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100 years of HOOPS

As the state boys' basketball tournament turns 100, a look at some of the memorable stories that define it across three distinct eras.
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100 years of champions

There have been many paths to the common goal of a state title in the tournament's history.
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TIMELINE: 100 years of Minnesota boys' basketball

A century of basketball memories.
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THE EARLY ERA (1912-1945)

Buhl, a tiny Iron Range school, was synonymous with high school basketball prowess for a decade starting in the early 1930s.
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All-time team: the Early Era
Best teams of the Early Era
Top moments of the Early Era

Photos through the years

A look at state tournament highlights in photos.
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THE GOLDEN ERA (1946-1970)

Many remember Edgerton as providing the highlight of highlights. But three other schools from southwestern Minnesota brought home state titles in the decade that followed before the end of the old one-class system.
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All-time team: the Golden Era
Best teams of the Golden Era
Top moments of the Golden Era

THE MODERN ERA (1971-today)

A state-tournament three-peat under a series of unusual circumstances made the Minneapolis North Polars a force in the 1990s.
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All-time team: the Modern Era
Best teams of the Modern Era
Top moments of the Modern Era
YOUR TOP FIVE? Who did we miss? What did we forget?

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