Jason Feldman

A resurgent 9-Player team, a rematch of a section final, and a look at the remaining local unbeatens highlight this week's Storylines. Plus, the first intra-city game this year in Rochester is on tap.

Former Kasson-Mantorville multi-sport star Matt Donovan remains in a medically induced coma, but his family noted in recent days that he has taken small steps in his recovery from a brain injury.

Luke Roth has picked up where his older brother Will left off, along the Lourdes Eagles' offensive and defensive lines. He helped the Eagles soar to a 20-point win against St. Charles on Friday.

La Crescent-Hokah earned a tug-at-the-heartstrings win, a Rochester running back dominated a rivalry game, Stewartville's QB keeps getting better, and more in this week's '5 Thoughts from Friday.'

Friday could be 'Moving Day' in the 9-Player football standings, and it could be 'Moving Day' for a local traveling trophy. Plus, a new co-op is off to a strong start.

The playoff picture in southeastern Minnesota football will clear up a bit this week, especially in two sections that have logjams at the top. Also, a traveling trophy is back up for grabs.

Local unbeaten teams hope to stay that way, while nearly every local section features matchups with implications for playoff seeding. Plus, we look at the matchups for Rochester teams in Week 7.

Olympic hockey gold medalist Taylor Fox is expected to be on a U.S. Women's National Team that will again challenge for gold at the upcoming 2026 Women's World Championships in Denmark.

After losses by two teams in our top 10 last week, some shuffling in the bottom half of the southeastern Minnesota High School Football Power Rankings has occurred this week, ahead of the playoffs.

Recent history, including some of the results from the 2026 regular season, suggests there is plenty of reason to believe that the top seeds in local section football playoffs won't have easy paths.