Five former metro girls basketball standouts competing in the NCAA Women’s Division I championship and the Women’s Basketball Invitational Tournament (WBIT) championship
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Outstanding girls basketball coach could hoop too
Starks has led the Royal to four consecutive Class 4A championship games with runner-up finishes in 2023 and 2024, and titles 2022 and 2025.
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Hopkins, Benilde-St. Margaret’s capture state titles
This week’s Fab Five photos help congratulate the Class 4A girls basketball champion Hopkins Royal and Class 3A title holder Benilde-St. Margaret’s Knights.
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Hopkins defeats Minnetonka
With the sectional basketball playoffs in girls and boys competition underway, this week’s Fab Five spread features photos from Hopkins’ 84-65 boys victory over Minnetonka.
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Expressions of Blackness: A Celebration of Culture, Community, and Creativity
The cities of Hopkins and Minnetonka will celebrate Black excellence on February 20 with an evening of art, music, entrepreneurship, and resilience at the Hopkins Center for the Arts.
Posted inHigh School Basketball
Hopkins vs. Wayzata – A Clash of Titans Ends Hopkins’ Winning Streak
Wayzata defeated Hopkins 93-80, snapping the Royals’ 13-game winning streak and extending their own winning streak to 13 games, while Hopkins’ star player Anthony Smith led with 22 points.
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Pro Athletes Among Hopkins’ Top 2024 Performers
Hopkins High School has produced a number of exceptional athletes, including Nu Nu Agara, Amaya Battle, Taylor Woodson, Paige Bueckers, Amir Coffey, Nia Coffey, Zeke Nnaji, Boye Mafe, Joe Klecker, Joe Fahnbulleh, Liv McGill, Anthony Smith, Sydney Drevlow, Avery Shaw, Jayden Moore, Tre Moore, N’yah Symone Britt, Lucy Johnson, and Weston Schenkelberg.
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‘Super-determined’ Gopher team demonstrates true home-town loyalty
Amaya Battle, Niamya Holloway, Mara Braun and Mallory Heyer, the Minnesota freshman class of 2021-22, have remained loyal to the program despite the transfer portal era, and are determined to turn the program around and make the tournament.
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Fab Five Photos: State Tournament action
This week’s Fab Five Photos feature state tournament basketball action.
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Giving back, state contenders, and a school’s legacy
This week’s column features two former boys’ basketball standouts who are now doing big things in coaching.
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Gov. Walz calls on legislature to pass summer learning package
The plan aims to help students catch up after a year of unprecedented learning disruptions caused by COVID-19 pandemic.
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Legacies prevalent at state tournaments
State champions Minnehaha Academy (Class AA), DeLaSalle (Class AA) and Hopkins (Class AAAA) brought home basketball titles from the girls’ and boys’ tournaments respectively while continuing legacies that reach back in time.
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Girls’ state tournament: a quick summary
The 2019 state girls’ basketball tournament will be one to remember with outstanding performances from Hopkins, DeLaSalle, Minnehaha Academy, Stillwater, and Robbinsdale Cooper.
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Busy week in prep, collegiate basketball
This past week I saw a matchup of two of the state’s top boys’ basketball teams, a contest between two Southside City Conference rivals, and a record-setting freshman point guard at the collegiate level in women’s hoops.
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One current, two former prep stars contribute to important victories
I saw former Apple Valley and Howard Pulley standout basketball great Tyus Jones (no relation) score 10 points in the Minnesota Timberwolves home-opening win over the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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New Hopkins super on a ‘world class trajectory’
It has been little more than a month on the job for students returning to or starting school in Hopkins School District #270; it has been about four months for the district’s new superintendent, Dr. Rhoda Mhiripiri-Reed. The first few weeks in her new job have been very busy, scheduling meetings with faculty and parents […]