The Northern Lakes Preview
<p>Nashwauk-Keewatin and Northland were the clear leaders of the Northern Lakes last winter? How much has changed?</p>
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<p><strong>Conference Commentary</strong></p>
<p><strong>Top Contenders: </strong>Nashwauk-Keewatin, Northland</p>
<p>Gaige Waldvogel will keep Nashwauk-Keewatin in contention this year. The Spartans lost four really good senior starters so matching the 18-3 record from last year is pretty much an impossible ask. They only have guards back and will likely be a six foot and under team as they will get way smaller. But Gaige is very good and it’s a good program. Northland is in the right spot to step right in as the favorite. They have two all league guards back, lost just two starters, and have a bit more size than some others. </p>
<p><strong>Compete with Most</strong>: Bigfork, Hill City</p>
<p><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Bigfork will be better. They have to be. Giving up 80 a game while scoring 54 shouldn’t happen with four starters back. Same can be said about Hill City. They should score more than 44 a game with Taylor Wagner being one of the top players in the league. </span></p>
<p><strong>Rebuilding</strong>: Littlefork- Big Falls</p>
<p>It will likely be another tough year for the Vikings. They lost four of their top players from a team that lost games by an average of 31 points a game. </p>
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<p><strong>21-22 Conference Predictions</strong></p>
<ol>
<li>Northland</li>
<li>Nashwauk-Keewatin</li>
<li>Bigfork</li>
<li>Hill City</li>
<li>Littlefork- Big Falls</li>
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<p><strong>Preseason All North Star Conference</strong></p>
<p><strong><u>First Team</u></strong></p>
<p>Gaige Waldvogel of Nashwauk-Keewatin (sr)</p>
<p>Alex Wake of Northland (jr)</p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="962310" first="Nolan" last="Carlson"] of Northland (jr)</p>
<p>Taylor Wagner of Hill City (sr)</p>
<p>Daniel Clusiau of Nashwauk-Keewatin (jr)</p>
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<p><strong><u>Second Team</u></strong></p>
<p>Blake Chlebecek of Littlefork-Big Falls (sr)</p>
<p>Jhace Pearson of Bigfork (jr)</p>
<p>Bradley Hayley of Bigfork (jr)</p>
<p>[player_tooltip player_id="958750" first="Nathan" last="Johnson"] of of Northland (sr)</p>
<p>Jackson Lovdahl of Bigfork (sr)</p>
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