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Star Tribune boys' hockey preseason metro dream team, others to watch
Sure, it's early but here are names you can expect to hear about as the puck drops on the 2019-20 season.
Puck Drop
Andover edges reigning Class 2A champion Edina to claim season opener
Huskies junior forward Gabby Krause netted the game-winning goal from close range late in the first period.
Puck Drop
Top games: Trending Hill-Murray faces tough early season test in Breck
Nov. 19: The Pioneers boast a mix of veteran and rookie scoring while the Mustangs are loaded with Division I college recruits.
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Canada drops use of 'midget' in age-level youth hockey descriptions
The issue generated attention a year ago in Canada when the parent of a young son with dwarfism noticed the term on a banner at a mall.
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Top girls' hockey games: Trending Hill-Murray faces tough early season test in Breck
The Pioneers boast a mix of veteran and rookie scoring while the Mustangs are loaded with Division I college recruits. The teams play Tuesday.
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Missouri-bound Sierra Smith of Armstrong leads Athletes of the Week for Nov. 11-16
Also recognized: Obi Evuleocha (Champlin Park football), Grace Hanson (Hutchinson swimming), Lacey Martin (Minnetonka hockey), Olivia Mobley (Breck hockey), Nic Snuggerud (Chaska football), and Christian Vasser (Wayzata football).
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Semifinal swirl: Star Tribune writer Jim Paulsen's 10 football tourney takeaways
The 6A matchup is the right one, Jalen Suggs continues to dazzle, and a rematchup in 5A between two teams that played each other in the last game of the regular season.
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Edina wins fourth straight state title in girls' swimming and diving
The Hornets broke a school mark by winning their fourth consecutive team championship.
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St. Thomas Academy launches big-play offensive, blows out Elk River in Class 5A football semifinal
The Cadets' 53-16 victory puts them in the Class 5A Prep Bowl against the only team to defeat them this season.
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Pierz rallies late for 20-14 victory over Jackson County Central in 3A semifinal
The Pioneers' Peter Schommer and Michael Leidenfrost connected on a 48-yard touchdown pass with 1:19 left to complete the comeback.
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Dassel-Cokato seizes on mistakes to reach first state tournament final in 47 years
The opportunistic Chargers defeated Annandale 24-14, clinching the game in the fourth quarter on an 87-yard touchdown run after recovering a fumble when the Cardinals were threatening to score.
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Visitation wins seventh consecutive 1A swimming title, with a twist
The Blazers relied on their traditional depth to win the meet, and also won an event for the first time since 2016.
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Defense, running game lead Blooming Prairie to first 1A Prep Bowl game
The Awesome Blossoms, led by senior Matthew Pryor, amassed 431 yards of offense en route to a 41-0 victory over Ada-Borup.
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Top-ranked BOLD routs Browerville/Eagle Valley to reach 1A Prep Bowl again
Jordan Sagedahl passed for 407 yards and six touchdowns to lead the Warriors to a 56-7 victory.
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Defending 1A swimming champion Visitation, Hutchinson brace for another showdown
Visitation has outdueled Hutchinson to win the Class 1A girls’ swimming and diving title the past two years. In Class 2A, Edina showed its depth in prelims Friday while Minnetonka and Wayzata also fared well.
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Wayzata rides Christian Vasser back to the 6A Prep Bowl
The senior running back carried the ball 44 times for 269 yards and three touchdowns in leading the Trojans to a 28-14 victory over Lakeville South and their first title game since 2011.
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On now: Watch Lakeville South vs. Wayzata in Class 6A semifinals
Friday's slate on state football semifinals wraps up with Wayzata vs. Lakeville South in 6A at US Bank Stadium
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Trailing at halftime, Rocori explodes with six TDs in second half to defeat Winona
Quarterback Jack Steil rushed for four of them and Brady Linn the other two in a 48-24 victory over the previously unbeaten Winhawks in the Class 4A semifinal.
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Stingy defense per usual, Chaska offense steps up big in 34-14 victory over Coon Rapids
Nic Snuggerud scored on a 97-yard passing play to open the scoring and added a 52-yard field goal before halftime as the Hawks advanced to the Class 5A Prep Bowl.
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Last of Prep Bowl semifinal picks offers chance to be bold, awesome and more
The games will determine Prep Bowl finalists in Class 1A and 3A, along with who will play the winner of Chaska-Coon Rapids in Class 5A.
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