CLAIRE O'GORMAN
Forest Lake • gymnastics
The hardest part was the waiting.
After the first session of the Class 2A gymnastics state meet, O'Gorman was leading the all-around competition with a score of 37.85 and had helped the Rangers to the top of the team standings.
Now they had to wait — for six hours —until the results of the second session came through.
Would those leads stand?
"I was so anxious," said O'Gorman, a senior. "Waiting to see if things would stay the same or if I'd drop at all."
Unfortunately for O'Gorman and her teammates, Sartell was a bit better, taking home both the all-around and team title.
O'Gorman was second in the all-around as were the Rangers in the team competition.
"I was a little disappointed, but I was happy with my meet," she said.
She did win the floor exercise with a 9.65
"That was exciting," she said. "If you would have told me what was going to happen before the meet, I wouldn't have believed it."
ELLY BAHR
Elk River • basketball
The senior guard is known for airtight defense and long-range shooting. Both were on display as the Elks beat Rogers and St. Michael-Albertville to win the Class 4A, Section 8 title. Bahr led the team in scoring with 43 points combined in the two games.
DERRICK CARDINAL
Forest Lake • wrestling
The senior 132-pounder capped his career with a 3-2 overtime victory over previously-undefeated Zach Hanson of Lakeville North for his fourth state championship. He's one of just 30 wrestlers in state history to win four or more.
KAYLEY CRAWFORD
Minnetonka • hockey
The Harvard-bound senior forward provided the necessary offense for the Skippers in a 2-1 victory over Alexandria in the Class 2A state quarterfinals. She scored both of her team's goals, including one in overtime to them advance to the semifinals.
LAMAR GRAYSON
Richfield • basketball
The senior guard exploded in the second half, scoring 29 of his 37 points, to help the Spartans rally from a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat previously unbeaten South St. Paul 93-90 in the Class 3A, Section 3 final.
MAX McENELLY
Waconia • wrestling
The sophomore 182-pounder completed an undefeated season with a technical fall, a pin and a 3-2 overtime victory over Gabe Nagel of Little Falls for his second consecutive state championship. He finished 37-0 and is 91-1 in the past two years.
GARRETT SCHIFSKY
Andover • hockey
The flashy 5-9 senior forward had a pure hat trick — three consecutive goals, two coming on the power play — to stake the Huskies to a 3-0 lead en route to a 3-2 victory over Grand Rapids is the Class 2A, Section 7 final.
JIM PAULSEN
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