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Take a bow, Hermantown activities award winners

The Hermantown Activities Department today announced its 2023-24 award winners for MVPs for activities, Triple A Winners, Athlete of the Year, and Nancy Huttel Award, as follows:

Male and Female Athletes of the Year – Peyton Menzel and Katie Sandelin

Nany Huttel Award Winner – Madeline Moore

Hermantown Triple A Winners – Keana Fox and Noah Blomquist

TEAM MVPs

Alpine Skiing – N/A

Baseball – Brayden Lundeen

Boys Basketball – Abe Soumis

Girls Basketball – Bailey Zagelmeyer

Clay Target/Trap Shooting – Haley Thompson

Cheerleading – Kayla Kuzca

Drama – Braeden Showen

Football – Connor Fure

Boys Golf – Holdyn Evjen

Girls Golf – Olivia Martalock

Boys Hockey – Dane Callaway

Girls Hockey – Izy Fairchild

Knowledge Bowl – N/A

Boys Lacrosse – Ryan Monte

Girls Lacrosse – N/A

One Act Competition – Madeline Moore

Pep Band – Jack Jaros

Robotics – Ethan Stephenson and Mateo Sandoval Luna

Boys Soccer – Tommy Flanagan

Girls Soccer – Lauren Madill

Softball – Lindsey Ewer and Baylee Edwards

Speech – Emily Mahnke

Swimming – Ava Niksich

Boys Tennis – Brody Matthews

Girls Tennis – Hannah Graves

Boys Track & Field – Wyatt Picconato

Girls Track & Field – Gabby Belrose

Volleyball – Caitlyn Salgy

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