Congratulations to the 2025-26 Saint Peter Saints boys basketball team for being named as Minnesota State Class AAA Academic Team and Section 2AAA Academic Team champions for this past season. The award is sponsored by the Minnesota State High School Boys Basketball Coaches Association.
(SHOWN ABOVE) Members of the 2025-26 Saints' boys basketball team includes: front row (l to r), Ashton Guida, Alex Korir, Isaiah Homrighausen, Colton Loken, Ethan Potts, Carter Wills, Kalvin Barfknecht, Owen Potts; back row, assistant coach Aiden Sindelir, manager Ramiro Alcantara Alvarez, Ian Wills, Carter Dale, Owen Matejcek, Omari Ahmed, Parker Maloney, Finley Olson, and assistant coach Jared Baron; back row, assistant coach Ethan Sindelir, assistant coach Derek Homrighausen, manager Joe Dorow, Kyler Link, Thomas Johnson, Sean Wills, Gus Hulsebus, and head coach Sean Keating.
The Saints, which recently finished the regular season as Section 2AAA runner-up after an 18-10 campaign, had a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.95 at the varsity level. This is the just the second time the Saints’ boys have won the Section 2AAA academic award and the first state academic team champion award during Coach Sean Keating’s 13-year coaching career at SPHS
“It really goes to show that our kids are the definition of student-athletes,” Keating said. “They take challenging classes, put their schoolwork first, and it speaks to their character and discipline. They are fortunate to have such amazing teachers and support from their parents at home who emphasize the importance of academics.”
This is the second winter sports team this season that is affiliated with SPHS, to be named state academic champions. The Minnesota River Bulldogs girls’ hockey was named Class A state academic champions for that sport back in late February.
See the list below for each of the four class MN State Boys Basketball Academic Team champions as well as each of the section champions in all four classes.