Ava Fitzgerald of Roseville Area High School celebrated after setting a statewide all-time record for the 100-meter hurdles during the Class 3A track and field meet St. Michael-Albertville High School on Saturday. (Nicole Neri, Special to the Star Tribune/The Minnesota 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.