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Ten top Minnesota boys’ swimmers to watch as season gets underway
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 01/12/2021, 5:00pm CST
Meets can be held starting Thursday, with swimmers among those not required to wear masks while competing.
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Ten top Minnesota boys’ swimmers to watch as season gets underway
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 01/12/2021, 5:00pm CST
Meets can be held starting Thursday, with swimmers among those not required to wear masks while competing.
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Swimming season tested Edina’s Keegan Duffy, even before the pandemic
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 01/05/2021, 12:15am CST
The standout proved his determination over the past two years after suffering a back injury while strength training over the summer.
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Hutchinson’s Grace Hanson caps trying season as Star Tribune Metro Girls’ Swimmer of the Year
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 12/14/2020, 1:30pm CST
The junior earned All-America consideration after a section meet performance that included winning times in two individual events and two relays that were the fastest in each respective event in Class 1A.
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Star Tribune Athletes of the Week

Grace Hoeppner of Holy Angels soccer leads Metro Athletes of the Week for Oct. 19-24
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 10/26/2020, 6:00pm CDT
Also recognized: Ben Alsleben (Litchfield football), Abby Brantner (Wayzata soccer), Andy Dewitt (Orono soccer), Abby Hepper (Simley volleyball), Terrance Kamara (Minneapolis North football), and Gabby Mauder (Woodbury swimming and diving).
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DJ Myles of Champlin Park leads the Metro Athletes of the Week for Oct. 12-17
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 10/20/2020, 1:30pm CDT
Also recognized: David Collins (St. Michael-Albertville football), Kira Fallert (Concordia Academy volleyball), Grace Gerten (South St. Paul swimming and diving), Skylar Gray (Maple Grove volleyball), Danny McFadden (St. Thomas Academy football), and Tyler Shaver (Prior Lake football).
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Lakeville North's Logan Freeburg leads Metro Athletes of the Week for Oct. 5-10
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 10/13/2020, 1:00pm CDT
Also recognized: Jon Brain (Southwest Christian soccer), Izzy Engle (Edina soccer), David Garcia (Chaska soccer), Jordyn Schmucker (Farmington swimming and diving), Grace Travis (DeLaSalle volleyball), and David Warren-Mitchell (Eden Prairie football).
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Ten top Minnesota boys’ swimmers to watch as season gets underway
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 01/12/2021, 5:00pm CST
Meets can be held starting Thursday, with swimmers among those not required to wear masks while competing.
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Swimming season tested Edina’s Keegan Duffy, even before the pandemic
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 01/05/2021, 12:15am CST
The standout proved his determination over the past two years after suffering a back injury while strength training over the summer.
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Hutchinson’s Grace Hanson caps trying season as Star Tribune Metro Girls’ Swimmer of the Year
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 12/14/2020, 1:30pm CST
The junior earned All-America consideration after a section meet performance that included winning times in two individual events and two relays that were the fastest in each respective event in Class 1A.
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Without a state swim meet, Minnetonka and Visitation likely best of class
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 10/26/2020, 6:30pm CDT
The undefeated Skippers won their conference and had defeated frequent champion Edina in a dual meet, while seven-time Class 1A champ Visitation was loaded with talent again.
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Metro area’s top swimmers and divers have less time to show what they’ve got
By Star Tribune 09/09/2020, 7:00pm CDT
Ten at the top of their sport and some top teams to watch in 2020, a season shortened by the pandemic and ending without a state meet.
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As Minnesota prep fall sports resume Monday, the hope is to finish them, too
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 08/16/2020, 9:00pm CDT
Summer training served as a valuable dry run for enacting COVID protocols as girls' and boys' soccer and cross-country join girls' tennis and swimming for the first day of high school practice.
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Minnesota high school football, volleyball head to March, other fall sports to start on time
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 08/05/2020, 10:00am CDT
Other fall sports -- including soccer, cross-country, girls' tennis and girls' swimming -- will start on time but with limitations on seasons and competition.
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Star Tribune All-Metro Sports Awards roll out June 15-19
By Star Tribune 06/15/2020, 3:30pm CDT
Without a banquet this month, the show goes on with daily reveals of 10 top honors for performances in the 2019-20 season.
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Minnesota high school league sets summer plans despite hazy fall outlook
By David La Vaque and Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune staff writers 06/03/2020, 9:15am CDT
ADs, coaches, athletes, parents have questions; answers few.
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Girls' Hockey

Future Ivy Leaguers, Gopher set the tone for Star Tribune preseason all-metro dream team
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 01/13/2021, 5:45pm CST
Along with 10 more players to watch, an early-in-the-year look at who's set to stand out between now and, let's hope, a state tournament.
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Normal or not, Minnesota high school hockey masked up, ready to play and in a ‘happy place’
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 01/13/2021, 4:30pm CST
An 18-game schedule and the hope of a state tournament greet players and coaches as games begin Thursday.
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Avery Cheeseman of Minneapolis Washburn kept her mind and body active with her sport stuck on pause.

