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Hot-shooting Hayfield holds on to win first basketball state championship

By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 04/10/2021, 2:30pm CDT

The Vikings, led by senior Ethan Slaathaug's 20 points, escaped with a 61-60 victory over Hancock in the Class 1A title game.

Who wins championships on Saturday?

By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 04/09/2021, 8:00pm CDT

The Star Tribune's Ron Haggstrom sizes up each of the four classes and delivers a prediction for each.

Wednesday, 10 a.m. at Target Center

Hancock rallies to defeat Sleepy Eye St. Mary's, reach 1A championship game

By David La Vaque, Star Tribune 04/07/2021, 11:30am CDT

Matt Thompson's 20 points and 19 rebounds led the Owls, trailing by five points at halftime, to a 65-53 victory.

Who wins in the semis on Wednesday and Thursday?

By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 04/06/2021, 6:00pm CDT

Going 12-4 in the quarterfinals has our guy feeling it. See how he landed in all four classes.

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Prominent coach makes a sudden switch
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 05/07/2024, 9:45am CDT
Willie Braziel, after 14 seasons at Columbia Heights and 310 victories overall, is taking over at Simley.
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The All-Metro team, 25 players everybody wants
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 03/18/2024, 9:15am CDT
Coaches present and future rave about the top five — and, as Minnesota fans have seen often in recent years, two of them are headed to Wisconsin.
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Meet the Metro Player of the Year, a little heftier, a whole lot of hooper
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 03/18/2024, 9:00am CDT
Jackson McAndrew of Wayzata averaged a double-double, putting to use the 45 pounds he didn't have not long ago.
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Top recruits: What's the college plan?
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 10/10/2023, 7:45am CDT
Two have chosen the Gophers, including one from the top five, and many are yet to make a decision.
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Eden Prairie rallies in second half to defeat Minnehaha Academy in battle of No. 1 teams
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 02/18/2020, 8:45pm CST
The Class 4A Eagles, trailing by six at halftime to the Class 3A Redhawks, finished the game with a 30-7 run for a 78-64 victory before an overflow crowd at Minnehaha Academy.
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