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The Overgaauw sisters of Murray County Central run and they win, and that’s been the theme for years, during the fall cross-country season and on the track in the spring ever since they were in seventh grade.

In 2012 Maggie Ewen was a junior at St. Francis, breaking and re-breaking state records in the shot put and discus and winning seven state titles. More than a decade later her state records remain.

Mike Manning is one of the longest-serving athletic directors in Minnesota, having spent 27 years in that position at Rosemount High School. Mike will retire at the conclusion of the 2022-23 school year,

The baseball team from Cromwell-Wright rode a bus for three and a half hours to play a doubleheader at Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton. By the time they arrived home late that night, they had been gone for more than 12 hours.

The GMLOKS Bulldogs girls 4x200 relay teams have won state titles at the four MSHSL state meets.

When the Tigers return to their school in Browerville, a long-term, hometown reality for their students, teams and communities is striking. On April 1, a heavy load of snow and ice caused the roof on the Browerville gymnasium to start sagging, and the gym was demolished.

Assuming that the roads would be clear (which they were), I decided to visit all three Monday events -- softball game, track meet, baseball game – as a memorable way to observe my first day of 2023 spring outdoor competitions.

There are always lots of special moments and scenes when state championships are decided. And there are quieter moments that can be just as special and even more meaningful.

It would be easy to forgive New Life Academy boys basketball coach Robbie Whitney if he felt just a little bit intimidated when he looked at the coaching staff from Spring Grove before Friday’s Class 1A state semifinals at Target Center.

If there was a postgame theme to the Class 3A boys basketball semifinals, it centered around teammates and families.

Border West is a cooperative team that draws students from three schools near the South Dakota border: Wheaton, Herman-Norcross and Clinton-Graceville-Beardsley. The only appearances at state for any of those schools was Wheaton in 1919, 1920 and 1921.

Maybe the 13th consecutive trip to state was the magic number for Mountain Iron-Buhl. Because they climbed the last mountain on Saturday, defeating BOLD 52-21 at Williams Arena to finally, finally, finally have gold medals on blue ribbons placed around their championship necks.