John Marshall High School (Minnesota) - Athletics

Athletics

Rochester John Marshall is a member of the Big Nine Conference. John Marshall Athletics have a rich history of success. The John Marshall's Boy's hockey team holds the distinction of being the only hockey team from the Big 9 to ever win the Minnesota State Hockey Tournament. Many consider the 1977 State Champion team to be one of the most shocking victories in tournament history. No team from below the greater Twin Cities metro area had ever made a legitimate run at the State Title. They were also runners-up in the State Tournament in 1979 as well as 1989. The school also has a rich tradition of victory on the gridiron. In 1997 former head football coach John Drews was inducted into the Minnesota High School Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame. The school won State Championships in 1973 & 1974, was runner up in 1993 as well as a State Semi-Finalist in 2001. John Marshall has made 13 appearances in the State Tournament. The football team has won 27 Big Nine Championships. Football competes in Section 1AAAAA at the state level. They were Section 1AAAAA champions in 1993,1996,1998,2000,2001 and 2004. The team they beat for the Section 1AAAAA title in 2004 was their crosstown rival Century High School. The Score was 20-19. In recent years JM's baseball program has excelled, often ranked among the best in the state. In 2008 they were Big Nine champions and section 1AAA Champions making a well-deserved state appearance. They ended the season with an overall record of 24-4.

John Marshall has always had a great intracity rivalry with Rochester Mayo High School. With the building of Century High School in 1997 a new rivalry was born. The Century vs. John Marshall rivalry has been taken to new levels, most recently when Fox Sports North broadcast a hockey game as part of their High School Hockey showcase program.

John Marshall, once the lowest ranked swim/dive team in the Big Nine Conference, went on to win sections and Big Nine in 2008, overturning Faribault's long-standing Big Nine championship title run.