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Paige Bueckers adds Miss Minnesota Basketball to senior season honors
By Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune 03/17/2020, 7:58pm CDT
The UConn-bound Hopkins star was named Minnesota’s top high school girls’ basketball senior.
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First time at state for injury-tested Farmington ends without getting a final shot
By Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune 03/14/2020, 8:05pm CDT
DeLaSalle girls’ and boys’ basketball teams also saw their seasons end abruptly.
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After thrill of back-to-back wins, Henning basketball gets a double dose of heartbreak
By Ron Haggstrom, Star Tribune 03/14/2020, 8:03pm CDT
Neither of Henning’s basketball teams got the chance to win a state title.
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Wednesday tourney notebook: Postponed Stillwater-Hopkins rematch finally gets its day
By STAFF REPORTS 03/11/2020, 10:17pm CDT
The opponents in Thursday’s first Class 4A semifinal were supposed to meet in January. Plus coronavirus concern, a Simley streak and a record set.
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Lakeville North, Eden Prairie bring schedule-tested toughness to 4A tournament
By Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune 03/10/2020, 8:00pm CDT
St. Michael-Albertville took a similar route through the Lake Conference. But undefeated Hopkins is the team to beat. Plus 4A tourney tidbits and how to watch.
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Devastating season-ending loss fuels first state tourney trip for Waconia
By DAVID LA VAQUE, Star Tribune 03/10/2020, 7:45pm CDT
A one-point defeat in last year’s section final served as motivation to help get the Wildcats into the Class 3A tournament that starts Wednesday. Plus tourney tidbits and how to watch.
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2A tournament story lines: Coach Mike Dreier is back, Division I talent on the court
By Star Tribune 03/10/2020, 7:37pm CDT
A snapshot look at the girls' basketball Class 2A field.
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1A tournament story lines: Familiar Minneota, four first-timers among the contenders
By Star Tribune 03/10/2020, 7:32pm CDT
A snapshot look at the girls' basketball Class 1A field, plus how to watch the games.
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Park Center's humble 'scoring machine' sees basketball as avenue to higher calling
By Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune 02/11/2020, 4:02pm CST
Junior Adalia McKenzie leads the metro area in scoring, averaging 31 points per game. She has aspirations to play in the WNBA and, after she retires, become a pastor.
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Hopkins senior Paige Bueckers scores a magazine first for Slam
By Star Tribune 01/29/2020, 5:31pm CST
The UConn-bound senior became the first high school girl to be featured on the cover of Slam magazine.
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Can Hopkins repeat the dream with another undefeated season?
By Ron Haggstrom, Star Tribune 12/04/2019, 6:27pm CST
The Royals have a well-known leader in Connecticut recruit Paige Bueckers, but they also have a youthful nucleus of Division I-coveted talent, including four players offered scholarships by the Gophers.
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Eleven players, four coaches inducted into Minnesota High School Basketball Hall of Fame
By Jack Warrick, Special to the Star Tribune 03/26/2019, 9:13pm CDT
State’s prep basketball Hall of Fame adds 11 players, four coaches.
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Saturday tournament notebook: Hennens of Minneota are well-traveled poster children for March
By STAFF REPORTS 03/17/2019, 12:03am CDT
Plus the key for 'D' this week, a Redhawk star cheers from the bench, and Borowiczes for the record books.
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4A championship preview: Hopkins' pressure defense vs. improved Stillwater first-timers
By Star Tribune 03/15/2019, 11:20pm CDT
Hopkins (31-0) vs. Stillwater (28-2), 8 p.m., Williams Arena
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Class 3A championship preview: Two different styles as poised Becker takes on youthful DeLaSalle
By Star Tribune 03/15/2019, 11:13pm CDT
Becker (27-4) vs. DeLaSalle (23-5), 6 p.m., Williams Arena
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Where are the nation’s best women’s teams recruiting? Minnesota, home of top prospects
By RON HAGGSTROM, Star Tribune 01/17/2022, 3:15pm CST
The state is awash in sought-after recruits, and that has benefited the Gophers, whose incoming class was ranked 10th in the nation by ESPN.
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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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Holy Angels star Frankie Vascellaro won’t pack basketball shoes for life’s next journey
By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 04/05/2021, 6:30pm CDT
The pandemic, and justice issues raised by George Floyd’s death, ‘‘made me realize how precious time is and all the things I might not have time for,’’ the senior said.
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Esko's towering talent
By JASON GONZALEZ, Star Tribune 02/12/2013, 9:56pm CST
At 6-9 and bound for UCLA, center Savanna Trapp dares opponents to shoot near the basket.
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Minnesotans in the NCAA Division 1 Tournament
By Jake Lunemann, Sport Ngin 03/14/2016, 10:00pm CDT
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