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Totino-Grace Grad Sasha McHale Dies

She was an Eagles basketball standout and daughter of MN hoops legend Kevin McHale.

Sasha McHale, a Totino-Grace High School graduate and daughter of famed  basketball legend Kevin McHale, died Saturday at the age of 23 of medical complications related to lupus, according to media reports.

A member of the Totino-Grace 2008 girls basketball Minnesota Class AAA championship team, McHale led the squad in blocked shots, according to the Star Tribune.

She earned honorable mention on the all-state team that year, according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press, which quoted Totino-Grace Activities Director Mike Smith: "I just feel for those guys. ... Our thoughts and prayers are with them. This is something you never want to happen to anybody."

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