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Meet the Metro Girls’ Nordic Skier of the Year: Sydney Drevlow of Hopkins
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 04/14/2022, 2:15pm CDT
A freshman, she positioned herself to be the one chased after she excelled as a chaser at the state championships.
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Meet the Metro Girls’ Nordic Skier of the Year: Sydney Drevlow of Hopkins
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 04/14/2022, 2:15pm CDT
A freshman, she positioned herself to be the one chased after she excelled as a chaser at the state championships.
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Meet the Metro Boys’ Nordic Skier of the Year: Minneapolis Southwest’s Cooper Camp
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 04/14/2022, 2:00pm CDT
At his best, he won the individual pursuit state championship, and his teammates landed a title, too.
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Meet the Metro Girls’ Alpine Skier of the Year: Grace Torgeson of Minnehaha Academy
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 04/14/2022, 2:00pm CDT
A timely lesson and three years of improvement led to a second-place finish at the state meet.
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Star Tribune Athletes of the Week returns for the fall season
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 09/03/2019, 11:45am CDT
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Meet the Metro Girls’ Nordic Skier of the Year: Sydney Drevlow of Hopkins
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 04/14/2022, 2:15pm CDT
A freshman, she positioned herself to be the one chased after she excelled as a chaser at the state championships.
Read More

Meet the Metro Boys’ Nordic Skier of the Year: Minneapolis Southwest’s Cooper Camp
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 04/14/2022, 2:00pm CDT
At his best, he won the individual pursuit state championship, and his teammates landed a title, too.
Read More

Meet the Metro Girls’ Alpine Skier of the Year: Grace Torgeson of Minnehaha Academy
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 04/14/2022, 2:00pm CDT
A timely lesson and three years of improvement led to a second-place finish at the state meet.
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Meet the Metro Boys’ Alpine Skier of the Year: Adam Berghult of Edina
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 04/14/2022, 1:15pm CDT
A state title his senior year came after an unwelcome result as a junior that led to a change in mind-set.
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Hopkins’ Sydney Drevlow wins the girls’ Nordic title; Southwest’s Cooper Camp is boys' champ
By Christa Lawler, Star Tribune 02/17/2022, 6:45pm CST
The Southwest boys also won the team title and the sprint relay. Highland Park was the girls’ team champion, and Duluth East won the girls’ sprint relay.
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Lauren Carlson, Adam Berghult go downhill fastest, become winter sports season’s first champions
By Christa Lawler, Star Tribune 02/16/2022, 7:15pm CST
Carlson, of Duluth East, won the girls’ Alpine title, Berghult, of Edina, won among boys, and Minnetonka took both team titles.
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The challenge deepens as St. Paul Highland Park’s Molly Moening seeks another title
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 02/16/2022, 5:45pm CST
She stands third going into the second leg as she pursues her third consecutive Nordic skiing state championship.
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Finding inspiration in Beijing, Molly Moening seeks third consecutive Nordic skiing title
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 02/14/2022, 5:15pm CST
A senior from St. Paul Highland Park, she would join Olympian Jessie Diggins among three-time winners.
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A rare pair: Isak and Margo Nightingale succeed on both the Nordic trail and the Alpine hill
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 01/24/2022, 2:45pm CST
The Mounds Park Academy siblings compete well in each of the skiing divisions offered by the Minnesota State High School League.
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Girls' Hockey

Blake seniors sometimes share the ice, always share hockey and life bonds
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 11/08/2022, 7:00am CST
Girls’ hockey players Sam Broz, Suzy Higuchi and Ellie Morrison, on the same line or not, have courage in common.
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Goalies Hailey Hansen of Blaine, Sedona Blair of Holy Family set to challenge champs
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 11/08/2022, 6:45am CST
Hansen and Blair pose threats in the nets to traditional Class 2A section powers Andover and Minnetonka.
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Meet the girls’ hockey preseason Dream Team
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 11/08/2022, 6:15am CST
Five seniors, all committed to playing in college, and an undecided junior made the list. Also, 15 more players to watch.
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Boys' Hockey

Five story lines to dwell on as the season begins
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 11/21/2022, 3:30pm CST
Find out about coaches on the move (and players, too), teams on the rise and games not to miss.
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Meet the Star Tribune preseason Dream Team
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 11/21/2022, 3:30pm CST
They’re five skaters and a goalie, and keep going for a list of 15 other players to watch.
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Mentor movement: 10 coaching changes that will impact hockey season
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 10/05/2022, 9:45am CDT
Offseason moves involve high-profile teams and top-level leaders.
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Girls' Basketball

2022-23 preview: A coach drawn back, a league loaded, a day not to miss
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 11/22/2022, 10:30am CST
Brian Cosgriff re-emerges at Minnetonka, part of the stacked Lake Conference. Also, outstate standouts get their day in the metro.
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The Dream Team, five players with big plans,10 to watch
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 11/22/2022, 10:15am CST
They’re headed to prominent college programs, and so are some of the extra 10.
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Introducing the preseason Metro Top 10
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 11/22/2022, 10:00am CST
It all starts with Hopkins, and half of the teams come from one conference.
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Boys' Basketball

Coach Larry McKenzie is back in the game
By KEVIN BERTELS, Star Tribune 11/15/2022, 7:45am CST
A Hall of Famer as a head coach, he’ll be on the Park Center boys’ basketball staff as as assistant in the coming season.
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Speedup tactic: Lake Conference goes to shot clock a year early
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 10/07/2022, 11:00am CDT
The rest of the state is set to make the switch in 2023-24, but Lake coaches voted for change now.
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DeLaSalle promotes longtime assistant Todd Anderson to head coach of its vaunted program
By KEVIN BERTELS, Star Tribune 07/28/2022, 12:30pm CDT
It’s Anderson’s 25th year with the team, winner of seven state championships since 2012.
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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

Visitation advances 17 swimmers, three relay teams to girls’ state meet finals
By JOEL RIPPEL, Star Tribune 11/19/2021, 10:45pm CST
Delano junior Emma Kern set a state meet record in the 100 backstroke.
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Familiar names dot girls' state swimming and diving meet
By JOEL RIPPEL, Star Tribune 11/17/2021, 7:45pm CST
Minnetonka in Class 2A and Visitation in Class 1A are favored but those teams have plenty of company.
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A look at the girls' swimming and diving season
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 09/07/2021, 7:15pm CDT
Minnetonka aims for stability amid tough competition in the Lake.
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