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Meet the Metro Gymnast of the Year: Reagan Kelley of Watertown-Mayer/Mound Westonka
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 04/13/2022, 2:00pm CDT
A junior, she led the Royals to the Class 1A team title and was the individual all-around champion.
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Meet the Metro Gymnast of the Year: Reagan Kelley of Watertown-Mayer/Mound Westonka
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 04/13/2022, 2:00pm CDT
A junior, she led the Royals to the Class 1A team title and was the individual all-around champion.
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Teammates Reagan Kelley and Anna Mielke seize the top two spots in Class 1A
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 02/19/2022, 10:30pm CST
The Watertown-Mayer/Mount Westonka gymnasts added individual success to the team championship.
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An energizing start vaults St. Cloud’s Taylar Schaefer to the Class 2A all-around title
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 02/19/2022, 1:30pm CST
Energy she sacrificed in Friday’s team meet was rebuilt by a big score on vault. Ava Bruegger of New Prague finished second and Hannah Maccarone of Eagan third.
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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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Meet the Metro Gymnast of the Year: Reagan Kelley of Watertown-Mayer/Mound Westonka
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 04/13/2022, 2:00pm CDT
A junior, she led the Royals to the Class 1A team title and was the individual all-around champion.
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Teammates Reagan Kelley and Anna Mielke seize the top two spots in Class 1A
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 02/19/2022, 10:30pm CST
The Watertown-Mayer/Mount Westonka gymnasts added individual success to the team championship.
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An energizing start vaults St. Cloud’s Taylar Schaefer to the Class 2A all-around title
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 02/19/2022, 1:30pm CST
Energy she sacrificed in Friday’s team meet was rebuilt by a big score on vault. Ava Bruegger of New Prague finished second and Hannah Maccarone of Eagan third.
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Refusing to wiggle, Wayzata goes big on beam and pulls out a Class 2A team victory
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 02/18/2022, 3:45pm CST
Three other teams were positioned to win when the Trojans nailed their final event en route to a state championship.
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Big bars routines give Watertown-Mayer/Mound-Westonka another team title
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 02/18/2022, 11:00am CST
Late heroics lifted the favored Royals to their second straight Class 1A team championship.
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Eagan’s Hannah Maccarone mixes doing good for others and doing well at gymnastics
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 02/17/2022, 7:45pm CST
Stepping away from club gave her time for charitable ventures, and she also squeezed in pole vaulting, water-skiing exhibitions and a section championship.
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Metro Gymnastics Honor Roll for Feb. 7 2022
By Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune 01/04/2022, 10:45am CST
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Gymnastics 2021-22: Because of club comings and goings, surprises are built in
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 12/16/2021, 3:15pm CST
Among teams, there’s evidence Class 1A Watertown-Mayer/Mound-Westonka is the state’s best.
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Dedication, leadership fuel Star Tribune Metro Gymnast of the Year Anna Mielke
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 04/28/2021, 6:00am CDT
The junior took a less-traveled path to gymnastics excellence. This season she was the metro area's top-placing all-round performer in leading her team to the Class 1A state championship.
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Girls' Hockey

Edina's Vivian Jungels is named Ms. Hockey
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 02/27/2022, 6:30pm CST
The senior played on two Class 2A championship teams and had 177 career points — the most by a Hornets defenseman.
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Andover pounces in the final two minutes, becomes an undefeated state champion
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 02/27/2022, 5:30pm CST
The Huskies scored with 1:40 left, defeating Minnetonka and winning their second title in three years.
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Notes: History repeats itself when Sara Kaiser strikes again for Andover vs. Minnetonka
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune, and HEATHER RULE, Special to the Star Tribune 02/26/2022, 5:30pm CST
The senior scored the winner in the third period against the Skippers in a holiday tournament and repeated the feat in the title game.
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Boys' Hockey

Longtime boys’ hockey coach Mike Randolph takes over St. Thomas Academy program
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 05/03/2022, 12:00pm CDT
After a 32-year stay and two state championships at Duluth East, he is taking on a new challenge. “It’s humbling,” he said.
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Coach Trent Eigner and St. Thomas Academy part ways
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 04/05/2022, 1:30pm CDT
Eigner is out after three seasons. Cadets assistant Mike Randolph likely will apply to become head coach.
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Roseau’s Max Strand named Mr. Hockey in Minnesota
By David La Vaque, Star Tribune 03/13/2022, 11:15pm CDT
The senior forward led the Rams with 36 goals and 78 points.
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Girls' Basketball

Too loved to leave: Olivia Olson breaks down her decision to play basketball for Michigan
By KEVIN BERTELS, Star Tribune 09/12/2022, 9:45am CDT
“Everyone loves each other there,” said the Benilde-St. Margaret’s guard, the No. 3 prospect in the Class of 2024.
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Benilde-St. Margaret’s Olivia Olson strikes early, saying she’ll play for Michigan
By KEVIN BERTELS, Star Tribune 09/08/2022, 3:45pm CDT
A 6-1 point guard ranked third nationally in the class of 2024, she’s the first in ESPN’s top 50 to reveal a choice.
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Brian Cosgriff, architect of Hopkins’ girls’ basketball rise, to take over at Minnetonka
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 04/19/2022, 11:45am CDT
The coach who led the Royals to seven state championships in 21 seasons is taking on another prominent program.
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Boys' Basketball

DeLaSalle promotes longtime assistant Todd Anderson to head coach of its vaunted program
By KEVIN BERTELS, Star Tribune 07/28/2022, 12:30pm CDT
It’s Anderson’s 25th year with the team, winner of seven state championships since 2012.
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Hall of Fame coach Larry McKenzie says he's retiring after six Minneapolis state titles
By JEFF DAY, Star Tribune 07/26/2022, 8:00am CDT
A winner of four boys’ basketball championships in a row at Minneapolis Henry and two more at Minneapolis North, he’s exiting after 24 years.
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2021-2022 MN High School Hubs Photo of the Year revealed
By SportsEngine staff 06/29/2022, 8:00am CDT
See the winner and the finalists of the best photos from our year of coverage.
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Wrestling

Wrestler Reid Ballantyne of Stillwater leads Metro Athletes of the Week for Feb. 24-29
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 03/02/2020, 5:30pm CST
Also recognized: Derrick Cardinal (Forest Lake wrestling), Soren Dunn (Eden Prairie swimming), P.J. Hayes (Waconia basketball), Lauren Jensen (Lakeville North basketball), Anna Olson (Monticello basketball), and Annika Stewart (Wayzata basketball)
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Final 2020 metro wrestling honor roll
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 02/03/2020, 5:15pm CST
Updated through Sunday, Feb. 9
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Shakopee wrestler Ben Lunn leads metro Athletes of the Week for Dec. 30-Jan. 4
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 01/06/2020, 3:00pm CST
Also recognized: Nadia Abid (Maple Grove gymnastics), Mallory Brake (Hastings basketball), Adelaide Burton (Blake hockey), Adrik Kraftson (Stillwater Nordic skiing), Jordan Parent (Forest Lake Nordic skiing) and Simeon Sharp (St. Paul Harding basketball).
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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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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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