DULUTH, Minn.- The CSS baseball team hosted MIAC conference foe St. Olaf on Friday. The Saints fell short in both games of the doubleheader. The Oles took game one 4 to 0 and game two 5 to 4. A quick turnaround for CSS, as they’re back in action on Saturday, April 12th against Carleton College. First pitch is at 1…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Denfeld baseball team opened up their season with a rematch of last year’s section 7AAA championship game as the Hunters squared off against the Grand Rapids Thunderhawks on Thursday. The Thunderhawks went on to defeat the Hunters 2 to 1 to earn their first win of the season. Grand Rapids is back in action on Monday,…
ESKO, Minn.- The Cloquet softball team opened up their season on the road against Esko on Thursday. The Lumberjacks dominated at the plate as they defeated Esko 15 to 4 to earn their first win of the 2025 season. Cloquet’s next game is on Monday, April 14th against Hibbing. First pitch is at 4:30 p.m. For Esko, they’re back in…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Superior girls soccer team held their home opener on Thursday, as the Spartans welcomed in the Hudson Raiders. The Spartans ended the first half with a 1-0 lead over the Raiders. Sadly, the Raiders scored two unanswered goals in the second half defeating the Spartans 2 to 1. Superior’s next game is on Saturday, April 12th against…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s hockey team has been relatively lucky when it comes to the transfer portal. But on Wednesday, forward Payton Holloway entered the transfer portal. The sophomore skated in a total of 69 games for the Dogs the past two seasons. She tallied one goal against the University of Vermont this past November. Holloway is the second…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UWS baseball team has been building a successful program in the last several seasons with head coach TJ Oakes at the helm. Over the years the foundation of the program has been built off of the team’s ability to make plays in the field. “Pitching and defense has been kind of our program the last couple of…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UWS baseball team hosted Crown College in a doubleheader on Sunday. The Polars defeated the Yellowjackets 18 to 10 in game one and 5 to 2 in game two, earning the series sweep. The Yellowjackets are back in action on Saturday, April 12th against North Central. First pitch is at 1 p.m. Categories: College, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Superior baseball team held their home opener against Menomonie on Saturday. The Spartans fell in both games in the doubleheader against the Mustangs. The Mustangs took game one 9 to 7 and game two 10 to 5 to earn the series sweep. The Spartan’s next game is on Tuesday, April 8th, against Grand Rapids. First pitch is at…
CLOQUET, Minn.- After a heartbreaking loss last night, the Minnesota Wilderness are still on the outside looking in for the final playoff spot in the Midwest division. On Friday night the Wilderness wrapped up their series with the Janesville Jets. The Wilderness defended home ice as they defeated the Jets 5 to 3. The Wilderness are back in action on…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Northwestern High School hosted the 44th annual Dennis Simpson indoor invitational track meet on Friday night. A total of 16 teams from the surrounding area competed in the meet. The Hayward girls team won the meet with 158.50 points. For the boys, Hayward won the meet with 136.50 points. Click here to see the full results from meet….
