Northern Star: Blake Perry
SUPERIOR, Wis. -- The sky is the limit for senior Blake Perry of the UWS men's soccer team as he continues to raise the standards for the yellowjackets. "The boys all love him, there's…
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Northern Star: John Schwinghamer
DULUTH, Minn. - It's been quite the year for St. Scholastica senior John Schwinghamer. He qualified for the NCAA Skiing championships, then was All-UMAC in outdoor track and field in just his second season…
Northern Star: Gabby Jauhola
PROCTOR, Minn. - Volleyball is in the Jauhola family's blood. "She has 7 siblings and all of them have played volleyball, whether in the yard or as an organized sport. Her brothers went to…
Northern Star: Baamlak Haugen, Emilia McGiffert, Victoria Thorson
DULUTH, Minn. - Victoria Thorson, Baamlak Haugen and Emilia McGiffert have all been playing soccer together for as long as they can remember. "Me, Emilia and Tori have been playing since we were little,…
Northern Star: Brent Laing
DULUTH, Minn. - UMD offensive lineman Brent Laing is the first to credit his teammates for his work ethic. "We have a great group of guys on the defense as well as fellow linemen…
Northern Star: Tyler Watkins
CLOQUET, Minn. - Hermantown alum Tyler Watkins knew he wanted the chance to play junior hockey close to home. "For me, getting to stay close to my family, watching my sister grow up…
Northern Star: Ava Asgaard
HERMANTOWN, Minn. - When senior guard Ava Asgaard first moved to Hermantown, she quickly gelled with the Hawks basketball team. "It's been a good time. Coming in here, I wasn't super good friends…
Northern Star: Payton Wefel
ESKO, Minn. - After star senior guard Trevor Spindler suffered a season-ending injury just a few games in to the 2019 season, the Esko boys basketball team turned to fellow senior guard Payton Wefel…
Northern Star: Proctor Girls Basketball Seniors
PROCTOR, Minn. - The story of this season's proctor girls basketball team didn't begin at the start of the season or even last year when they won their first section title in 17 years.…
Northern Star: Vid Milenkovic
SUPERIOR, Wis. - Wisconsin-Superior's Vid Milenkovic is a long way from home. "I'm from Zurich, Switzerland and I got recruited for basketball. Eventually I moved to Serbia and I played high school basketball over…
Northern Star: Kya Rybachek
HIBBING, Minn. - Wrestling is one of the world's oldest sports and even though it has been done for thousands of years, Kya Rybachek is blazing a path of her own. Rybachek…
Northern Star: Blake Biondi
HERMANTOWN, Minn. - Part of Blake Biondi always knew that he would be a Minnesota Duluth Bulldog. "Obviously I'm from the area and my dad played there and I've been a fan my…
Northern Star: Hunter Shepard
DULUTH, Minn. - To say that UMD's Hunter Shepard is a very competitive person would be an understatement. "That's probably what I've made my career off of to this point. I think guys want…
Northern Star: Taya and Shaily Hakamaki
CROMWELL, Minn. - When you go to a Cromwell-Wright girls basketball game, you're bound to hear the name Hakamaki blasting through the gym. But seniors Taya and Shaily are just two of many Hakamakis…
Northern Star: Connor and Cooper McClure
DULUTH, Minn. - Hockey is a family sport for Duluth Denfeld boys hockey forwards Cooper and Connor McClure. "Ever since we were little, our dad got us on skates around the age of three,…