Artistic talents fill downtime for Minneapolis girls’ hockey player
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 01/04/2021, 11:45pm CST
When she wasn’t involved in hockey training, Avery Cheeseman made earrings, wrote short stories and dabbled in poetry.
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Boys' Hockey

Winter games open with masks and sighs of relief to be back
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 01/15/2021, 9:45am CST
Parking lots replaced locker rooms but after a six-week delay, more than 400 hockey and basketball teams finally got to play.
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As first puck drop nears, meet the Star Tribune preseason all-metro dream team
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 01/13/2021, 4:45pm CST
An early look at who figures to be in the discussion among top players this season, along with10 more to watch.
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Normal or not, Minnesota high school hockey masked up, ready to play and in a ‘happy place’
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 01/13/2021, 4:30pm CST
An 18-game schedule and the hope of a state tournament greet players and coaches as games begin Thursday.
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Girls' Basketball

Hopkins dominates Wayzata 102-52
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 01/19/2021, 9:15pm CST
The Royals were led by 25 points from junior Maya Nnaji and got 18 from freshman guard Liv McGill.
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Life after Paige Bueckers: Talent-laden Hopkins sets sights on being even better
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 01/18/2021, 6:00pm CST
Tara Starks has replaced longtime coach Brian Cosgriff, inheriting a team with the second-longest winning streak in state history and six players eyeing Division I futures.
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As top girls' players drive metro scene, will Hopkins vs. Farmington end season in championship game again?
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 01/18/2021, 5:00pm CST
See who’s among the Star Tribune’s top 10 players and teams as the season swings into its first full week.
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Boys' Basketball

Champlin Park drops Northwest Suburban Conference foe Maple Grove
By Jeff Lawler, SportsEngine 01/22/2021, 11:15pm CST
Joshua Strong and Francis Nwaokorie combined to score 43 of the unbeaten Rebels' 57 total points.
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As Division I offers come in, Braeden Carrington set to lead Park Center
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 01/18/2021, 1:15pm CST
The Pirates, with 12 former players now on college teams, have a 6-3 shooting guard who has blossomed into one of the state’s most improved players.
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National recruit Chet Holmgren, two teammates among Star Tribune top metro players to watch
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 01/18/2021, 11:30am CST
In addition to 10 players, see who's listed -- including three top smaller-enrollment schools -- in the early season team ranking.
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Wrestling

RJ Chakolis opens 2021 season by setting Hopkins career mark for victories
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 01/14/2021, 9:00pm CST
The senior recorded his 158th victory, breaking the mark set by Alex Agate, son of the Royals' current coach.
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Rough-and-tumble Reid Ballantyne seeks to achieve wrestling rarity
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 01/12/2021, 3:00pm CST
The Stillwater senior, whose brawling style has brought 158 victories and injuries along the way, is seeking to become the seventh Minnesota wrestler to win five individual state titles.
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Wrestling notebook: New Shakopee coach, team rankings, 11 among nation’s best
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 01/12/2021, 2:45pm CST
Marcus LeVesseur takes over the Sabers’ defending championship team, plus other news and notes about the upcoming season.
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Skiing

Top girls', boys' Nordic skiers and teams to watch on the Minnesota high school scene
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 01/12/2021, 6:15pm CST
Meets will be duals and triangulars only but the possibility of a state meet exists, even with COVID-19 guidelines limiting fans.
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Top Minnesota boys' and girls' Alpine skiers, teams to watch in shortened 2021 season
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 01/12/2021, 5:45pm CST
Competition resumes as soon as Thursday with COVID-19 restrictions on fans and the possibility of having state meets.
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Star Tribune All-Metro Sports Awards roll out June 15-19
By Star Tribune 06/15/2020, 3:30pm CDT
Without a banquet this month, the show goes on with daily reveals of 10 top honors for performances in the 2019-20 season.
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Gymnastics

From perfection to coaching, three-time state champ Chaney Neu turns injury into opportunity
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 01/14/2021, 6:45pm CST
Neu’s unprecedented score of 10 in a vault in the 2019 state meet epitomized her stature atop the Minnesota high school gymnastics scene until a knee injury ended her athletic career.
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Star Tribune All-Metro Sports Awards roll out June 15-19
By Star Tribune 06/15/2020, 3:30pm CDT
Without a banquet this month, the show goes on with daily reveals of 10 top honors for performances in the 2019-20 season.
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Minnesota high school league sets summer plans despite hazy fall outlook
By David La Vaque and Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune staff writers 06/03/2020, 9:15am CDT
ADs, coaches, athletes, parents have questions; answers few.
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