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Cutting down on departures causes the arrival of girls' hockey success at Simley

The Spartans, no longer losing players to other programs, are a top seed in section playoffs that begin this week.

By David La Vaque

February 8, 2022 at 5:44PM
Simley players celebrated during a January game against South St. Paul. (Korey McDermott, SportsEngine/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.

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