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Top girls', boys' Nordic skiers and teams to watch on the Minnesota high school scene
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 01/12/2021, 6:15pm CST
Meets will be duals and triangulars only but the possibility of a state meet exists, even with COVID-19 guidelines limiting fans.
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Top girls', boys' Nordic skiers and teams to watch on the Minnesota high school scene
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 01/12/2021, 6:15pm CST
Meets will be duals and triangulars only but the possibility of a state meet exists, even with COVID-19 guidelines limiting fans.
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Top Minnesota boys' and girls' Alpine skiers, teams to watch in shortened 2021 season
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 01/12/2021, 5:45pm CST
Competition resumes as soon as Thursday with COVID-19 restrictions on fans and the possibility of having state meets.
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Star Tribune All-Metro Sports Awards roll out June 15-19
By Star Tribune 06/15/2020, 3:30pm CDT
Without a banquet this month, the show goes on with daily reveals of 10 top honors for performances in the 2019-20 season.
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Top girls', boys' Nordic skiers and teams to watch on the Minnesota high school scene
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 01/12/2021, 6:15pm CST
Meets will be duals and triangulars only but the possibility of a state meet exists, even with COVID-19 guidelines limiting fans.
Read More

Top Minnesota boys' and girls' Alpine skiers, teams to watch in shortened 2021 season
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 01/12/2021, 5:45pm CST
Competition resumes as soon as Thursday with COVID-19 restrictions on fans and the possibility of having state meets.
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Star Tribune All-Metro Sports Awards roll out June 15-19
By Star Tribune 06/15/2020, 3:30pm CDT
Without a banquet this month, the show goes on with daily reveals of 10 top honors for performances in the 2019-20 season.
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Minnesota high school league sets summer plans despite hazy fall outlook
By David La Vaque and Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune staff writers 06/03/2020, 9:15am CDT
ADs, coaches, athletes, parents have questions; answers few.
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Whether winless or in last place, dignity comes out on top for three Minnesota prep athletes
By David La Vaque, Star Tribune 04/20/2020, 10:30am CDT
A trio of prep athletes rise above fates that are dealt early.
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Molly Moening is the Star Tribune Metro Girls' Nordic Skier of the Year
By Star Tribune 03/30/2020, 5:16pm CDT
The St. Paul Highland Park sophomore won the individual state title and helped her team to its first state championship.
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Henry Snider is the Star Tribune Metro Boys' Nordic Skier of the Year
By Star Tribune 03/30/2020, 5:11pm CDT
The Mounds Park Academy senior knew from experience how to make up a gap in the second race of the state meet.
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Luke Conway is the Star Tribune Metro Boys' Alpine Skier of the Year
By Star Tribune 03/30/2020, 5:02pm CDT
The Minneapolis Washburn senior had the perfect motivation this season after three earlier tries.
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Sophia Palmquist is the Star Tribune Metro Girls' Alpine Skier of the Year
By Star Tribune 03/30/2020, 4:23pm CDT
It didn't take the eighth-grader long to make an impact at her first Alpine skiing state meet in February.
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Girls' Hockey

Future Ivy Leaguers, Gopher set the tone for Star Tribune preseason all-metro dream team
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 01/13/2021, 5:45pm CST
Along with 10 more players to watch, an early-in-the-year look at who's set to stand out between now and, let's hope, a state tournament.
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Normal or not, Minnesota high school hockey masked up, ready to play and in a ‘happy place’
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 01/13/2021, 4:30pm CST
An 18-game schedule and the hope of a state tournament greet players and coaches as games begin Thursday.
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Avery Cheeseman of Minneapolis Washburn kept her mind and body active with her sport stuck on pause.

