Prep baseball closing in on postseason play

By JIM PAULSEN, Star Tribune 05/14/2017, 10:38pm CDT

The spring postseason is getting ever closer — boys’ tennis begins section play this week, in fact — yet we have hardly mentioned baseball this season. Here’s a quick rundown of the metro conference races.

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Updated state rankings: May 10

By Luke Hanlon, SportsEngine 05/11/2017, 9:00pm CDT

Each class had new teams make big leaps into the top 10 this week.

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Highlights: May 3-May 9

By Pete Winslow, SportsEngine 05/09/2017, 9:00pm CDT

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Baseball Player of the Week revealed

By Kassondra Burtis, SportsEngine 05/08/2017, 12:45pm CDT

Click to view who was voted as the top performer for April 24-29.

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Mankato West blasts through Bloomington Jefferson with 16 runs

By Peter Odney, SportsEngine 05/06/2017, 7:00am CDT

The Scarlets scored 11 runs over the first two innings, setting up the 16-3 victory.

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