Barring one or more early departures, here's the leadership core returning for four Hermantown High winter sports teams in 2023-24:
BOYS HOCKEY
G -- Senior-to-be Dane Callaway
D -- Seniors Drew Nelson, William Esterbrooks and Weston Bohlman, and junior Henry Peterson
F -- Seniors Dallas Vieau (likely Mr. Hockey finalist), Joshua Kauppinen and Evan Gunderson, and junior River Freeman
BOYS BASKETBALL
F -- Senior Abe Soumis
G -- Seniors Peyton Menzel and Nathan Hill, junior Alex Schott
GIRLS BASKETBALL
F -- Senior Bailey Zagelmeyer, junior Mikaela Sweeney
G -- Sophomore Bailey Hermanson
GIRLS HOCKEY
G -- Junior Neelah McLeod and sophomore Suri Langley
D -- Senior Morgan LaValley
F -- Seniors Hannah Graves, Izy Fairchild and Hailey Jussila, and junior Jane Ekstrom
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2022-23 All-Lake Superior Conference Boys Basketball Team
FIRST TEAM
Blake Schmitz, Hermantown senior
Abe Soumis, Hermantown junior
Tre Saniger, Superior junior
Marnaries Ferguson, Denfeld sophomore
Marco Mayorga, Cloquet senior
SECOND TEAM
Brooks Johnson, Marshall School sophomore
Aidan Altona, Denfeld junior
Wylee Dauenbaugh, Grand Rapids junior
Calvin Anderson, Superior freshman
Jack Battaglia, Cloquet sophomore
HONORABLE MENTION
Daynen Lull, Superior
Josh Sinnott, Proctor
Broc Sundland, Hermantown
Finley Cary, Hibbing
DaShawn Moore, Denfeld
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2022-23 All-Lake Superior Conference Girls Basketball Team
FIRST TEAM
Emma Raye, Superior senior
Alexa Snesrud, Cloquet senior
Jessika Lofstrom, Grand Rapids junior
Hope Carlson, Proctor senior
Braya LaPlant, Grand Rapids junior
SECOND TEAM
Liv Birkeland, Hermantown senior
Savannah Leopold, Superior senior
Regan Juenemann, Marshall School sophomore
Chloe Johnson, Marshall School 7th-grader
Ava Carlson, Cloquet junior
HONORABLE MENTION
Kloe Zentkowski, Superior
Selah Reinertsen, Denfeld
Lily Smith, Proctor
Reese Aune, Hibbing
Chloe Carlson, Proctor