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🌱 How Madison once claimed a “mythical” Minnesota basketball state title
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- How Madison once claimed a “mythical” Minnesota basketball state title
Also on today's calendar: Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg vs Lac qui Parle Valley.
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• ZHS once claimed to be a mythical state champ (zumbrota.com) — Madison once claimed a “mythical” state basketball title in 1910, long before today’s official high school tournaments. This history piece traces how Madison challenged and beat top regional teams, then follows the evolution of Minnesota’s state boys basketball tournament and the rise of small-school powerhouses over the decades. 
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🗞 Nearby News
Canby
- Meenakshisundaram to give student address at UMN Morris commencement (umn.edu)
- Baseball team sweeps BOLD in conference opener (pctribune.com)
Morris
- Tina Timmers' Legacy: Community Builder And Caring Mother (wjon.com)
- Cattlemen's Summer Tour planned in Marshall (dglobe.com)
- Habitat for Humanity ReStore to close (marshallindependent.com)
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