Complex sentence: Petersen, a St. Louis Park native, played high school basketball at St. Louis Park High School, being named Minnesota's Mr. Basketball in 1980, as well as being the first McDonalds All-American from the state of Minnesota.
Split into simpler sentences: Petersen, a St. Louis Park native, played high school basketball at St. Louis Park High School. He has the distinction of being named Minnesota's Mr. Basketball (1980), as well as the first McDonalds All-American from the state of Minnesota.