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Bueckers adds Miss Minnesota Basketball to senior season honors
The UConn-bound Hopkins star was named Minnesota’s top high school girls’ basketball senior.
First time at state for injury-tested Farmington ends without getting a final shot
DeLaSalle girls’ and boys’ basketball teams also saw their seasons end abruptly.
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The Timberwolves need 10 more victories to win a championship and have the right to call themselves the NBA's best team. The rest of us don't have to wait to say it.
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Spring break to fast breaks, basketball state tournaments start all over Minnesota
Ten teams will play at Osseo High School in first-round games that sort classes by geography without true No. 1 seeds. Plus the complete schedule of games.
Eden Prairie knocks off Rochester Mayo to wind down regular season
Four Eagles players, including eighth-grader Tori Schlagel, scored 14 or more points against the Spartans.
Disappointment, resignation after virus concerns reshape tourney's final days
The Minnesota State High School League limited each basketball team to just 90 fans for games Friday and Saturday, adding a cavernous feeling to a storied venue known as the Barn.
Postponed Stillwater-Hopkins rematch finally gets its day
Hopkins and Stillwater, the opponents in Thursday’s first Class 4A semifinal, were supposed to meet in January, but a snowstorm forced cancellation of the game.
1A tournament story lines: Familiar Minneota, four first-timers in contention
A snapshot look at the girls' basketball Class 1A field.
2A tournament story lines: Coach Mike Dreier is back, Division I talent on the court
A snapshot look at the girls' basketball Class 2A field.
Devastating season-ending loss fuels first state tourney trip for Waconia
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.
Lakeville North, Eden Prairie bring schedule-tested toughness to 4A tournament
St. Michael-Albertville took a similar route through the Lake Conference. But undefeated Hopkins is the team to beat.
Special from the get-go: Paige Bueckers, Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year
The UConn-bound Hopkins girls' basketball star, on the verge of a second undefeated season and state title, is the first three-time winner of the award.
Girls' basketball sections to crown champions this week
Guess what? Not every eye in the prep sports world will be trained on the boys’ hockey tournament this week.