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Talking Preps

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Star Tribune prep reporters David La Vaque and James Paulsen are bringing all you Minnesota high school sports enthusiasts another way to stay connected to the action.

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Football state tournament at 50 years: Reliving the championship games and the players who shined 21.11.2022 22:55

Cannon Falls volleyball coach Melissa Huseth reflects on her Bombers' first state tournament championship 15.11.2022 23:15

Going deep downfield on top football state tournament quarterfinal matchups 10.11.2022 26:01

Jim and David share fall state championship season tidbits and predictions 02.11.2022 24:58

Rosemount girls' soccer coach Gretchen Stramel guides her team toward "unfinished business." 20.10.2022 19:54

Former Minnetonka track and field standout Rashad Cohen brings message of hope to young people worldwide 11.10.2022 22:55

Midseason Star Tribune football breakdown: Best games, top players, surprise teams and the most anticipated games ahead 05.10.2022 21:24

Prep reporters David La Vaque and Jim Paulsen share wit and wisdom from five memorable weeks of football

Holy Angels volleyball coach Tom Emanuel and the Stars sit 13-0 without even losing a set 29.09.2022 22:46

Minnetonka Sidney Morin blazes trail as scout for NHL's Carolina Hurricanes 20.09.2022 25:40

Forest Lake football fighting back under first-year coach Brad Beeskow 14.09.2022 20:32

Edina girls' soccer goalkeeper Bayliss Flynn discusses signing a NIL -- the first Minnesota high school athlete to do so 24.06.2022 20:10

White Bear Lake softball coach Kaity Wightman and the Bears reach their first state tournament in 20 years 06.06.2022 20:24

Jason Mihalakis, coach of the streaking Hopkins baseball team, talks superstitions and high expectations on the eve of the playoffs 26.05.2022 20:37

Mounds View boys' track and field coach Ross Fleming celebrates 35th running of True Team state meet 19.05.2022 21:02

Krista Flemming, Minnesota Boys High School Volleyball Association vice president, shares pain of official sanctioning denial 12.05.2022 22:08

Rosemount softball coach Tiffany Rose leads the defending Class 4A state champion Irish to a 7-0 start and No. 1 ranking this spring 04.05.2022 20:58

Growing the game: How boys' lacrosse coach Andrew Law helped Moorhead hit the scene 28.04.2022 21:55

Law shared insights with Star Tribune preps reporter David La Vaque on how to get a greater-Minnesota community to support lacrosse

Minneapolis North boys' basketball coach Larry McKenzie has the pulse on this week's state tournament 21.03.2022 20:38

Minneapolis North boys' basketball coach Larry McKenzie has the pulse on this week's state tournament. HIs Polars are embracing the goal of Class 2A state championship or bust.

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" 15.03.2022 20:10

Former Waconia girls' basketball coach Carl Pierson, author of the new book "The Other Side of Glory" takes us through all four classes of this week's state tournament

Boys' hockey state tournament fixture Lou Nanne discusses nearly 60 years as an analyst 09.03.2022 20:43

Lou Nanne, who began calling boys' hockey state tournament games in 1964, remembers starting his analyst job while still playing in the NHL, discusses this week's Class 2A field with Star Tribune prep reporter David La Vaque and shares why he always pulls for the favored teams.

Wayzata boys' hockey coach Pat O'Leary shares his views of the section final games happening this week 02.03.2022 20:13

Wayzata boys' hockey coach Pat O'Leary, who won a NCAA championship as a player and a state title as a coach, tells Star Tribune reporter David La Vaque about those experiences as well as unpacking the great section final matchups this week.

Minnesota hockey legend Winny Brodt Brown breaks down the girls' hockey state tournament 22.02.2022 19:03

Winny Brodt Brown and Star Tribune preps reporter David La Vaque discuss team matchups and players to watch in the Class 1A and 2A quarterfinals, plus the growing physicality of the sport.

Talking success, streaks and superstitions with Rogers girls' basketball coach Karlee Anderson 16.02.2022 18:36

Rogers girls' basketball coach Karlee Anderson gives Star Tribune preps reporter David La Vaque an inside look at what goes into winning 18 consecutive games.

An in-depth discussion of the girls' hockey section playoffs with Joe "Mr. Phunn" Anderson 09.02.2022 21:59

Anderson, the former KFAN radio personality, is the current Minnesota Hockey District 2 Girls’ Coordinator as well as General Manager of their Minnesota Hockey High Performance and Tier 1 teams. He and Star Tribune reporter David La Vaque tackle a group of sections loaded with talented teams eager to reach the state tournament.

Signing day updates, hockey winning streaks and a basketball program's sudden fall from dominance 03.02.2022 19:06

Star Tribune prep writers David La Vaque and Jim Paulsen canvass the winter sports landscape, offering insights and opinions as the top teams prepare for playoff action.