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Lakeview Christian drops opener at state basketball tourney 
Lakeview Christian Academy lost to Rushford-Peterson 72-54 victory Thursday afternoon in a Class A state tournament boys basketball quarterfinal.
RELATED CONTENTState boys basketball: Lakeview Christian Academy falls in Class A quarterfinal 
Most Lakeview Christian Academy opponents this season have taken advantage of the Lions’ lack of height and exploited the middle of the defense. Rushford-Peterson decided to test the perimeter instead, and the move paid off.
State boys basketball: Lakeview Christian Academy trails at halftime 
Lakeview Christian Academy’s hopes of winning its first boys basketball state tournament game are in jeopardy after one half of its Minnesota Class A quarterfinal today against Rushford-Peterson.
Esko advances to Class AA boys basketball semifinals 
Kory Deadrick scored 30 points in Esko’s 60-54 victory over third-seeded Hayfield in a Minnesota Class AA high school boys basketball quarterfinal game on Wednesday. Esko (27-4) advances to play Litchfield (25-5)in Friday night’s semifinals at Target Center.
RELATED CONTENTState boys basketball tourney: Marshall knocks out Grand Rapids 
Marshall defeated Grand Rapids 69-52 in the Minnesota Class AAA high school boys basketball quarterfinals Wednesday at Williams Arena.
Lakeview Christian looking for first state tourney win 
Anders and Bjorn Broman’s NCAA tournament brackets take a big detour at the Michigan-South Dakota State game.
RELATED CONTENTDeadrick leads Esko to Class AA basketball quarterfinals victory 
Kory Deadrick knows his woeful shooting night in the Section 7AA final nearly cost Esko its first state tournament berth in 10 years.
Esko leads Hayfield at half in Class AA basketball quarterfinals 
Kory Deadrick shook off a poor shooting night in Esko’s section final to hit five 3-pointers in the first half of tonight’s Class AA quarterfinal game against Hayfield and lead the Eskomos to a 35-27 halftime advantage.
Marshall defeats Grand Rapids in Class AAA basketball quarterfinals 
Marshall withstood a second-half rally by Grand Rapids to win the Class AAA quarterfinal, 69-52, in today’s Minnesota high school boys basketball state tournament at Williams Arena.
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UMD coach elevates team to the top of Division II volleyball 
Here’s a heads-up, Duluth: There’s an honest-to-goodness sports dynasty right in your own backyard.
Freshman wideouts place UMD in good hands 
Fans stuck in long lines Saturday night missed seeing the reason for a potential rebirth of the program’s rise to power.
RELATED CONTENTSoftball tournament honors Denfeld graduates 
When Diane Tessier and Chris Waltman died in an automobile accident in June 1973, it cut short the lives of two vibrant19-year-olds. But their memories have lived on the past 35 years thanks to a softball tournament in their names.
Too many empty seats for a pair of big games 
As with other minor-league teams based in the Twin Ports, the Duluth Huskies have found drawing big crowds a tough sell during their five years in the Northwoods League.
Bonds' record set in stone 
Barry Bonds’ pursuit of Hank Aaron’s career home run record easily qualifies as one of the top 10 media-hyped sports records of all time. But when Bonds hit No. 756 to pass Aaron and eventually finishes his career with x-number of homers, it won’t rank among the top 10 unbreakable sports records of all time
Parents vs. coaches: No-win situation 
In recent weeks, I’ve helped out my youngest son’sT-ball coach on game days.
A reason for every runner 
There were 7,283 runners at the starting line of Grandma’s Marathon on Saturday, and probably just as many reasons for running the race.
East ‘family’ is no cliche 
When John Rudolph talks about the Duluth East baseball team being like family, it’s not just a tired sports cliché. He means it.
Can Trojans fans beat the buzzer? 
Three public high schools. One slated for closure. A city divided on a resolution.
Right at HOME 
Darin Miller had problems with one aspect of being home-schooled.
