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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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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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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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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.
Read More

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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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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Football

Mankato West stops Rogers in Class 5A, returns to Prep Bowl to defend its championship
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 11/19/2022, 8:00pm CST
The Scarlets, winners of 31 in a row, settled the semifinal with a goal-line stand.
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New London Spicer sinks league rival Watertown-Mayer in Class 3A semifinal
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 11/19/2022, 5:15pm CST
The members of the Wright County conference reversed the result of their regular-season game.
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Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton keeps pushing, tops Fairmont in Class 3A semifinal
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 11/19/2022, 2:30pm CST
Running back Nicholas Waale ran right through a facemasking penalty for a clinching TD.
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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

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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

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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Minnetonka rises again to the moment, wins girls’ Class 2A team tennis title
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 10/26/2022, 8:30pm CDT
Rochester Lourdes wields doubles strategy against Breck to win the Class 1A championship.
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