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Below is Heather's prep sports coverage from the 2022-23 school year, including section and state tournaments, as a freelancer with the Star Tribune.
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St. Anthony rides quick start to title: St. Anthony’s quick starts lead to 1A girls’ title
Nov. 5, 2022 The Huskies scored in the first two minutes of each half in their victory over St. Paul Academy. |
Score hardly dominant, but Spratans are: Defense makes St. Paul Academy the Class 1A boys’ champion
Nov. 5, 2022 The Spartans didn’t give up a goal in the postseason, ending the season with six shutouts in a row. |
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Wayzata senior proves again she's in class by herself in 3A: Wayzata runner Abbey Nechanicky tops it off with girls' Class 3A title
Nov. 6, 2022 For the fourth race in a row, Nechanicky finished in under 17 minutes. |
Drizzle puts Nevis girl in mood to win it all: Made for the mist: Nevis' Jade Rypkema wins Class 1A girls' race
Nov. 6, 2022 She held off Murray County Central senior Amanda Overgaauw, the defending champion. |
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Top two seeds find their way to the final: Pequot Lakes ends Concordia Academy's run at the Class 2A volleyball title
Nov. 12, 2022 The top-seeded Patriots finished off the Beacons by dominating the third set. |
Final splash lifts Hornets: Overachieving relay team gives Edina Class 2A swimming and diving title
Nov. 19, 2022 The Hornets needed to finish sixth in the 400 freestyle relay to tie. Instead they took third and won. |
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Class 1A: Springfield 54, Deer River 30: Springfield overwhelms Deer River in points-packed Class 1A semifinal
Nov. 20, 2022 A three-play scoring drive began a six-touchdown first half for Springfield. |
Minneota 28, Fillmore Central 27: Minneota barely keeps lead, topping Fillmore Central in Class 1A semifinal
Nov. 20, 2022 The Vikings led by three touchdowns, then gave up three before their defense stood strong. |
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Rosemount tops Cretin-Derham Hall in second overtime of girls hockey section final
Feb. 15, 2023 The Irish landed a spot at state on Sophie Stramel's goal 38 seconds into the second extra period. |
No. 4 Gentry Academy beats No. 2 Hill-Murray: Gentry Academy sinks Hill-Murray again in girls hockey section final
Feb. 17, 2023 The Stars defeated the Pioneers at the same point in two overtimes last season. |
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Edina avenges loss, blanks Blake: Edina handles Blake, makes girls hockey state tournament for ninth year in a row
Feb. 18, 2023 The Hornets stopped the Bears for the third straight time in a section final and avenged a January loss. |
Proctor/Hermantown survives Mankato East rally in girls hockey state quarterfinal
Feb. 23, 2023 The Mirage led by three goals until a third-period surge by the Cougars made it close. |
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Orono's youth has its day in girls hockey state quarterfinal win over Luverne
Feb. 23, 2023 Sophomore Zoe Lopez and freshman Maddy Kimbrel each scored twice in an easy victory. |
Edina cruises past Lakeville North in girls hockey state quarterfinal
Feb. 24, 2023 The Hornets advance to play Andover, a team that has defeated them twice this season. |
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Andover rolls over Rosemount and into girls hockey state semifinals
Feb. 24, 2023 The Huskies' top line of Isa Goettl, Ella Boerger and Madison Brown combined for six goals and nine assists. |
Spartans get bounce, and a title shot: Orono sinks Proctor/Hermantown in OT, reaches 1A girls hockey state final
Feb. 25, 2023 Maddy Kimbrel scored the winner after the Spartans gave up the tying goal with 32 seconds left in regulation. |
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Victory over South St. Paul puts Warroad back in girls hockey final
Feb. 25, 2023 The defending champion Warriors advanced to their fourth title game in six years. |
Warroad goes wire-to-wire, back-to-back: Warroad defeats Orono, repeats as Class 1A girls hockey champ
