Jamey Malcomb

The Greyhounds sophomore had a school-record 32 goals and led her team to the state tournament for the first time since 2010 en route to being named News Tribune All-Area Player of the Year.

Female athletes are naturally more predisposed to knee injuries in their teens, but local coaches are doing what they can to reduce the potential.

The outside hitter's volleyball season was 18 months in the making after she dislocated her kneecap in February 2023.

Much of what the News Tribune Boys Soccer All-Area Player of the Year does for the Lumberjacks doesn't show up in the stat sheet, but it does in the win column.

The senior forward scored the Wolverines' first three goals in the win over Duluth Denfeld.

After a difficult delivery of his first grandchild, the former Esko coach spent part of the 2023 season racing to the hospital in Duluth just to spend a few minutes with the baby.

After another close one was waved off against Grand Rapids last season, the Greyhounds senior was “praying history wouldn't repeat itself.”

CEC goalie Izzy Strang did “more than just stand on her head” to keep her team competitive, according to coach Kennedy Weets.

The 2024 All-Area Player of the Year gained nearly 1,900 yards and scored 28 touchdowns, but perhaps his greatest impact for the Hunters was in raising the program's expectations.

Duluth East celebrated its alumni this weekend, in particular the 1974-75 team that included 1980 and 1984 Olympian Phil Verchota, but Denfeld got the last laugh on Saturday.