MAYO HIGH SCHOOL

The Spartans return four state qualifiers and will be competing with Northfield and Faribault for a Section 1AAA championship this season. Panthers coach Joel Messick and JM coach Frank Galvan are also eager to see what the season brings for their improving programs.

Dover-Eyota's Gavin Gust, who won a state title last season, and Kasson-Mantorville's Cole Glazier, a St. Cloud State University commit and two-time top three state finisher, are among the top wrestlers in southeastern Minnesota this winter.

Isaiah Hanson, who is a triplet, has hopes of following in the family footsteps and becoming a doctor. But he is also looking forward to having a stellar senior season for the Mayo boys basketball team.

The Big Nine Conference race could be wide open this season, but are Century, John Marshall or Mayo going to be able to creep into title contention?

Riley Macon, a 2012 Mayo High School grad, is the cross country coach at MIT, one of the toughest academic institutions in the world. As a first-year head coach, he guided the men's team to a Division III national title.

The Spartans, Panthers and Rockets are all enjoying the new gymnastics space at Friedell Middle School and are ready for another season of improvement.

Rochester native Jim Johannson was inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Wednesday night at the RiverCentre in St. Paul, nearly five years after he passed away at age 53. Johannson was a two-time Olympian and a USA Hockey executive for nearly 20 years.

Mayo hosted Winona for a girls basketball game on Thursday, Dec. 1, 2022.

Jim Johannson, a 1982 Rochester Mayo graduate, was a two-time Olympian, an NCAA national champion and was the assistant executive director of USA Hockey when he died in January of 2018. Johannson left a lasting impression through his work with more than a dozen USA national teams. Wednesday, he was inducted into the United States Hockey Hall of Fame during a ceremony at the RiverCentre in St. Paul.