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Happens only in Minnesota: Apple Valley man arrested Monday for apparent DUI on a Zamboni (News Video)

Posted by Mike Isola

on 02/01/2012 - 1:41pm

34-year-old Zamboni driver arrested after clearing the ice during youth hockey game

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MSHSL releases Instructional Hockey Checking Video

Posted by Mike Isola

on 01/27/2012 - 1:11pm

Brooklyn Park, Minn.— The Minnesota State High School League staff has completed production of an instructional video intended to demonstrate proper and improper checks and hits in hockey in a continuing effort to educate players, coaches, officials and fans so that potential injurious actions are reduced and ultimately eliminated from the game.

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The Breakdown's best of the best in volleyball

Posted by Mike Isola

on 12/13/2011 - 11:39pm

Honoring our 2011 award winners and state champions

By Tim Kolehmainen, Executive Editor

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Ada-Borup, The Blake School, Eden Prairie lead the Challenge Cup competition

Posted by Mike Isola

on 12/13/2011 - 4:04pm

Nevis still in contention in Class A

Brooklyn Park, Minn.—The competition for the 2011-2012 Minnesota State High School League Challenge Cup is in full swing with Ada-Borup, The Blake School of Minneapolis and Eden Prairie leading the way.

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Basketball mementos, memorabilia solicited by MSHSL

Posted by Mike Isola

on 12/08/2011 - 11:51am

The 2011-12 boys' basketball season is under way with the first games of the season played within the last week. The girls have been playing for a week longer. The 2012 state tournaments are a little more than three months away.

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Prep Cross Country: State Tournament Preview: Two team champions return to defend 2010 titles; Three individual champions return

Posted by Mike Isola

on 11/01/2011 - 2:00pm

Two team champions return this Saturday, Nov. 5, when the Minnesota State High School League’s 2011 State Girls’ and Boys’ Cross Country Running Meet is conducted at St. Olaf College in Northfield. The Perham boys and Adrian girls are both in the hunt for their second consecutive titles in Class A.

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Prep Football: Hillcrest Lutheran streaks past Pirates 27-14 (UPDATED)

Posted by Mike Isola

on 09/23/2011 - 10:48pm

Andy Bounds (19) was Verndale's leading rusher with 49 yards and a touchdown during the Pirates' 27-14 homecoming loss to Hillcrest Lutheran on Friday night.

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Prep Volleyball: Verndale downs Comets for second consecutive victory

Posted by Mike Isola

on 09/13/2011 - 8:05pm

Teresa Moenkedick complied a team-high seven kills and 13 digs as Verndale served up 11 aces from the service line to breeze past the visiting Hillcrest Academy Comets 25-17, 25-15, 25-14 during a non-conference girls volleyball match Tuesday night.

Both Sarah Moenkedick and Elyssa Kern registered three ace serves for the Lady Pirates, who improved to 2-3 with their second consecutive victory of the season.

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MSHSL: Section Seeding Revisited

Posted by Mike Isola

on 09/12/2011 - 12:06pm

The methods for seeding competition at the section level for advancement to state tournaments have had one thing in common — they were consistently inconsistent.

That is changing effective this school year. All section team competition will now be seeded one of three ways — 1) point system; 2) face-to-face meetings of the coaches; or 3) an electronic process via computer, fax or telephone.

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Prep Volleyball: Lady Eagles finish fourth at Pelican Rapids Tournament

Posted by Mike Isola

on 09/12/2011 - 11:41am

New York Mills won two matches and tied one en route to a fourth place finish in Saturday’s six-team Pelican Rapids Tournament.

The Lady Eagles dispatched Hillcrest Lutheran and Rothsay in two sets and earned a split with Battle Lake. They were swept by host Vikings and Lake Park-Audubon.

Individual stats for the Lady Eagles were not available.

New York Mills (3-4-1) hosts Henning at 7:30 p.m. Thursday

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