If there were any theme to the 2025 soccer season, it seemed to be very young teams learning how to play together through the season.

In Section 7AA, Duluth Denfeld overcame a disastrous start to return to the state tournament for the first time since 2018 — though they did win the section in 2020. The Hunters started the season 1-5, including a disastrous 9-0 loss to Duluth Marshall.

They turned their season around, thanks to Lenny Jennings and fellow seniors Sam Eklund and Ayden Daniel, and lost just one game — to Duluth East — from Sept. 6 until their state quarterfinal loss to Blake Oct. 21.

The Greyhounds had their own slow start this season, but after a demoralizing loss to Mounds View, coach Dave Bergan moved senior Lundin Flohaug in the formation and all the pieces seemed to com

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