Nathan Nelson of Rochester Century competed in the Class 3A boys’ pole vault at St. Michael-Albertville High School on Thursday. (Carlos Gonzalez, 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.
![Nathan Nelson of Rochester Century competes in the Class AAA Boys Pole Vault Thursday, June 8, at St. Michael-Albertville High School in St. Michael, Minn. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • carlos.gonzalez@startribune.com](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/SUIVLGQQQUCJIZDZDSSB4GCHFY.jpg?&w=1080)
