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
GIRLS ' ALPINE SKIING
Ava Pihlstrom, Blake, junior
GIRLS ' NORDIC SKIING
Molly Moening, St. Paul Highland Park, junior
BOYS' SWIMMING
Charlie Crosby, Blake, junior
WRESTLING
Bennett Tabor, Simley
Note: Senior unless indicated
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