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Coach Larry McKenzie is back in the game
By KEVIN BERTELS, Star Tribune 11/15/2022, 7:45am CST
A Hall of Famer as a head coach, he’ll be on the Park Center boys’ basketball staff as as assistant in the coming season.
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Coach Larry McKenzie is back in the game
By KEVIN BERTELS, Star Tribune 11/15/2022, 7:45am CST
A Hall of Famer as a head coach, he’ll be on the Park Center boys’ basketball staff as as assistant in the coming season.
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Speedup tactic: Lake Conference goes to shot clock a year early
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 10/07/2022, 11:00am CDT
The rest of the state is set to make the switch in 2023-24, but Lake coaches voted for change now.
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DeLaSalle promotes longtime assistant Todd Anderson to head coach of its vaunted program
By KEVIN BERTELS, Star Tribune 07/28/2022, 12:30pm CDT
It’s Anderson’s 25th year with the team, winner of seven state championships since 2012.
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Coach Larry McKenzie is back in the game
By KEVIN BERTELS, Star Tribune 11/15/2022, 7:45am CST
A Hall of Famer as a head coach, he’ll be on the Park Center boys’ basketball staff as as assistant in the coming season.
Read More

Speedup tactic: Lake Conference goes to shot clock a year early
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 10/07/2022, 11:00am CDT
The rest of the state is set to make the switch in 2023-24, but Lake coaches voted for change now.
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DeLaSalle promotes longtime assistant Todd Anderson to head coach of its vaunted program
By KEVIN BERTELS, Star Tribune 07/28/2022, 12:30pm CDT
It’s Anderson’s 25th year with the team, winner of seven state championships since 2012.
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Hall of Fame coach Larry McKenzie says he's retiring after six Minneapolis state titles
By JEFF DAY, Star Tribune 07/26/2022, 8:00am CDT
A winner of four boys’ basketball championships in a row at Minneapolis Henry and two more at Minneapolis North, he’s exiting after 24 years.
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2021-2022 MN High School Hubs Photo of the Year revealed
By SportsEngine staff 06/29/2022, 8:00am CDT
See the winner and the finalists of the best photos from our year of coverage.
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The Minnesota High School Basketball Hall of Fame grows 15 inductees deeper
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 04/07/2022, 7:30pm CDT
Ziggy Kauls, for 45 years a successful coach, and Tayler Hill, a big-time girls’ scorer still deep in the basketball biz, were among inductees in the 2022 class.
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The 2022 Associated Press All-State teams revealed
By SportsEngine staff 04/07/2022, 12:00pm CDT
See who made the first and second teams, as voted by Minnesota media.
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2021-22 Minnesota Gatorade Players of the Year
By Jack Butler, SportsEngine 04/07/2022, 11:30am CDT
See who won in football, basketball and volleyball.
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Barry Wohler, early ’80s tournament hero, entering High School Basketball Hall of Fame
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 04/04/2022, 3:00pm CDT
The Bird Island-Lake Lillian standout is among 15 who will be honored Thursday, when the third class is inducted.
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Girls' Hockey

Blake seniors sometimes share the ice, always share hockey and life bonds
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 11/08/2022, 7:00am CST
Girls’ hockey players Sam Broz, Suzy Higuchi and Ellie Morrison, on the same line or not, have courage in common.
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Goalies Hailey Hansen of Blaine, Sedona Blair of Holy Family set to challenge champs
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 11/08/2022, 6:45am CST
Hansen and Blair pose threats in the nets to traditional Class 2A section powers Andover and Minnetonka.
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Meet the girls’ hockey preseason Dream Team
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 11/08/2022, 6:15am CST
Five seniors, all committed to playing in college, and an undecided junior made the list. Also, 15 more players to watch.
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Boys' Hockey

