Meet six high school athletes whose recent numbers add up to success

A soccer standout who scored early and one who scored often spice a list of accomplishments.

September 14, 2022 at 4:23AM
Willmar senior Sydney Schnichels looks on after attacking the ball during a non-conference match against Marshall on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022 at the Big Red Gym at Willmar High School.
Sydney Schnichels pounded a spike during a Willmar volleyball game in August. (Joe Brown, West Central Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Go inside these numbers from recent high school competition to meet the athletes behind them:

7: Goals scored by Spectrum junior Maddie Fritel in a 9-0 victory over St. John's Prep in girls' soccer and minutes it took junior Denzel Majwega of Duluth Marshall to record a hat trick in a 9-0 victory over Two Harbors in boys' soccer. He finished with four goals.

10:53: St. Paul Highland Park junior Luna Scorzelli's winning time over the 2-mile course in the girls' cross-country race at the St. Paul Invitational. Earlier this season, Scorzelli won the Irish Invitational. She is ranked No. 4 in Class 2A by the coaches association.

13: Goals Becker senior forward Micah Boyer has scored in the Bulldogs' first four boys' soccer games of the season. He started the season with back-to-back four-goal games.

17:33.7: Hopkins sophomore Sydney Drevlow's winning time in the 5K girls' cross-country race at the Bauman/Rovn Invitational at Gale Woods Farm in Minnetrista. She is ranked second in Class 3A.

29: Kills recorded by Willmar outside hitter Sydney Schnichels in a 25-23, 25-20, 26-24 victory over Brainerd in volleyball play. She also had 11 digs, two ace blocks, two set assists and one ace serve. Schnichels, s 6-4 senior, has committed to playing in college for the Gophers.

Maddie Fritel, Spectrum soccer, freshman, 2020
Maddie Fritel (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Luna Scorzelli of St. Paul Highland Park
Luna Scorzelli (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Micah Boyer (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Hopkins distance runner Sydney Drevlow (3) crosses the finish line of the girl's 1600m race during the Hamline Elite Meet Friday, April 29, 2022 at Hamline University in St. Paul, Minn. ]
Sydney Drevlow (Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
Sydney Schnichels (The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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