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Eden Prairie pulls off comeback against Rogers to win first MSHSL-sanctioned boys volleyball title

By Jim Paulsen, the Minnesota Star Tribune, 06/13/25, 9:45AM CDT

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Rogers won the first two sets before Eden Prairie, ranked first all season, pushed back for the championship.

Eden Prairie’s Avi Kommalapati hoists the championship trophy aloft to show the Eagles student section after defeating Rogers for the first MSHSL-sanctioned boys volleyball state championship. (Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

In the postmatch interview room following Eden Prairie’s gutsy five-set victory over Rogers in the championship match of the first MSHSL-sanctioned boys volleyball state tournament, Eagles captain and senior right-side hitter Avi Kommalapati let slip the secret to his team’s success. Not yelling or trash-talk or posturing. Smiles.

Eden Prairie completed a wire-to-wire run as the top team in boys volleyball with a 21-25, 19-25, 27-25, 25-20, 15-9 victory over Rogers on Thursday in front of a supportive crowd at St. Thomas.

For more on the Eagles' victory, click here to read this story on startribune.com

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