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UWS baseball team has heated up after their Florida trip. After going 3-5 in the RussMatt Central Florida Invitational, the Yellowjackets opened up conference play and won six straight UMAC matchups. The Jackets latest opponent was Martin Luther, where UWS earned the series sweep. The Yellowjackets currently sit in second place in the UMAC as Bethany Lutheran…
CLOQUET, Minn.- The Minnesota Wilderness are still fighting for a playoff spot in the Midwest Division with four games remaining in the regular season. On Thursday, the Wilderness looked to protect their home barn as they welcomed in the Janesville Jets on Thursday night. A back and forth game between the Wilderness and the Jets, but the Jets score late…
DULUTH, Minn. – UMD forward Caitlin Kraemer was named the USCHO rookie of the year on Thursday. Kraemer tallied 18 goals in her first season with the Bulldogs, which led all freshman nationally. She also recorded 13 assists for a total of 31 points. The Waterloo, Ontario Native earned the HCA 2025 Julie Chu Rookie of the Year a few…
DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth FC has announced their conference schedule for this upcoming summer. The Bluegreens open up their campaign at home against Joy AC on Thursday, May 15th. Other notable matchups include their first-ever game against Superior City FC on Wednesday, June 11th. For a full look at the schedule, click here. The Bluegreens will have a total of 8…
DULUTH, Minn.- In college hockey, UMD defenseman Aiden Dubinsky and forward Jack Smith have entered the transfer portal. Dubinsky spent three seasons with UMD, where he recorded 7 goals and 27 assists during his career. For Smith, he suited up for UMD for three seasons where he recorded 26 points. Dubinsky and Smith join Matthew Perkins, Kyle Bettens, and Zach…
CLOQUET, Minn.- The Minnesota Wilderness looked to protect their home barn as they took on the Chippewa Steel. The Wilderness and the Steel went back and forth all game, but the Wilderness earned the 4-3 win. The Wilderness is back in action on Saturday, March 29th, against the Chippewa Steel. Puck drop is at 7 p.m. Categories: Friday Night…
DULUTH, Minn.- The CSS football team has added a new coach to their roster. The Saints hired CJ Butt as an assistant head coach and defensive coordinator for the 2025 season. Before joining the Saints, Butt was a defensive backs coach at Drake University from 2022-2023. During his time with the Bulldogs, he helped lead the team to back-to-back Pioneer…
DULUTH, Minn.- This week’s top play of the week comes from the diamond. At number one St. Scholastica’s Jake Schelonka hits a two-run home run into right field against Bethel. The Saints and the Royals split in their doubleheader on Wednesday. Categories: College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD hockey team will represent the 2025 IIHF Women’s World Championship well, as two more Bulldogs were selected to play in the tournament. Fifth-year senior Nina Jobst-Smith and Sophomore Ida Karlsson will play for their respective national teams. Jobst-Smith will represent team Germany for the fifth consecutive year. Jobst-Smith recorded three goals and 15 assists on the…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD softball infielder Nicole Schmitt was named to the 2025 NFCA DII Player and Pitcher of the Year Watchlist on Thursday. Schmitt is one of 116 players selected for this watchlist. Schmitt’s has been named to this watchlist for the second consecutive year. The UMD infielder has a batting percentage of .476 on the season and leads the…
DULUTH, Minn.- The St. Scholastica baseball team held their home opener on Thursday, as CSS welcomed in Bethel. The Saints earned the doubleheader split against the Royals as the Saints took game one 6 to 5. The Royals took game two 7 to 3. CSS is back in action on Tuesday, April 1st, against Gustavus Adolphus College. First pitch is…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UWS baseball team hosted Martin Luther in a doubleheader on Thursday. The Yellowjackets remain perfect in UMAC conference play as they swept the Knights, winning game one 9 to 4 and game two 14 to 5. The Yellowjackets are back in action on Saturday, April 5th against Crown. First pitch is at 1 p.m. Categories: College, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD softball team enters the 2025 season with a young squad, with only two seniors on the team. One of the two seniors is infielder Nicole Schmitt who has been making plays in the field and at the plate for the Bulldogs. ” She’s fantastic, just a gifted hitter. Very high standards for herself. There is an…
FARGO, N.D- Former Grand Rapids Thunderhawk Taryn Hamling has entered the transfer portal after spending two seasons with NDSU. In her two years with the Bison Hamling played in 30 games and had a field goal percentage of 36 percent and averaged 7.4 points per game. The Bison are currently 20 and 11 and looking to make a WNIT postseason push….
