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Weekly state polls

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Charlie

Here are this week’s prep polls from Minnesota Basketball News and Let’s Play Hockey. BOYS BASKETBALL MINNESOTA By Minnesota Basketball News CLASS AAAA 1. Hopkins 18-2; 2. Champlin Park 17-4; 3. Osseo 18-3; 4. Robbinsdale Cooper 19-3; 5. Forest Lake … Continue reading →

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Prep hockey pairings

Posted on February 17, 2010 by Charlie

It’s that time of year again. Boys hockey playoffs are right around the corner. Here’s the Minnesota pairings for next week, and Superior’s path in the Wisconsin playoffs. MINNESOTA SECTION 7AA Saturday’s Play-in Game No. 9 Princeton at No. 8 Cloquet-Esko-Carlton, … Continue reading →

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Trojans hope to go out in style

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Charlie

Duluth Central wrapped up what is likely the school’s final boys hockey regular season Tuesday night, but Trojans players and coaches have treated this final campaign as anything but a lame-duck swan song. Central’s 15-9-1 record is the program’s best … Continue reading →

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Tuesday’s Prep Report

Posted on February 16, 2010 by Charlie

Overtime was the theme of the night in boys hockey as two of the marquee matchups went to an extra period. Hermantown, 7-1 winners over Duluth Central, wrapped up the Lake Superior Conference title, and Grand Rapids earned Iron Range … Continue reading →

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Tuesday’s prep girls hockey capsules

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Charlie

HIBBING-CHISHOLM VS. EVELETH-GILBERT AREA What: Section 7A semifinal When: 6 p.m. Where: Cloquet Area Recreation Center Records: Hibbing-Chisholm 5-20-1; Eveleth-Gilbert 21-4-1 Outlook: Maddy Wheelecor kept the fourth-seeded Bluejackets’ playoff hopes alive Thursday with an overtime penalty shot in a 3-2 … Continue reading →

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Saturday’s Prep Report

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Charlie

March Madness actually starts in mid-February. Here’s the highlights of Saturday’s play: Chris Bishop’s goal 25 seconds into overtime gave Superior a 5-4 win over Duluth Marshall in a Lake Superior Conference high school boys hockey game Saturday at Wessman … Continue reading →

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PHM advances to title game

Posted on February 13, 2010 by Charlie

Emma Stauber tried to keep memories of last year’s painful loss in the Section 7AA finals from creeping into her thoughts between the first and second periods of Saturday’s 7AA semifinal against Grand Rapids-Greenway. With her Proctor-Hermantown-Marshall team trailing by … Continue reading →

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Friday’s Prep Report

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Charlie

Another busy prep night Friday. Here’s the highlights: Rob Kraft scored 19 of his 30 points in the first half and made four 3-pointers as Superior defeated Cloquet 77-65 on Friday at Superior, handing the Spartans their fifth consecutive Lake … Continue reading →

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Saturday’s girls hockey capsules

Posted on February 12, 2010 by Charlie

GRAND RAPIDS-GREENWAY AT PROCTOR-HERMANTOWN-MARSHALL What: Section 7AA semifinal When: Noon Where: Heritage Center Records: GRG 11-13-2; PHM 18-6-2 Outlook: The third-seeded Lightning eliminated Forest Lake 4-1 in Thursday’s semifinals as Molly Illikainen scored her 26th and 27th goals of the … Continue reading →

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Thursday’s Prep Report

Posted on February 11, 2010 by Charlie

The winter playoff season kicked off in earnest Thursday with girls hockey quarterfinals, including an extremely rare — no one at the News Tribune can ever recall it before — a game-winning penalty shot in overtime. For a recap of … Continue reading →

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