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Eden Prairie coach Flom resigns after season roiled by racial slur
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 03/31/2023, 3:30pm CDT
Flom said he was teaching when he read to players a slur that led to his suspension. His reinstatement was followed by protests.
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Eden Prairie coach Flom resigns after season roiled by racial slur
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 03/31/2023, 3:30pm CDT
Flom said he was teaching when he read to players a slur that led to his suspension. His reinstatement was followed by protests.
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DeLaSalle point guard Whitlock is Mr. Basketball
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 03/30/2023, 2:45pm CDT
Whitlock averaged 26.7 points per game in a season that ended with the Islanders as 3A runner-up.
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Four classes, four takes: One more look at the state tournament
By Star Tribune staff 03/27/2023, 10:00am CDT
You’ll find a senior loved in 4A, legacies in stages in 3A, a challenge faced in 2A, history made in 1A.
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MN Boys' Basketball Hub Photo of the Year revealed
By SportsEngine staff 03/21/2023, 7:45pm CDT
See which photo won as your pick for the 2022-23 Photo of the Year, and see other finalists from the season.
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Meet the 2022-23 Star Tribune All-Metro teams
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 03/20/2023, 12:30pm CDT
The players have a range of skills — you’ll find scorers, rebounders, distributors — and come from schools of various sizes, from 2A to 4A.
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Introducing the Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year: Nasir Whitlock of DeLaSalle
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 03/20/2023, 11:45am CDT
A senior, he puts up big numbers: 27.7 points per game, 52 in a single game, plus that 3.87 GPA.
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Eden Prairie coach Flom resigns after season roiled by racial slur
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 03/31/2023, 3:30pm CDT
Flom said he was teaching when he read to players a slur that led to his suspension. His reinstatement was followed by protests.
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DeLaSalle point guard Whitlock is Mr. Basketball
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 03/30/2023, 2:45pm CDT
Whitlock averaged 26.7 points per game in a season that ended with the Islanders as 3A runner-up.
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Four classes, four takes: One more look at the state tournament
By Star Tribune staff 03/27/2023, 10:00am CDT
You’ll find a senior loved in 4A, legacies in stages in 3A, a challenge faced in 2A, history made in 1A.
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Wayzata yanks 4A title away from Park Center
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 03/25/2023, 7:45pm CDT
Guard Jackson McAndrew provided big moments in overtime for the Trojans.
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Totino-Grace holds off DeLaSalle in Class 3A final
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 03/25/2023, 3:45pm CDT
The Eagles repeated as champions, securing the victory with free throws at the end.
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Albany tops Minnehaha Academy for first state title
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 03/25/2023, 1:15pm CDT
The Huskies surged ahead by 10 points early in the second half and made it last.
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PHOTOS: Albany defeats Minnehaha Academy, captures Class 2A title
By Cheryl A. Myers, SportsEngine 03/25/2023, 1:00pm CDT
See photos from Saturday's championship game.
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Russell-Tyler-Ruthton turns back New Life Academy, wins Class 1A title
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 03/25/2023, 9:45am CDT
New Life Academy made up all but three points of a 16-point halftime deficit.
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PHOTOS: Russell-Tyler-Ruthton defeats New Life Academy
By Korey McDermott, SportsEngine 03/25/2023, 9:30am CDT
View photos from Saturday's Class 1A championship game.
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Girls Hockey

A glimpse of the future: 15 standouts to watch next season
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 02/28/2023, 6:00am CST
Meet seven forwards, five defenders and three goalies likely to make a difference.
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Edina’s Corniea, Andover’s Boerger win awards
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 02/26/2023, 5:00pm CST
Uma Corniea was selected Senior Goalie of the Year, and Ella Boerger was chosen as Ms. Hockey.
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Gentry Academy drops Andover, wins Class 2A
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 02/25/2023, 6:45pm CST
A charter school in its third season offering girls hockey emerged as champion.
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Boys Hockey

The way-too-early list: 15 metro-area players to watch for in 2023-24
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 03/14/2023, 3:30pm CDT
Five of them played for state championships this season and will be eligible for another try.
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Awards go to Warroad's Jayson Shaugabay, Hampton Slukynsky
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 03/12/2023, 6:30pm CDT
The Warriors swept the senior prizes, a feat accomplished only one other time.
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Minnetonka overcomes Edina, grabs Class 2A state title
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 03/11/2023, 11:00am CST
With a run through three difficult games, the Skippers secured the program’s second championship.
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Girls Basketball

Hopkins girls basketball guard Liv McGill picks Florida for college
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 03/27/2023, 11:15am CDT
Gators coach Kelly Ray Finley, who played for Breck in high school, scored in the Twin Cities.
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St. Michael-Albertville bursts from the gate, gets away with 4A title
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 03/18/2023, 8:00pm CDT
Hopkins mounted a challenge in the second half but stopped a point short of making up ground lost at the start.
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Benilde-St. Margaret’s shoves back, wins Class 3A championship
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 03/18/2023, 5:00pm CDT
State tournament first-timer Stewartville rallied into the lead during the second half.
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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

Meet the Star Tribune’s 2022-23 Metro Boys Swimmer of the Year: Luke Logue of Eden Prairie
By JOE GUNTHER, Star Tribune 03/27/2023, 4:45pm CDT
A three-peat in one event, a breakthrough in another and parts in two winning relays added up.
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Eden Prairie ends Edina’s run of boys state titles at four
By HEATHER RULE, Special to the Star Tribune 03/04/2023, 10:45pm CST
The Eagles swept the three relays; Rosemount diver Lucas Gerten repeated as champ.
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Breck/Blake ties record with seventh consecutive Class 1A title
By HEATHER RULE, Special to the Star Tribune 03/04/2023, 3:45pm CST
Rochester in 1953-59 had been the only boys swimming and diving team to win seven in a row.
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