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD softball team hosted Bemidji State on Wednesday afternoon. The Bulldogs took both games in the doubleheader as they defeated the Beavers 6 to 3 in game one and 4 to 1 in game two. The Bulldogs improve to 22-10 on the season. UMD is back in action on Friday, March 28th, in a doubleheader against Wayne…
DULUTH, Minn.- In prep boys basketball, Duluth Marshall’s Brooks Johnson and Cloquet’s Jack Battaglia made the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association All-Star rosters. Johnson and Battaglia are two of the forty seniors to make the All- Star roster. Johnson led the Hilltoppers in points per game averaging 26.3 and will continue his basketball career at the college level as he committed…
DULUTH, Minn.- The annual DAYBA basketball border battle took place at UMD on Tuesday night. The Minnesota girls team defeated team Wisconsin for the fifth straight year with a 96 to 64 win. In the boy’s game, team Minnesota boys took back bragging rights as they defeated team Wisconsin 112 to 98. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD softball team has started their season out on a high note. The Bulldogs have recorded 20 wins at the halfway point of their season. After kicking off NSIC conference play last week the Bulldogs are still in search of their first conference win. UMD dropped both games of their doubleheader last week to Winona State in…
DULUTH, Minn.- The prep boys basketball state tournament wrapped up over the weekend. With the season’s conclusion, two local head coaches earned end-of-the-year honors. Cherry basketball head coach Jordan Christianson was named the section 7A coach of the year by the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association. Christianson and the Tigers earned their fourth consecutive section 7A title and made it to…
DULUTH, Minn.- On the diamond former Duluth Huskies shortstop Kristian Campbell has officially made the Boston Red Sox opening day roster. Campbell played for the Duluth Huskies back in 2022 where he recorded a batting average of 34 percent and had two home runs. During his time with the Huskies Campbell earned Northwoods League All-Star honors and help the Huskies…
CHICAGO, Illinois. – Hermantown native and former UMD Bulldog Blake Biondi has signed an ATO contract with the Chicago Wolves in the AHL. Biondi suited up for Notre Dame last season, where he recorded 12 goals and 15 assists on the year. The Hermantown native last played for the Bulldogs in the 2023-24 season, where he earned 19 points for…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD sophomore goaltender Eve Gascon was named a first team CCM/AHCA women’s Division I All-American on Saturday. Gascon is the fourth Bulldog goaltender to be named an All-American. The native from Mascouche, Quebec averaged 29.8 saves per game this season and is a finalist for the HCA National Women’s Goalie of the Year. Gascon finished the season with a…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.- After defeating Nevis in the state quarterfinal round 79 to 70, the Cherry boys basketball team is back in the class A state title game for the second consecutive year. The top-seeded Tigers took on the second-seed Dawson-Boyd on Saturday. In the first half, the Tigers were down by eleven. But late in the half, the Tigers cut…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Denfeld boys basketball team learned their first-round state opponent over the weekend. The Hunter’s earned the seventh seed in the class AAA tournament and will face Totino-Grace in the quarterfinal round. The Hunters punched their ticket to the state tournament earlier this week after defeating Hibbing in the section 7AAA title game 75-to-52. This will mark…
TEMPE, Arizona. – The UMD men’s hockey team faced elimination on Saturday, as the Bulldogs faced-off against Arizona State in game two of their NCHC playoff series. UMD started the game out hot, as they scored three unanswered goals in the first period. The Bulldogs led 3-0 after the first. But the Sun Devils battled back as they tied things…
DULUTH, Minn.- The section 7A boys basketball championship game took place on Saturday. The top-seeded Cherry Tigers met up with the Deer River Warriors with a trip to the state tournament on the line. The Tigers defeated the Warriors 77 to 56 to earn their fourth consecutive state appearance. “The goal is to take care of business one step at…
ITHACA, New York. – The UMD women’s hockey team faced-off against Cornell in the Regional Final round of the NCAA tournament. After two scoreless periods, Cornell scored midway through the third to take a 1-0 lead. Unfortunately, the Bulldogs couldn’t find the back of the net as they fell 1 to 0 ending their tournament run. The Bulldogs finished the…
