Nov. 9 March 9-12 Target Center, Minneapolis; U of M Williams Arena, Minneapolis; Concordia University, St. Paul Adapted Floor Hockey 17 / 22 Nov. 16 March 11-12 Bloomington Jefferson High School Girls’ Basketball 18 / 26 Nov. 16 March 15-19 Target Center, Minneapolis; U of M Mariucci & Williams Arenas, Mpls; Concordia University, St. Paul 42 SPRING Visual Arts TBD by each Region Speech April 15-16 Lakeville North High School – Class A (Fri.); Class AA (Sat.) Music TBD by each Region Adapted Bowling 11 / 16 March 7 May 20 Brunswick Zone, Brooklyn Park Girls’ Badminton 11 / 16 March 7 May 21**** Robotics Jan 9 May 21 U of M Williams Arena, Minneapolis Adapted Softball 13 / 20 March 7 June 3-4 Coon Rapids High School Boys’ Tennis 11 / 16* March 28 June 7–10 AA – U of M Baseline Tennis Center, Minneapolis.; A – Reed-Sweatt Family Tennis Center, Minneapolis Girls’ Softball 13 / 20 March 14 June 9-10 Caswell Park, North Mankato Track & Field/Boys’ & 13 / 14 March 14 June 10-11 Hamline University, St. Paul Girls’ Girls’ Synchronized 14 / 15 March 7 June 11**** Swimming Golf/Boys’ & Girls’ 13 / 16 March 21 June 14-15 AAA – Bunker Hills, Coon Rapids; AA – Ridges at Sand Creek, Jordan; A – Pebble Creek, Becker Lacrosse/Boys’ & Girls 11 / 13 April 4 June 14, 16, 18 Chanhassen & Chaska High Schools Baseball 13 / 20 March 21 June 16-17 ***** Quarterfinals and semi-finals : AAAA – St. Paul CHS Field; AAA - Dick Siebert Field, University of MN, Mpls; AA – Dick Putz & Joe Faber Fields, St. Cloud; A – Athletic Park, Chaska & Mini Met, Jordan. Prep Championship Series will be played at Target Field – Date TBD Clay Target Shooting TBD Minneapolis Gun Club, Prior Lake SUMMER ONE WEEK COACHES NO-CONTACT PERIOD: Saturday, July 2 – Friday, July 8, 2016 * Tennis = 16 contest dates - Number of matches not to exceed 28. ** Football = 1 week of conditioning followed by two weeks of practice; Zero Week conditioning starts Aug. 3, practice starts Aug. 10, 2015 FOOTBALL DATES FOR 2015 AND 2016 ARE TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE *** Wrestling = 18 contest dates - Number of individual matches not to exceed 36 **** Last date for competition Minnesota State High School League 4/1/2015 2016-2018 PROJECTED CALENDARS 2016-2017 2017-2018 Sponsored Activity Weeks/Games Start Dates Tournament Dates Weeks/Games Start Dates Tournament Dates FALL Girls’ Tennis 11 / 16* Aug. 15 Oct. 25-28 11 / 16* Aug. 14 Oct. 24-27 Soccer 12 / 16 Aug. 15 Oct. 25-27; Nov. 1-3 12 / 16 Aug. 14 Oct. 24-26, 30-31 Nov. 2 Cross Country Running 12 / 10 Aug. 15 Nov. 5 12 / 10 Aug. 14 Nov. 4 Girls’ Volleyball 13 / 17 Aug. 15 Nov. 10-12 13 / 17 Aug. 14 Nov. 9-11 Football 15 / 9 Aug. 15 Nov. 10-12; Nov. 17-19; 15 / 9 Aug. 14 Nov. 9-11 and Nov. 16-18 Nov. 25-26 Nov. 24-25 Girls’ Swimming & Diving 14 / 16 Aug. 15 Nov. 16-18 (W-F) 14 / 16 Aug. 14 Nov. 16-18 (Th – S) Adapted Soccer 12 / 16 Aug. 29 Nov. 18-19 12 / 16 Aug. 28 Nov. 17-18 WINTER Precinct Caucus: even years only – First Tues in Feb Debate Jan. 13-14 Jan. 12-13 One Act Play Feb. 9-10 Feb. 8-9 Alpine Skiing 14 / 16 Nov. 14 Feb. 15 14 / 16 Nov. 13 Feb. 14 Nordic Ski Racing 14 / 16 Nov. 14 Feb. 16 14 / 16 Nov. 13 Feb. 15 Girls’ Dance Team 17 / 15 Oct. 24 Feb. 17-18 17 / 15 Oct. 23 Feb. 16-17 Girls’ Hockey 17 / 25 Oct. 31 Feb. 22-25 17 / 25 Oct. 30 Feb. 21-24 Girls’ Gymnastics 15 / 16 Nov. 14 Feb. 24-25 15 / 16 Nov. 13 Feb. 23-24 Wrestling 15 / 18*** Nov. 21 March 2-4 15 / 18*** Nov. 20 March 1-3 Boys’ Swimming & Diving 14 / 16 Nov. 28 March 2-4 14 / 16 Nov. 27 March 1-3 Boys’ Hockey 17 / 25 Nov. 14 March 8-11 17 / 25 Nov. 13 March 7-10 Girls’ Basketball 18 / 26 Nov. 14 March 14-18 18 / 26 Nov. 13 March 13-17 43 43 Adapted Floor Hockey 17 / 22 Nov. 21 March 17-18 17 / 22 Nov. 20 March 16-17 Boys’ Basketball 18 / 26 Nov. 21 March 22-25 18 / 26 Nov. 20 March 21-24 SPRING Visual Arts TBD by each Region Speech April 21-22 April 20-21 Music TBD by each Region Adapted Bowling 11 / 16 March 6 May 19 11 / 16 March 5 May 18 Girls’ Badminton 11 / 16 March 6 May 20**** 11 / 16 March 5 May 19 Robotics TBD TBD Adapted Softball 13 / 20 March 6 June 2-3 13 / 20 March 5 June 1-2 Boys’ Tennis 11 / 16* March 27 June 6-9 11 / 16* March 26 June 5-8 Girls’ Softball 13 / 20 March 13 June 8-9 13 / 20 March 12 June 7-8 Track & Field/Boys’ & Girls’ 13 / 14 March 13 June 9-10 13 / 14 March 12 June 8-9 Girls’ Synchronized 14 / 15 March 6 June 10 14 / 15 March 5 June 9 Swimming Golf/ Boys’ & Girls’ 13 / 16 March 20 June 13-14 13 / 16 March 19 June 12-13 Lacrosse/Boys’ & Girls’ 11 / 13 April 3 June 13, 15, 17 11 / 13 April 2 June 12, 14, 16 Baseball 13 / 20 March 20 June 15-16 13 / 20 March 19 June 14-15 Clay Target Shooting TBD TBD SUMMER ONE WEEK COACHES NO-CONTACT PERIOD Saturday July 1 – Friday, July 7, 2017 Saturday June 30- Friday July 6, 2018 * Tennis = 16 contest dates - Number of matches not to exceed 28. ** Football = 1 week of conditioning followed by two weeks of practice; Zero Week conditioning starts Aug. 1, practice starts Aug. 8, 2016 FOOTBALL DATES FOR 2016 ARE TENTATIVE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE *** Wrestling = 18 contest dates - Number of individual matches not to exceed 36 **** Last date for competition ***** Prep Championship Series date dependent on availability of Target Field .