star of the north games

Athletes young and old will be in St. Cloud over the next two weekends for the 26th annual Star of the North Games.

Rochester will host the 25th anniversary Star of the North Games next year. Minnesota's annual Olympic-style amateur sports festival will be held June 15-24, 2012.

Saturday was a great day for soccer.  And these girls competed in the Minnesota Star of the North Games at Whitney Park in St. Cloud.  

This is the second weekend for the Star of the North Games in St. Cloud. Besides athletes playing in a variety of sports like LaCross and soccer, some Olympic athletes will also be in town. Saturday's event is at 7:00 p.m. at St. Cloud State's Halenbeck Hall Fitness Center.

Athletes from every corner of Minnesota will converge on the St. Cloud area over the next two weekends. The annual Star of the North Games expect over 5,000 participants over the two weekends.

It's St. Cloud's turn to host the Star of the North games this year and organizers are hoping to attract more than 4,000 participants.