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These 'Cats Have Bite
St. Paul, MN
Wildcat Country has come alive with the sounds of cracking bats as the Eagan softball team has roared to life this season as one of the top tea
ms in the state.
“It’s been a really successful season,” pitcher Sara Moulton said. “Our offense has been unbelievable and our defense has been unstoppable.”
Eagan cruised to a 15-1 regular season record this spring, outscoring its opponents 91-7. While Moulton... More 
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Big Decisions, Bright Futures
St. Paul, MN
If Jacob Esch, Joe Loftus or Matt Puhl wanted to act like your typical young prima donna athlete, it might be understandable.
The three Twin Cities area baseball stars – Esch is a Cretin-Derham Hall Raider while Loftus plays for Holy Angels Academy and Puhl for North St. Paul – seem to have every right to act as they have the world in a collective choke hold.
All... More
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Bulldogs Back on Top
St. Paul, MN
After a two-year State Tournament hiatus, the St. Bernard’s softball team is out to make 2008 the “Year of the Bulldog.”
“We’ve been rebuilding for the past couple of seasons,” coach Dan Jameson said, “but that process is over now and I think we are in a very good position to compete for both the conference and section titles this season.”
After helping earn the Bulldogs’ last... More
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Does Bo Know Justin?
St. Paul, MN
Look at the cell phone directory of most high school seniors and you will likely find the phone numbers of their friends and the local pizza place. Look at the cell phone directory of Mahtomedi senior Justin Gominsky and you find something else. Gominsky’s cell phone directory contains the names and numbers of coaches and scouts from college and pro baseball teams that are interested in his services.
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Rangers Hunt for State Title
St. Paul, MN
As early spring snows kept them from the links, the Forest Lake boys golf team dreamt of the warmth of June, when they just might be raising their school’s first-ever State title.
“We have a real strong team,” coach John Buck said. “The guys are looking pretty good this year.”
The Rangers came into the 2008 season with a saturated lineup of quality performers, in spite of losing... More
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Polar Power
St. Paul, MN
When we last left the North St. Paul softball team, the Polars had just won their second-ever state title after Kari Dorle singled home Molly Holder with the lone run of North’s 1-0, 11 inning win over Chaska that clinched the Class AAA crown.
“We knew it was a game in which we’d be playing for one run,” coach Sean Hall said. “Kari came through for us.”
It was a... More
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Building On Success
St. Paul, MN
Resting atop a hill that looks over Highway 110 are the courts of Henry Sibley High School, home of the Warriors boys tennis team — the defending Section 3AA Champions and the fourth-place State Class AA Tournament finisher in 2007.
“We’ve seen a nice run of success,” coach Corey Prondzinski said. Prondzinski, in his 11th season as head of the Warriors program has seen what he terms “a gradual growth”... More
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Knight In Shining Shoes
St. Paul, MN
For St. Paul Harding High School track standout Sade Pollard, winning State championships is nothing new.
Pollard has won three consecutive State titles in both the 200- and 400-meter dash and also won in the 100-meter dash in 2006 as a sophomore. For her final high school encore this season, Pollard has more than championships on her mind.
When the Class AA State track and field meet rolls around this... More
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Athlete Exchange
St. Paul, MN
By Carissa Fredrickson
Culture shock! That’s one way to describe the experiences of a group of athletes from Forest Lake Area High School who traded places with students from Arlington High School in St. Paul. Both groups of students had the chance to pair up with athletes from the opposite school to experience what it feels like to be a student-athlete in two very different environments.
“Stereotypes are rampant about... More
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Zephyrs On This Rise
St. Paul, MN
While there’s a whole lot that’s new about lacrosse in Mahtomedi, the sport itself has been bandied about the town for more than a decade.
“This will be the 11th year that it’s been played here,” coach Joe Costello said. “It was originally started up by high school boys and supported by parents as a club team.”
Costello himself is a relative newcomer to the Zephyrs program, entering his first... More
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The Rivals – Separate but Together
St. Paul, MN
Once upon a time, all the kids in south Washington County went to one school - Park of Cottage Grove.
Then, just as our country was warming up to celebrate the bicentennial, Woodbury High School opened and split not only the student body, but the allegiances of those residing between Dakota county and the Wisconsin border.
These days, Park-Woodbury ranks as one of the top rivalries in... More
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The Underdogs
St. Paul, MN
When most people think of girls hockey in the north metro, Irondale is not usually the first team come to mind.
However, the Knights are doing their best to increase their brand awareness.
“Things are going very well for us,” coach Tom Rodefeld said. “It’s very nice.”
After completing a 21-5-1 campaign last season, Irondale is again engaged in a two-team fight for the North Suburban Conference... More
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Building a Legend: From High School to the NFL
St. Paul, MN
When coaches, writers and teammates describe Adrian Peterson, the general response revolves around words like; specimen, physically gifted, and freakish. Peterson’s unequivocal explosion, acceleration and speed have won him the Rookie of the Year honor in his first NFL season. He was second in rushing only to reigning MVP LaDainian Tomlinson with 1,341 yards, this after missing two games due to injury. Peterson also set the NFL single-game rushing record... More
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Making a Play for State
St. Paul, MN
For 16 years now, Mark Klingsporn has walked the sideline as the head coach of the Tartan boys basketball team. As a member of the school’s Class of 1976, his team’s performances in that time have certainly brought him a lot of Titan Pride.
“It’s been a great experience,” Klingsporn said. “More than the wins or losses, it’s been wonderful to help prepare so many kids to be productive... More
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The Team to Beat
St. Paul, MN
It’s a whole new season and the accolades of last year must be re-earned for the St. Paul Central girl’s basketball team.
“When this season began, I told the girls that we were starting all over again,” coach Willie Taylor said.
The defending State Class AAAA Champions have found out that becoming state champions and defending that title are two different things entirely.
“Everybody we play very... More
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Where Are They Now?
by: Carrie Gill
As St. Paul Central played in the Girls Class AAAA State Basketball Tournament this year, two of the most distinguished...
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The New-found Knights
by: Nate Hackney
“Hey Mom, how tall am I?” shouts pre-teen Harding High School cross-country runner Matt Bondeson, bending his neck away from...
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