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Dan Saletel

Cromwell-Wright basketball player Taya Hakamaki enters an arena at the University of Minnesota during the Minnesota State Girls Basketball Tournament March 12. The image of Hakamaki being greeted by a sea of hands in a venue full of fans is in stark contrast with how things looked in the state just hours later. The Cardinals won their opening game but the tournament was soon canceled along with virtually all other sports and activities statewide and nationally as social distancing was stressed.