Senior two-way standout Garet Rivord is one of Superior’s elite players and a locker room leader, something his father, Rick Rivord, did with the Spartans more than three decades ago.| Superior Telegram
In April, the WIAA membership approved significantly more offseason contact days for sports, which allows Superior’s football team to be on the field earlier and more often than ever.| Superior Telegram
Ryan Pettingill, a junior, made a clutch par on the 18th hole at sectionals to become Superior’s first state golf qualifier in more than a decade, which capped off an individually dominant year.| Superior Telegram
The Green Eagles downed Washburn in the semifinals, but fell to top-seeded Edgar in a Division 4 baseball sectional title game largely because of youth and inexperience.| Superior Telegram
Austin Lahti and Boden Teal, Northwestern’s only seniors, fill pivotal roles on the mound and in the batting order, and their unique blend of personalities make them ideal Tigers leaders.| Superior Telegram
Superior mounted a season-saving comeback that saw every player in the lineup contribute, which punched the Spartans’ ticket to Thursday’s Division 1 regional championship.| Superior Telegram
Superior baseball’s senior class includes just five players, a small but impactful group that has been a positive presence in the program the last four years.| Superior Telegram
Sophomore Kamden Kroll has become a go-to offensive option for Northwestern this year and when he’s firing on all cylinders, the Tigers take their game to another level.| Superior Telegram
Northwestern coach Tim Kaufman said Ian Smith is ‘hands down’ the best wrestler in program history, a legacy he cemented by winning a second individual state title on Saturday, Feb. 24, in Madison.| Superior Telegram
Junior Beckett Selden challenged throwing benchmarks that have withstood decades in his first year, which sets him up for a potentially record-breaking season next spring.| Superior Telegram
Northwestern senior Austin Lahti had command of every pitch in his arsenal, which helped him toss a complete game that punched the Tigers’ ticket into a Division 3 regional championship.| Superior Telegram
Junior Claire Nielsen began the year as a fringe varsity player, but her growth culminated in clutch hitting Thursday, which helped the Tigers defeat Spooner in a Division 3 regional championship.| Superior Telegram
Northwestern senior Boden Teal, who scored his 1,000th career point earlier this season, is nearing the end of what has become a legendary Tigers boys basketball career.| Superior Telegram
A successful weekend at sectionals led Northwestern sophomore Ivan Woodhull to his second trip to Madison, while junior Bryer Burkhart will make his Kohl Center debut Thursday evening.| Superior Telegram
Northwestern junior Shelby Hessel poured in 19 points, tied for her season-high, which guided the Tigers to a lopsided win against Spooner in the first round of the WIAA playoffs Tuesday in Maple.| Superior Telegram