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Matt McCollister leaves Brooklyn Center to coach South St. Paul

By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 05/13/2019, 9:15pm CDT

A desire to spend more time with his family prompted the change.

MBCA's annual all-star games, McDonald award-winner announced this weekend

By SportsEngine staff 03/25/2019, 11:15am CDT

Forty of the state's top senior boys' basketball players will compete at the two-day event that also includes a ceremony to honor this year's Bob McDonald award-winner.

2019 all-tournament teams announced

By Paul Patane, SportsEngine 03/25/2019, 10:45am CDT

View which players were honored from all four classes.

Minnehaha Academy too tall, too much for Minneapolis North
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 03/23/2019, 3:15pm CDT
With 7-footer Chet Holmgren blocking and altering shots and Jalen Suggs and Prince Aligbe each scoring 20 points, the Redhawks claimed their third Class 2A championship with a 69-52 victory.
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Defense, quickness fuels hardened Minneapolis North to victory over Perham
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 03/22/2019, 9:15pm CDT
An 18-point first-half surge got the Polars rolling en route to a 62-46 victory. Getting to the Class 2A championship game, however, has been about much more than basketball.
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No. 2 seed Minneapolis North battles past scrappy Esko
By JACK WARRICK, Special to the Star Tribune 03/20/2019, 7:45pm CDT
The Polars, who trailed early in the game, finished with an 8-0 run to win 61-53 in their first tournament playing in Class 2A.
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Meet the 2019 Star Tribune All-Metro first team
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 03/18/2019, 6:00pm CDT
Scroll down to see who made the second and third teams as well.
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2019 McDonald Award finalists announced
By Paul Patane, SportsEngine 03/14/2019, 8:30pm CDT
Twelve standouts were chosen as finalists for this year's honor, which is given to Minnesota's top senior player.
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