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The Best of the Rest
The ten finalists for the Mr. Football award have been announced. Once again one can't argue with the selections...Excellent football players, topnotch athletes, and fine scholars everyone. But, it's always worth mentioning ones who weren't named finalists but are equally talented, as important to their team's success, and as big a credit to their school and fans as those who were selected. For my part I'm compelled to add the name of Mark Hoge of the Crosby-Ironton Rangers. I've been … more
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- Nov. 18, 2009
New London Spicer defeats Mpls North
The Wildcats continue to roll! The Polars played very well in the first half. NLS loosened up in the second and played some of their best ball of the season to take home the win. I just posted a bunch of game photographs in my photo section here on gamefacemn and I'll be posting a hundred plus image slide show on MinnesotaPreps later today. It's been great watching both these teams play this season. North was the first game I covered this year. Congratulation to them on a great season. I'll … more
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- Nov. 15, 2009
Open Gym at Champlin Park
I had the chance to sit in on a Champlin Park open gym tonight. Nothing like running stairs, jumping on boxes, and doing minute long defensive slides to get in shape. Varsity guys did get the chance to scrimmage for the majority of the night. The top guys had a surprising amount of trouble in a couple of games including the last game. Playing to 11 by 1s (3s worth 2). Back and forth when shirts (varsity reserves) take a 10-9 lead and then get a stop. Shirts with a chance to win and they … more
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- Nov. 11, 2009
Minneapolis North Defends Its Turf On and Off the Field
Football is a game of inches. And each of those hard earned inches mean something, especially if at the end of the season it means you get the advantage of playing on your own home field if you're fortunate enough to reach post-season play. For Minneapolis North, it seems this past week the home field advantage was being challenged by its opponent, even though North earned this advantge by ammassing an 8-2 record and being seeded first in it's Section 5 of Class 3A. As the story goes, North … more
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- Nov. 7, 2009
