Lombardi leaving Maple Grove after 14 years

By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune, 03/04/24, 7:00PM CST

Matt Lombardi, shown during the 2022 Class 6A semifinals, went 102-37 in 14 years at Maple Grove. (Aaron Lavinsky, Star Tribune)

Lombardi has accepted the defensive coordinator position at Minnetonka under coach Mark Esch.

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