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John Lieser isn’t exactly a Forrest Gump-type character, but the longtime MSHSL football and basketball official has seen a lot in 80 years of life in Minnesota.

The Hooker brothers, Amani and Quinton, recently returned to Park Center High School for a second consecutive year to host a duo basketball and football camp. Amani currently plays for the Tennessee Titans and Quinton plays for SIG Strasbourg, a storied team in the French Pro A Basketball League.

Today we begin revealing the top John's Journal stories from 2023-24, beginning with the Honorable Mention honorees.

On the final weekend of the 2023-2024 school year, in the ballpark that every baseball-loving kid in Minnesota dreams about, four state champions were decided after a week of weather delays, uncertainty and waiting … waiting … and more waiting.

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East Ridge successfully defended its Class AAAA Baseball State Championship with a walk-off 3-2 victory over Mounds View in the title game on Saturday, June 22 at Target Field in downtown Minneapolis.

2024 Clay Target Top Gun All-State Team

Totino-Grace captured a baseball state championship for the first time in program history with a 2-1 victory over Mahtomedi in the Class AAA title game on Saturday, June 22 at Target Field in downtown Minneapolis.

The Minnesota State High School League's Clay Target State Tournament was held on Friday, June 21 at the Minneapolis Gun Club in Prior Lake.

Rockford captured its first baseball championship with a 6-0 victory over Foley in the Class AA title game on Friday, June 21 at Target Field.

Springfield recorded a 5-1 victory over Parkers Prairie on Friday, June 21 to capture the Class A Baseball State Championship at Target Field.

The Minnesota State High School League's Clay Target State Tournament is scheduled for Friday, June 21 at the Minneapolis Gun Club in Prior Lake. In the event of inclement weather, the Rain Date is Saturday, June 22.