As part of the Star Tribune All-Metro Sports Awards recognition week, here are the metro players of the year for the 2021 spring sports season:
Star Tribune Spring Metro Players of the Year
The pandemic stole their 2020 season. But when given the chance to play this year, they rose to the top of their sports in the Twin Cities area.
July 14, 2021 at 4:48PM
Badminton
Song Yang, St. Paul Johnson
Baseball
Will Rogers, Mounds View
Boys' golf
Nate Stevens, Northfield
Girls' golf
Isabella McCauley, Simley, junior
Boys' lacrosse
Paddy Burns, Benilde-St. Margaret's
Girls' lacrosse
Haley Reeck, Edina
Softball
Allison Benning, Stillwater
Boys' tennis
Bjorn Swenson, Mounds View, junior
Boys' track and field
Gabe Smit, Prior Lake
Girls' track and field
Maddie Dahlien, Edina, junior
Note: Senior unless indicated
Six players plus head coach Garrett Raboin and assistant coach Ben Gordon are from Minnesota. The tournament’s games will be televised starting Monday.
