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Eagles tuning up for the Tourney
PrologueBack to Champlin Park for my 1st opportunity to see Eden Prairie play this season. That's very late by my standards. No Nick Geolat for the Eagles as he's out due to injury. Very small...
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Feb 11, 2016 CzarPI
This is the 5th CzarPI of the 2015-16 season (see CzarPI Explained Here). It includes games through Wednesday February 10th, 2016. The value in () after the CzarPI value is the team's strength of...
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Metro West Bird Battle
PrologueIts an important game in the Metro West as St. Louis Park visits Cooper. Both teams sitting 1 game out of 1st. But both visit league leader Chaska next week. Always a tough choice between...
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St. Paul Showdown Saturday
PrologueIts the 1st of back to back Saturdays in St. Paul. Next week is championships but this week is rivalries. We'll start with a city rivalry between Central and Highland. Then we'll mosey up...
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Feb 14, 2016 CzarPI
This is the 6th CzarPI of the 2015-16 season (see CzarPI Explained Here). It includes games through Saturday, February 13th, 2016. The value in () after the CzarPI value is the team's strength of...
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Exploring a kingdom exurb
PrologueThere's something wrong in the world today but I know what it is. Something is wrong with my map! I'm in the kingdom exurb of Waconia. A rare non-metro appearance and my first visit to this...
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Titans grab another conference title
Its the cliff notes edition of big game basketball tonight. A full house at Tartan for their rivalry doubleheader showdown with district rival North St. Paul. Great entertainment from the admin...
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Feb 17, 2016 CzarPI
This is the 7th CzarPI of the 2015-16 season (see CzarPI Explained Here). It includes games through Tuesday, February 16th, 2016. The value in () after the CzarPI value is the team's strength of...
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Scots win another in battle for top seed
PrologueTo Minneapolis Southwest to see the Lakers in a city conferences showdown with St. Paul Highland Park. Outstanding walking taco with Sprite is on tonight's menu. I had 2 bottles of water last...
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Govs thriller keeps city streak alive
PrologueBig clash in St. Paul again. This time its the final game of the St. Paul City season with Central visiting Johnson. Central trying to clinch the league outright. Their win on Tuesday...
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Orioles Perfection
PrologueTo #4AAAA Maple Grove as they host #2AAAA Osseo in a huge rivalry game. No seeds or conference standings on the line. But it is rivalry bragging rights and an undefeated Osseo season at...
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Feb 20, 2016 CzarPI
This is the 8th CzarPI of the 2015-16 season (see CzarPI Explained Here). It includes games through Friday, February 19th, 2016. The value in () after the CzarPI value is the team's strength of...
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2016 St. Paul Championship Saturday
To St. Paul for the Twin Cities Game and the EMAC championships. I miss out on walking tacos at Central but pulled pork deal cheap at Nova is a great replacement. The atmosphere of EMAC Championship...
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2016 Section Predictions
Its time for 2016 section predictions. Last year was a good year as I ended up +2 against picking chalk (all high seeds). We'll see how we do this season.Section 4AI have no idea how Prairie Seeds...
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Heritage stars show out in the city
PrologueIts only fitting that I end the regular season almost as I began it. It was a road game for Heritage on night 2 of the season. Now its Heritage closing out my regular season schedule with a...
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Jackson's Monster Night leads Patriots
PrologueNow we get to the playoffs. But man does it feel weird saying playoffs (Playoffs?, thanks Jim Mora) on February 23rd. What an opener we have as its off to the Haben Center to see #7AAA Henry...
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Cadets advance on the road
PrologueIts the quarterfinals in section 3AAA. I take in the 4 vs 5 game with Holy Angels hosting St. Thomas Academy. Solid student sections from both sides on hand. USA theme for the Holy Angels...
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Mounds View OT Thriller
PrologueTo Mounds View for their 5AAAA Quarterfinal matchup with restocked Centennial. This is the 3 vs 6 game but we all know Centennial would have been higher than the 6 had they had everybody all...
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An Outstate Playoff Weekend
What a weekend. 2AA Quarterfinals in New Prague Friday night then the northwest corner of the state invades St. Cloud with 8AAA and 8AAAA semifinals but 5AAA kicking it off. Plenty of pizza on the...
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Mustangs are road warriors
PrologueIts Mounds View again, but this time the Mustangs are on the road at Champlin Park in the 5AAAA semifinals. Great crowd on hand. Quality hot dog and the 1st Powerade of the season from the...
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