Editor's Note: This new series "Gimme 5 or 10" is about some of the most memorable athletes (both boys and girls) writer Roger Merriam has covered since arriving at the Watertown Public Opinion in December of 1984. Some area schools also were part of the Aberdeen News coverage area.

CLARK & WILLOW LAKE — The main question for me was whether to write separate stories on Clark and Willow Lake athletes since they were on their own for many years before forming an athletic coop in a number of sports in the late 2000s.

Since they've been together nearly 40% of my tenure , I chose to write one story, but have also taken the liberty to increase the list from 5 or 10 to 15-plus.

A big thank you to a couple of friends (without mentioning names) who helped refresh my memory and answered some

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