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More gold for Lakeville's Regan Smith plus another world record
Regan Smith's first leg in the 400-meter medley relay gave herself a world record and helped the U.S. team set a record in the event, too.
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East Ridge basketball star Brown leaving for Kansas prep school
Kendall Brown led East Ridge in scoring last season with 17.6 points per game and is the No. 2-ranked recruit in Minnesota in the Class of 2021 according to Minnesota Prep Hoops
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New Prague's Woodrow Glazer, Roseau win national clay target titles
Woodrow Glazer won his second consecutive individual championship, and Roseau won the team championship at the USA High School Clay Target League's 2019 National Championship on Sunday in Mason, Mich
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Hopkins guard Kerwin Walton sees interest soar after big AAU weekend
Hopkins guard and Gophers 2020 target Kerwin Walton, who hit 10 threes in a game Saturday, picked up more high-major offers after playing well for D1 Minnesota to begin July recruiting period.
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Recruiting picks up for Rochester's Gabe Madsen, but what about his twin?
Senior guard Gabe Madsen picked up several more scholarship offers to start the July recruiting period, but will the Gophers or another high-major school also offer his twin brother, Mason?
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Minnesota strong: U works to benefit from very deep 2020 prep class
July is a critical month for the Gophers men's basketball team, as coach Richard Pitino and his staff tracks an extremely deep group of players from Minnesota.
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Minnehaha's Suggs wins third gold medal with USA basketball
The incoming senior at Minnehaha Academy, a top recruit of Division I football and basketball programs, scored 15 points to help lead his team to a championship in Greece.
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All-Metro Sports Awards honor best of Minnesota high school sports
The Star Tribune's All-Metro Sports Awards honor the best of Minnesota high school sports for the 2018-19 school year. The gala was held at U.S. Bank Stadium on Tuesday night.
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Prized recruit Suggs eyes 'early August' college commitment
Of Gonzaga, the Minnehaha Academy rising senior said, "I definitely think they're at the top" of his list of top schools, which also include Marquette, Minnesota, Iowa and Iowa State.
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Male Athlete of the Year: Jalen Suggs, Minnehaha Academy
Suggs is regarded as the best dual-sport athlete in the country for the Class of 2020, and he has shown why on the basketball court and football field.
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Female Athlete of the Year: Chaney Neu, Champlin Park gymnastics
In the Class 2A gymnastics championships, Neu scored a perfect 10 on her vault. She went on to win all four events at the meet and took home her third consecutive all-around championship.
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Play of the Year: Keegan James, Blake soccer
James unleashed a surprise 55-yard scoring strike to begin — and quickly end — the sudden-death overtime in the Class 1A boys' soccer tournament title game.
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Star Tribune All-Metro Sports Awards
The best high school athletes and teams were honored Tuesday night at U.S. Bank Stadium.
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Difference-maker: Walt Wietzke, Cretin-Derham Hall wrestling
A volunteer coach in the Raiders wrestling program for more than 35 years and also a Lutheran minister, Wietzke has mentored countless student-athletes with resilience, dedication and perseverance.
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Student-first recipient: LJ Kolodge, Maple Grove soccer
On the pitch, the midfielder was a two-time all-state player, a Star Tribune All-Metro first-teamer in 2018 and a Ms. Soccer finalist. In the classroom, Kolodge is a Scholar All-American and ranked second in her class.
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Boys' Coach of the Year: Matt Cottingham, North Branch hockey
Since taking over North Branch in 2013, Cottingham breathed life into a stagnant program.
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Girls' Coach of the Year: Alexis Gray-Lawson, St. Paul Como Park basketball
Gray-Lawson guided a young squad to a 23-3 season, the losses against teams that finished first through third in the Class 3A tournament.
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Boys' Team of the Year: Lakeville North football
The undefeated Panthers left no doubt, handing Eden Prairie its first shutout since 2012 in the regular season and prevailing in the Prep Bowl Class 6A rematch.
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