Boys' state basketball tournament: Class 4A and 3A title game capsules

Give top seeds Park Center (4A) and Totino-Grace (3A) have an edge in depth and talent, but they'll be facing opponents out to avenge early-season losses.

March 26, 2022 at 12:16AM
Clockwise from top left: Leo Torbor, Park Center; Carter Bjerke, Wayzata; Nasir Whitlock, DeLaSalle; Patrick Bathl, Totino-Grace. (Star Tribune and SportsEngine/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Jim Paulsen

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Jim Paulsen is a high school sports reporter for the Star Tribune. 

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David La Vaque

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David La Vaque is a high school sports reporter who has been the lead high school hockey writer for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2010. He is co-author of “Tourney Time,” a book about the history of Minnesota’s boys hockey state tournament published in 2020 and updated in 2024.

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