DULUTH, Minn. – Northland Musher n Nathan Schroeder is headed back to the Iditarod Sled Dog race in Alaska. Schroeder made the announcement last week on his Facebook page. It will be his fourth trip to the Iditarod. He’s holding meet and greet on Friday, January 27th from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Green Mill in Canal Park. Fans…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The four Superior Mayoral candidates took time off the campaign trail for a stop on a sledding trails. The candidates kept the competitve spirit going by racing down a hill on sleds. The winner was Kalee Hermanson who hopes to see the same result in April’s election. “Any one of us that makes it into office is…
ASHLAND, Wis. – Daryle tucker looks like an average basketball coach. However, this seemingly average coach has an above average heart. “I feel like if you have an opportunity to bless someone,” he says, “why not do it?” Watching Tucker coach though, you notice there is something different about him. For the first time in his career, Tucker is coaching…
DULUTH, Minn. – This weekend, the University of Minnesota Duluth plays the Twin Ports’ last college hockey games of 2016 as the Bulldogs battle Bemidji State in a home and series. UMD, still ranked No. 1 in the nation, though that won’t matter to the Beavers. The Bulldogs haven’t beaten Bemidji since 2011 and 0–4–1 against the Beavers over the…
First serve For the Division II NCAA Women’s Volleyball tournament is just days away as the University of Minnesota Duluth heads to the Central Regional for the 14th time in 15 years.
A year ago the University of Minnesota Duluth Volleyball team was disappointed on Selection Monday as the Bulldogs were left out of the Div. II NCAA Tournament for the first time under coach Jim Boos. That’s not the case this year though, as UMD made the field of 64.
The season ended for most Division II football teams last Saturday. But the University of Minnesota Duluth is one of the lucky 28 teams programs that get to be a part of the national playoffs.
After a one year absence, the University of Minnesota Duluth is back in the NCAA Division II Football playoffs.
Duluth is home to a brand new state boxing champion. Saturday night at Throw Down at the Bear at Black Bear Casino, ‘The Hope of the Hillside’ Markus ‘Hooch’ Morris claimed the vacant Minnesota Jr. Welterweight Championship by knocking out Jeremy McLaurin in the 7th round.
The University of Minnesota Duluth claimed the top spot in the college hockey polls with seven wins and two ties in the first 10 games of the season, against five nationally ranked opponents. The Bulldogs ability to battle back has been a big reason why.
Maura Crowell has Bulldog Women’s Hockey back among the nation’s elite in just her second season at the University of Minnesota Duluth.
Saturday night will be alright for fighting… at Black Bear Casino. ‘Throw Down at The Bear’ features a state title bout in the co–main event.
Saturday night in an AMSOIL Arena hallway, University of Minnesota Duluth Athletic Director Josh Berlo joked he ordered a second ‘Number 1’ flag. He may need it, depending on how the Div. II volleyball coaches vote.
Visitors to the University of Minnesota Duluth campus after 3:00 p.m. Monday saw a unique site on the flagpoles. The “Number 1” flag is flying after the Bulldogs topped the Division II volleyball coaches poll.
The most asked preseason question about Bulldog Hockey was “who would fill Kasimir Kaskisuo’s pads between the pipes?”
The honor of being the highest ranked team on the University of Minnesota Duluth campus still belongs to Jim Boos’ volleyball team who improved to 13–0 with three wins last week.
There are only a few more days until a special Saturday night boxing show at Grand Casino Hinckley. Duluth’s Ryan Watson will be in one of the featured bouts.
Virginia junior Lexi Ahrens, one of the Northland’s top volleyball prospects, announced her verbal commitment to the University of North Dakota Monday.
Through three weeks of college football two things are clear. UMD’s offense scores a lot of points while the defense gives up a bunch.
We’re less than two weeks away from another great boxing card at Grand Casino Hinckley. Al Sands will be there, fighting at a new weight class.
UMD Football went unranked in this week’s Division II polls despite improving to 2–1 at Concordia-St. Paul over the weekend.
