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Oliver Paleen, Star Tribune metro boys' cross-country runner of the year
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 12/16/2019, 2:34pm CST
The St. Paul Highland Park senior won the Class 2A state meet and led the Scots to a third-place team finish, best for a St. Paul public school in 28 years.
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Oliver Paleen, Star Tribune metro boys' cross-country runner of the year
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 12/16/2019, 2:34pm CST
The St. Paul Highland Park senior won the Class 2A state meet and led the Scots to a third-place team finish, best for a St. Paul public school in 28 years.
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Analee Weaver, Star Tribune metro girls' cross-country runner of the year
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 12/16/2019, 2:34pm CST
The Stillwater junior, who is a relative newcomer to distance running, won the Class 2A state meet.
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Mounds View boys edge Eden Prairie for first 2A cross-country championship
By David La Vaque, Star Tribune 11/02/2019, 8:40pm CDT
Coach’s emotions spill over in aftermath of his first title.
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Star Tribune Athletes of the Week

Holy Angels' Noah Hermanson leads Metro Athletes of the Week for Oct. 28-Nov. 2
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 11/04/2019, 2:00pm CST
Also recognized: Kaleb Blaha (Fridley), Emma Fournier (Maple Grove), Kirby Gilbertson (Park Center), Oscar Smythe (Edina), Analee Weaver (Stillwater) and Brooke Weichbrodt (Concordia Academy).
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Eastview tennis champ Karin Young leads Metro Athletes of the Week for Oct. 21-26
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 10/28/2019, 10:30am CDT
Also recognized: Aidan Bouman (Buffalo), Anthony Gipson (Maple Grove), Khyah Harper (Centennial), Riaz Kelly (St. Paul Central), Arlina Shen (Blake) and Analee Weaver (Stillwater).
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Eden Prairie runner Liesl Paulsen's steely resolve leads Athletes of the Week for Sept. 30-Oct. 5
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 10/07/2019, 3:30pm CDT
Also recognized: David Bigaouette (Shakopee), Emma Heimerl (Simley), Sarah Luong (Benilde-St. Margaret's, T.K. Marshall (St. Paul Highland Park), Jimmy McGuire (Minneapolis Southwest) and Joey Moberg (St. Paul Johnson)
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Oliver Paleen, Star Tribune metro boys' cross-country runner of the year
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 12/16/2019, 2:34pm CST
The St. Paul Highland Park senior won the Class 2A state meet and led the Scots to a third-place team finish, best for a St. Paul public school in 28 years.
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Analee Weaver, Star Tribune metro girls' cross-country runner of the year
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 12/16/2019, 2:34pm CST
The Stillwater junior, who is a relative newcomer to distance running, won the Class 2A state meet.
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Mounds View boys edge Eden Prairie for first 2A cross-country championship
By David La Vaque, Star Tribune 11/02/2019, 8:40pm CDT
Coach’s emotions spill over in aftermath of his first title.
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Cross-country teams seek state meet peak with titles on the line Saturday
By David La Vaque, Star Tribune 11/01/2019, 5:22pm CDT
Team and individual champions will be crowns in boys’ and girls’ races in Class 2A and 1A at St. Olaf College in Northfield.
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Cross-country runners, teams to watch this fall already breaking from the pack
By David La Vaque, Star Tribune 09/03/2019, 3:55pm CDT
Key meets held recently suggest boys’ teams from Mounds View and Stillwater and the Wayzata girls’ team will be among the ones to beat.
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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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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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Football

Minnetonka, Edina fill head coaching vacancies
By Star Tribune 02/11/2020, 12:53pm CST
The Skippers elevated assistant coach Mark Esch to lead the team while the Hornets hired former Armstrong assistant Jason Potts.
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Jaice Miller, seeking to keep playing quarterback, commits to U of Sioux Falls
By Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune 02/04/2020, 3:11pm CST
The Champlin Park senior, who passed up Division I offers, is expected to sign a letter of intent Wednesday as the NCAA regular signing period opens.
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After 58 seasons as a head coach, Brainerd's Ron Stolski calls it a career
By DAVID LA VAQUE and JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 01/22/2020, 12:15pm CST
The 80-year-old Stolski ranks second in the state in career victories and was the longest-tenured high school football coach in state history.
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Soccer

Holy Angels' Noah Hermanson leads Metro Athletes of the Week for Oct. 28-Nov. 2
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 11/04/2019, 2:00pm CST
Also recognized: Kaleb Blaha (Fridley), Emma Fournier (Maple Grove), Kirby Gilbertson (Park Center), Oscar Smythe (Edina), Analee Weaver (Stillwater) and Brooke Weichbrodt (Concordia Academy).
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Edina wins 2A championship to finish season undefeated
By JERRY ZGODA, Star Tribune 10/31/2019, 7:15pm CDT
Oscar Smythe scored twice, including the game-winner in the second half, in a 2-1 victory over East Ridge.
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Maple Grove wins first girls' soccer championship with victory over Centennial
By JERRY ZGODA, Star Tribune 10/31/2019, 5:00pm CDT
The Crimson got goals from Kelley Kloncz and Emma Fournier that held up for a 2-1 win in the Class 2A title game.
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Volleyball

MN Volleyball Hub Photo of the Year unveiled
By SportsEngine staff 11/16/2019, 8:00am CST
View which image was chosen the best from our 2019 season of coverage.
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All-tournament teams for 2019 revealed
By Paul Patane, SportsEngine 11/09/2019, 4:00pm CST
See which players received honors in each of the three classes.
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2019 all-state teams revealed
By Ricky Campbell, SportsEngine 11/09/2019, 3:30pm CST
See who the state coaches' association recognized as the top players in each class.
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Swimming

Minnetonka, Breck/Blake win True Team state meet titles
By Star Tribune 01/27/2020, 11:45am CST
The meet was held Saturday at the University of Minnesota.
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Abby Kapeller, Star Tribune metro girls' swimmer of the year
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 12/16/2019, 2:33pm CST
The Minnetonka junior won two individual events at the state meet in November and swam on two winning relay teams.
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Boys' swimming and diving story lines: 2A holds room for surprise
By Star Tribune 12/11/2019, 1:10pm CST
Top athletesd to watch and three story lines for the 2019-20 season.
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Tennis

Arlina Shen, Star Tribune metro girls' tennis player of the year
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 12/16/2019, 2:35pm CST
The Blake senior, who also earned the honor in 2018, won the Class 1A singles title for the second consecutive year and led the Bears to a fifth straight team championship.
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Eastview tennis champ Karin Young leads Metro Athletes of the Week for Oct. 21-26
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 10/28/2019, 10:30am CDT
Also recognized: Aidan Bouman (Buffalo), Anthony Gipson (Maple Grove), Khyah Harper (Centennial), Riaz Kelly (St. Paul Central), Arlina Shen (Blake) and Analee Weaver (Stillwater).
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Eastview's Karin Young controls defending champ to win her first 2A singles title
By Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune 10/25/2019, 7:00pm CDT
The sophomore backed up her No. 1 seeding in the state tournament, using a deft strategy of defense and opportunistic play to defeat Edina’s Nicole Copeland.
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