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Every detail is in order for Minnetonka to win Class 2A girls' swimming title

By HEATHER RULE, Special to the Star Tribune 11/20/2021, 11:00pm CST

The Skippers dethroned Edina, riding their depth to a runaway victory in the pool.

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Every detail is in order for Minnetonka to win Class 2A girls' swimming title
By HEATHER RULE, Special to the Star Tribune 11/20/2021, 11:00pm CST
The Skippers dethroned Edina, riding their depth to a runaway victory in the pool.
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Class 1A: Two more records for Hutchinson’s Hanson; Visitation wins eight titles in a row
By HEATHER RULE, Special to the Star Tribune 11/20/2021, 5:30pm CST
Hutchinson senior Grace Hanson even surprised herself by her performances in the 50 and 100 free.
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Minnetonka girls looking to end state championship drought
By JOEL RIPPEL, Star Tribune 11/19/2021, 10:45pm CST
The Skippers sent 17 individuals and all three relays into the finals.
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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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Every detail is in order for Minnetonka to win Class 2A girls' swimming title
By HEATHER RULE, Special to the Star Tribune 11/20/2021, 11:00pm CST
The Skippers dethroned Edina, riding their depth to a runaway victory in the pool.
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Class 1A: Two more records for Hutchinson’s Hanson; Visitation wins eight titles in a row
By HEATHER RULE, Special to the Star Tribune 11/20/2021, 5:30pm CST
Hutchinson senior Grace Hanson even surprised herself by her performances in the 50 and 100 free.
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Minnetonka girls looking to end state championship drought
By JOEL RIPPEL, Star Tribune 11/19/2021, 10:45pm CST
The Skippers sent 17 individuals and all three relays into the finals.
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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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At the turn, he knew: Charlie Crosby is the Star Tribune Metro Boys’ Swimmer of the Year
By JOE GUNTHER, Star Tribune 04/28/2021, 6:00am CDT
A state meet record time in the 50 freestyle was one of four first-place finishes for the speedy Breck swimmer.
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Breck/Blake wins 5th consecutive Class 1A state title
By JOEL RIPPEL, Star Tribune 03/20/2021, 10:15pm CDT
Juniors Charlie Crosby and James Pan each won two events to help lead the Bearstangs to a dominating team victory.
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New format, familiar result: Edina swimmers repeat as 2A state champions
By JOEL RIPPEL, Star Tribune 03/19/2021, 9:30pm CDT
The Hornets didn't win an event but had at least one athlete in every event as well as all three relay teams. Meanwhile, St. Louis Park's Hayden Zheng added two more individual state titles.
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