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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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    • Mar 7, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    Three-time boy's hockey state championship coach Ken Pauly of Benilde-St. Margaret's takes listeners inside this week's state tournament

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2023 22:41


    Anna Keefer, the state's reigning long jump record holder, signs with World Wrestling Entertainment

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023 21:24


    Former state championship goaltender turned Ch. 45 broadcaster Julie Friend sorts out this year's state tourney brackets

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2023 24:58


    A new book, "The Girl Who Played Hockey," chronicles former St. Paul United standout Delaney Middlebrook's incredible journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2023 20:24


    Maureen Nelson, former Minnetonka football mom, honors her grandson by authoring "I Miss You Today"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2023 17:37


    Need a great holiday read? Order "Frozen in Time: A History of the U.S. Men's College Ice Hockey Championships"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 20:30


    "Hockey is for Everybody" author and former Edina standout Anthony Walsh combatting racism in his favorite game

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2022 24:00


    Breaking down the first December Prep Bowl in prep history

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2022 22:27


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

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 22:55


    Cannon Falls volleyball coach Melissa Huseth reflects on her Bombers' first state tournament championship

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022 23:15


    Going deep downfield on top football state tournament quarterfinal matchups

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 26:01


    Jim and David share fall state championship season tidbits and predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 24:58


    Rosemount girls' soccer coach Gretchen Stramel guides her team toward "unfinished business."

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 19:54


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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022 22:55


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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 22:46


    Minnetonka Sidney Morin blazes trail as scout for NHL's Carolina Hurricanes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2022 25:40


    Forest Lake football fighting back under first-year coach Brad Beeskow

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2022 20:32


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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2022 20:10


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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2022 20:24


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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2022 20:37


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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 21:02


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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2022 20:58


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

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 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"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 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.

    Columbia Heights boys' basketball coach Willie Braziel joins Talking Preps

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 23:24


    Braziel chats with Star Tribune preps reporter David La Vaque about the undefeated Columbia Heights Hylanders, beating "The Machine" DeLaSalle and anticipating a showdown with another private-school power, Totino-Grace, in the section playoffs.

    A visit with Blake School girls' hockey coach Kristi King

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 18:00


    Star Tribune high school reporter David La Vaque chats with Kristi King, a girls' hockey coach who started at Centennial, joined the college ranks at the University of St. Thomas and is now in her first year at the Blake School.

    Benilde-St. Margaret's boys' hockey coach Ken Pauly dispenses his wit and wisdom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 32:37


    Pauly and Star Tribune high school sports reporter David La Vaque discuss his team's current win streak and reflect on 10 years since Jack Jablonski's catastrophic injury.

    New year, new excitement across the high school sports landscape

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 28:40


    Star Tribune prep sports reporters David La Vaque and Jim Paulsen get high school sports fans caught up on chaos in the hockey rankings, basketball players and teams to watch and even a little football news.

    State's top high school football players make their college decisions official

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2021 25:22


    Star Tribune preps reporters Jim Paulsen and David La Vaque recap the biggest names signing their college football letters of intent. Jim discusses an already lively basketball season. And both guys reminisce on great 2021 moments.

    Dropping the puck on boys' hockey news and predictions

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 25:45


    Star Tribune preps reporters David La Vaque and Jim Paulsen recover from post-Prep Bowl depression by discussing all things boys' hockey.

    Breaking down the excitement and intrigue offered by seven Prep Bowl games this weekend

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2021 26:45


    Star Tribune reporters David La Vaque and Jim Paulsen share their picks for the final football games this season taking place Friday and Saturday at U.S. Bank Stadium

    Football playoff excitement peaks as the final four in each class battle at U.S. Bank Stadium

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 24:25


    Star Tribune prep sports reporters David La Vaque and Jim Paulsen also look back on the rollicking volleyball state tournament and ahead to girls' hockey dropping the puck on a season full of intrigue

    Fall sports blitz continues as volleyball and football grab the state tourney spotlight

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2021 22:43


    Star Tribune reporters David La Vaque and Jim Paulsen take a deeper look at exciting state tournament teams and matchups in volleyball and football.

    A fall sports state tournament bonanza!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2021 24:34


    You want cross-country, football, soccer and volleyball insights? Star Tribune preps reporters David LaVaque and Jim Paulsen have you (and the landscape) covered.

    Podcast: Football postseason arrives in Class 6A

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 21:01


    Star Tribune preps reporters David La Vaque and Jim Paulsen review the wealth of football playoff upsets and discuss the Class 6A experiment pitting the tradition-rich programs against those trying to rebuild.

    Podcast: Plunging into the muck of prep football postseason seeding

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2021 22:23


    To QRF or not to QRF? Star Tribune preps reporters David La Vaque and Jim Paulsen tackle the imperfect and sometimes "bloody" process of seeding football teams.

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