03/14/2026
It’s Championship Saturday at the Minnesota State High School League Girls Basketball State Tournament! 🏀🏀
Did you know Redwood Falls High School was part of the very beginning of girls state tournament history?
In 1976, during the very first official MSHSL girls basketball state tournament, Redwood Falls won the Class A State Championship, making the Cardinals the inaugural Class A state champions!
The original 1976 State Tournament program:
https://www.mshsl.org/sites/default/files/2026-03/1976-girls-basketball-souvenir-program.pdf
And read more from the MSHSL about the early days of the girls state tournament:
https://www.mshsl.org/about/news/tournament-news/girls-basketball-1970s-first-official-mshsl-state-tournaments
Tell us your memories as we celebrate these athletes and their accomplishments!