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John’s Journal: Young Coaches Join Storied Volleyball Programs

The biggest offseason volleyball coaching change in years took place at Eagan High School, where longtime head coach Kathy Gillen became an assistant to her daughter, McKenna Melville. And at Chaska, coach Sue Murphy promoted two of her former players to varsity assistants
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John’s Journal: The Game’s The Same, No Matter The Location

The first game of any season in any sport is special. In Alden and Verndale, these games kicked off the high school football season in Minnesota; they were Zero Week contests in nine-player football, two of eight such games Thursday and Friday.
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John’s Journal: Another Crack At State Title Motivates MIB Rangers

A new banner hangs in a prominent spot on the wall inside the weight room at Mountain Iron-Buhl High School. Two team photos are prominent reminders of what the Rangers football and girls basketball teams accomplished last season: Minnesota State High School League state champions.
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John’s Journal: Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons Aims High

When the Alden-Conger/Glenville-Emmons football team went from 0-9 in 2021 to 5-4 in 2022, it opened some eyes. Coming back from an ofer season to win more than half your games is not an easy lift in football.
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John's Journal: 55 Football Seasons For A Coach Who Loves The Game

Mike Mahlen has been the head football coach at Verndale since 1969. That was the year when Neil Armstrong put a foot on the moon’s surface, the Woodstock music festival was held in upstate New York and Sesame Street made its television debut.