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Armstrong’s Noah Breker predicted it and ran it: the fastest prep 5K on Minnesota soil
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 09/14/2022, 3:00pm CDT
He’s No. 1 in the rankings and on the list for races held in the state. Four others went faster on trips to other states.
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Armstrong’s Noah Breker predicted it and ran it: the fastest prep 5K on Minnesota soil
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 09/14/2022, 3:00pm CDT
He’s No. 1 in the rankings and on the list for races held in the state. Four others went faster on trips to other states.
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Cross-country 2022: Wayzata teams make clear it’s both a team and individual sport
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 09/07/2022, 1:45pm CDT
The Trojans’ Abbey Nechanicky won the St. Olaf Showcase by more than a minute; the boys’ team strives to win as a pack.
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Cross-country runners receive a reminder: Heat and humidity are a difficult combination
By KEVIN BERTELS, Star Tribune 09/02/2022, 12:45pm CDT
Four girls who raced Thursday in Stewartville were treated at a hospital, and weather was monitored carefully at the 1,800-runner St. Olaf Showcase.
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Star Tribune Athletes of the Week returns for the fall season
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 09/03/2019, 11:45am CDT
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Armstrong’s Noah Breker predicted it and ran it: the fastest prep 5K on Minnesota soil
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 09/14/2022, 3:00pm CDT
He’s No. 1 in the rankings and on the list for races held in the state. Four others went faster on trips to other states.
Read More

Cross-country 2022: Wayzata teams make clear it’s both a team and individual sport
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 09/07/2022, 1:45pm CDT
The Trojans’ Abbey Nechanicky won the St. Olaf Showcase by more than a minute; the boys’ team strives to win as a pack.
Read More

Cross-country runners receive a reminder: Heat and humidity are a difficult combination
By KEVIN BERTELS, Star Tribune 09/02/2022, 12:45pm CDT
Four girls who raced Thursday in Stewartville were treated at a hospital, and weather was monitored carefully at the 1,800-runner St. Olaf Showcase.
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Highland Park girls first St. Paul public school team to win cross-country state title
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 12/13/2021, 5:18pm CST
Scots runners weren’t certain they did enough on a warm fall day for racing.
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Nick Gilles of Minnetonka is the Boys' Cross-Country Runner of the Year
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 12/13/2021, 5:15pm CST
A lesson learned in track and field about "running to win" led to a state championship.
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Ali Weimer of St. Michael-Albertville is the Girls' Cross-Country Runner of the Year
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 12/13/2021, 1:45pm CST
A senior, she broke through a barrier and produced the best times of her life and a state title.
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'M' marks the spot: Minnetonka's Gilles makes history
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 11/06/2021, 5:15pm CDT
Nick Gilles on Saturday became the first Skippers runner to win the boys' state cross-country meet
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St. Paul Highland Park favored to sweep girls’ and boys’ cross-country team titles in Class 2A
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 11/04/2021, 7:45pm CDT
The Scots lost three top girl runners but have extraordinary depth and one of the individual favorites, Molly Moening.
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Analee Weaver’s new push leads to Star Tribune Metro Girls’ Cross-Country Runner of the Year
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 12/14/2020, 1:30pm CST
The Stillwater senior set a new state record for girls in a 5K high school race and won a showcase of top runners at the end of the season.
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Football

Perfect is all it takes: At 4-0, Maple Grove rises to the top in the football Metro Top 10
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 09/27/2022, 8:15am CDT
The Crimson lead a list of four undefeated teams atop the rankings, followed by the two former No. 1s that lost in Weeks 3 and 4.
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Who’s next at No. 1 in Twin Cities football? A look at the favorite and at four contenders
By KEVIN BERTELS and JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 09/26/2022, 11:30am CDT
The top teams in Jim Paulsen’s Metro Top 10 lost in Weeks 3 and 4. This raised questions. We asked Jim for answers.
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Quentin Cobb-Butler makes the game his own and the victory Woodbury’s
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 09/23/2022, 6:15pm CDT
A junior defensive back, he scored on the opening kickoff, then on a pick-six, and he even made a PAT kick.
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Soccer

And the winner is...MN Boys' Soccer Hub Top Performer revealed
By Ryan Williamson, SportsEngine 09/19/2022, 8:00am CDT
See who fans voted as the Top Performer from Sept. 12-17.
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Soccer 2022: Two coaches of top girls’ teams ponder how they got there and how to stay
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 09/07/2022, 12:00pm CDT
Edina is chasing redemption after slipping up at state in 2021, and champ Stillwater is learning what it has in 10 freshmen.
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Five seniors with four years of varsity time lead Rosemount into the girls’ soccer season
By KEVIN BERTELS, Star Tribune 08/15/2022, 6:30pm CDT
A painful loss last year might be motivation enough, but the Irish also are driven by the feeling of time running out for a special group.
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Volleyball

MN Volleyball Hub fans: Vote now for the top performer from Sept. 19-24
By Kassondra Burtis, SportsEngine 09/26/2022, 10:00am CDT
We select the athletes with some of last week's most impressive performances. You decide which player had the best outing.
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And the winner is...MN Volleyball Hub top performer revealed
By Kassondra Burtis, SportsEngine 09/19/2022, 9:00am CDT
See who fans voted as the top performer from Sept. 12-17.
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And the winner is...MN Volleyball Hub top performer revealed
By Kassondra Burtis, SportsEngine 09/12/2022, 7:00am CDT
See who fans voted as the top performer from Sept. 6-10.
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Swimming

Visitation advances 17 swimmers, three relay teams to girls’ state meet finals
By JOEL RIPPEL, Star Tribune 11/19/2021, 10:45pm CST
Delano junior Emma Kern set a state meet record in the 100 backstroke.
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Familiar names dot girls' state swimming and diving meet
By JOEL RIPPEL, Star Tribune 11/17/2021, 7:45pm CST
Minnetonka in Class 2A and Visitation in Class 1A are favored but those teams have plenty of company.
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A look at the girls' swimming and diving season
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 09/07/2021, 7:15pm CDT
Minnetonka aims for stability amid tough competition in the Lake.
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Tennis

St. James’ ‘Mr. Tennis’ Les Zellmann earns national top coach honor
By Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune 06/30/2022, 6:15pm CDT
Zellmann has posted 1,121 victories coaching boys’ and girls’ tennis and brought 16 teams to the state tournament.
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Matthew Fullerton, on the strength of a remarkable title, is the Boys’ Tennis Metro Player of the Year
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 06/29/2022, 12:15pm CDT
The Edina junior won the Class 2A singles championship with an epic 4-hour, 15-minute victory in the final.
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Edina's Matthew Fullerton outlasts Wayzata's Collin Beduhn in marathon 2A final
By JOEL RIPPEL, Star Tribune 06/10/2022, 6:15pm CDT
The match stretched beyond four hours; Mounds Park Academy's Evan Fraser won the Class 1A singles.
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