‘He cared deeply about high school sports’: Noted prep hockey reporter David La Vaque dies at 50

A foremost voice in Minnesota high school hockey passed away over the weekend. Star Tribune sports reporter David La Vaque died Saturday after an 18-month battle with a neurodegenerative disease. He was 50. “We ask that you keep our family in your prayers and comfort as we navigate,” his daughter, Michaela, wrote on La Vaque’s GoFundMe page. “We ask that you keep David in your prayers, and we …