Forest Lake gains new opponent in SEC
In its three years of existence, the Twin Cities Athletic Conference was the largest sports league in Minnesota high school sports, bringing together more than 20 metro area charter schools and private academies. With the end of the spring 2019 season, however, the TCAC ceased to exist, leaving its former members to scatter to find new homes.
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