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Skippers get the rivalry win
PrologueTo Hopkins for one of the fiercest rivalries in the metro as the #4AAAA Royals host Lake Conference foe #10AAAA Minnetonka. I'm becoming more disillusioned with the Walking Taco at Hopkins....
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February 18th, 2015 CzarPI
This is the 9th CzarPI of the 2014-15 season (see CzarPI Explained Here). It includes games through Tuesday, February 17th, 2015. The value in () after the CzarPI value is the team's strength of...
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Battle of the cats
PrologueOff to Edison to complete a couple of musts on my season list. Seeing everybody in the Mpls City, Edison check. Then seeing the EMAC champion. That's Community of Peace and they visit Edison...
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February 19th, 2015 CzarPI
This is the 10th CzarPI of the 2014-15 season (see CzarPI Explained Here). It includes games through Wednesday, February 18th, 2015. The value in () after the CzarPI value is the team's strength of...
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Crimson take another rivalry game
PrologueOff to a rivalry doubleheader between Osseo and Maple Grove. Thanks to the Maple Grove gym troubles and the big game, we'll move across the parking lot and Osseo gets both home games this...
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February 20th, 2015 CzarPI
This is the 11th CzarPI of the 2014-15 season (see CzarPI Explained Here). It includes games through Thursday, February 19th, 2015. The value in () after the CzarPI value is the team's strength of...
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2015 Suburban East Title At Stake
PrologueIts a final Friday night showdown for the Suburban East title. #5AAAA Roseville can share the title with a win. Host #4AAAA Cretin-Derham Hall can take the title outright if they win. The...
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An amazing championship day
PrologueA day of bragging rights. First to the heavyweight showdown in the Twin Cities Game with Johnson at North. The grill was going outside but I couldn't wait long enough for a burger. Then a...
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2015 Section Predictions
Now that seeding is done and the games have been played, some of the teams are who we thought they were (thanks Denny Green) and others were not. So with all seeds in hand, let's do some predictions...
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Eagles soar over Knights
PrologueIts the last night of my regular season and the record number of games pace continues. Tonight I complete the sweep of the St. Paul City Conference with a trip to Washington to see the Eagles...
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Elks survive a Thundering Herd of Bison
PrologueNo finer time of year than playoff time. Tonight's a 4 vs 5 game to open the section 8AAAA playoffs. Its a rematch of Buffalo at Elk River from November when Elk River won 40-34. Fairly...
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Falcons stop the buzz
PrologueIts the 4 vs 5 game in loaded section 6AAAA with 20-6 Armstrong visiting 18-8 Edina at the Edina Community Center. I save the stomach from the pizza but that also makes the beverage counter...
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Pride of the Lions is strong
PrologueTo the eastern shore of The Kingdom for the 4AA 7 vs 10 matchup between St. Paul Humboldt and St. Croix Prep. SCPA going with a beach theme for the student section. Blow up palm trees...
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Section Blowouts and Blowups
PrologueA busy 24 hours of hoops. I pull out the passport for a Friday trip outside The Kingdom to see Chisago Lakes 7AAA opener. They should count as a former Kingdom member though (from their North...
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Trojans conquer the Crimson
PrologueIts a rematch of a late January showdown between 3 seed Wayzata and 2 seed Maple Grove. Wayzata gave away an 11 point lead in the last 5 minutes in that meeting. A surprisingly late and not...
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Royals return to State
PrologueIts the 2015 Section 6AAAA Championship game between #5 Eden Prairie and #6 Hopkins. These teams played a classic to end the regular season. Have to expect that again. Sold out crowd at...
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Revenge is best served cold
PrologueOff to Farmington for another epic section final matchup. Its the 3AAAA final between #2 Apple Valley and #4 Cretin-Derham Hall. This is a rematch of last year's amazing final where CDH...
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Small School Delight
PrologueTo Macalester for the 4A and 4AA championships. Jammed packed house at the Leonard Center for both games. The always fun 500 ml bottle of Coke is the drink that closes out the official tally...
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2015 Comets Shootout Predictions
Its time once again for the Comets Shootout, one of the great events of our local grassroots season. No shoe company teams showing up except for the Net Gain 15s so the field is very wide open. A...
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2015 Comets Shootout Thoughts
The Comets Shootout is always one of the most entertaining events of the season. Its also hectic with the teams playing the games in a 2 day span. Especially so for the 17U kids who take the ACT...
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