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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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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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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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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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Meet the Metro Wrestler of the Year: Hunter Lyden of Stillwater
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 04/13/2022, 2:00pm CDT
He concluded an undefeated season with his third individual state championship.
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Bennett Berge competes in the 2022 Wrestling State Meet

Bennett Berge named 2022 Mr. Wrestling
By Jim Paulsen 03/21/2022, 2:30pm CDT
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Girls: Simley's Charli Raymond gets it started, becoming the first girls' state champion
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 03/05/2022, 11:30pm CST
Edison's Nari Miller cries in triumph; Stillwater's Audrey Rogotzke keeps her end of the deal.
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Class 3A: Stillwater's Ryder Rogotzke breaks through with his 44th pin, a state record
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 03/05/2022, 10:45pm CST
Ponies' Hunter Lyden gets his third; Waconia's Max McEnelly flips over three-peat; Lakeville North's Zach Hanson scores.
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Classes 2A and 1A: Kasson-Mantorville's Bennett Berge makes it five state titles
By NATE GOTLIEB, Special to the Star Tribune 03/05/2022, 10:30pm CST
Five years later, Byron senior Maxwell Petersen becomes a two-time champ.
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Class 3A: Lakeville North’s Volk brings less hair and the usual dominance to state
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 03/04/2022, 9:15pm CST
A two-time Class 3A champion, he gave up the curly locks and powered his way to the semifinals.
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Girls' Hockey

Sydney Burnevik scores twice to lead Champlin Park/Coon Rapids past Proctor/Hermantown
By Luke Hanlon, SportsEngine 12/02/2022, 3:45pm CST
The Bluebirds defeated the Mirage 5-2.
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Moorhead's five-goal first period sparks victory against Wayzata
By Heather Rule, SportsEngine 12/02/2022, 3:00pm CST
Holm, Brueske each recorded three points to lead the Spuds' 8-1 victory.
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Blake seniors sometimes share the ice, always share hockey and life bonds
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 11/08/2022, 7:00am CST
Girls’ hockey players Sam Broz, Suzy Higuchi and Ellie Morrison, on the same line or not, have courage in common.
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Boys' Hockey

Five story lines to dwell on as the season begins
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 11/21/2022, 3:30pm CST
Find out about coaches on the move (and players, too), teams on the rise and games not to miss.
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Meet the Star Tribune preseason Dream Team
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 11/21/2022, 3:30pm CST
They’re five skaters and a goalie, and keep going for a list of 15 other players to watch.
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Mentor movement: 10 coaching changes that will impact hockey season
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 10/05/2022, 9:45am CDT
Offseason moves involve high-profile teams and top-level leaders.
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Girls' Basketball

2022-23 preview: A coach drawn back, a league loaded, a day not to miss
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 11/22/2022, 10:30am CST
Brian Cosgriff re-emerges at Minnetonka, part of the stacked Lake Conference. Also, outstate standouts get their day in the metro.
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The Dream Team, five players with big plans,10 to watch
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 11/22/2022, 10:15am CST
They’re headed to prominent college programs, and so are some of the extra 10.
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Introducing the preseason Metro Top 10
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 11/22/2022, 10:00am CST
It all starts with Hopkins, and half of the teams come from one conference.
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Boys' Basketball

Transfers, changes, surprises: What you need to know about the boys basketball season
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 12/03/2022, 11:15am CST
Veteran reporter Ron Haggstrom presents the top story lines, a Metro Top 10, a Dream Team and more players to watch.
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Coach Larry McKenzie is back in the game
By KEVIN BERTELS, Star Tribune 11/15/2022, 7:45am CST
A Hall of Famer as a head coach, he’ll be on the Park Center boys’ basketball staff as as assistant in the coming season.
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Speedup tactic: Lake Conference goes to shot clock a year early
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 10/07/2022, 11:00am CDT
The rest of the state is set to make the switch in 2023-24, but Lake coaches voted for change now.
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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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