DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Huskies would put up four runs in the 8th on Tuesday to take down the La Crosse Loggers, 7 to 4. Tied at 4-4 in the bottom of the 8th, Tyler Leroy would hit a three-run double to give Duluth the eventual victory. The two teams will meet up again on Wednesday. First pitch is at…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.- Duluth FC saw their season officially end on Tuesday, falling to Minneapolis City SC 3 to 1 in Minnesota Super Cup Play. The BlueGreens were vying for a spot in the semifinals this weekend. Kostya Domaratskyy would have the lone goal in the contest for Duluth FC. The BlueGreens end the year with a 12-2-1 overall record. Categories:…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- A Hermantown standout is staying close to home to play college football. Hawks wide receiver Peyton Menzel announced his commitment to UMD on Saturday. The soon to be senior wideout hauled in 40 receptions with seven touchdowns and 579 yards receiving. Overall, he would accumulate 687 all-purpose yards. Menzel and Hermantown are coming off a 6-3 season last…
ASHLAND, Wis.- Northland head men’s basketball coach Scott Sorenson will make his way to Memphis later this month. Sorenson will serve as a coach for the NCAA College Basketball Academy. The academy give prospective men’s and women’s student athletes a sample of the college basketball experience. This will be the 2nd time in his career that Sorenson has coached at…
ST. CATHARINES, Ontario.- Two current UMD women’s hockey players will have a chance to suit up for Team Canada at their National Women’s Development Team training camp. Sophomore defenseman Tova Henderson and freshman goaltender Eve Gascon will take part in the four-day camp in Ontario. Henderson posted one goal and six assists last season, while Gascon is set to make…
DULUTH, Minn.- 82 days from now the UMD men’s hockey team will drop the puck in their home and season opener against Michigan Tech. And just over the weekend, the team released their roster for the upcoming season. The Bulldogs will have four freshman suiting up for the team. They are headlined by defensman Aaron Pionk and forward Matthew Perkins,…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- This week marked the official return of the Minnesota Wilderness as the team looks to follow up last season’s Midwest Division title. The Wilderness opened up camp this week in Superior with a new leader on the bench. Colten St. Clair takes over for Brett Skinner, who departed for the Fargo Force. St. Clair, along with general management…
DULUTH, Minn.- Earlier this week the Duluth Huskies saw two former players get drafted in the MLB draft. Duluth can now add another former player making the jump to a major league organization. On Tuesday, Shortstop Devin Hurdle signed a contract with the Texas Rangers. Hurdle would spend last summer with the Huskies. In 57 games, Hurdle would club five…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Superior City FC men’s team had a memorable first season as a program. Now, members of the team are being rewarded for their efforts this past season. On Thursday, the UPSL Midwest-West division announced their end of the year awards. Forward Mally Lumsden was a scoring machine for Superior and as a result he had to share…
DULUTH, Minn.- The College of St. Scholastica announced their 2023 Athletics Hall of Fame Class on Thursday afternoon. It will be the 12th class in program history to be inducted. The class includes a pair of All-Americans, Walt Aufderheide, who is tied for the program record with 18 wins as he manned the pipes for the Saints from 1979 to…
DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth FC continued their winning ways on Wednesday, defeating the Minnesota TwinStars 5 to 1 in NPSL North Conference semifinals. The TwinStars would take the lead at the 36th minute, but after that it was all Duluth FC as they score five unanswered goals. Tyler Limmer led the BlueGreens with two goals in the contest. Next up for…
LAKE PLACID, N.Y.- It was announced on Tuesday that four UMD women’s hockey standouts from a year ago will be skating at the USA Hockey Women’s National Festival. Also on the list is former UMD goaltender and olympic gold medalist Maddie Rooney. Rooney has already established herself, but it will be a big weekend for current Bulldogs Mannon McMahon and…
