Southwest High School is the Premiere High School in Minneapolis offering the best in academics, arts, and athletics.

Southwest was Recently Ranked the #1 academic school in the state of Minnesota by The “Washington Post”

Southwest also gets it done in athletics—

Offering 78 programs in 31 sports

Yearly winning 2/3^rds of all MPS City-Conference Titles

The Laker Athletes combined for a sport-wide GPA of 3.35 in 2011

·      Girls Nordic was the 2011 GPA Champion with a 3.89 Varsity Team GPA

·      Southwest wins section academic awards in every sport that it is offered

2010-11             State Girls High Jump Champion –Tatyana Pashibin

                                    -Runner Up in Triple Jump

                        3^rd Place in boys Triple Jump- Evan Gray            

            2011 -12            3^rd Place Boys State Soccer Game

            2011                  2^nd Place Boys Nordic State Meet

            2011                 4^th Place Girls Nordic State Meet

Southwest also has a proud history with 23 state championships.  More then any other Minneapolis Public School.  The most talked about of all is the 1970 State Hockey Championship. The hockey team in 1970 was coached by, the Legendary, Dave Peterson.  He later moved on to coach 2 USA Olympic Teams. 

Southwest also has a great tradition in Running, both in cross-country and track & field under 2 other legendary coaches Al Halley and Bob Hoisington, they combined for 31 state appearances and 19 state titles.

Southwest has high quality athletic facilities—

·      The Southwest Stadium is one of the best in the City-Conference, with seating for 2000+ 

·      Track Surface was Replaced in 2011

·      On-Site Gymnastics Gym

·      2 batting cages

·      Dedicated Fitness Center with separate Cardio Room

·      2 Athletic Gymnasiums with a spectator gym that seats 1400+

·      Just completed an overhauled Pool with Diving area. 

o   The only competitive pool in MPS Schools.

o   Newly added is new spectator seating

o   New sound system

o   Remodeled locker rooms

o   New state of the art water and air handling systems

·      Separate Varsity and JV Tennis Facilities

·      Wrestling Room

·      Dance Studio

·      Multiple Parks within walking distance for soccer, baseball, and softball practice/games.

Dedicated coaches that run additional summer camps and clinics to assist athletes with their skills

Please contact coaches, or the athletic office for any additional information about any of the great programs offered at Southwest High School

2011-2012 Athletic Form Information

You will need a updated MSHSL Packet & Emergency informantion sheet and a physical newer from more recent then June-2009.  All forms can be downloaded at the bottom of this page. 

Participation fee's are

$100 for football

$90 for hockey

$60.00 Basketball, wrestling, gymnastics, dance team, boys swim & dive, nordic skiing.

Alpine Ski is a club and their information is up-to-date on the MAST website.

For Coach Information visit the MSHSL website or click on the Coach Information tab in the sidebar.

If you need aditional info contact:

Ryan Lamberty
Athletic Director
Ryan.Lamberty@mpls.k12.mn.us
Phone: 612.668.3035

Fax: 612.668.3075

2011-2012 Student Athlete Pass:
$30.00 for all regular season home contests. Stop in athletic office for more information.  Will be printed on backside of student ID and allow access to all home events. (sectional contests not included)

Conference Game Passes:
10 punch conference game passes,
Good at Minneapolis City-Conference
Events home or away:

Adults: $40
Students: $25

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