A collection of the metro area's finest high school athletes and coaches, their biggest supporters and the merely curious gathered at Target Field on Tuesday for the first All-Metro Sports Awards, sponsored by the Star Tribune. Clockwise from top left: Eastview dance team members Nina Boguslawski, Tess Matalamaki and Caitlyn Schmitt took advantage of the setting as a selfie backdrop. Wrestlers from St. Michael-Albertville picked up their passes (and, later, a team award). The event's keynote speaker, Vikings receiver Adam Thielen, conducted a Q-and-A with the athletes and remarked, "This is cool for me because I wasn't good enough to get an award like this in high school." Cretin-Derham Hall basketball players Sy Chatman, Daniel Oturu and Ryan Larson, after collaborating to create the year's Sweetest Play, scored again with a hulking box of candy, while Totino-Grace nose guard Luke Kubesh fired a question at Thielen. On page C11, Eden Prairie lacrosse players Kyle McNeill and Kate Pearson squared off in some pre-ceremony cornhole competition. Twins legend Tony Oliva stopped by, too. Top golfers Tristan Nelko of Wayzata, left, and Red Wing's Sophia Yoemans, right, were on hand. Rogers soccer goalkeeper Cassidy Lehrke took a turn at a giant Kerplunk game.
![Players from the St. Michael Wrestling team collects their passes as they walk in. ] ALEX KORMANN • alex.kormann@startribune.com The first All-Metro Sports Awards were hosted by the Star Tribune at Target field on Tuesday evening. High school athletes from across the area were invited to partake in an evening of festivities and food to celebrate their accomplishments. Awards were handed out for different categories including sweetest play of the year, courage in competition award and male](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/2KUEDI45CJJGCO4KO2XO3U6TX4.jpg?&w=1080)
![Minnesota Vikings receiver Adam Thielen answered questions from high school athletes as part of the awards ceremony. ] ALEX KORMANN • alex.kormann@startribune.com The first All-Metro Sports Awards were hosted by the Star Tribune at Target field on Tuesday evening. High school athletes from across the area were invited to partake in an evening of festivities and food to celebrate their accomplishments. Awards were handed out for different categories including sweetest play of the year, cou](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/2KIEKRMTLYACH3MHGUOHBWERRQ.jpg?&w=1080)
![Luke Kubesh asks Adam Thielen a question at the awards ceremony Tuesday evening. ] ALEX KORMANN • alex.kormann@startribune.com The first All-Metro Sports Awards were hosted by the Star Tribune at Target field on Tuesday evening. High school athletes from across the area were invited to partake in an evening of festivities and food to celebrate their accomplishments. Awards were handed out for different categories including sweetest play of the year, courage in competition award and male a](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/QVQJ74XQRCQGU6RJCHGFRZ6MBA.jpg?&w=1080)
![(From left) Sy Chatman, Daniel Oturu and Ryan Larson were recognized for the Sweetest Play of the year award.They were also given a large box of candy as a bonus prize. ] ALEX KORMANN • alex.kormann@startribune.com The first All-Metro Sports Awards were hosted by the Star Tribune at Target field on Tuesday evening. High school athletes from across the area were invited to partake in an evening of festivities and food to celebrate their accomplishments. Awards were handed out for different](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/S4AFRNMXTNFEEZI4OBDLGXWMS4.jpg?&w=1080)