Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns. / Photo by Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald 
Minneapolis North wide receiver Mario Sanders. / Photo by Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald 
University of Minnesota volleyball player Natalie Glenn. / Photo by Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald 
University of Minnesota men’s basketball coach Ben Johnson. / Photo by Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald 
University of Minnesota volleyball and Big Ten Player of the Year Stephanie Samedy. / Photo by Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald
The five pictures I’ve picked for 2021 include a new collegiate head coach who has his team off to a great start (Ben Johnson), one of the NBA’s top players (Karl-Anthony Towns), a promising college volleyball player (Natalie Glenn), one of the state’s top high school wide receivers (Mario Sanders), and one of the top collegiate volleyball players in the country (Stephanie Samedy).
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Dr. Mitchell Palmer McDonald is a contributing columnist at the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder.