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Introducing: Worth It
Willie Braziel, veteran boys basketball coach, bids Columbia Heights goodbye and says hello to Simley
New Maple Grove football coach Adam Spurrell fulfills a long-time dream to coach the Crimson
Andover boys hockey coach Mark Manney dishes on this week's Class 1 A and 2A state state tournament fields
Bringing hockey fans inside the boards with Chisago Lakes girls coach Hannah Vitelli as she breaks down the state tournament
Talking Preps? You mean Talking Books this week! Hear from local authors Troy Urdahl and Reed Larson about their books and get a start on your holiday gift giving!
Get out the turkey sandwiches and settle in for two days of Prep Bowl madness. Here are things to watch...
Experience this week's football semifinal matchups through the expert eyes of the Star Tribune's pigskin prognosticators
All state tournaments all the time: A look inside this week's football and volleyball and a look back at cross-country and soccer
High school postseason primer -- What is the buzz on your favorite soccer and tennis teams?
One of the nation's "freakiest" football recruits calls Esko home. Get to know Koi Perich.
Decision time looms for boys volleyball season and Talking Preps gets you caught up on the news
Midseason Star Tribune football report: Best games, top players and surprise teams
Looking ahead to an important cross-country meet and recalling the Battle of Lakeville on the football field
Football rankings are here! Football rankings are here! Get the scoop on your favorite team while it's hot!
What did we learn from the football season's first week? Speed kills.
Opening night of high school football offers three intriguing games
Three-time boy's hockey state championship coach Ken Pauly of Benilde-St. Margaret's takes listeners inside this week's state tournament
Anna Keefer, the state's reigning long jump record holder, signs with World Wrestling Entertainment
Former state championship goaltender turned Ch. 45 broadcaster Julie Friend sorts out this year's state tourney brackets
A new book, "The Girl Who Played Hockey," chronicles former St. Paul United standout Delaney Middlebrook's incredible journey
Maureen Nelson, former Minnetonka football mom, honors her grandson by authoring "I Miss You Today"
Need a great holiday read? Order "Frozen in Time: A History of the U.S. Men's College Ice Hockey Championships"
"Hockey is for Everybody" author and former Edina standout Anthony Walsh combatting racism in his favorite game
Breaking down the first December Prep Bowl in prep history
Football state tournament at 50 years: Reliving the championship games and the players who shined
Cannon Falls volleyball coach Melissa Huseth reflects on her Bombers' first state tournament championship
Going deep downfield on top football state tournament quarterfinal matchups
Jim and David share fall state championship season tidbits and predictions
Rosemount girls' soccer coach Gretchen Stramel guides her team toward "unfinished business."
Former Minnetonka track and field standout Rashad Cohen brings message of hope to young people worldwide
Midseason Star Tribune football breakdown: Best games, top players, surprise teams and the most anticipated games ahead
Holy Angels volleyball coach Tom Emanuel and the Stars sit 13-0 without even losing a set
Minnetonka Sidney Morin blazes trail as scout for NHL's Carolina Hurricanes
Forest Lake football fighting back under first-year coach Brad Beeskow
Edina girls' soccer goalkeeper Bayliss Flynn discusses signing a NIL -- the first Minnesota high school athlete to do so
White Bear Lake softball coach Kaity Wightman and the Bears reach their first state tournament in 20 years
Jason Mihalakis, coach of the streaking Hopkins baseball team, talks superstitions and high expectations on the eve of the playoffs
Mounds View boys' track and field coach Ross Fleming celebrates 35th running of True Team state meet
Krista Flemming, Minnesota Boys High School Volleyball Association vice president, shares pain of official sanctioning denial
Rosemount softball coach Tiffany Rose leads the defending Class 4A state champion Irish to a 7-0 start and No. 1 ranking this spring
Growing the game: How boys' lacrosse coach Andrew Law helped Moorhead hit the scene
Minneapolis North boys' basketball coach Larry McKenzie has the pulse on this week's state tournament
Author and former coach Carl Pierson dishes on who and what to watch at this week's girls basketball state tournament -- and his latest book "The Other Side of Glory"
Boys' hockey state tournament fixture Lou Nanne discusses nearly 60 years as an analyst
Wayzata boys' hockey coach Pat O'Leary shares his views of the section final games happening this week
Minnesota hockey legend Winny Brodt Brown breaks down the girls' hockey state tournament
Talking success, streaks and superstitions with Rogers girls' basketball coach Karlee Anderson
An in-depth discussion of the girls' hockey section playoffs with Joe "Mr. Phunn" Anderson
Signing day updates, hockey winning streaks and a basketball program's sudden fall from dominance
Columbia Heights boys' basketball coach Willie Braziel joins Talking Preps
A visit with Blake School girls' hockey coach Kristi King
Benilde-St. Margaret's boys' hockey coach Ken Pauly dispenses his wit and wisdom
New year, new excitement across the high school sports landscape
State's top high school football players make their college decisions official
Dropping the puck on boys' hockey news and predictions
Breaking down the excitement and intrigue offered by seven Prep Bowl games this weekend
Football playoff excitement peaks as the final four in each class battle at U.S. Bank Stadium
Fall sports blitz continues as volleyball and football grab the state tourney spotlight
A fall sports state tournament bonanza!
Podcast: Football postseason arrives in Class 6A
Podcast: Plunging into the muck of prep football postseason seeding
Podcast: Soccer coaches from Edina and Lakeville South discuss postseason outlook
Podcast: Plot thickens for football rankings and a courageous tennis player begins her final playoff run
Podcast: The best places to watch high school football in the Twin Cities
Some answers -- but more questions -- as we approach the midpoint of the football season
Podcast: A St. Paul football rivalry comes back to life
Podcast: Our first talk of the season
Podcast: High school sports season ends up a winner as robust crowds return
Podcast: State tournament season heats up before it really gets started
Podcast: Hockey coach resigns under a cloud, promising recruit tests new Gopher coach's in-state appeal
Podcast: High school sports writing lacks pomp but offers plenty of memorable circumstance
Podcast: Does the new Minnesota 6A football scheduling plan provide teams too much relief?
Podcast: Why Minnesota high school boys' volleyball failed to get approved as a spring sport
Podcast: No-hitters, grand slams and key votes looming to decide a new sport and state tournament
Podcast: The masks come off (sort of) as spring sports get their seasons in high gear
Podcast: Winter state tournament surprises and favorite moments from behind the scenes
Podcast: State boys' and girls' basketball semifinal breakdown -- after 2020 heartbreak, is this Becker's year?
Podcast: Ex-Hopkins coach 'Cos' on the girls' state tournament, Paige Bueckers and who could be the next one
Podcast: The scariest team to watch for in the boys' hockey state tournament
Podcast: Take it from a coach -- those blinding Xcel lights get girls' hockey player hearts pumping
Podcast: Hockey state tournament best bets to win it all, and who's not to be overlooked
Podcast: What's in the air for fan limits at Minnesota high school state tournaments?
Podcast: What Cretin-Derham Hall's move to 5A football says about the state of the sport
Podcast: Who's in the running for Star Tribune all-metro hockey, basketball honors?
Podcast: Too early to talk about Minnesota hockey state championship matchups? Nah.
Podcast: Minneapolis North coach Charles Adams on Tyler Johnson and secrets of the Polars' success
Podcast: Return of winter sports tournaments 'just means our season matters'
Podcast: In a pandemic, "it's not just about the wins and losses''
Podcast: Hopkins girls' basketball looks even better than last year, if that's possible
Podcast: Minnesota winter sports restart and the two toughest sets of high school athletes
Podcast: With masks and now fans, Minnesota winter sports set to start up -- finally
Podcast: With Minnesota youth sports practices approved, what will it take to start playing games?
Podcast: Volleyball exits on a talented note as football signing period approaches
Podcast: Celebrating metro football's finest, hinting at the return of winter sports and state tournaments
Podcast: Who are the mythical No. 1 teams in Minnesota prep football?
Podcast: What to make of the pause in Minnesota high school sports
Podcast: Savoring three Minneapolis and St. Paul football players before a fluid postseason like no other
Podcast: Was Minnesota season-ending cross-country showcase a blueprint for future state tournaments?
Podcast: Minnesota prep football's surprises, disappointments and 'the team to beat in 5A'