Participants in the First Annual Triple Threat Girls Basketball BeElite Clinic 
Travis Bledsoe (clapping hands) encourages his team during the Class 3A state boys’ basketball championship game. 
(L-R) Minnesota volleyball players Adanna Rollins, Stephanie Samedy, Alexis Hart and Taylor Morgan 
Minnesota’s Tyler Johnson (6) high steps his way to a touchdown as Penn State’s Keaton Ellis (2) can only watch. 
Brothers Kendall Brown and Courtney Brown Jr. (East Ridge)
With the holiday season here, let’s reflect on a few sports highlights of the year! Happy Holidays!
Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald is a contributing columnist at the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.