This weekโ€™s Fab Five photo gives one more shoutout to girls basketball players from Hopkins High School.

The Royals, the defending Class 4A state champions, placed second in the 2026 state tournament last month.

Jaliyah Diggs,Inarah Nesbitt, Ava Cupito, Lanaia Durant, and Erma Walker led Hopkins.

Led by head coach Tara Starks, the Royals finished with a 27-3 record.

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Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald is a contributing columnist at the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.

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