DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s hockey team will return after a lengthy holiday break this weekend. They’ll get right back to it as they travel to Wisconsin to face the 2nd seeded Badgers. It won’t be the first time the teams have met on the ice. Back on October 28th and 29th, the two squads would split with UMD winning…
DULUTH, Minn.- It was a night to remember for Duluth East senior guard Ashlynne Guenther grabbed her 1,000th career rebound in Duluth East’ 62-46 victory over Hermantown on Tuesday. Guenther would also account for 26 points in the win. Her teammate, Rachel Hagen would pitch in with 17. Duluth East (4-6) will next play at Duluth Denfeld on Friday. In…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD defender Ashton Bell would pick up another honor on Tuesday, being named the WCHA Defender of the Month for the month of December. Bell would post the most points per game by any defender in the WCHA in December. She averaged 1.25 points per game over four games, helping lead the Bulldogs to a 2-1-1 record last…
CARLTON, Minn.- The Cromwell-Wright girls basketball team improved to 8-1 on the season on Monday, defeating Carlton 77 to 19. The Cardinals will next host Walker-Hackensack-Akeley on Thursday. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s basketball team once again added a conference win on Sunday, defeating MSU-Moorhead 60 to 45. Brooke Olson would lead the Bulldogs with 19 points in the victory. As for the Bulldog men’s team, they would fall for the 2nd consecutive day as the Dragons would get the best of them 72-58. Drew Blair had 19…
MAPLE, Wis.- Northwestern football standout Luke Sedin will get to play two sports at the next level. Sedin committed to UW-Stout on Saturday to play football and baseball for the Blue Devils. Sedin won a number of accolades this past season. Most notably the Heart O’North Offensive Player of the Year as well as being named an all-state defensive back….
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team ended 2022 with a win on Saturday, defeating St. Thomas 2 to 1 in a exhibition game. Dominic James and Luke Mylymok would each find the back of the net for the Bulldogs. UMD (8-10) will next play at Bemidji State on January 6th. Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s basketball team would improve to 7-0 in conference play on Saturday, defeating Northern State 70 to 63. The Bulldogs were led by Ella Gilbertson, who had 14 points in the victory. As for the Bulldog men, a last second shot by Drew Blair would be no good as Northern State defeated UMD 75 to 73….
DULUTH, Minn.- The Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team would pick up win number nine on the year outdoors as they defeated Duluth 5 to 1 on Saturday. The Mirage (9-3-2) will next host Moose Lake Area on January 3rd. As for the Northern Stars, they’ll play at Hibbing/Chisholm on January 3rd. Categories: High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UW-Superior women’s basketball team would open up Superior Shootout Classic play on Friday with a loss to St. Catherine, 69 to 47. The Yellowjackets were led by Bryton Kukowski who had 12 points in the contest. Next up for UWS, they’ll play UW-River Falls on Saturday. Tip-off is at 3:30 PM. Categories: College, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UW-Superior and St. Scholastica men’s hockey teams would settle for a 2 to 2 tie on Friday. CSS would then go on to take the contest in a shootout. Jake Bostedt would help lead the Saints with 32 saves. St. Scholastica will next host Concordia (MN) on January 6th. UW-Superior’s next contest is January 13th at Gustavus…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth East girls basketball team made it two wins in a row on Thursday, defeating Forest Lake 63 to 51. The Greyhounds were led by Ashlynne Guenther who finished with a team-leading 21 points. Sydney Zwak would also have 12 points in the victory. Duluth East (3-6) will next host Hermantown on January 3rd. Categories: High School,…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UWS men’s hockey team would open up Superior Showdown play on Thursday, with a 3-1 loss to Gustavus Adolphus. Colton Friesen had the lone goal for the Yellowjackets in the contest. UWS will next play St. Scholastica on Friday at 3 PM. Categories: College, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys hockey team claimed the Heritage Holiday Inn Classic title on Thursday, defeating Park of Cottage Grove 5 to 2. The Lumberjacks were led by Patrick Dunaiski, who had two goals in the victory. C-E-C (6-2) will next host Mounds View on January 2nd. In other hockey action, North Shore would fall to Red Lake Falls…