DULUTH, Minn.- The section 7AA boys basketball championship game took place on Friday night. Esko and Pequot Lakes met up in the title game for the fourth consecutive year. It was a back and forth battle all game between Esko and the Patriots. Unfortunately, Pequot Lakes defeated Esko 59 to 50 to advance to the state tournament. Esko finished the…
ESKO, Minn.- Both of this week’s top plays came from the hardwood. At number two, Gavin Willeck of South Ridge gets the steal and takes it coast to coast to slam it down in the section 7A quarterfinal round. For our top play of the week, Cherry turns defense into offense as Isaiah Asuma creates the turnover and throws up…
DULUTH, Minn.- The section 7AAA boys basketball title game took place at Duluth East High School on Thursday night. The Duluth Denfeld Hunters tipped off against the Hibbing Bluejackets for a trip to the state tournament on the line. A big second half for the Hunters led to a 75 to 52 win over the Bluejackets to punch their ticket…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team wrapped up their regular season last weekend. Three UMD Bulldogs are named finalists for NCHC end of the year honors. Freshman forward Max Plante, was named a finalist for NCHC Rookie of the Year. Plante played in 21 games and recorded 23 points and 7 goals in his first year with UMD. On…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s hockey program continues to compete at a high level in the WCHA and the NCAA. All under a new head coach at the helm in Laura Schuler. But this isn’t the first time Schuler has been apart of the UMD coaching staff. As she was an assistant coach from 2008 to 2015 and helped the…
CROMWELL, Minn.- For three straight years, the Cromwell-Wright girls basketball team was unable to take down Mountain Iron-Buhl in the Section 7A title game. But, the fourth year was finally the charm as the Cardinals are back in the state tournament for the first time since 2020. Cromwell-Wright earned the 5th seed and will match up with the 4th seed…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Rock Ridge girls basketball team learned who their first-round opponent is at the state tournament. The Wolverines earned the sixth seed in class AAA and will face Marshall in the quarterfinal round. Rock Ridge defeated Hermantown in the section 7 AAA title game 73 to 54. The trip to the state tournament wasn’t easy for the Wolverines…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s hockey team punched their ticket to the NCAA tournament for the fifth-straight season. The Bulldogs learned who their first-round opponent is on Sunday. UMD will travel to the East Coast to take on Sacred Heart University in the Regional semifinal round. The Bulldogs posted a record of 21-14-2 on the season and earned a spot…
ESKO, Minn.- In prep boys basketball, the section 7A quarterfinal rounds tipped off at Esko High School on Saturday. The top-seeded Cherry Tigers took on North Woods with a trip to the Semifinal round on the line. The Tigers dominated in their quarterfinal matchup as they defeated the Grizzlies 104 to 40. North Woods finished the year 14-14. Following that…
DULUTH, Minn.- The WCHA final face-off took place at Amsoil Arena on Friday afternoon. The Bulldogs faced off against the Wisconsin Badgers with a trip the WCHA Championship game on the line. UMD and Wisconsin exchanged goals in the first period, but Wisconsin breaks through in the end as they defeat the Bulldogs 3 to 1. Scoring the lone goal…
DULUTH, Minn.- In prep girls basketball the Proctor Rails took on the Crosby-Ironton Rangers in the section 7AA title game on Friday. The Rails and the Rangers went back and forth in the first half, but in the end, the Rangers defeated the Rails 59 to 46 to claim the section title. Proctor finished the season 26-4. Categories: Friday…
DULUTH, Minn.- The prep girls basketball section 7AAA title game took place a Duluth Denfeld High School on Thursday. Rock Ridge faced off against Hermantown with a trip to the state tournament on the line. The Wolverines started the game out fast and never looked back as they defeated the Hawks 73 to 54 to advance to the state tournament…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team will close out their regular season on the road this weekend, as the Bulldogs take on St. Cloud State. The Bulldogs and the Huskies faced off earlier this season, where UMD earned the series sweep. The Bulldogs have already earned a spot in the NCHC conference playoff tournament. But after showing struggles against…