A total of six St. Scholastica athletes were recognized by the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) on Monday as being players of the week in their respective sports.
Safe to say through two football games, the University of Minnesota Duluth offense is as potent as ever, averaging 36 points a contest. That’s the good news.
100 holes of golf in a single day. An imposing task, but one Superior National Golf Course Head Professional Heath Ekstrom was up to.
The College of St. Scholastica had three athletes named Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) Players of the Week.
Heath Ekstrom, Head Professional at Superior National Golf Course wanted to play 100 holes of golf Sunday. He played 122.
The University of Minnesota Duluth dropped from 19th to 23rd in the American Football Coaches Association Division II rankings after the Bulldogs dropped their season opener at Southwest Minnesota State.
Who says you can’t go back to school? Tuesday, the University of Minnesota Golden Gopher hockey program announced former U of M players Corey Millen and Ben Gordon joined the coaching staff.
Superior’s Brandie Goldberg. one of the Northland’s best at softball made her college choice, and she’ll continue her career close to home.
As the University of Minnesota Duluth welcomed freshmen to campus everyone got involved. Including the football team.
This is a big week for prep sports in Minnesota, and school isn’t even in session yet.
High school football practices are underway across the Northland.
Offseason became preseason Monday as prep teams across Minnesota reported for the first day of fall sports practices.
The Duluth Huskies won’t make the Northwoods League playoffs this season, but 2016 has been a banner year at the box office.
Wisconsin High school Football practice isn’t quite in full swing. That comes next week, when pads start popping.
There’s a new look at Grand Rapids High School.
Spotting Mark Sertich on the ice is easy, thanks to his trademark handlebar mustache. The 95 year old Sertich skates three days a week at the Duluth Heritage Sports Center, and he’s easily the oldest on the ice. Not just in Duluth either, as the Guinness Book of Records lists Sertich as the World’s Oldest Hockey Player.
The Duluth East hockey community, as well as others across the Northland have rallied together to help out with former East Greyhound Andrew Kerr’s medical bills.
Superior natives Brett Olson and Mike Sislo are back in their hometown this week, hosting the Twin Ports Pro Development Camp at Superior’s ice arena. But there’s more than a camp this week.
While the 2016 National Hockey League Draft was barely a month ago, teams always look to the future, including 2017 draft eligibles.
The 2nd annual Twin Ports Pro Development Camp started Monday in at the Superior Ice Hockey Association rink. The TPDC is the only local hockey camp where kids can learn from current pros, who also happen to be from the Twin Ports.
Superior native Mike Sislo signed a one year, two–way contract with the Colorado Avalanche July 1st, the first day of the National Hockey League’s free agent signing period.
Cole Koepke, captain of Hermantown’s state championship hockey team has committed to the University of Minnesota Duluth.
Fair to say that the College of St. Scholastica runs Upper Midwest Athletic Conference baseball.
The BEST (Babbitt-Emabarrass/Soudan-Tower) Beavers returned to the baseball diamond, albeit for only one day. Recently, Northeast Range and Ely wore BEST throwback jerseys in tribute to fomer BEST star Josh Mathson. who died in a car accident in Texas, April 4th, 2015.
Black Bear Casino and Premier Boxing Champions team up Tuesday to host a live television event, headlined by top American cruiserweight Jordan Shimmell.
There won’t be a repeat champion in the North American Hockey League. That’s because the defending Robertson Cup champs, the Minnesota Wilderness were eliminated Sunday by the Fairbanks Ice Dogs in Game 5 of the Midwest Division final.
Against all odds, Duluth native C.J. Ham’s dream of playing of in the National Football League is still very much alive after the Denfeld High School graduate signed an undrafted free agent contract with the Minnesota Vikings Monday.
Both days of the United States Hockey League Draft are about the future. But while Phase 1 lets teams look a couple years down the road, Phase 2 is for the more immediate future.
The University of Minnesota Duluth is back in the Division II NCAA Softball Tournament for the first time since 2012. If you do the math, you’ll realize none of the current Bulldogs could have been part of that team, including head coach Jen Walter.
