Northfield's Ella Pagel, shown in 2022, had to sit out last season because of injury but became a champion again Saturday. (Tony Rotundo)
Ella Pagel winced as she walked off her mat after her semifinal match. Her right elbow was thickly wrapped, and her left shoulder sported a small brace under some tape of its own. None of it had stopped her from handily taking her semifinal match with a fall, but it was still on her mind.
But Pagel, two years ago the Star Tribune’s All-Metro Female Athlete of the Year would never let that slow her down at the state tournament — she’s fought too hard to make it back to this stage.
“I’m just soaking it all in, one last time,” the Northfield senior said. “It’s good to be back.”
For more on Pagel, click here to read this story on startribune.com.
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