DULUTH, Minn.- So far, so good for the 7th ranked UMD volleyball team. The Bulldogs went a perfect 4-0 at the Ferris Invitational this past weekend. Now they’re gearing up for another four matches. Except this time it will be at the friendly confines of Romano Gym. UMD is the host of the Up North Preseason Volleyball Tournament. A total…
DULUTH, Minn.- Kickoff for the Duluth Harbor Monsters may be almost nine months away. But on Wednesday, the Arena League released the 2024 schedule for their inaugural season. Duluth will have their first-ever game on the road at the Kansas City Goats. The game will be on June 1st at 7:05 PM. The Harbor Monsters first home game at…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- The Hermantown volleyball team continued their winning ways on Tuesday, defeating Duluth East at home 3 to 2. Hermantown improves to 3-0 and will next play at Proctor on Thursday. Duluth East falls to 1-3 and will look to get back on track against St. Francis at home on Thursday. In other volleyball action, Duluth Denfeld would take…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD volleyball team is moving up a spot in the latest AVCA poll. The Bulldogs are up one spot to number seven after going 4-0 at the Ferris State Invitational over the weekend. In other Bulldog news, defensive specialist Kaylyn Madison was named NSIC Defensive Player of the Week. She averaged 5.64 digs per set, totaling 79…
ESKO, Minn.- Another Esko baseball standout will make the jump to the college ranks. Soon to be senior catcher Bryce Hipp announced his college commitment to Dakota County Technical College over the weekend. Hipp would mash the ball this past season for Esko. 30 hits in 73 at bats, 10 extra base hits, and 30 runs batted in for a…
RAPID CITY, S.D.- Former UWS defenseman Charles Martin is sticking around with the team that gave him his first pro opportunity. Martin has re-upped with the Rapid City Rush, who are the ECHL affiliate of the Calgary Flames. Martin split time with UWS and the Rush last season. In 19 games in Rapid City, the d-man had nine points. He…
PROCTOR, Minn.- High school football is officially back in Minnesota and a number of teams kicked off their seasons on Friday. Hermantown once again takes home the hammer as they defeated Proctor 47 to 8. Duluth Denfeld picks up their first week one win since 2018, defeating Mora 28 to 16. Two Harbors protected their home turf by holding off…
DULUTH, Minn.- Both the St. Scholastica men’s and women’s soccer teams had their season and home openers on Friday. Unfortunately, they both would fall in their respective contests. UW-Eau Claire would get the best of the CSS men, winning 7 to 1. Rodrigo Gonzalez had the lone goal for the Saints. Following that contest, Hardin-Simmons would shut out the CSS…
MAPLE, Wis.- This week’s top play belongs to Northwestern quarterback Gavin Williams. Williams had an impressive run for a touchdown in the Tigers contest against Spooner. Coming in at number two was Two Harbors wide receiver Tate Nelson. And round out the top three was Duluth Denfeld running back Taye Mann. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The Esko football team opened up their season on Thursday, topping Duluth East 63 to 6. With the win, Esko has now won 18 consecutive regular season games. A streak dating back to 2020. Esko (1-0) will next host Proctor on September 8th. Duluth East (0-1) will look to bounce back at Hibbing on September 8th. Categories:…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Denfeld girls soccer team picked up their 2nd win of the season on Thursday, shutting out Hastings 3 to 0. The Hunters were led by Alyssa Doyle, who had two goals in the victory. Cayley Larsen was dominant in net stopping the 17 shots she saw in the game. Duluth Denfeld (2-1-1) will next host Two…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Vikings announced their team captains for the 2023 season on Thursday. For the 3rd consecutive year, Duluth native and Vikings Fullback C.J. Ham has earned the honor of repping the “C” patch. He’s joined by Kirk Cousins, Harrison Smith, Brian O’Neill, Justin Jefferson, Danielle Hunter, Jordan Hicks and finally, Josh Metellus, as the 8 captains for the…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth East girls soccer team picked up their first win of the season on Wednesday, defeating Hastings 4 to 2. The Greyhounds had four goal-scorers in the contest. They were Lilly Kuettel, Jessie Paulson, Taitaum Snustad, and Ali Lemon. Duluth East (1-1-1) will next host Wayzata on Saturday. Categories: High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The preseason polls were released for the UMAC conference on Wednesday. No surprise on the women’s side, as UWS was selected as the favorite to win their 3rd straight UMAC conference title this season. The Yellowjackets received 49 points, which placed them ahead of Northwestern by nine points. Bethany Lutheran would round out the top three with 39….
