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Emily Covert, Star Tribune metro girls' cross-country runner of the year
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 12/17/2018, 3:46pm CST
The Minneapolis Washburn senior, the first high school girl to break 17 minutes in a 5K meet, also won the honor in 2017.
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Emily Covert, Star Tribune metro girls' cross-country runner of the year
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 12/17/2018, 3:46pm CST
The Minneapolis Washburn senior, the first high school girl to break 17 minutes in a 5K meet, also won the honor in 2017.
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Acer Iverson, Star Tribune metro boys' cross-country runner of the year
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 12/17/2018, 2:49pm CST
Strategy and workouts paid off for the Roseville senior in winning the Class 2A state meet in November.
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Seniors cap off cross-country careers with state championships
By David La Vaque, Star Tribune 11/03/2018, 6:59pm CDT
Saturday's Class 2A individual boys’ and girls’ titles were won by seniors with big goals
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Emily Covert, Star Tribune metro girls' cross-country runner of the year
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 12/17/2018, 3:46pm CST
The Minneapolis Washburn senior, the first high school girl to break 17 minutes in a 5K meet, also won the honor in 2017.
Read More 3 Comments

Acer Iverson, Star Tribune metro boys' cross-country runner of the year
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 12/17/2018, 2:49pm CST
Strategy and workouts paid off for the Roseville senior in winning the Class 2A state meet in November.
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Seniors cap off cross-country careers with state championships
By David La Vaque, Star Tribune 11/03/2018, 6:59pm CDT
Saturday's Class 2A individual boys’ and girls’ titles were won by seniors with big goals
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Covert repeats as 2A girls' champ in record time, Roseville's Iverson wins 2A boys' title
By Star Tribune staff 11/03/2018, 10:30am CDT
Sophomore Grace Ping won her second 1A championship and Perham swept the team titles in Class 1A.
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Minneapolis Washburn runner Emily Covert seeks capstone to 'pretty special year'
By David La Vaque, Star Tribune 11/02/2018, 11:21pm CDT
The Millers’ star has already had a strong season as a senior. Plus a preview of the cross-country state meet races.
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Star Tribune Talking Preps fall podcast: Episode 11
By Star Tribune 11/02/2018, 4:15pm CDT
In the latest Talking Preps podcast, Jim Paulsen and David La Vaque recap a 55-yard goal seen 'round the world and look ahead to three days of volleyball and football state tournaments.
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Star Tribune Talking Preps fall podcast: Episode 10
By Star Tribune 10/31/2018, 1:45pm CDT
An unseeded underdog in state tournament soccer, a speedy star in cross-country, section football, and a suspended East Ridge player's trip before a judge make up this week's Talking Preps podcast with staff writers Jim Paulsen and David La Vaque.
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Girls' tennis, boys' and girls' soccer kick off the fall state tournament season
By Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune 10/24/2018, 2:05pm CDT
Seven weeks into the school year and we’re already into the process of determining champions. Two of the seven fall sports, girls’ tennis and soccer, will start state tournament play this week.
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Star Tribune Talking Preps fall podcast: Episode 7
By Star Tribune 10/10/2018, 5:00pm CDT
In the latest Talking Preps podcast, the Star Tribune's Jim Paulsen and David La Vaque riff on Zinedine Kroeten's unusual soccer path from St. Louis Park, Tierney Wolfgram's stunning Twin Cities Marathon race, and the last regular-season Friday for football.
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Football

Lakeville South raring to pick up where surprising playoff team left off last season
By Ron Haggstrom, Star Tribune 08/12/2019, 3:58pm CDT
The Cougars are loaded with confidence after riding a five-game winning streak to the Class 6A Prep Bowl semifinals last November.
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Vikings' presence, enthused new coach inject more buzz in win-starved Eagan football
By Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune 08/11/2019, 10:24pm CDT
Monday is the first day of high school football practice, and ties to the Vikings make it fresh for Eagan.
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Top metro football player ruled ineligible for next season
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 05/16/2019, 6:30pm CDT
Minnehaha Academy’s Craig McDonald, who has verbally committed to Iowa State, is appealing a Minnesota State High School League decision in a case stemming from his family’s decision to have him repeat eighth grade.
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Soccer

Different paths, same goal for Centennial soccer teams' seniors
By David La Vaque, Star Tribune 08/12/2019, 5:55pm CDT
The girls’ team won the Class 2A state title in 2016 and hasn’t been back since. The boys reached state for the first time last year and are itching to get back, too.
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Girls' and boys' 2019 soccer schedules posted
By Ricky Campbell, SportsEngine 08/12/2019, 8:30am CDT
The new season begins Aug. 22 with a full slate of action featuring over 120 games.
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MN High School Hubs 2018-19 Photo of the Year winner
By SportsEngine 06/27/2019, 1:00pm CDT
See which picture was voted as the best from our coverage this year.
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Volleyball

2019 Minnesota high school volleyball schedules released
By Ryan Williamson, SportsEngine 08/14/2019, 5:30pm CDT
The regular season begins Aug. 22 with 48 matches, which includes matchups with three teams ranked in the top 10 of the Class 3A coaches' preseason poll.
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MN High School Hubs 2018-19 Photo of the Year winner
By SportsEngine 06/27/2019, 1:00pm CDT
See which picture was voted as the best from our coverage this year.
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Champlin Park's Izzy Ashburn chosen this year's Ms. Baden Volleyball
By Paul Patane, SportsEngine 11/19/2018, 1:30pm CST
The setter and future Wisconsin Badger was honored as the state's top senior.
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Swimming

Hayden Zheng, Star Tribune Metro Boys' Swimmer of the Year
By JACK WARRICK, Special to the Star Tribune 04/01/2019, 4:44pm CDT
The sophomore, already a defending champion in the 100-yard breaststroke, set a state record in winning the title again.
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Peter Larson, with four gold medals, leads Edina to swimming state title
By HEATHER RULE, Special to the Star Tribune 03/02/2019, 10:44pm CST
The Hornets won events — all freestyle races — and scored points in all but two events to earn 268 total points Saturday to win the Class 2A championship.
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Breck/Blake wins third consecutive 1A boys' swimming championship
By HEATHER RULE, Special to the Star Tribune 03/02/2019, 5:28pm CST
The team got points in every event, with three individual victories and a sweep of all three relays.
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Tennis

Mounds View tennis champ rallies even when it doesn't matter
By Star Tribune 06/24/2019, 3:56pm CDT
The freshman Class 2A individual champion is the Star Tribune Metro Boys’ Tennis Player of the Year.
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Energized Mounds View freshman wins 2A singles title with sisterly inspiration
By HEATHER RULE, Special to the Star Tribune 06/07/2019, 6:03pm CDT
Bjorn Swenson played two three-set matches to get to the championship, where his mom says his late tennis-loving sister was present ‘just in a different way.’
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Mounds Park Academy's Parker Law wins 1A tennis singles title with perfection
By NATE GOTLIEB, Special to the Star Tribune 06/07/2019, 3:34pm CDT
The senior, who lost in the finals a year ago, was locked in and played the best match that his coach has seen him play to defeat Redwood Valley junior Rikard Wilkens.
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