Five story lines to dwell on as the season begins
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 11/21/2022, 3:30pm CST
Find out about coaches on the move (and players, too), teams on the rise and games not to miss.
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Meet the Star Tribune preseason Dream Team
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 11/21/2022, 3:30pm CST
They’re five skaters and a goalie, and keep going for a list of 15 other players to watch.
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Mentor movement: 10 coaching changes that will impact hockey season
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 10/05/2022, 9:45am CDT
Offseason moves involve high-profile teams and top-level leaders.
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Girls' Basketball

2022-23 preview: A coach drawn back, a league loaded, a day not to miss
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 11/22/2022, 10:30am CST
Brian Cosgriff re-emerges at Minnetonka, part of the stacked Lake Conference. Also, outstate standouts get their day in the metro.
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The Dream Team, five players with big plans,10 to watch
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 11/22/2022, 10:15am CST
They’re headed to prominent college programs, and so are some of the extra 10.
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Introducing the preseason Metro Top 10
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 11/22/2022, 10:00am CST
It all starts with Hopkins, and half of the teams come from one conference.
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Wrestling

Wrestler Reid Ballantyne of Stillwater leads Metro Athletes of the Week for Feb. 24-29
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 03/02/2020, 5:30pm CST
Also recognized: Derrick Cardinal (Forest Lake wrestling), Soren Dunn (Eden Prairie swimming), P.J. Hayes (Waconia basketball), Lauren Jensen (Lakeville North basketball), Anna Olson (Monticello basketball), and Annika Stewart (Wayzata basketball)
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Final 2020 metro wrestling honor roll
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 02/03/2020, 5:15pm CST
Updated through Sunday, Feb. 9
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Shakopee wrestler Ben Lunn leads metro Athletes of the Week for Dec. 30-Jan. 4
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 01/06/2020, 3:00pm CST
Also recognized: Nadia Abid (Maple Grove gymnastics), Mallory Brake (Hastings basketball), Adelaide Burton (Blake hockey), Adrik Kraftson (Stillwater Nordic skiing), Jordan Parent (Forest Lake Nordic skiing) and Simeon Sharp (St. Paul Harding basketball).
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Skiing

Skier Luke Conway of Minneapolis Washburn leads Metro Athletes of the Week for Feb. 10-15
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 02/17/2020, 1:00pm CST
Also recognized: Dawson Garcia (Prior Lake basketball), Kirby Gilbertson (Maple Grove adapted hockey), Molly Moening (St. Paul Highland Park Nordic skiing), Sophia Palmquist (Eagan Alpine skiing), Luke Pepin (Rockford basketball), and Grace Treanor (Wayzata gymnastics).
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Double-win for St. Paul Highland Park, Nordic ski champ Molly Moening
By BROOKS JOHNSON, Star Tribune 02/14/2020, 11:30pm CST
The sophomore won the individual state title and helped the Scots to their first team title. The boys' winner was Henry Snider of Mounds Park Academy while Forest Lake claimed the team championship.
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Nordic skier Victor Sparks of Minneapolis Southwest leads Metro Athletes of the Week for Feb. 3-8
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 02/10/2020, 1:15pm CST
Also recognized: Maggie Czinano (Watertown-Mayer basketball), Payton Mielke (Elk River basketball), Joe Miller (Blake hockey), Jenna Ruiz (Eagan hockey), Jayden Seifert (Farmington hockey) and Frankie Vascellaro (Holy Angels basketball).
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Gymnastics

Final 2020 metro gymnastics honor roll
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 02/10/2020, 5:45pm CST
Top individual scores through Saturday, Feb. 8
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Norwegian talent bolsters defending gymnastics state champ Stillwater
By Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune 02/21/2019, 3:42pm CST
Ida Bjoerklund, spending a year studying in the U.S., has brought her elite-level skill and training to the Ponies, seeking another Class 2A team title on Friday.
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2019 metro gymnastics honor roll - FINAL
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 02/11/2019, 5:00pm CST
Through Sunday, Feb. 10
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Swimming & Diving

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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