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New Prague's Joey Novak (photo courtesy of Mary Christen, The Guillotine)

2023 Metro wrestling honor roll
By Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune 01/30/2023, 6:00pm CST
Through Jan 21, 2023. Listed are wrestlers with 23 or more reported victories.
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New Prague's Joey Novak (photo courtesy of Mary Christen, The Guillotine)

2023 Metro wrestling honor roll
By Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune 01/30/2023, 6:00pm CST
Through Jan 21, 2023. Listed are wrestlers with 23 or more reported victories.
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The top 10 wrestlers in state history and three aiming at them
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 01/25/2023, 10:00am CST
Seniors Ryder Rogotzke, Max McEnelly and Gavin Nelson are all beyond 220 victories.
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Ryder Rogotzke, Stillwater pinning machine, picks a new target
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 01/23/2023, 7:45am CST
He’ll wrestle in a higher weight class at state on a mission to avenge a loss to Waconia’s Max McEnelly.
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Star Tribune Athletes of the Week

Star Tribune Athletes of the Week returns for the fall season
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 09/03/2019, 11:45am CDT
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New Prague's Joey Novak (photo courtesy of Mary Christen, The Guillotine)

2023 Metro wrestling honor roll
By Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune 01/30/2023, 6:00pm CST
Through Jan 21, 2023. Listed are wrestlers with 23 or more reported victories.
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The top 10 wrestlers in state history and three aiming at them
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 01/25/2023, 10:00am CST
Seniors Ryder Rogotzke, Max McEnelly and Gavin Nelson are all beyond 220 victories.
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Ryder Rogotzke, Stillwater pinning machine, picks a new target
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 01/23/2023, 7:45am CST
He’ll wrestle in a higher weight class at state on a mission to avenge a loss to Waconia’s Max McEnelly.
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By the dozen: 12 Minnesotans with big deeds
By JIM PAULSEN and RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 01/12/2023, 9:15am CST
Eight have already won national championships, and four recently set school records.
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He won 132 in a row? Yes, and it gets better: Minnesota’s top 10 high school wrestling streaks
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 01/06/2023, 12:15pm CST
Max McEnelly’s run ranks eighth on a list led by Mitch Bengtson’s 179 and Gable Steveson’s 173.
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Christmas Wrestling Tournament produces familiar champions
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 12/19/2022, 4:00pm CST
The big event in Rochester revealed that wrestlers expected to succeed are doing just that.
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2022-23 wrestling: The best of the best, the girls are back and more
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 12/03/2022, 12:15pm CST
Also, meet Jim Paulsen's Sweet 16, a list of wrestlers to watch.
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Stillwater's Rogotzke takes on nation and wins
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 10/20/2022, 4:30pm CDT
Other Minnesotans finished in the top 10 of their classes at the Super 32 Tournament.
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Shoulder pads and singlets: Football players who wrestle or vice versa?
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 10/13/2022, 10:45am CDT
This fall illustrates clearly the complementary nature of those two sports.
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Girls' Hockey

Six schools, one team? Burgeoning of high school co-ops brings on extremes
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 01/30/2023, 6:45pm CST
A girls hockey team with players spread from DeLaSalle to Faribault is a sign of the times.
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From the very start, White Bear flavor drives Hockey Day Minnesota
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 01/28/2023, 6:30pm CST
A goal by White Bear Lake’s Elaina “Squish” Hosfield got the daylong celebration started.
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About that 200-victory club: Count Amber Hegland as a well-qualified member
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 01/27/2023, 9:30pm CST
Three female Minnesota girls hockey coaches reached 200 wins, not the two “believed to be” the only ones.
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Boys' Hockey

From the very start, White Bear flavor drives Hockey Day Minnesota
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 01/28/2023, 6:30pm CST
A goal by White Bear Lake’s Elaina “Squish” Hosfield got the daylong celebration started.
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Best team in the state? Tiny, mighty Warroad speaks up
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 01/26/2023, 8:15am CST
Another small-school matter: Cloquet-Esko-Carlton, longtime 2A presence, plans to play in 1A.
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Whistle stop: Referee shortage presents big challenges, invites grand solutions
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 01/23/2023, 8:45pm CST
A brother and sister follow Dad’s lead, and a teacher makes a high school class of it.
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Girls' Basketball

Still standing: Hopkins atop Metro Top 10 despite loss
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 01/30/2023, 1:00pm CST
The Royals survived a challenging stretch until No. 9 Providence Academy weighed in.
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A five-point half? A 12-steal game? Five batches of big basketball numbers
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 01/25/2023, 8:30am CST
The list reveals stunning defense by a big-time scorer and more.
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Again and again, Hopkins justifies its position atop the Metro Top 10
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 01/23/2023, 7:15pm CST
The Royals remained unbeaten by defeating No. 3 Wayzata and No. 6 Minnetonka last week.
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Boys' Basketball

Restart: DeLaSalle, Holy Family return to the Metro Top 10
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 01/30/2023, 1:00pm CST
Those two teams from the smaller classes kept pushing and regained ground lost.
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Top games: Lakeview hopes to find a crack in Russell-Tyler-Ruthton's armor
By Mark Hvidsten, SportsEngine 01/30/2023, 10:30am CST
Jan. 31: The No. 6-1A Knights continue to stand in the way of No. 8-1A Lakers' state tournament hopes.
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St. Thomas Academy exacts some revenge on South St. Paul
By Blaze Fugina, SportsEngine 01/26/2023, 7:15am CST
The Cadets controlled the low-scoring affair against the Packers.
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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

Visitation advances 17 swimmers, three relay teams to girls’ state meet finals
By JOEL RIPPEL, Star Tribune 11/19/2021, 10:45pm CST
Delano junior Emma Kern set a state meet record in the 100 backstroke.
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Familiar names dot girls' state swimming and diving meet
By JOEL RIPPEL, Star Tribune 11/17/2021, 7:45pm CST
Minnetonka in Class 2A and Visitation in Class 1A are favored but those teams have plenty of company.
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A look at the girls' swimming and diving season
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 09/07/2021, 7:15pm CDT
Minnetonka aims for stability amid tough competition in the Lake.
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