While 2021 wasn’t quite as wild and wacky as 2020 with regard to the local sports scene, it hiccuped along for a few months before things largely returned to some sense of normalcy. For the most part, what was lost during the latter half of 2020 had come back to order, and 2021 turned out to be a great year for local athletic teams and individuals.

No need for more commentary. Here are The SandPaper’s Top 20 Sports Stories of 2021: