Strib staff writer David La Vaque and editor Paul Klauda take up section matchups in girls' hockey and wrestling pitting the two top-ranked teams, not to mention other state titles being won this week.
Jim Paulsen and David La Vaque talk about an unusual football signing class, a jersey retired in St. Paul, three-point sharpshooters, the timing of the ski season and a wrestling match like no other.
By David La Vaque, Star Tribune11/12/2018, 4:33pm CST
A 25th anniversary state tournament will cap off the 2018-2019 campaign, which is in its second week of games even as most winter sports are barely getting started.
By David La Vaque, Star Tribune11/08/2018, 5:08pm CST
The showcase game in St. Paul, reminiscent of a series played about 30 years ago, is expected to help players boost their profiles before pro and college scouts.
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune08/07/2018, 1:00pm CDT
From 1929 to 1939, the Meadowlarks played 94 games of six-on-six basketball and never lost. Usually, it wasn't close. Opponents 'were afraid to play us,' said Beulah Ankeny, 99.
In the latest Talking Preps, the Star Tribune's David La Vaque and Jim Paulsen hold court on the recent rejection of a basketball shot clock -- remember that wacky Hopkins-Shakopee game? -- and preview state softball and track and field competition.
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune09/11/2018, 2:45pm CDT
Matt McCollister just wanted to do a little something, perhaps conduct a basketball clinic or two in Africa. What happened was beyond anything he could have imagined.
In the latest Talking Preps, the Star Tribune's David La Vaque and Jim Paulsen hold court on the recent rejection of a basketball shot clock -- remember that wacky Hopkins-Shakopee game? -- and preview state softball and track and field competition.
By David La Vaque, Star Tribune10/12/2018, 1:42pm CDT
Thirty-one years after Linda Wallenhorst’s medley relay team set a still-untested mark, her daughter, Elsie Groebner, joined the leaderboard at the same middle school pool.
