A guide for parents looking to buy a home based on which high schools have the best sports programs in Dakota County Minnesota for their student athletes.
While some people will think it’s ludicrous, many parents of high school athletes go to extreme means to get their student athletes into the right school boundary area in order for them to be on just the right high school team. For some that means getting into the best programs with the teams that have the best chance of winning. For others, it may be better to be at a program that is less competitive to allow for more playing time.
One thing to keep in mind, the reason that many of these programs are competitive is that their respective Athletic Associations have built up the athletes through their Kindergarten-8th grade years to get them ready to compete at the high school level.
This article examines the schools in the Lake Conference that are in Dakota County to identify which athletic programs have had the most success over the past 3 years.
| Sport | Top Schools past 3 years |
| Alpine Skiing – Boys | Lakeville North |
| Alpine Skiing – Girls | Lakeville South |
| Baseball | Lakeville North, Eastview, Burnsville, Apple Valley |
| Basketball – Boys | Lakeville North, Eastview, Burnsville |
| Basketball – Girls | Eastview, Lakeville North |
| Football | Lakeville North, Eastview, Rosemount, Lakeville South |
| Hockey – Boys | Eagan, Burnsville, Eastview, Rosemount |
| Hockey – Girls | Eagan, Eastview, Burnsville |
| Soccer – Boys | Apple Valley, Eagan, Lakeville North |
| Softball | Eagan, Burnsville, Rosemount |
| Volleyball | Eastview, Lakeville North, Burnsville |
| Wrestling | Apple Valley, Eagan, Rosemount |
Resources
- Game Face MN – The Star Tribunes high school news/scores/standing site
- Minnesota State High School League – Has information on each sport including detailed yearbooks and record books going back to the beginning of each sport’s history in MN
- Lake Conference Website – Not much in the way of scores/standings but there are upcoming schedules and prior year all-conference and honorable mention awards listed (keep in mind that all of these schools are leaving the Lake Conference next year to form the South Suburban Conference)
