Who is dave thorson

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At DeLaSalle, Thorson guided his teams to nine state championships, which included six consecutive and an overall record of The nine state championships are the most by a coach in state history while the six-year championship streak is also a state record.

His teams also finished as state runners-up twice, third once and fourth once. Thorson's teams captured 20 Tri-Metro Conference championships and won a conference record straight games from Thorson and his wife Rita and have one child, a daughter Ella Ray.