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- A former Hermantown standout and recent member of the Minnesota Wilderness is making the jump to the division one ranks in two years. Defenseman Beau Janzig announced his commitment to the Air Force Academy on Tuesday. In 58 games played last season, Janzig would tally 23 points for the Wilderness. Then just the year before, he had 29…
DULUTH, Minn.- In this week’s Coaches Corner, we caught up with St. Scholastica head volleyball coach, Chelsea Meierotto. Meierotto is entering her first season as head coach of the Saints. Categories: Coaches Corner, College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn.- The defending section 7AA champions in both boys and girls soccer began their seasons on Friday. The Cloquet-Carlton girls would have to settle for the scoreless draw with St. Francis. The Lumberjacks (0-0-1) will next play at Two Rivers on Saturday. Then later that evening, the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys would fall to Two Rivers 3 to 1. Joe Bailey…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- A former UWS forward is gearing up for his 3rd season in the pros. And he’ll be doing so with a new team. Jordan Martin signed with the Indy Fuel of the ECHL on Thursday. He split last season with Iowa and Toledo, tallying three points. Martin also played for the Birmingham Bulls of the SPHL, where he…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- The Hermantown volleyball team opened up the regular season on Thursday, hosting Duluth Marshall at home. The Hawks would go on to win the contest in straight sets. (25-12, 25-12, 25-11) Hermantown (1-0) will next play at Esko on August 29th. Duluth Marshall (0-1) will look to bounce back against Proctor, also on the 29th. Categories: High School,…
DULUTH, Minn.- At a press conference on Thursday, the Arena League finally unveiled the team name for the indoor football squad that’s set to begin play in of June 2024. After two days of riddles, CEO Brent Labrie and The Arena League Advisor Tommy Benizio had one last riddle. They ended it by saying, “hey guys we’re the Duluth Harbor…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The road to a three peat in the UMAC began this week for the UWS women’s soccer team. The Yellowjackets haven’t had much change this off-season. The team saw one player graduate with seven new faces sprinkled in with the rest of an experienced core. Head Coach Allison DeGroot says it’s been nice picking up where they left…
DULUTH, Minn.- Former UMD men’s basketball assistant coach Carson Shanks continues to climb up the ranks in the NBA. Shanks will be joining the New York Knicks as an assistant video coordinator this upcoming season. He spent the past two years with the Milwaukee Bucks as a player development coach and video assistant. Shanks was on the Bulldog coaching staff…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Superior boys soccer team opened their season on Tuesday and opened their season with a win. The Spartans would defeat Rice Lake 3-1 at the NBC Spartan Sports Complex. Superior (1-0) will next play at Hibbing/Chisholm on Thursday. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The Bulldog volleyball team will enter the season ranked 8th in the nation after the AVCA preseason poll came out on Tuesday morning. UMD has been ranked in the top 10 in the preseason 15 times in the last 17 seasons. The Bulldogs finished last year ranked 7th after making it to the 2nd round of the NCAA…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD soccer has a new assistant coach. Sidney Burrell joins the Bulldog coaching staff after spending last year with Colorado State University Pueblo. She has previous ties to the NSIC conference as she was a graduate assistant for Concordia-St. Paul for two seasons. Burrell also played her college ball in the division, suiting up for UMary. Categories: College,…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- Two days from Tuesday a number of teams will have their first regular season games. That includes the Hermantown Hawks, who having a whopping nine seniors on the roster this season. Head Coach Jessica Williams enters her 2nd year at the helm. She says having that amount of experience will help her team throughout the course of the…
DULUTH, Minn.- It’s a new era for the St. Scholastica volleyball team as Chelsea Meierotto takes over for Dana Moore, who retired after 26 seasons leading the Saints. Meierotto is in his first week of practice as head coach of CSS. She comes from Northland College in Ashland, where she coached the Lumberjills the last four seasons. New is a…
DULUTH, Minn.- Some unfortunate hockey news as UMD junior defenseman Will Francis has announced his cancer has returned and he will miss the first half of the 2023-2024 season for treatments. In a statement, Francis said he is disapointed and shocked at the news but ended it by saying he’s determined to make a return in January. In two years…
CHISHOLM, Minn.- Chisholm senior post Tresa Baumgard has been playing varsity basketball since she was in the 7th grade. Her playing career will continue for at least four more years after her time with the Bluestreaks comes to an end as recently she announced her commitment to MSU-Moorhead. Baumgard is on the brink of history this season as she’s only…
DULUTH, Minn.- In this week’s Coaches Corner, we caught up with Duluth Denfeld head football coach, Erik Lofald. Lofald is entering his 5th season coaching the Hunters. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn.- Mountain Iron-Buhl senior guard Hali Savela announced her commitment to the University of Jamestown on Friday. Savela averaged 16 points per game helping the Rangers to their first state championship this past season. Savela joins Grand Rapids forward Jessika Lofstrom as part of the 2024 Jimmies recruiting class. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
PORT WING, Wis.- Port Wing Native Megan Gustafson will head across the pond once her WNBA season is over. Gustafson is set to join the London Lions after spending last off-season in Greece. The center is currently having a career-year averaging seven points and three rebounds per game for the Phoenix Mercury. This will be her 5th season overseas. Categories:…
