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Passionate Ray Betton leads Shakopee football revival with an approach that just keeps working

A coach with a history of success uses common principles but aims for an uncommon blend of patience, push and players.

By David La Vaque

August 30, 2021 at 11:08AM
Shakopee High School football Coach Ray Betton led his team through practice, Monday, August 23, 2021 in Shakopee, MN. ] ELIZABETH FLORES • liz.flores@startribune.com
Shakopee football coach Ray Betton led his team through practice Aug. 23, 2021, as the Sabers worked to continue the success that arrived after an 0-2 start last season. (Elizabeth Flores, 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.

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Eviction filings up in Minnesota amid ICE surge

FILE -- A rent deposit slot at an apartment complex in Tucker, Ga., on July 21, 2020. As an eviction crisis has seemed increasingly likely this summer, everyone in the housing market has made the same plea to Washington: Send money — lots of it — that would keep renters in their homes and landlords afloat. (Melissa Golden/The New York Times) ORG XMIT: XNYT58
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