DULUTH, Minn.- The Bulldog men’s hockey team will hit the road this upcoming weekend to face Western Michigan. UMD is coming off a weekend in which they would split with Omaha at home. All-time the Bulldogs have gotten the best of the Broncos as they boast a 26-14-3 record against them. But this season, UMD has struggled on the road…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UWS women’s basketball team improved to 2-0 on the season on Tuesday, defeating St. Scholastica 71 to 47. The Yellowjackets were led by Kaelyn Christian who had 16 points in the win. CSS’ top performer was Katie Vaske, who had a team-leading 14 points. UWS (2-0) will next play at Simpson on Saturday. CSS (0-2) will host…
DULUTH, Minn.- The St. Scholastica women’s hockey team would battle with UW-River Falls on Tuesday, ultimately falling 5 to 1. Kayla Kasel would net the lone goal for the Saints. CSS (0-4-1) will next host St. Ben’s on Friday. Puck drop is at 7 PM. Categories: College, Sports
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.- Former Grand Rapids goalie Carter Clafton announced his committment to the Air Force Academy on Monday. Clafton last suited up for the Thunderhawks in the 2019-2020 season. In 25 games played, he had a 1.63 goals against average and had a saves percentage of nearly 94 percent. Following his Grand Rapids career, Clafton would make stop for…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.- The rosters for the annual Minnesota High School All-Star Game were announced on Monday. Four players from the Northland will be represented. That includes running back Nolan Witt from Esko, Quarterback Reese Sheldon from Cloquet and in Grand Rapids, two Thunderhawks make the team. That being defensive back Owen Glenn, and kicker Grant Chandler. Thunderhawks assistant Bill Kinnunen…
MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn.- For the first time since 2019, Mountain Iron-Buhl will compete in the 9 man state semifinals. Like last week, the Rangers are preparing to face another unbeaten squad. This week it’s all about the Wheaton-Herman-Norcross Warriors. It’ll be a battle of high powered offenses on Thursday. MIB has posted more than 50 points in seven of 11…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD volleyball team officially made the NCAA tournament on Sunday night. The Bulldogs landed at number three in the Central Region and will match up with 6th seeded Washburn in the 1st round of the tourney on Friday. Friday’s game will mark the 23rd time in program history that the Bulldogs have made it to the NCAA…
DULUTH, Minn.- He’s done it five times previously in his career and now make it six as UMD forward Austin Andrews was named NSIC North Player of the Week. Andrews would post a double-double in each of UMD’s wins this weekend. He had 19 and 10 against Southern Arkansas and then followed that up with 11 and 10 against Nebraska…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s hockey team would stay put at number seven in the country after a weekend sweep of St. Cloud State this past weekend. The Bulldogs will now shift their focus to Harvard for a non-conference two game series at home. In other Bulldog news, Maggie Flaherty was named WCHA defender of the week for the 2nd…
DULUTH, Minn.- For the first time since the 2015 and 2016 season, which marked 154 consecutive appearances of making the top 20. The UMD men’s hockey team is now unranked. The Bulldogs did receive 14 votes but it wouldn’t be enough after they split their two game series with Omaha over the weekend. UMD’s streak of 154 consecutive apperances was…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- In this week’s Coaches Corner we spoke with head coach of the UW-Superior women’s soccer team, Allison DeGroot. The Yellowjackets are headed to their second consecutive national tournament. Categories: College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team would drop their first game of a two game series against Omaha on Friday, 3-2. The Bulldogs were led offensively by Jessie Jacques and Tanner Laderoute. Same two teams on Saturday with puck drop at 6:07 PM. Categories: College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
DULUTH, Minn- This week’s top play belongs to Lucas Raymond from St. Scholastica men’s basketball. His putback dunk against UW-Superior earns the top spot. Categories: College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports
MOORHEAD, Minn.- The Mountain Iron-Buhl football team will continue their strong season after defeating Kittson County Central 42 to 28 in the 9-man quarterfinals. The Rangers will next play Wheaton Herman Norcross in the semifinals at U.S. Bank Stadium on Thursday at 10 AM. In other state football action, Deer River defeats Mahnomen/Waubun 26 to 14 in the Class A…
ST. PAUL, Minn.- The Grand Rapids volleyball teams dreams of a state title came to an end on Friday, as the Thunderhawks fell to Marshall 3-0 in the Class AAA semifinals. Rapids will next play Kasson-Mantorville in the 3rd place game on Saturday. In other state volleyball action, Ely defeated Pine River-Backus 3-1. They’ll play Badger/Greenbush-Middle River in the consolation…
DULUTH, Minn.- The St. Scholastica men’s hockey team snapped a three game losing streak on Thursday, defeating Gustavus Adolphus 10 to 3. The Saints would score five goals in the 1st period as they took a 5 to 1 lead into the 1st intermission. CSS (2-3) will play at Gustavus on Saturday. Categories: College, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- St. Scholastica football will host Hamline for the 2nd time this year as part of the MIAC championship week. When the two teams met in the regular season, it resulted in a 43 to 42 thriller as CSS booted a game winning kick as time expired. No matter the result on Saturday, St. Scholastica’s season will be over…
ST. PAUL, Minn.- The Ely volleyball team’s 29 game win streak came to a close on Thursday, as the team fell to Mayer Lutheran 3-1 in the Class A Quarterfinals. Ely would take the 2nd set 26-24 to notch their first ever set win at state. The Timberwolves will now head into consolation play. Categories: High School, Sports
ST. CLOUD, Minn.- The Moose Lake-Willow River football team saw their season come to a close on Thursday, as they fell to Barnesville 21 to 0 in the Class AA quarterfinals. The Rebels finish the year with a 9-2 record. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD football is gearing up for their final regular season game this Saturday. And it’s a crucial one, as the Bulldogs still have a chance at clinching a spot in the postseason. UMD is currently ninth in the region and will need to crack the top seven to get in. The Bulldogs must get the victory over Northern…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s basketball team played in front of their hometown fans on Wednesday, defeating Bethel 72 to 45 in a exhibition game. The Bulldogs were led by Madelyn Granica, who had 11 points in the victory. UMD will next host Parkside on November 16th. Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
ST. PAUL, Minn.- The Grand Rapids volleyball team is onto the next round in the state tournament, after sweeping Mahtomedi 3-0 in the Class AAA quarterfinals. The Thunderhawks will next play Marshall in the semifinals. Gametime is at 9 AM on Friday. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The tough stretch of the UMD women’s hockey schedule is officially over. As the Bulldogs dropped two games to top ranked Minnesota over the weekend. Now, UMD shifts their focus to St. Cloud State, a team they haven’t dropped a game to in their last ten meetings. However, the Huskies are coming off a big win in which…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team returns home to AMSOIL this weekend to face Omaha after splitting their first NCHC series of the season with Colorado College. Friday’s game was a game to forget as the Bulldogs were shutout five to nothing. Then on Saturday, UMD would bounce back to even up the series with a 3 to 1…
DEER RIVER, Minn.- The Deer River football team is making their fourth consecutive trip to state. The Warriors who won the section title in 7A, will meet with the champs from 8A, Mahnomen/Waubun. In those four trips, Deer River has yet to get to the 2nd round. It will also be a rematch of the 2018 quarterfinals, in which the Thunderbirds…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UWS men’s basketball team started the year with a win on Tuesday, defeating St. Scholastica 73 to 57. The Yellowjackets were led by Reid Johnson in the victory who had 17 points. UWS (1-0) will next host Central on Friday. Tip-off is at 7 PM. As for Scholastica (0-1) they’ll try to get back on track on…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UWS men’s hockey team would play #5 Augsburg tough on Tuesday, but ultimately they would fall at home 5 to 2. The Yellowjackets were led by Reed Stark and Chris Ishmael who each tallied a goal in the contest. UWS (1-2) will next play at Bethel on Friday. Categories: College, Sports
ST. CLOUD, Minn.- Moose Lake-Willow River has gotten to play in the state tournament quite a bit in recent years. Thursday’s game against Barnsville will be the 5th straight time the Rebels have played a state game. It was also be a rematch of the 2018 Class Double A quarterfinal in which the Trojans handed the Rebels a 40 to…
ST. PAUL, Minn.- Grand Rapids volleyball is making their second straight trip to state, after defeating Cloquet 3-0 in the Section 7AAA title game on Saturday. The Thunderhawks were able to earn a seed as well at state as they’ll be the four seed and will take on the five seed Mahtomedi. Mahtomedi is 25-4 on the year and previously…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Yellowjacket men won’t be the only ones to compete at the big dance, as the women’s squad will also join them. UWS is making their second consecutive national appearance and they will take on Loras in the 1st round in Dubuque, Iowa. The DuHawks are currently ranked 15th in the country and are a perfect 16-0-3 on…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Making their fifth consecutive national tournament, the UWS men’s soccer team learned who their opponent will be on Monday afternoon. The Yellowjackets will make their way to Naperville, Illinois to take on North Central. The Cardinals play out of the CCIW division and are currently 16-0-4 on the season. The two teams have never faced each other this…
DULUTH, Minn.- After suffering some tough losses over the weekend, both the UMD men’s and women’s hockey teams have dropped a few spots in the latest USCHO polls. After splitting with Colorado College, the Bulldog men are down one to number 20. They return home this weekend to face Omaha. As for the women, they fall two spots to number…
PROCTOR, Minn.- For the 15th time in program history, the Deer River football team has won the 7A section title. The Warriors would defeat Barnum 26 to 14 on Friday in Proctor. Deer River was led by Sam Rahier who had four total touchdowns in the victory. “You know it’s really hard work and they grind it out. We played…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Esko football team is heading back to state after defeating Pequot Lakes 28 to 19 in the Section 7AAA title game on Thursday. The Eskomos would score 14 unanswered points in the 4th quarter to eventually put the game away. Esko (11-0) now awaits to hear who their opponent at state will be. Games are expected to…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UWS men’s and women’s soccer teams prolonged their stellar seasons so far on Wednesday. The Yellowjacket men would defeat Crown 6 to 1 in the UMAC tournament semifinals. UWS was led by Phillip Eriksen who had two goals in the contest. UW-Superior will host Bethany Lutheran in the title game on Saturday at Noon. As for the…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- It would take all five sets, but in the end UW-Superior was able to take down Minnesota Morris 3-1 in the UMAC semifinals UWS will next play at Northwestern in the title game on Saturday. Gametime is TBD. It will be the first time ever the Yellowjackets have played in the championship game. Categories: College, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s hockey team will play a top five opponent for the 3rd consecutive weekend. This time it’s top ranked Minnesota, who UMD spilt the season series with a year ago at 3-3. The Bulldogs would get the last laugh last season when they topped the Gophers at Ridder in the NCAA regional. Head Coach Maura Crowell…
DULUTH, Minn.- The 19th ranked UMD men’s hockey team coming off two straight wins, will hit the road this upcoming weekend to begin NCHC play at Colorado College. UMD has had some success out in Colorado Springs, posting an overall record of 14-7-3. But this time around they’ll be looking to win their first road game of the season. Head…
ST. PAUL, Minn.- The Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys soccer team ended their season on Wednesday with a win, defeating Richfield 3-0 in the Class AA 3rd place game. Elijah Aultman would score all three goals to lead the Lumberjacks offensively. C-E-C finishes the season with an 18-3 overall record. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s basketball team opened up their exhibition slate on Tuesday, defeating UW-Superior 102 to 64. Drew Blair led the Bulldogs with 27 points in the contest. UMD will next play at Drake on Thursday in another exhibition contest. Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
DULUTH, Minn.- Longtime St. Scholastica head coach Dana Moore announced to her team on Monday that she is set to retire. It ends a reign of 26 years where Moore was at the helm. Over the course of her coaching career, Moore finished with 435 victories, which is 2nd in school history. She also was named UMAC coach of the…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD football will hit the road for their 2nd to last regular season game this weekend at Augustana. The Bulldogs still have a chance to make the postseason. But they will need to handle business themselves first in order to make that happen. The same can be said for their opponent, as Augustana is in a logjam towards…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.- The Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys soccer team would see their state title dreams come to a close on Tuesday, falling to DeLaSalle 4-0 in the Class AA semifinals. The Lumberjacks will get one more game to play this season. As they will face Richfield in the 3rd place game on Wednesday. That game is scheduled for 11AM at the West…
BEMIDJI, Minn.- A current Proctor/Hermantown Mirage standout announced the next step in her hockey career. Hannah Graves is committing to Bemidji State. She made the announcement via her own personal twitter account. Just last season, Graves tallied a total of 28 points. 16 goals and 12 assists to help the Mirage claim the section 7A title. She’ll be the second…
DULUTH, Minn.- After picking up two crucial wins against Cornell, the UMD men’s hockey team will stay at number 19 in the country in the latest USCHO poll. In other Bulldog men’s news, Wyatt Kaiser was named NCHC defenseman of the week. They begin NCHC play this weekend at Colorado College. As for the women’s team, they split a weekend…
DULUTH, Minn.- It would come down to the final minutes of the 3rd period, but finally UMD was able to get back in the win column on Friday defeating Cornell 3 to 2. Derek Daschke would light the lamp with just a minute and twenty one seconds to go. UMD (3-4) will once again face Cornell on Saturday. Puck drop…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- For this week’s Coaches Corner we caught up with the head football coach at Hermantown, Mike Zagelmeyer. The Hawks will host North Branch on Saturday in the Section 7AAAA semifinals. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD women’s soccer would give St. Cloud State all they had on Thursday, ultimately falling to the Huskies 2 to 0. SCSU was led by Jenna Dominguez who tallied both goals in the game. The Bulldogs finish the season at 8-7-1. Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- The Hermantown volleyball team is moving on in the Section 7AAA tournament after defeating Hibbing 3-0 on Thursday. The Hawks will next play at Cloquet on Wednesday in the semifinals. Gametime is at 6 PM. Categories: High School, Sports
NEW BRIGHTON, Minn.- A late goal by Collin Young would help Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys soccer defeat St. Cloud Tech 3-1 in the Class AA quarterfinals on Thursday. Earlier in the contest, Elijah Aultman would tally the other goal for the Lumberjacks. C-E-C will next play DeLaSalle in the semifinals on November 1st at U.S. Bank Stadium. That contest is set to…