ESKO, Minn.- Esko pitcher and outfielder Finn Furcht announced his commitment to Iowa Western on Thursday. The soon to be senior compiled a 6-1 record with a 1.68 ERA last season. He could also hit too as Furcht had 10 extra base hits with 29 runs batted in. Furcht played a huge role in helping lead Esko to their first…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Huskies made some front office changes on Thursday. After General Manager Greg Culver stepped down on August 13th, Owner Michael Rosenzweig will take over the position on an interim basis. Taylor Terfehr will serve as the Assistant General Manager after being an intern the last two seasons. The team also announced Field Manager Marcus Pointer will…
DULUTH, Minn.- On Thursday afternoon the St. Scholastica football team held their first practice of the season. After getting their first win in the MIAC conference last year, St. Scholastica preps for their 3rd full season in the division. Different from those first two years are a number of upper classman. CSS has 20 juniors and 4 seniors returning to…
PROCTOR, Minn.- A Proctor girls basketball standout won’t have to go far for her next team. Forward Hope Carlson announced that she will suit up for the College of Scholastica this upcoming season. Just last season, Carlson was a Class AA All-State honorable mention. She averaged 19 points, seven rebounds, and three assists per game. Categories: College, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- A former St. Scholastica and Duluth FC defender is heading to the pros. Ken Pryde has signed a deal with Stallion Laguna FC in the Philipines Football League. In four years for the Saints, Pryde tallied 12 goals and two assists in 69 games of action. He also earned all-conference honors in three of the four seasons. Categories:…
BRAINERD, Minn.- Duluth native Greg Anderson is set to make his return to Brainerd International Raceway this weekend for the first time since 2019. Anderson, who is a Denfeld grad, is a five-time NHRA pro stock champion and has over 100 career wins. Three of those wins have come at the same track that he will be racing on starting…
PROCTOR, Minn.- It was a learning year for the Proctor football team in 2022. They picked up two wins, including their first since the 2020 season. Now, the Rails enter year two under head coach Matt Krivinchuk. With a heavy senior class led by Zak McPhee, Aaron Bergquist, Nolan Okstad, and Gavin Tabbert, Proctor is looking to put more blocks…
SAN FRANCISCO, C.A.- A former Huskie made his major league debut Monday night with the San Francisco Giants. Centerfielder Wade Meckler batted 2nd in Monday’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays after being called up earlier in the day. Meckler spent the summer of 2019 with the Huskies. He hit .267 with five stolen bases, 10 doubles and a triple….
DULUTH, Minn.- St. Scholastica has a new head coach and he’s an alum of the university. On Tuesday, the school hired Jason Kask as the team’s nordic skiing head coach. Kask was a member of the nordic skiing and cross country teams at CSS from 2004 to 2008. Upon graduation, he became the owner of Superior performance. Kask is the…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- The Hermantown football team is back at it on the practice field after a 6-3 campaign a year ago. Having a season like that is something you can pat yourself on the back for. But, for Hawks head coach Mike Zagelmeyer and his 14 seniors they still think about the ending. Which was a 7AAAA semifinal loss to…
DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth Denfeld football made a step forward in 2022, picking up three wins last season. Which was three wins better than the year before. Even better news for the Hunter program is that a lot of those guys that competed in those games last year are back. That includes quarterback Mace Brooks, running back Taye Manns, and wide…
DULUTH, Minn.- Current UMD women’s hockey captain Mannon McMahon was named to the U.S. Collegiate Select Women’s Team on Saturday. McMahon will get her first action in the red, white, and blue on Wednesday when they face Canada in a three-game series. McMahon posted 10 goals and 19 assists just this past season with the Bulldogs. Categories: College, Sports, University…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD volleyball team had a season to remember in 2022, making their first NCAA tournament since 2019. But, like each team every year they started over on Monday with their first practices of the season. There weren’t too many nametags on at the first practice. Because UMD will return six of their seven starters from a year…
CLOQUET, Minn.- It was the first day of practice for prep sports in Minnesota on Monday. One of those teams kicking off their 2023 season was the Cloquet football team, who is coming off a 7-4 season. The Lumberjacks return a number of skill position players including running back & linebacker Warren Hietala and fullback & linebacker Carter Horvat. However,…
DULUTH, Minn.- A long term member of the Duluth Huskies front office is moving on. General Manager Greg Culver has stepped down after nine seasons with the team. Under Culver’s guidance, the Huskies made two World Series appearances, once in 2018 and once in 2022. The Huskies finished this past year with a overall record of 36-32. Categories: Northwoods League,…
DULUTH, Minn.- He’s racked up hit after hit for the Duluth Huskies all season long. Now, shortstop Michael Hallquist is being recognized for his efforts. On Friday, the Northwoods League announced their postseason awards. And Hallquist was named the 2023 Player of the Year. This season the Fargo, North Dakota native is batting .353 with 13 home runs, 18 doubles,…
DULUTH, Minn.- A Duluth FC midfielder is making the jump to the pros. Kostyantyn Domaratskyy has signed with the LA Force, out of the N-I-S-A. Domaratskyy spent two seasons in Duluth. He would tally 12 goals in those two years suiting up for the BlueGreens. The 12 goals would land him as the club’s 4th all-time goal scorer. Domaratskyy was…
CLOQUET, Minn.- The Minnesota Wilderness have had quite the eventful off-season. First, they had to add a new head coach as the team brought in Colten St. Clair. Then, they had to hold their tryout camp in Superior due to the Northwoods Credit Union Arena being iceless after a cooling tower issue. Now, they’ll be away from their home till…
