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March 15, 2016 at 1:25AM
In front of a full house at the South St. Paul high school auditorium, Edina's Michael Tang (left) and Dassel-Cokato's Nathan Weckwerth battle it out for 1st place in the individual State High School Math Bowl tournament Monday afternoon. Tang came out on top with the final problem, much to the disappointment of Weckwerth. ] Brian.Peterson@startribune.com South St. Paul, MN - 03/14/2016
In front of a full house at the South St. Paul high school auditorium, Edina’s Michael Tang (left) and Dassel-Cokato’s Nathan Weckwerth battle it out for 1st place in the individual State High School Math Bowl tournament Monday afternoon. Tang came out on top with the final problem, much to the disappointment of Weckwerth. ] Brian.Peterson@startribune.com South St. Paul, MN - 03/14/2016 (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Clockwise from top, a full house at South St. Paul High School's auditorium watched Edina's Michael Tang, left, and Dassel- Cokato's Nathan Weckwerth battle it out for first place during Monday's individual State High School Mathematics League tournament. Tang came out on top with the final problem, much to Weckwerth's disappointment. They were among 365 competitors from 49 schools who took part in the bowl, which was established 32 years ago by a professor at Macalester College in St. Paul.

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