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A high school diving champion from the city makes more than a ripple
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 12/07/2023, 7:45am CST
Washburn's Madeline Kohel, the first diver from Minneapolis since 1976 to win a state title, is the Metro Girls Swimmer/Diver of the Year.
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A high school diving champion from the city makes more than a ripple
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 12/07/2023, 7:45am CST
Washburn's Madeline Kohel, the first diver from Minneapolis since 1976 to win a state title, is the Metro Girls Swimmer/Diver of the Year.
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Minneapolis Washburn diver breaks record in winning state title
By JOE GUNTHER, Star Tribune 11/18/2023, 9:45pm CST
A sophomore, Madeline Kohel defeated two-time champion Gabby Mauder of Woodbury.
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Edina repeats as girls Class 2A champion
By JOE GUNTHER, Star Tribune 11/18/2023, 9:30pm CST
The Hornets, who have won seven of the past eight state meets, started the finals with a state record.
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A high school diving champion from the city makes more than a ripple
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 12/07/2023, 7:45am CST
Washburn's Madeline Kohel, the first diver from Minneapolis since 1976 to win a state title, is the Metro Girls Swimmer/Diver of the Year.
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Minneapolis Washburn diver breaks record in winning state title
By JOE GUNTHER, Star Tribune 11/18/2023, 9:45pm CST
A sophomore, Madeline Kohel defeated two-time champion Gabby Mauder of Woodbury.
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Edina repeats as girls Class 2A champion
By JOE GUNTHER, Star Tribune 11/18/2023, 9:30pm CST
The Hornets, who have won seven of the past eight state meets, started the finals with a state record.
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Visitation's state title streak hits double figures
By JOE GUNTHER, Star Tribune 11/18/2023, 4:45pm CST
The Blazers, relying on depth this time, won their 10th championship in a row.
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Visitation shows its depth in Class 1A preliminaries
By HEATHER RULE, Special to the Star Tribune 11/17/2023, 6:00pm CST
After heavy losses to graduation after 2022, the Blazers are going for their 10th title in a row.
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A girls state tournament that's almost 100 years old? It happened on the Iron Range.
By JOEL RIPPEL, Star Tribune 11/16/2023, 2:00pm CST
This week's girls swimming and diving state meet will be the 48th in the modern era. But Minnesota's true pioneers first competed in the 1920s in pools funded by mining.
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Visitation, Minnetonka are team favorites at state meet
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 11/16/2023, 1:45pm CST
Visitation has won the small class championship at the past nine state meets.
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Minneapolis Washburn diver leads after Class 2A prelims
By JOEL RIPPEL, Star Tribune 11/16/2023, 1:30pm CST
A sophomore, Madeline Kohel leads two-time defending champion Gabby Mauder of Woodbury.
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Girls swimming 2023: Three takes on the season and 10 athletes to watch
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 09/01/2023, 6:30pm CDT
Club programs have peeled more off the top of the varsity ranks, the Lake Conference is crowded, and Visitation appears up to a challenge.
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By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 03/27/2023, 4:15pm CDT
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