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Aidan Jones, the Star Tribune Metro Boys Cross-Country Runner of the Year
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 12/07/2022, 12:30pm CST
Jones, running for Washburn, became the first male individual champion from a Minneapolis public school since 2006.
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Aidan Jones, the Star Tribune Metro Boys Cross-Country Runner of the Year
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 12/07/2022, 12:30pm CST
Jones, running for Washburn, became the first male individual champion from a Minneapolis public school since 2006.
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Abbey Nechanicky, the Star Tribune Metro Girls Cross-Country Runner of the Year
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 12/07/2022, 9:30am CST
Competing for Wayzata, Nechanicky was an undefeated state champ with an unprecedented set of sub-17-minute races.
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Wayzata runner Abbey Nechanicky tops it off with girls’ Class 3A title
By HEATHER RULE, Special to the Star Tribune 11/05/2022, 4:45pm CDT
For the fourth race in a row, Nechanicky finished in less than 17 minutes.
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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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Aidan Jones, the Star Tribune Metro Boys Cross-Country Runner of the Year
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 12/07/2022, 12:30pm CST
Jones, running for Washburn, became the first male individual champion from a Minneapolis public school since 2006.
Read More

Abbey Nechanicky, the Star Tribune Metro Girls Cross-Country Runner of the Year
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 12/07/2022, 9:30am CST
Competing for Wayzata, Nechanicky was an undefeated state champ with an unprecedented set of sub-17-minute races.
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Wayzata runner Abbey Nechanicky tops it off with girls’ Class 3A title
By HEATHER RULE, Special to the Star Tribune 11/05/2022, 4:45pm CDT
For the fourth race in a row, Nechanicky finished in less than 17 minutes.
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Runners from Minneapolis schools claim highest ground in Class 3A boys’ final
By HEATHER RULE, Special to the Star Tribune 11/05/2022, 4:30pm CDT
Aidan Jones of Washburn and Sam Scott of Southwest represented the city well, finishing 1-2.
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Cross-country state championships: Class 2A, 1A recaps
By HEATHER RULE, Special to the Star Tribune 11/05/2022, 3:15pm CDT
Smaller classes produced interesting results.
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Snow presents a challenge at the league meet, and Snow Camp provides the answer
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 10/18/2022, 5:45pm CDT
Lakeville South runners, a champion among them, found a warm solution. Also, check the new state rankings.
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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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Football

Elk River’s Osterman, Maple Grove’s Kilzer pick colleges
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 02/01/2023, 2:45pm CST
Each played quarterback for a state champ; Osterman chose Iowa State, and Kilzer picked Air Force.
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Cooper’s Howard makes it official with LSU
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 12/22/2022, 7:45am CST
Howard, with more than 60 offers from Power 5 schools, was Minnesota’s top football recruit.
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If you watch the news or the Vikings, Minnetonka linemen are familiar
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 12/21/2022, 12:45pm CST
Jack Liwienski is the son of former Viking Chris Liwienski, and Dakota Egert is the son of Ch. 5 anchor Chris Egert.
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Soccer

Defense makes St. Paul Academy the Class 1A boys’ champion
By HEATHER RULE, Special to the Star Tribune 11/04/2022, 11:15pm CDT
The Spartans didn’t give up a goal in the postseason, ending the season with six shutouts in a row.
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St. Anthony’s quick starts lead to 1A girls’ title
By HEATHER RULE, Special to the Star Tribune 11/04/2022, 10:00pm CDT
The Huskies scored in the first two minutes of each half in their victory over St. Paul Academy.
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DeLaSalle ends Hill-Murray’s perfection, takes the Class 2A boys’ championship
By JOE GUNTHER, Star Tribune 11/04/2022, 7:15pm CDT
The Islanders, with a shootout victory, gave the Pioneers their first loss of the season.
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Volleyball

MN Volleyball Hub photo of the year revealed
By SportsEngine Staff 12/06/2022, 8:45am CST
See which photo won as your pick for the 2022 photo of the year, and see other finalists from the season.
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By Kassondra Burtis, SportsEngine 10/25/2022, 11:15am CDT
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Swimming

How to stop a six-year skid? Just win, and Burnsville did
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 02/01/2023, 10:15am CST
The Blaze boys swimming team recently ended a winless run that went back to 2017.
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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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Tennis

Sarah Shahbaz, Star Tribune Metro Girls Tennis Player of the Year
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 12/07/2022, 10:00am CST
A second straight singles state championship made the Minnetonka senior a more confident player.
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Minnetonka’s Sarah Shahbaz wins title in clash of teammates and tennis styles
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 10/28/2022, 3:45pm CDT
Using her controlled pace, she overcame the power game of Kelsey Phillips in the 2A final.
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Breck girls’ tennis players aim at a new target in individual play
By JOE GUNTHER, Star Tribune 10/27/2022, 8:30pm CDT
After barely missing a team title, singles and doubles players reach the semis in a push to win on their own.
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