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Sabina Peterson Rajalingam brought a deep love for ‘football,’ and big-time talent, to Blake soccer

By Cassidy Hettesheimer, The Minnesota Star Tribune, 10/02/24, 6:00PM CDT

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Minnesota state championship aspirations exist for the Blake girls soccer program in part because of Sabina Peterson Rajalingam, who has grown from newcomer to leader.

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Blake senior Sabina Peterson Rajalingam stands with her parents, Danielle and Babu, during the Bears' Senior Night. (Cassidy Hettesheimer/The Minnesota Star Tribune) (Cassidy Hettesheimer)

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Sabina Peterson Rajalingam still calls it football.

She’s been adaptable in other ways. She’s had to be. Before the start of her junior year, her family uprooted from their London home and moved to Minneapolis. But “football” stuck.

And while her Blake School soccer teammates give her some flack for what she calls the game she loves, they also know she’s pretty good at it. Now a senior, Peterson Rajalingam is one of three captains for this undefeated Bears squad with a 14-0-1 overall recored and ranked No. 2 in the Class 2A coaches poll released Sept. 30.

For more on Rajalingam and the Blake girls soccer team, click here to read this story on startribune.com

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