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2020-21 IMAC Preview

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This is the 5th preview in my 2020-2021 season preview series.  Week 1 of the 2020-21 Season Preview Series ends with a look at the Indepen...

2020-21 Skyline Conference Preview

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This is the fourth preview in my 2020-21 season preview series.  Moving up to largely class AA schools now.  Let's start with a look at ...

2020-21 MCAA Preview

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This is the third preview in my 2020-21 season preview series.  We continue the conference previews  with a look at the Minnesota Classic At...

2020-21 EMAC Preview

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This is the second preview in the 2020-2021 season preview series.  I continue the opening week of previews with small schools.  In this pre...

2020-21 Independents Preview

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This is the first preview in the 2020-2021 season preview series.  This year is the 14th annual edition of this preview series.  The previe...

Welcome to Czar Season 14

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Its a new school year and that means we flip the page to a new and currently unknown season for 2020-21.  The usual list of all fall event...

A midwest version of Vegas

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Its multiple teams with top players from around the region.  It feels like 90+ degrees in a bright sun.  I'm on the road in July.  A cou...

2020 Hard Work Kick Off Review

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While a couple teams have already gone on the road, the revamped AAU schedule (thank you COVID-19) really kicked into gear over the holiday ...

The Czar's 2019-20 All-Surprise Team

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The 2019-2020 season is a wrap.  That means its time to hand out hardware and review what happened and what we thought would happen.  In tha...

The Fans Go Out With A Bang

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Prologue Section finals here we go.  31 teams playing for titles starting tonight.  But its a really strange 24 hours that we've seen....

2020 5AAAA Semis Recap

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We're down semifinals and finals across the state this week.  My week begins with the 5AAAA semis at Coon Rapids.  Good crowd on hand.  ...

Roll along Playoffs, roll along

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A fun couple of playoff nights on the schedule.  Thursday gives the small schools center stage.  Friday is a quiet night with the 1st AAAA s...

Maybe a different playoff game, or(o)no

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Prologue: A late change of plans takes me from my planned 4 vs 5 game (Tartan at NSP) to another 4 vs 5 game.  This one in section 6AAA as ...

Let's Get It Started

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2020 Playoffs here we go.  A couple of pigtail games on the docket before we jump into hardcore section play.  Monday takes me to the 3AAA 8...

2020 Better Than Chalk Section Predictions

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152 games and 3 months later, it all comes down to this.  Its March and now its tournament time.  So that means prediction time.  A rules re...
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2020 Twin Cities Series Review

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Prologue I've been fighting a flu bug all week so I've been using writing time as rest time for the most part this week.  But with ...

February 28th, 2020 CzarPI

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This is the 9th CzarPI of the 2019-20 season ( see CzarPI Explained Here ). It includes most games through Friday, February 28th, 2020. T...