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DULUTH - For three years, Derek Forbort played hockey for Duluth East.  But this year, Forbort skipped his senior season at East to play for the U.S. National Team Development Program, a decision he has no regrets about.

"Definitely not," he says.  "It was one of the best years of my life.

"It was a blast.  I played a lot of games, my teammates were great.  It just was a lot of fun traveling all over the world playing hockey, I loved it." » read more 

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DULUTH - Nikki logergren is playing her fourth season of high school softball.  Her teammates see her as a role model, even the older ones.  You see, logergren is only a sophomore.

"People have said 'I look up to you, even though you're younger than me,'" said Logergren.  "I just work as hard as I possibly can, so I hope people look at me as that type of person."

Logergren started playing varsity for Denfeld in seventh grade, and now she feels like a leader.

"You think you'd be a senior being a captain,' she says.  "But I feel like I have to capta » read more 

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SUPERIOR - A self–described tomboy as a child, University of Wisconsin–Superior softball player Kalli Kucharyski says that came from spending so much time with her dad, who taught her the game she loves.

"One day we just decided to play catch," she says.  "Then he had me pick up a bat one day and asked me which way felt most comfortable to swing."

Kalli was quickly hooked and spent almost all of her free time playing softball.

"I've played ridiculous amounts of softball my whole life, all year round," says Kucharyski.  "If there was snow, then we'd be insid » read more 

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SUPERIOR - Unlike most athletes that excel in their chosen sport, Shane holmes didn't get his start on the track until he was about 12 years old, when his mother convinced him to start running.

"We did this thing called wednesday night at the races," he said.  "Every wednesday in the summer we'd go out and run a mile, and just compete against whoever showed up."

Now a junior in high school, Shane is one of the top runners in Wisconsin.  But no matter how good he is, he still gets nervous before a race.

"I feel like i'm not going to do well at all," said Hol » read more 

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MINNEAPOLIS - Only 32 teams qualify for the Boys State Basketball Tournament.  For the first time ever, this year, one of those teams was Mesabi East.

"To know that we're going to be remembered at Mesabi East as first team to make it to State out of all the great teams we've had in the past," said Senior Guard Marcus Miranda.  "Its an honor."
"It means a lot to the team, but I think overall it means more to the community," said Senior Forward E.J. » read more