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Prep football staff picks: The stakes get higher for the playoffs

The Class 6A teams begin their postseasons Friday, meaning the playoffs are finally in full gallop.

By David La Vaque and

Jim Paulsen

October 28, 2021 at 11:48PM
(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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Jim Paulsen

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

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