As part of the Star Tribune All-Metro Sports Awards recognition week, here are the metro players of the year for the 2020-21 winter sports season:
BOYS' BASKETBALL
Chet Holmgren, Minnehaha Academy
GIRLS' BASKETBALL
Maya Nnaji, Hopkins
GYMNASTICS
Anna Mielke, Watertown-Mayer/Mound Westonka, junior
BOYS' HOCKEY
Kyle Kukkonen, Maple Grove
GIRLS' HOCKEY
Emma Conner, Edina
BOYS' ALPINE SKIING
Zach Trotto, Forest Lake
BOYS' NORDIC SKIING
Roger Anderson, Armstrong