DULUTH, Minn.- Just before the new year on Sunday, the UMD men’s hockey team will hit the ice for one last time in 2022. The Bulldogs will welcome in the Tommies of St. Thomas into AMSOIL Arena on Saturday for an exhibition game. St. Thomas is new to the division one ranks and Saturday’s contest will mark the first time…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- After nearly a month on the road, the Hermantown boys hockey team had their first home game of the season on Wednesday, defeating Delano 8 to 0. The Hawks were led by Wyatt Carlson, who had a hat trick in the victory. Hermantown (5-0-1) will next be in action Thursday at East Grand Forks. Categories: High School, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn.- The Cloquet girls basketball team would protect their home court on Day 1 of the Wood City Classic on Tuesday, defeating Mesabi East 69 to 52. The Lumberjacks were led by Alexa Snesrud, who had 22 points in the victory. Cloquet will next play Rock Ridge on Wednesday at 4:30 PM. In other girls action, Cromwell-Wright would rally…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Denfeld boys hockey team would suffer a tough loss on Tuesday, falling to Irondale 3 to 2 on the first day of the Heritage Holiday Inn Classic. Owen Hindermann and Andy Larson would each tally a goal for the Hunters. Earlier in the day, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton defeated Apple Valley/Burnsville 9 to 3 to advance to the semifinals…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth East boys hockey team improved to 5-5 on the year on Thursday, defeating Duluth Marshall 7-0. Grant Winkler and Thomas Gunderson each had two goals in the contest for the Greyhounds. Duluth East (5-5) will next host Blaine on December 30th. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- On Wednesday, the Northwoods league released it’s schedule for all 24 teams. That includes the new expansion team, the Minot Hot Tots as well as the Thunder Bay Border Cats, who will return to play this year. The Duluth Huskies will begin their season on the road as they will head to Bismarck to face the Larks in…
NORFOLK, Virginia.- A former Bulldog women’s hockey standout can now call herself an all-star. Minnesota Whitecaps forward Sydney Brodt was named to the ECHL All-Star Classic on Wednesday. Brodt is in her first season with the Whitecaps after claiming MVP honors with Linkoping in the Swedish Women’s Hockey League last year. In 10 games played, Brodt has 3 goals and…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD will ring in the new year by doing something special for a long time communications director. Prior to the January 7th game against Bemidji State, UMD will name the hockey press box after Bob Nygaard with a special ceremony. Nygaard is one of the longest serving members in Bulldog athletic staff history. He oversaw all media and…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD guard Drew Blair was named NSIC North Division Player of the Week on Tuesday. The redshirt senior had a career day against St. Cloud State on Sunday. 39 points on 13 of 20 shooting from the field. They’re must be something special against playing the Huskies because he previously put up 38 against SCSU just a month…
COLUMBUS, OH.- Former Bulldog Justin Richards will have a chance to be called up to the NHL this season. On Monday, the Columbus Blue Jackets converted Richards contract to a one year, two way deal. Richards has spent time with the Cleveland Monsters of the AHL this season. In 23 games played, he’s registered 17 points. Richards has one career…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth East boys basketball team will get bragging rights over crosstown rival Duluth Denfeld for another year. The Greyhounds would defeat the Hunters 88 to 46 on Monday. Duluth East (3-0) will next host Grand Rapids on Tuesday. In other boys basketball action, Superior would protect their home court against Ashland 86 to 39. The Spartans will…
DULUTH, Minn.- For this week’s Coaches Corner we spoke with Duluth Denfeld boys basketball coach Phil Homere. The Hunters are off to a 2-2 start this season. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn.- The Cloquet boys basketball team picked up their first win of the season on Friday, defeating Hibbing 74 to 40. The Lumberjacks (1-3) will next host Duluth Denfeld on December 20th. Hibbing (0-2) will host Rock Ridge on December 27th. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
MAPLE, Wis.- Northwestern running back and linebacker Tanner Kaufman announced late Wednesday that he will be suiting up for the Falcons of UW-River Falls next fall. In his final year for the Tigers, he would have 1,150 yards rushing on 125 attempts with 18 touchdowns on the ground. Kaufman was also named to the WFCA All Region Team and the…
DULUTH, Minn.- Just last season, the Duluth Denfeld boys basketball team had only three victories the whole season. Fast forward to this year, and the team has almost reached that mark in just four games of action. A defensive, scrappy bunch has the Hunters at 2-2 so far this season. Denfeld is compromised with a combination of youth and experience….
ESKO, Minn.- Former Esko football standout Mason Perich announced his commitment to play football at Minnesota State-Mankato on Tuesday. The wideout and corner battled a hip injury his senior year, which made him limited in action for the Eskomos. Now, he’ll get a chance to get back to it when he suits up for the Mavericks next fall. Categories: College,…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Hermantown boys hockey team picked up their 3rd road win of the year on Tuesday, defeating Duluth Marshall 9 to 1. The Hawks (3-0-1) will next play at Rosemount on Friday. Categories: High School, Sports
MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn.- Coming off leading the Mountain Iron-Buhl football team to their first nine man state championship in 50 years, quarterback Asher Zubich announced his next move on Tuesday. Zubich has committed to St. Olaf, out of the MIAC conference. Just this past season, the man under center would toss 32 touchdown passes with 2,129 yards through the air….