DULUTH, Minn.- Four UMD women’s hockey players will be participating in the USA Hockey Women’s National Festival later this summer. Maggie Flaherty, Gabbie Hughes, Mannon McMahon, and Clara Van Wieren have all been invited to compete at the Festival. Duluth native Sanya Sandahl will also serve as the goaltending coach. It will take place from August 7th to August 13…
DULUTH, Minn.- Former Bulldog Naomi Rogge will get to play hockey this year after all. Rogge originially signed her first professional contract with the Metropolitan Riveters of the PHF earlier this off-season, but the league would be bought out. Now, she’s heading overseas as she signed a deal with SDE of the Swedish Women’s Hockey League. Rogge graduated as the…
SEATTLE, Wash.- A former Huskies All-Star heard his name called on Sunday at the MLB draft. Infielder Mike Boeve went 54th overall to the Milwaukee Brewers. Boeve was with the Huskies for the summer of 2021. In 67 games, he would club 84 hits and have 47 runs batted in. Boeve played collegiately for Omaha, where he would collect the…
ASHLAND, Wis.- Northland College in Ashland has a new head baseball coach. The team named former Duluth Denfeld coach Cal Fougner as their new bench boss. Fougner had been with Valley City State in North Dakota since 2020 as their lead assistant coach. He also coached at Fond Du Lac Tribal and Community College back in 2012. On the ice,…
PHILADELPHIA, Penn.-Â It appears former Bulldog Noah Cates and the Philadelphia Flyers won’t have to go to arbitration anymore. On Monday, the left wing and Philadelphia agreed to a two-year contract extension worth 5.25 million dollars. Cates recorded 38 points in 82 games for the Flyers last season. He was one of four NHL rookies to appear in every game…
DULUTH, Minn.- Since 2019, Duluth native and Vikings Fullback C.J. Ham has returned to his hometown to lead his annual football camp. The tradition continued this past Saturday when Ham led over 400 kids from the 1st grade all the way up the 9th grade with hands on training as well as conversations on leadership, work ethic, and education. During…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Huskies closed out their home and home series with the St. Cloud Rox on Friday. Unfortunately, it didn’t go Duluth’s way as St. Cloud took the final game 6 to 4. Max Coupe would go two for three to lead the Huskies offensively. Next up for Duluth, they’ll host the Minnesota Mud Puppies at 6:35 PM…
DULUTH, Minn.- This weeks’ top play belongs to Kasen Wells of the Duluth Huskies. Wells made a spectacular catch in Tuesday’s contest against the St. Cloud Rox. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, Sports
SAN DIEGO, C.A.- Defenseman Nick Wolff departed the Boston Bruins organization for the Anaheim Ducks organization on Thursday evening. Wolff signed a one-year contract with the San Diego Gulls, who are the AHL affiliate of the Ducks. Wolff played in 91 games for the Providence Bruins the last three seasons. The D-man would register four points in 35 games just…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Superior City FC women’s soccer team clinched a playoff spot on Thursday, shutting out Granite City FC 9 to 0. Superior City FC will close out the regular season at home on Saturday against Tonka-Fusion FC. Gametime is scheduled for 7 PM. Categories: Sports
PHILADELPHIA, Penn.- Former UMD left wing Noah Cates has filed for arbitration with the Philadelphia Flyers. Philadelphia extended a qualifying offer to Cates back in June for almost 875 thousand dollars, which is 50 thousand dollars less than he made this past season. Cates appeared in all 82 games last season for the Flyers. He would post 13 goals and…
WINNIPEG, Manitoba.- Former Hermantown Hawk and UMD Bulldog Dyland Samberg is re-upping with the Winnipeg Jets on a two-year, 2.8 million dollar deal. Samberg just finished up his 2nd season in the NHL. In 63 games played, he would total two goals and six assists. The defenseman stays with a Bulldog heavy Winnipeg Jet roster that already includes Alex Iafallo,…
ELMONT, N.Y.- He spent last season splitting time with the Seattle Kraken and the Winnipeg Jets. Now, Esko native Karson Kuhlman is once again on the move. Kuhlman and the New York Islanders agreed to a one-year, two-way contract on Wednesday afternoon. The former Bulldog would tally three goals and seven points in 47 games of action last year….
