With the aid of significant donors, four large suburban schools — Eden Prairie, Edina, Minnetonka and Wayzata — continue to increase their dominance at the state level. The four schools won 23 percent of all large-school state titles from 2002-03 through 2006-07 and 35 percent in a five-year span starting in 2007-08. This year the four schools already have won 11 state team championships out of a possible 19 large-school athletic titles. This year's haul:
Eden Prairie
Football
Boys' Nordic skiing
Boys' swimming
Edina
Boys' hockey
Girls' tennis
Girls' swimming
Wayzata
Girls' soccer
Girls' cross country
Girls' Nordic skiing
Minnetonka
Girls' hockey
Girls' Alpine skiing
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