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Article: CLASS AA GIRLS' HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP; Elk River earns AA crown; Miller's overtime winner completes dramatic comeback.(SPORTS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- February 29, 2004
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Byline: Michael Rand; Staff Writer
ELK RIVER 3, NORTH ST. PAUL 2
Elk River's Anya Miller stepped out of the penalty box carrying the burden of guilt. Her tripping penalty had led to a North St. Paul power play goal and a 2-1 Polars lead with less than 10 minutes remaining in the Class AA girls' hockey championship game.
"I was thinking, `I blew it,"' Miller said. "Way to go, Anya."
How quickly the ending went from nightmare to storybook for Miller and the Elks.
Just 36 seconds after the Polars went ahead, Erin Olson's second goal of the game tied the score 2-2. It stayed that way until 59 seconds into overtime, when Miller, a ...