Also recognized: Henry Abraham (Cambridge-Isanti basketball), Paxton Creese (Shakopee wrestling), Matthew Gleason (Cretin-Derham Hall hockey), Blake Lueck (Spring Lake Park hockey), Adalia McKenzie (Park Center basketball) and Abby Schulte (Maple Grove basketball).
The St. Paul Highland Park senior won the Class 2A state meet and led the Scots to a third-place team finish, best for a St. Paul public school in 28 years.
Arlina Shen, after winning her second consecutive Class 1A singles championship and helping her team win its fifth straight title, was honored again as the Star Tribune metro girls' tennis player of the year.
Minnetonka junior Abby Kapeller, marking her return to high school swimming after a one-year hiatus, won two individual events at the state meet in November and swam on two winning relay teams
Terry Lockett's Jr.'s commitment to play football for Michigan State isn't the only sports news at Minnehaha Academy, where tickets for its Jan. 4 game vs. Sierra Canyon, Calif., went on sale Tuesday.
Defending 3A champ Shakopee is ranked No. 1 again but the state’s best team might be residing in Class 2A this winter. Plus other story lines for the season.
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