DULUTH, Minn.- The St. Scholastica baseball team has a new head coach. Brooks Repking becomes the 5th head baseball coach in program history. He replaces Corey Kemp, who returned to the program on an interim basis in 2023. Repking comes from Crown College, where he was the head coach for the Polars in the 2023 season. He helped lead the…
TEMPE, AZ.- The UMD men’s hockey team played Arizona State twice last season in non-conference play. Starting in the 2024-2025 season, the Bulldogs will meet the Sun Devils in conference play as Arizona State was announced as the 9th member of the NCHC conference on Wednesday. This is the first time since the conference began play in 2013 that the…
DULUTH, Minn.- It would take 11 innings, 35 hits, and 41 runs to decide a winner between the St. Cloud Rox and Duluth Huskies on Tuesday. In the top of the 11th, St. Cloud would put up a 10 spot to eventually grab hold of the contest and win the game 23-18. Duluth would have four players who had at…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Huskies were unable to pull off the sweep on Monday, falling to the Bismarck Larks 9 to 5. Colin Linder would have 10 strikeouts in his final start for Duluth. The Huskies will stay at home on Tuesday to play the St. Cloud Rox. First pitch is at 3:05 PM. Categories: Northwoods League, Sports
HERSHEY, Penn.- Cohasset native and former Grand Rapids goaltender Hunter Shepard is staying put. On Sunday, it was announced that the Hershey Bears, an affiliate of the Washington Capitals, and Shepard agreed to a two-year, two-way contract. Shepard posted a record of 20-8-5 while helping guide the Bears to a Calder Cup title. Categories: Professional Sports, Sports, University of Minnesota…
DULUTH, Minn.- A trio of former UMD men’s hockey players found new teams over the weekend. Shortly after the free agency period began on Saturday, Defenseman Carson Soucy signed a three-year, 3.3 million dollar deal with the Vancouver Canucks, ending a two-year stint in Seattle. Soucy had his best professional year with the Kraken in 2021 and 2022 posting 21…
ST. PAUL, Minn.- Nick Swaney, who was scheduled to be a restricted free agent, re-signed with the Minnesota Wild on a one-year, two-way contract on Friday. Swaney recorded 30 points in 48 games last season for the Iowa Wild. He would also see one game in the pros, suiting up in the April 13th contest against the Nashville Predators. This…
NASHVILLE, Tenn.- Hermantown native Aaron Pionk would have to wait a little bit on Thursday to hear his name called in the NHL Draft. Finally at pick number 149 in the 5th round, Pionk’s home state team, the Minnesota Wild would select the defenseman. “The thought of that is crazy. I thought I had played my last game there…
NASHVILLE, Tenn.- The UMD men’s hockey team was well represented on Day 2 of the NHL Draft on Thursday. Just three picks into the 2nd round, the Chicago Blackhawks would select goalie Adam Gajan at 35th overall. Gajan, has already verbally committed to the Bulldogs and is set to join the team in the fall of 2024. Two rounds later,…
DULUTH, Minn.- After a nearly one hour rain delay, the Duluth Huskies were able to begin their series with the Waterloo Bucks on Wednesday. After trailing 4-0 in the top of the 3rd, the Huskies would put up a five spot in the bottom half to eventually take the 13-7 victory. The Huskies (15-12) will once again play the Bucks…
DULUTH, Minn.- Hermantown hockey standout Aaron Pionk is set to experience a childhood dream. And that’s hear his name called at the NHL draft in the coming days. Over the past year, the former Hawk forward now turned defenseman, started to see interest from NHL teams at his USHSL games as well as the combine. He says he’s spoken to…
CROOKSTON, Minn.- Former Duluth East and NDSU pitcher and first baseman Caden Edwards announced on Tuesday that he is transferring to Minnesota Crookson. Over the course of three seasons in Fargo, Edwards appeared in eight games. He would strikeout eight over the course of 11 1/3 innings played. Edwards also earned his first collegiate win in a contest against Mayville…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D.- One of college hockey’s latest Division 1 programs, Augustana announced their roster for their first season. The original list includes four with ties to the area. Some of the recent additions include former Duluth East defenseman Shay Donovan, former Greenway forward Ben Troumbly, and former UWS forward Colton Friesen. The roster also includes former Grand Rapids forward…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- The NHL draft takes place on Wednesday in the Music City. And two local Hermantown standouts could potentially hear their named called on the two-day draft. Those two being defenseman Aaron Pionk and Ty Hanson. Pionk just recently flipped his commitment from MSU-Mankato to UMD. He spent last season with the Waterloo Blackhawks in the USHSL, posting 12…