WINNIPEG, Manitoba.- Esko native Karson Kuhlman has a new team. Today, the former Bulldog was claimed off waivers by the Winnipeg Jets. Kuhlman was most recently with the Seattle Kraken. In 14 games so far this season, the center and right wing has tallied 3 points with one being a goal and two being on assists. The Jets will be…
CARLTON, Minn.- The Bigfork girls basketball team picked up their fourth win of the season on Monday, defeating Carlton 43 to 25. The Huskies (4-1) will next play at Hill City/Northland on December 19th. Categories: High School, Sports
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.- Grand Rapids running back and linebacker Aiden Chandler announced his next step in his football career on Monday. Chandler will make the short trek to Duluth to play for the College of Saint Scholastica next season. Just this past year, Chandler had 645 yards rushing with 9 touchdowns. And on the defensive side, he’d have 33 tackles,…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD men’s basketball forward Austin Andrews was awarded NSIC North Division Player of the Week for the second time this year. The junior forward averaged 21 and a half points in UMD’s contests against Minot State and U-Mary. In Friday’s game against the Beavers, Andrews was perfect from beyond the arc. Eight of eight shooting in a 20…
DULUTH, Minn.- The latest USCHO poll came out on Monday morning. And after winning one and then tying one game with St. Thomas over the weekend. The UMD women’s hockey team is down a spot to number 8 in the country. The Bulldogs would outscore the Tommies 9 to 2 in those contests. A big reason for that, was senior…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD fifth year offensive lineman Brent Laing earned 1st team AFCA all-american honors on Monday. The team captain would play and start in all 11 games, helping guide the Bulldogs to a top 15 finish in the nation for rushing yards. The team was also ranked first in the country for time of possession and Top 10 for…
DULUTH, Minn.- This week’s top play comes from Jobe Juenemann from Duluth East boys basketball. His dunk would cap off an 83 to 49 victory over Cloquet on Tuesday. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team would start off their contest strong against Denver on Friday, but they would ultimately fall 3 to 2. Dominic James and Ben Steeves would each have a goal for the Bulldogs in the 1st period. Denver would then score three unanswered to take the 3 to 2 victory. Both teams will meet again…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Marshall girls basketball team improved to 4-0 on the year on Thursday, defeating Duluth Denfeld 80 to 30. The Hilltoppers will next play against Hermantown on Saturday in Superior. In other basketball action, Two Harbors would grab a road win against Duluth Marshall 97 to 37. The Agates (2-0) will next host Ely on Saturday. Categories:…
DULUTH, Minn.- The St. Scholastica men’s basketball team would snap a three game losing streak on Wednesday, defeating Bethel 67-61. With the win, CSS is a perfect 3-0 at home so far this season. St. Scholastica (3-4) will next play at Carleton on Saturday. Categories: College, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- When the UMD women’s hockey team gets ready for their series against St. Thomas. They’ll be much more than hockey on their minds. The Bulldogs are putting on a Hockey Hits Back Sophie’s Squad Mental Health Awareness Game on Saturday. Graduate forward Gabbie Hughes, as well as her family, and the family of Sophie Wieland’s, created Sophie’s Squad….
PROCTOR, Minn.- The Grand Rapids boys hockey team would pick up another win on Tuesday, topping Proctor 3 to 1. The Thunderhawks (5-0) will next host Roseau on Friday. Proctor (1-3) will host Red Wing on Friday. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth East boys basketball team would open up their season with a win on Tuesday, defeating Cloquet 83 to 49. The Greyhounds were led by Rocco Paulson, who had 16 points in the victory. Duluth East (1-0) will next play at Woodbury on Friday. Cloquet (0-2) will play at Esko on Friday. Categories: High School, Sports
WASHINGTON, DC.- Hunter Shepard set a number of program records during his time with the UMD men’s hockey team. And now, he’s making his way to the biggest stage. On Monday, the Washington Capitals called up Shepard to their active roster. The Cohasset native had been playing for the team’s AHL club in Hershey. He posted an impressive 6-0-2 record…
DULUTH, Minn.- After splitting with top ranked Ohio State over the weekend, UMD is up one spot to number seven in the latest USCHO Poll. The Bulldogs would be pretty much held in check in Friday’s 2 to 1 loss to the Buckeyes. UMD’s goal would come with just less than one minute to go into the contest. The following…
DULUTH, Minn.- For this week’s Coaches Corner we spoke with Duluth East boys basketball coach Rhett McDonald. Duluth East opens their season Tuesday at home against Cloquet. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- This week’s top play belongs to Drew Blair of the UMD men’s basketball team. Blair would hit a buzzer beater in Thursday’s contest against Minnesota Crookston. Categories: College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team would drop their first game to Colorado College on Friday, falling 3 to 0. Hunter McKown would lead the Tigers with two goals in the contest. The same two teams will meet up on Saturday with puck drop at 7 PM. Categories: College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
