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Happens only in Minnesota: Apple Valley man arrested Monday for apparent DUI on a Zamboni (News Video)
Mike Isola
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
Mike Isola
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
Mike Isola
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
Mike Isola
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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Prep Boys Basketball: Breakdown Tip Off Classic: No. 2-AA Perham stymies No. 5-AAA St. Thomas Academy
Mike Isola
12/10/2011 - 4:21pm

by Tim Kolehmainen, Vice President/Executive Editor (Breakdown Sports USA)

Coaches love to stress that defense wins championships, so much so that it has become a standard sports cliche. Of course, when that defense is as strong as that shown by Perham Saturday afternoon at the Breakdown Tip Off Classic, it makes perfect sense. The defending Class AA state champions stymied St. Thomas Academy much of the game in a 62-54 victory.

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Prep Girls Basketball: Wadena-Deer Creek swats Perham 65-50
Mike Isola
12/09/2011 - 1:54pm

Wadena, Minn.—Caitlin Volkmann nailed five three-pointers en route to a team-high 23 points as Wadena-Deer Creek swatted the visiting Perham Yellowjackets 65-50 in Thursday’s non-conference girls basketball action.

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Basketball mementos, memorabilia solicited by MSHSL
Mike Isola
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 Wrestling: Gators capture WDC Invitational; ‘Jackets runner-ups
Mike Isola
12/03/2011 - 11:12pm
Wadena-Deer Creek's Sam Waln strains while tangling with Staples-Motley's Alex Erpelding during the 113lb quater-finals Saturday. Waln scored a fall moments later and went on to finish as runner-up in his weight class.
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Prep Football: 2011 Minnesota Associated Press All-State Team announced
Mike Isola
11/29/2011 - 5:22pm

Mankato West senior quarterback Philip Nelson was voted Minnesota Player of the Year when the 2011 Minnesota Associated Press All-State high school football team was announced Tuesday.

Nelson completed 174 of 262 passes for 2,784 yards with 35 touchdowns, breaking the Scarlets' single-season records for yards and touchdown passes. He also rushed for 1,243 yards and 20 touchdowns this season.

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Prep Football: Perham lands six on Heart O’ Lakes All-Northern Conference Team
Mike Isola
11/22/2011 - 5:14pm

Perham had six players receiving postseason accolades when the 24 member Heart O’ Lakes All-Northern Conference Team was announced today.

The Yellowjackets (9-4) went 5-1 in conference games to capture the HOL Northern Division title. Perham won the Section 8AAA championship, but fell to Providence Academy 28-19 in the quarterfinals of the Minnesota State Football Tournament.

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