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Edina state champion Megan Phillip excels with family diving genes
By Ron Haggstrom, Star Tribune 09/16/2019, 3:24pm CDT
The senior, whose parents and two older brothers are divers, has her sights set on becoming the second diver in Minnesota history to win four state titles.
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Edina state champion Megan Phillip excels with family diving genes
By Ron Haggstrom, Star Tribune 09/16/2019, 3:24pm CDT
The senior, whose parents and two older brothers are divers, has her sights set on becoming the second diver in Minnesota history to win four state titles.
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Girls' swimming preview: Champs Edina, Visitation to be tested by runners-up Minnetonka, Hutchinson
By Ron Haggstrom, Star Tribune 09/03/2019, 3:49pm CDT
The Hornets are seeking their fourth consecutive title in Class 2A while Visitation is after No. 7 in a row.
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Hayden Zheng, Star Tribune Metro Boys' Swimmer of the Year
By JACK WARRICK, Special to the Star Tribune 04/01/2019, 4:44pm CDT
The sophomore, already a defending champion in the 100-yard breaststroke, set a state record in winning the title again.
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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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Edina state champion Megan Phillip excels with family diving genes
By Ron Haggstrom, Star Tribune 09/16/2019, 3:24pm CDT
The senior, whose parents and two older brothers are divers, has her sights set on becoming the second diver in Minnesota history to win four state titles.
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Girls' swimming preview: Champs Edina, Visitation to be tested by runners-up Minnetonka, Hutchinson
By Ron Haggstrom, Star Tribune 09/03/2019, 3:49pm CDT
The Hornets are seeking their fourth consecutive title in Class 2A while Visitation is after No. 7 in a row.
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Hayden Zheng, Star Tribune Metro Boys' Swimmer of the Year
By JACK WARRICK, Special to the Star Tribune 04/01/2019, 4:44pm CDT
The sophomore, already a defending champion in the 100-yard breaststroke, set a state record in winning the title again.
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Peter Larson, with four gold medals, leads Edina to swimming state title
By HEATHER RULE, Special to the Star Tribune 03/02/2019, 10:44pm CST
The Hornets won events — all freestyle races — and scored points in all but two events to earn 268 total points Saturday to win the Class 2A championship.
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Breck/Blake wins third consecutive 1A boys' swimming championship
By HEATHER RULE, Special to the Star Tribune 03/02/2019, 5:28pm CST
The team got points in every event, with three individual victories and a sweep of all three relays.
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Blake/Breck senior Anderson Breazeale has a hand in two 1A records at prelims
By Joel Rippel, Star Tribune 03/01/2019, 10:13pm CST
Breazeale set a record in the 100-yard backstroke (48.57 seconds). He also teamed with James Pan, Spencer Pruett and Dylan Brown to set a record of 1:32.43 in 200 medley relay.
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Prior Lake's Sean Dwyer hopes to make another splash at state meet
By Jack Warrick, Special to the Star Tribune 02/27/2019, 4:12pm CST
He’s among the favorites in the two races in the Class 2A meet, including the 500-yard freestyle that he won last year.
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Megan Phillip, Star Tribune metro athlete of the year in girls' swimming
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 12/17/2018, 1:56pm CST
The Edina junior won her third consecutive diving state title while competing with a broken right ankle.
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Boys' swimming preview: Top athletes to watch, story lines
By Star Tribune 12/11/2018, 2:45pm CST
An early-in-the-year look at who's set to stand out in 2018-19.
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Jake Svihel, Star Tribune Metro Wrestler of the Year
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Kaarl Damberg, Star Tribune Metro Boys' Alpine Skier of the Year
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 04/01/2019, 4:50pm CDT
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Peter Moore, Star Tribune Metro Boys' Nordic Skier of the Year
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Mara McCollor, Star Tribune Metro Girls' Nordic Skier of the Year
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Chaney Neu, Star Tribune Metro Gymnast of the Year
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Champlin Park's Chaney Neu scores first perfect 10 in state meet history
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