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Prep Athletes of the Week: Totino-Grace's Chatman goes out on top
Senior point guard Taison Chatman was at his best in the Class 3A boys basketball state championship game.
Hopkins star McGill picks Florida, will play for ex-Minnesota standout
Florida coach Kelly Rae Finley, the former Breck star, made the trek back to Minnesota for the girls state tournament. It paid off. Liv McGill is state's No. 2-ranked player in the 2024 class.
Totino-Grace holds off DeLaSalle for Class 3A boys basketball title
The Eagles, propelled by Ohio State-bound guard Taison Chatman, repeated as champions.
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton turns back New Life Academy, wins Class 1A title
New Life Academy made up all but three points of a 16-point halftime deficit.
Change of pace sends New Life Academy past Spring Grove and into 1A final
An 18-18 tie at halftime became a blowout when New Life Academy scored 14 points in a row.
R-T-R tops Cherry, Asuma in 1A semifinal with second-half rally
Aiden Wichmann scored 23 points with 10 assists and hit high-pressure free throws for Russell-Tyler-Ruthton, which trailed for much of the game.
Setting up the small-class semis: A look at the matchups in 2A, 1A
The boys basketball state tournament awaits finalists from Friday's games in Target Center.
Cherry picks up foul-plagued star Asuma, beats Border West
Border West wanted to prevent Gophers recruit Isaac Asuma from getting to the basket. But the plan didn't account for Cherry's Noah Sundquist, who hit 14 of 15 field-goal tries and scored 30 points.
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton starts fast, doesn't stop in win over Nevis
Aiden Wichmann and Drew Werkman scored more than half of their team's points as the Knights moned into the Class 1A semifinals by knocking off the young Nevis team.
Guards lift Lakeville North over Buffalo in 4A boys basketball quarterfinals
Hudson Vaith and Matt Drake, not the Panthers' marquee names, made a difference.