How to stop a six-year skid? Just win, and Burnsville did

By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune, 02/01/23, 10:15AM CST

The Blaze swimmers marked the occasion the day they produced a Burnsville swimming victory for the first time since 2017. (Lisa Panos)

One victory achieved, the coach is looking to the future.

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