Editing Edgerton, Minnesota (section)

==1960 State Basketball Champions==
Until 1970, there was only one class in the Minnesota High School Basketball Tournament. The eight regional winners would be seeded and play each other at [[Williams Arena]] to crown that year's champion. The smallest school to ever win the state title was the 1960 Edgerton Flying Dutchmen with an enrollment, at that time, of 94 students. Although much more well known, the [[Milan Indians|1954 Milan High School basketball team]] of [[Hoosiers (film)|Hoosiers]] fame, who won the one-class [[1954 Indiana State Basketball championship|Indiana High School Boys Basketball Tournament]], had an enrollment more than 50% larger than Edgerton at 161 students.

Edgerton would upset [[Mankato, Minnesota|Mankato]] in the Region 2 tournament, then defeat [[Chisholm, Minnesota|Chisholm]] and Richfield, Minnesota, a suburb of the Twin Cities, in the first two games of the state tournament before upending perennial powerhouse [[Austin, Minnesota|Austin]] in the championship game, 72–61.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.twincities.com/2010/03/25/saturday-tribute-will-honor-the-1960-edgerton-boys-basketball-team-the-smallest-school-to-win-a-minnesota-single-class-title/|title = Saturday tribute will honor the 1960 Edgerton boys basketball team, the smallest school to win a Minnesota single-class title|date = 25 March 2010}}</ref> Four of Edgerton's five starters (Dean Verdoes, Dean Veenhof, Darrell Kreun, and Leroy Graphenteen) would be named to the 1960 All-Tournament Team.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/basketball-in-minnesota-has-its-own-grand-tale-to-tell-if-you-take-the-time-to-look/508084062/|title = Basketball in Minnesota has its own grand tale to tell, if you take the time to look|website = [[Star Tribune]]}}</ref> Edgerton finished the 1960 season undefeated at 27–0.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/march-27-1960-tiny-edgerton-wins-title/87623627/|title=March 27, 1960: Tiny Edgerton wins title|website=[[Star Tribune]]}}</ref> In 2010, members of the Edgerton and Austin teams were welcomed back to [[Target Center]] for a 50th Anniversary celebration at the start of that year's State Basketball Tournament.