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Park Center's Sidike Jabateh is the Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year in boys' soccer

"He's the total package," Pirates coach Jason Barnhouse said. "Touch, speed, size, soccer IQ, extremely coachable and a great teammate."

By David La Vaque

November 2, 2021 at 3:46AM

Park Center’s Sidike Jabateh, the Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year in boys’ soccer, dazzles teammates and opponents alike with his moves. “It’s like something you’d see a Liverpool forward do on YouTube,” Totino-Grace coach Bill Vance said. (Jerry Holt, Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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David La Vaque

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David La Vaque is a high school sports reporter who has been the lead high school hockey writer for the Minnesota Star Tribune since 2010. He is co-author of “Tourney Time,” a book about the history of Minnesota’s boys hockey state tournament published in 2020 and updated in 2024.