Northern Star: Kolbin Carter
PROCTOR, Minn. - Kolbin Carter has always called the Northland home. "It's a great community, everyone accepts you, everybody's close," Carter said. But after his freshman year of high school, his family got new…
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Northern Star: Rachel Hagen
DULUTH, Minn. - It is almost a miracle that Rachel Hagen is playing basketball today. When she was just an eighth grader, Hagen tore her ACL. "Mentally it was pretty hard to be sitting…
Northern Star: Simon Davidson
DULUTH, Minn. - Duluth Denfeld senior forward Simon Davidson might have the biggest personality on the team, but he always knows when to flip a switch. "Obviously you want to win games and all…
Northern Star: Maddie Young
CLOQUET, Minn. - For Maddie Young, being a multi-sport athlete has been made easier by the people around her. "We just pride ourselves on playing for each other and playing as a team. It's…
Northern Star: Abby Pajari
PROCTOR, Minn. - Being a goaltender wasn't the first option for Proctor/Hermantown senior Abby Pajari. "I started when I was I think 10 years old. I had been a forward for five years before…
Northern Star: Conner Barney
CLOQUET, Minn. - There's one place you'll be able to find Cloquet senior guard Conner Barney almost any time of day. "He's in the gym all of the time, he's a gym rat," Cloquet…
Northern Star: Robert Powell
SUPERIOR, Wis. - One of 21 seniors on the Superior boys hockey team, forward Robert Powell has been playing with his fellow Spartans for over a decade. "Just actually becoming brothers with everyone else,…
Northern Star: Will Van Scoy
DULUTH, Minn. - Basketball has always kept Will Van Scoy focused. "My parents, my mom, my dad, they always asked me like Will what do you want to do when you get older and…
Northern Star: Laila Monroe
DULUTH, Minn. - Once Duluth Marshall senior forward Laila Monroe started attending Starks Academy in middle school, the rest of her basketball career was set. "It's crazy how fast it went by. I remember…
Northern Star: Mercury Bischoff
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. - The Bischoffs are your traditional Grand Rapids hockey family. "We had an outdoor pond at our house, we all grew up playing boot hockey doing everything we could to get…
Northern Star: Blake Biondi
DULUTH, Minn. - Forward Blake Biondi is having a breakout sophomore campaign for the UMD men's hockey team. He's among the top scorers for the bulldogs and a few weeks ago was named NCHC Forward…
Northern Star: Rachel Anderson
DULUTH, Minn. - Following a year of craziness and an offseason full of change, fifth-year forward Rachel Anderson decided to return to the St. Scholastica women's hockey team for her love of her team…
Northern Star: Jacob Shields
DULUTH, Minn. - UMD men's basketball graduate transfer Jacob Shields just loves everything about basketball. "This might be weird to people who don't play basketball, but I just love the sound of the ball.…
Northern Star: Addy Ranta
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Cheerleading wasn't the first choice for Superior senior cheerleader Addy Ranta. "I didn't make the volleyball team so it all started because I didn't make that and I said well I…
Northern Star: Caitlin Schneeweis and Ashley Larson
DULUTH, Minn. - Family is the most important thing for St. Scholastica volleyball players Ashley Larson and Caitlin Schneeweis. "We call ourselves a big commune. We're just one big family. Everyone's invited, even if…
