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Soccer state tournament preview: Unbeaten St. Francis girls, flush with defenders, develop potent offense

The Saints won six of their first seven games by scores of 1-0 or 2-0 before discovering better ways to attack.

By David La Vaque

October 26, 2021 at 3:51AM
St. Francis girls' soccer player Mattisyn Mensink (12) kicked the ball against Zimmerman in a Class 2A, Section 6 final on Oct. 21, 2021. (Tony Hoglund)
St. Francis girls’ soccer player Mattisyn Mensink went on the attack against Zimmerman in the Class 2A, Section 6 final on Thursday. (Photo courtesy of Tony Hoglund/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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