Artistic talents fill downtime for Minneapolis girls’ hockey player
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 01/04/2021, 11:45pm CST
When she wasn’t involved in hockey training, Avery Cheeseman made earrings, wrote short stories and dabbled in poetry.
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Boys' Hockey

Winter games open with masks and sighs of relief to be back
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 01/15/2021, 9:45am CST
Parking lots replaced locker rooms but after a six-week delay, more than 400 hockey and basketball teams finally got to play.
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As first puck drop nears, meet the Star Tribune preseason all-metro dream team
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 01/13/2021, 4:45pm CST
An early look at who figures to be in the discussion among top players this season, along with10 more to watch.
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Normal or not, Minnesota high school hockey masked up, ready to play and in a ‘happy place’
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 01/13/2021, 4:30pm CST
An 18-game schedule and the hope of a state tournament greet players and coaches as games begin Thursday.
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Girls' Basketball

SuperPreps 365: Ranking the top 10 girls’ basketball players in Minnesota
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 10/28/2020, 6:45pm CDT
Plus Lindsay Whalen’s attempt to close borders in recruiting is starting to pay off.
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Tara Starks named girls’ basketball coach at Hopkins
By Star Tribune 08/17/2020, 12:15pm CDT
Starks, an AAU coach who mentored Royals superstar Paige Bueckers, also has more than a decade of coaching experience at Minneapolis North.
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Farmington's Sophie Hart announces she's headed to North Carolina State
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 07/15/2020, 11:00am CDT
The 6-4 senior is the top-rated state recruit in the girls' basketball class of 2021.
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Boys' Basketball

Chaska opens season with 67-49 victory over Cooper
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 01/15/2021, 10:30pm CST
Chaska’s Spencer Goetz shined in a long-awaited season opener.
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Mounds View dispatches Cretin-Derham Hall to win season opener
By Ben Grundhauser, SportsEngine 01/15/2021, 5:00pm CST
Kobe Kirk powered the Mustangs to victory with 20 points, including a game-high four three-pointers.
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With hockey, basketball set to resume, masks are taking a bit to get used to
By DAVID LA VAQUE, RON HAGGSTROM and JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 01/07/2021, 7:15pm CST
They're not required during wrestling competitions. But athletes and coaches, grateful to be playing, are finding ways to cope with a new reality.
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Wrestling

Wrestler Reid Ballantyne of Stillwater leads Metro Athletes of the Week for Feb. 24-29
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 03/02/2020, 5:30pm CST
Also recognized: Derrick Cardinal (Forest Lake wrestling), Soren Dunn (Eden Prairie swimming), P.J. Hayes (Waconia basketball), Lauren Jensen (Lakeville North basketball), Anna Olson (Monticello basketball), and Annika Stewart (Wayzata basketball)
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Final 2020 metro wrestling honor roll
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 02/03/2020, 5:15pm CST
Updated through Sunday, Feb. 9
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Shakopee wrestler Ben Lunn leads metro Athletes of the Week for Dec. 30-Jan. 4
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 01/06/2020, 3:00pm CST
Also recognized: Nadia Abid (Maple Grove gymnastics), Mallory Brake (Hastings basketball), Adelaide Burton (Blake hockey), Adrik Kraftson (Stillwater Nordic skiing), Jordan Parent (Forest Lake Nordic skiing) and Simeon Sharp (St. Paul Harding basketball).
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Gymnastics

Final 2020 metro gymnastics honor roll
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 02/10/2020, 5:45pm CST
Top individual scores through Saturday, Feb. 8
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Norwegian talent bolsters defending gymnastics state champ Stillwater
By Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune 02/21/2019, 3:42pm CST
Ida Bjoerklund, spending a year studying in the U.S., has brought her elite-level skill and training to the Ponies, seeking another Class 2A team title on Friday.
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2019 metro gymnastics honor roll - FINAL
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 02/11/2019, 5:00pm CST
Through Sunday, Feb. 10
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Swimming & Diving

Ten top Minnesota boys’ swimmers to watch as season gets underway
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 01/12/2021, 5:00pm CST
Meets can be held starting Thursday, with swimmers among those not required to wear masks while competing.
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Swimming season tested Edina’s Keegan Duffy, even before the pandemic
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 01/05/2021, 12:15am CST
The standout proved his determination over the past two years after suffering a back injury while strength training over the summer.
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Hutchinson’s Grace Hanson caps trying season as Star Tribune Metro Girls’ Swimmer of the Year
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 12/14/2020, 1:30pm CST
The junior earned All-America consideration after a section meet performance that included winning times in two individual events and two relays that were the fastest in each respective event in Class 1A.
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