Feb. 26, 2023 The Warriors stood No. 1 in the rankings all season and now end the season on top. |
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Cretin-Derham Hall reaches boys hockey state tournament, defeating St. Thomas Academy
March 2, 2023 The Raiders knocked off the top seed and advanced to state for the second year in a row. |
Mahtomedi defeats Chisago Lakes in boys hockey section final, heads to state
March 3, 2023 The Zephyrs have won six section championships in the past seven seasons. |
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Strong finishes returns Orono to state: Orono sinks Delano for berth in Class 1A boys hockey state tournament
March 4, 2023 The Spartans are back for their 10th time and their first since winning the title in 2018. |
Breck/Blake hit the right numbers: Breck/Blake ties record with seventh consecutive Class 1A boys swimming and diving title
March 5, 2023 Rochester in 1953-59 had been the only boys swimming and diving team to win seven in a row. |
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'Playing for 'Mick': 'Here with us': Cretin-Derham Hall's Colin Scanlan plays on to honor his brother
March 9, 2023 Cormick Scanlan's death on Christmas Day, caused by a rare disease, is providing the "why" as his brother Colin and Raiders teammates pursue the Class 2A boys hockey title. |
Class 2A capsules: A cruise through the quarterfinals: Meet the Class 2A boys hockey field
March 9, 2023 Take a matchup-by-matchup look at the facts behind the squads in the state tournament. |
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Four of five past state champions return: Familiar faces make up the field for the Class 2A boys hockey state tournament
March 9, 2023 Seven of the eight teams in the bracket this season were also there in 2022. |
Bohmert's big burst spurs Zephyrs: Mahtomedi pulls away from Alexandria in 1A boys hockey state quarterfinal
March 9, 2023 The Zephyrs trailed by a goal after the first period but scored four goals in a row. |
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Hermantown scores early, often to blank Luverne in 1A quarterfinals opener
March 9, 2023 The Hawks, seeded second, produced three goals in 71 seconds in the first period. |
Cretin-Derham Hall pulls upset, knocks off No. 2 seed
March 10, 2023 The Raiders advanced to the boys hockey state tournament semifinals for the first time since 2009. |
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Edina overcomes Moorhead in two OTs, wins 2A boys hockey quarterfinal
March 10, 2023 The Spuds rallied from a three-goal deficit and tied it in the final minute of regulation. |
Zephyrs senior in right place, at right time: Last-minute goal boosts Mahtomedi into 1A boys hockey title game
March 11, 2023 A shot by the Zephyrs' Charlie Drage sunk defending champion Hermantown. |
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Warroad stops Orono in second OT, reaches 1A boys hockey final
March 11, 2023 Erick Comstock's goal only 16 seconds into the period kept the Warriors undefeated. |
Rebound goal is Zephyrs' dessert: Mahtomedi topples Warroad in second OT for 1A boys hockey title
March 12, 2023 The Zephyrs ended the Warriors' unbeaten run in the championship game, which was extended to a second overtime. |
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DeLaSalle makes state once again: For 12th season in a row, DeLaSalle makes boys basketball state tournament
March 17, 2023 The Islanders defeated St. Thomas Academy, completing a dominant run through the section. |
Park Center returns to state tourney: Park Center dispatches Osseo, wins return trip to state in boys basketball
March 18, 2023 Park Center, the Class 4A defending champion, has won four section titles in five years. |
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Unbeaten Brainerd, Burnsville capture PI, CI Division titles: Brainerd and Burnsville/Farmington/Lakeville win adapted floor hockey titles
March 19, 2023 The Brainerd victory came in overtime; the Blazing Cats won by piling up goals. |
Redhawks adavance in a stunner: Minnehaha Academy topples No. 1 seed Holy Family in overtime
March 25, 2023 The fifth-seeded Redhawks, who lost to the Fire by 45 points in January, advanced to the Class 1A final. |
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