DULUTH, Minn.- A pair of former Bulldogs are potentially set to join new NHL teams this upcoming season. One that is officially set to join a new team is forward Alex Iafallo. Iafallo was traded from the Los Angeles Kings to the Winnipeg Jets as part of a four-player deal on Tuesday afternoon. Iafallo has spent his whole NHL career…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Huskies would drop the first game of their series with the Waterloo Bucks on Thursday, 8 to 6. Duluth would have a three-run sixth inning to come as close as two, but in the end it would not be enough. The same two teams will meet on Friday. First pitch is at 6:35 PM. Categories: Northwoods…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Superior’s Eva Peterson made her college commitment on Thursday. Peterson will play college hoops for the Grand View University Vikings beginning in the fall of 2024. The junior would average 12.9 points and 4.4 rebounds per game for the Spartans last year. She would also tally 32 steals and 40 assists as Superior went 21-3. Categories: High School,…
DULUTH, Minn.- Another week, another hall of fame induction for former Bulldog standout Caroline Ouellette. Announced on Wednesday, Ouellette will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame on November 13th. She’s most known for winning four goal medals with Team Canada. But, she also got it done in the college ranks winning two national titles for UMD, one as…
CHICAGO, Illinois.- Former UMD forward Joey Anderson re-signed with the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday. It’s a one-year, eight hundred thousand dollar deal with the Chicago Blackhawks. Anderson would split time with Chicago and the Toronto Maple Leafs organization in 2022. He would suit up in 38 NHL games, tallying 9 points total in those contests. This upcoming season will be…
DULUTH, Minn.- Former UMD goalie Hunter Shepard and the Hershey Bears won the Calder Cup against the Coachella Valley Firebirds on Wednesday night. Shepard would stop 45 of the 47 shots he saw in the game 7, 3-2 overtime victory. For his efforts, the goaltender would be awarded the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy, which is awarded to the MVP of…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Huskies and Rochester Honkers would play two on Wednesday. In game one, Rochester would jump out to an early lead and never give it back, winning the contest 8 to 5. Then in game two, Duluth put up a three spot in the bottom of the 8th to bounce back and win 3 to 1. The…
DULUTH, Minn.- Beginning on July 1st, Public Schools Stadium on the campus of Duluth Denfeld high school will have a new name. It will now be called Walt Hunting Stadium-Marv Heikkinen Field. Hunting coaching the Denfeld football team from 1927 to 1955, winning 14 city titles, and 5 state titles, some of which were official and some were unofficial. Heikkinen…
DULUTH, Minn.- A number of area teams were represented in the annual Polar League All-Star baseball game on Tuesday. Team Haugen/Weber would get the best of Team Levinski, winning the contest 16 to 4. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The Polar League held their annual All-Star softball game on Tuesday at Wade Fields. Team Blue would have a three-run sixth inning to eventually put the game away against Team Silver, 5 to 1. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- Former UMD women’s basketball player Maesyn Thiesen will be joining the coaching staff this upcoming season. Thiesen is coming off a season in which she averaged 7.6 points per game and 4.6 rebounds per game, helping lead the Dogs to the national title game. Thiesen wasn’t the only coaching move as Cecile Kieger has been named lead assistant…
