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2021-2022 MN High School Hubs Photo of the Year voting now live
By SportsEngine staff 06/29/2022, 8:00am CDT
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2021-2022 MN High School Hubs Photo of the Year voting now live
By SportsEngine staff 06/29/2022, 8:00am CDT
Vote now for your pick of the best photo from our season of coverage this past year.
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2022 MN Softball Hub Photo of the Year revealed
By Jack Butler, SportsEngine 06/21/2022, 8:00am CDT
View the winning photo and see each of the finalists.
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All-Tournament teams revealed for 2022
By Jack Butler, SportsEngine 06/17/2022, 5:15pm CDT
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2021-2022 MN High School Hubs Photo of the Year voting now live
By SportsEngine staff 06/29/2022, 8:00am CDT
Vote now for your pick of the best photo from our season of coverage this past year.
Read More

2022 MN Softball Hub Photo of the Year revealed
By Jack Butler, SportsEngine 06/21/2022, 8:00am CDT
View the winning photo and see each of the finalists.
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All-Tournament teams revealed for 2022
By Jack Butler, SportsEngine 06/17/2022, 5:15pm CDT
Click to see who made the all-tournament teams.
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All-state teams unveiled for 2022 season
By Jack Butler, SportsEngine 06/17/2022, 4:45pm CDT
See who made the all-state teams for the 2022 season.
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Forest Lake goes from zero to victory with a late surge to the Class 4A softball title
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 06/10/2022, 6:00pm CDT
Mankato West won the 3A championship, Chatfield won in 2A and Nicollet took 1A.
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State tournament: Forest Lake and Brainerd, driven by determination, reach 4A final
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 06/09/2022, 1:00pm CDT
The teams will play for the title Friday at Caswell Park in North Mankato.
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State tournament preview: White Bear Lake, back after 20 years, garners respect
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 06/07/2022, 3:15pm CDT
The Bears, despite a lack of tournament background, received the top seed in Class 4A.
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It all adds up: Chanhassen’s Sydney Schwartz is the Star Tribune Metro Softball Player of the Year
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 06/06/2022, 2:30pm CDT
The future University of Minnesota player is an ace on the rubber, a threat at the plate and a dancer with no shame.
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Meet the softball All-Metro squads for 2022
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 06/06/2022, 2:30pm CDT
The list starts with 12 of the Twin Cities’ best players on the first team.
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Baseball

Stillwater pieces together baseball's key parts, defeating Farmington for the 4A championship
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 06/17/2022, 9:45pm CDT
Timely hitting and Austin Buck's pitching made for a winning combination against the defending champion.
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A long, loud single in extra innings makes Benilde-St. Margaret's the Class 3A champ
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 06/17/2022, 7:00pm CDT
Sam Monk drove a shot off the left-field wall, sinking Mankato West and giving the Red Knights their first baseball state title.
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After a quiet start, Fairmont posts a resounding inning and wins the Class 2A title
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 06/17/2022, 3:45pm CDT
A seven-run sixth in the championship game against Roseau produced the game’s only runs.
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Lacrosse

2022 MN Lacrosse Hub Photo of the Year revealed
By SportsEngine Staff 06/21/2022, 8:00am CDT
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Benilde-St. Margaret's completes undefeated season with title game win over Prior Lake
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 06/18/2022, 5:00pm CDT
Mitch Dokman scored in overtime as the Red Knights outlasted the Lakers 10-9
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Late goals lift Lakeville South to girls' state title over Chanhassen
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 06/18/2022, 4:30pm CDT
The Cougars scored three goals over the final eight minutes to secure their first title
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Track

Ava Cinnamo, phenom turned champ, is the Metro Girls’ Track Athlete of the Year
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 06/29/2022, 12:00pm CDT
The Rosemount senior won two state titles this season, running her total to five, and piled up points at state.
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Richlu Tudee, improved and still improving, is the Metro Boys’ Track Athlete of the Year
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 06/29/2022, 11:00am CDT
The Champlin Park junior sprinter won three events at the Class 3A meet and now takes aim at a precious record.
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Champions crowned in Class 3A, 2A track and field
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 06/11/2022, 10:15pm CDT
The state meet concluded Saturday with the big schools at St. Michael-Albertville High School.
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Golf

Kathryn VanArragon, for staring down two challengers, is the Metro Girls’ Golfer of the Year
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 06/29/2022, 11:30am CDT
The Blaine junior overcame a pair of past winners, Simley’s McCauley sisters, to take the Class 3A title.
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Nate Stevens, built on a bedrock of consistency, is the Metro Boys’ Golfer of the Year
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 06/29/2022, 11:15am CDT
The Northfield senior and two-time state champ has played only three rounds over par during his past two prep seasons.
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Blaine’s Kathryn VanArragon is the champion among champions in Class 3A girls’ golf
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 06/15/2022, 8:45pm CDT
Her round of 70 left Simley’s McCauley sisters in second and third place in a clash of three past state winners.
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Tennis

St. James’ ‘Mr. Tennis’ Les Zellmann earns national top coach honor
By Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune 06/30/2022, 6:15pm CDT
Zellmann has posted 1,121 victories coaching boys’ and girls’ tennis and brought 16 teams to the state tournament.
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Matthew Fullerton, on the strength of a remarkable title, is the Boys’ Tennis Metro Player of the Year
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 06/29/2022, 12:15pm CDT
The Edina junior won the Class 2A singles championship with an epic 4-hour, 15-minute victory in the final.
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Edina's Matthew Fullerton outlasts Wayzata's Collin Beduhn in marathon 2A final
By JOEL RIPPEL, Star Tribune 06/10/2022, 6:15pm CDT
The match stretched beyond four hours; Mounds Park Academy's Evan Fraser won the Class 1A singles.
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