Portfolio

If you're interested in seeing what type of work Heather could provide any newspaper, website, magazine etc., you're come to the right place. Heather has built up an extensive portfolio of news stories, sports stories, features and profiles. There's also some social media work and guest appearances on podcasts. Find the links to those pages of work below. 

Scroll down the rest of the page to find a few selected highlights of Heather's writing clips. Bylines are published with the Austin Post-Bulletin, Fergus Falls Daily Journal, Chicago Tribune, The Athletic, Star Tribune, Minnesota Hockey Magazine and USA Hockey. 
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Austin Post-Bulletin


​Post-Bulletin to file complaint against HRA. Published: April 18, 2012


After some investigative reporting and talking with multiple sources, it appears as though the Austin HRA possibly violated the state's open meeting law. 

Fergus Falls Daily Journal

Private talks: Opinions mixed regarding series of closed meetings for RTC development. Published: Sept. 29, 2013


Over the course of six months, the city council met in closed session nine times. At lesat one council member wanted to see meetings about the RTC development held in front of the public. 

Chicago Tribune


Glenbrook North swimmer learns to walk again after beach accident. Published: April 20, 2017

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In reporting a standard season preview story for a boys' swim team, Heather learned about Tural's long journey back to the pool after a beach accident left him paralyzed from the neck down. Some extra reporting turned this into an entreprise piece.

The Athletic


​Sara McClanahan follows in father Rob's footsteps while carving her own hockey path. Published: Nov. 27, 2017 


​Rob McClanahan won a gold medal with the 1980 U.S. Olympic men's hockey team. He was also a standout player with Mounds View High School in the 1970s. Now his daughter, Sara, has carved our her own path as an athlete.
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The Athletic


'We made it': The Whitecaps' rise to the model of success for the NWHL. Published March 5, 2019


​From auditions to skate in the original "Mighty Ducks" movie to playing together for years as teammates, Brooke White-Lancette and Winny Brodt Brown helped the Minnesota Whitecaps find success in their first year in the National Women's Hockey League. 

Star Tribune


​Late sister inspires freshman champ: Energized Mounds View freshman wins 2A singles title with sisterly inspiration. Published: June 8, 2019 


​Bjorn Swenson played two three-set matches to get to the championship, where his mom says his late tennis-loving sister was present 'just in a different way.'

Minnesota Hockey Magazine

Rocky Mountain Rival. Published: Nov. 21, 2019

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Former Minnesota Wild player and current television analyst Wes Walz reflects on his playing days and the rivalry between the Wild and Colorado Avalanche. 

USA Hockey

After Coming Out, Gordie Mitchard Found Comfort & Support In Officiating Community. Published: June 30, 2020

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The benefits for Mitchard's work as a referee went well beyond a paycheck or finding a new way to be part of the game. While Mitchard enjoyed playing hockey, the mental battles of being around 20 or so hyper-masculine teammates wasn't easy, and it was difficult for him to cope with being different.