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:
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