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St. Thomas Academy hires college assistant Travis Walch to lead team
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 03/09/2023, 3:15pm CST
Walch coached and played at Winona State and also coached at Carleton, Macalester and St. Thomas.
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St. Thomas Academy hires college assistant Travis Walch to lead team
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 03/09/2023, 3:15pm CST
Walch coached and played at Winona State and also coached at Carleton, Macalester and St. Thomas.
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Elk River’s Osterman, Maple Grove’s Kilzer pick colleges
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 02/01/2023, 2:45pm CST
Each played quarterback for a state champ; Osterman chose Iowa State, and Kilzer picked Air Force.
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Cooper’s Howard makes it official with LSU
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 12/22/2022, 7:45am CST
Howard, with more than 60 offers from Power 5 schools, was Minnesota’s top football recruit.
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St. Thomas Academy hires college assistant Travis Walch to lead team
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 03/09/2023, 3:15pm CST
Walch coached and played at Winona State and also coached at Carleton, Macalester and St. Thomas.
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Elk River’s Osterman, Maple Grove’s Kilzer pick colleges
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 02/01/2023, 2:45pm CST
Each played quarterback for a state champ; Osterman chose Iowa State, and Kilzer picked Air Force.
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Cooper’s Howard makes it official with LSU
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 12/22/2022, 7:45am CST
Howard, with more than 60 offers from Power 5 schools, was Minnesota’s top football recruit.
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If you watch the news or the Vikings, Minnetonka linemen are familiar
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 12/21/2022, 12:45pm CST
Jack Liwienski is the son of former Viking Chris Liwienski, and Dakota Egert is the son of Ch. 5 anchor Chris Egert.
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For Division I signing day, meet five players who got there one way or another
By DAVID LA VAQUE, JIM PAULSEN and KEVIN BERTELS, Star Tribune 12/21/2022, 8:00am CST
Their back stories involve a wrestling family, a winless season and a love for the Badgers. One’s a basketball standout. One just stands out.
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Five Minnesotans who chose the U, five who will leave
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 12/21/2022, 7:45am CST
The Gophers' group is heavy on offensive linemen; the player with the highest profile is off to LSU.
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The Big List: Recruits and their Signing Day plans
By Star Tribune staff 12/21/2022, 7:30am CST
The early signing period for NCAA Division I football starts Wednesday. Here’s what to expect from Minnesotans.
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2022 MN Football Hub Photo of the Year
By SportsEngine staff 12/05/2022, 8:45am CST
The voting is over. See which photo won the 2022 MN Football Hub Photo of the Year.
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Volleyball

Kathy Gillen, winner of seven state titles at Eagan, to be replaced by daughter
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 03/23/2023, 1:00pm CDT
McKenna Melville was Metro Player of the Year at Eagan and was an All-America pick last season at Central Florida.
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An opportunity emerges and optimism builds for boys volleyball
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 12/06/2022, 9:30am CST
The high school league used a new task force to set up a vote for May 2023.
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MN Volleyball Hub photo of the year revealed
By SportsEngine Staff 12/06/2022, 8:45am CST
See which photo won as your pick for the 2022 photo of the year, and see other finalists from the season.
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Tennis

Sarah Shahbaz, Star Tribune Metro Girls Tennis Player of the Year
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 12/07/2022, 10:00am CST
A second straight singles state championship made the Minnetonka senior a more confident player.
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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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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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Swimming & Diving

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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Champs Edina and Breck/Blake cruise in state preliminaries
By JOEL RIPPEL, Star Tribune 03/03/2023, 9:45pm CST
The teams positioned themselves well to add to their strings of state titles.
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Cross Country

Analee Weaver’s new push leads to Star Tribune Metro Girls’ Cross-Country Runner of the Year
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 12/14/2020, 1:30pm CST
The Stillwater senior set a new state record for girls in a 5K high school race and won a showcase of top runners at the end of the season.
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‘Perfect leader’ Ethan Vargas is Star Tribune Metro Boys’ Cross-Country Runner of the Year
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 12/14/2020, 1:15pm CST
Vargas won all six of Stillwater’s meets, defeating highly ranked runners in five of them, and won a year-end meet of top runners from across the state.
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Minnesota prep 5K record for Analee Weaver, surprising section win for Armstrong boys
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 10/26/2020, 7:30pm CDT
The boys' and girls' seasons will be extended for some teams by a privately run showcase on Oct. 30-31 in Atwater, Minn.
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