GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we hear from Grand Rapids girls basketball coach Kris Kamling as the Thunderhawks are riding a 12-game win streak and are among the top teams in Class AAA. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Amanda Sergent and Emma Reynolds each scored twice as the UW-Superior women’s hockey team blanked Northland College 6-0 Friday night at Wessman Arena. The Yellowjackets will take on the LumberJills Saturday afternoon for their Senior Day game. Categories: College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Gabbie Hughes, Naomi Rogge and Katie Davis each score as the UMD women’s hockey team defeated St. Cloud State 3-0 Friday night at Amsoil Arena. Jojo Chobak made 14 saves for her third shutout of the season as the Bulldogs will look to sweep their final series of the regular season Saturday afternoon. Categories: College, Friday Night…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – What a shocker Thursday night down in Eau Claire as the Superior boys hockey team knocked off Eau Claire Memorial 3-1 to advance to the section semi-finals. The Old Abes were ranked #2 in the all of Division 1. But even with the odds stacked against them, the Spartans came out on top. “Our coaches went into…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Ayden McDonald finished with 40 points as the Hibbing boys basketball teams earned a big section road win over Hermantown 76-61 Thursday night. In other prep boys basketball action, Superior knocked down 20 three-pointers to get the home win over Proctor 97-26. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD women’s basketball team picked up their 12th straight win as they defeated Bemidji State 76-54 Thursday night at Romano Gym. As for the men, Joshua Brown and Drew Blair each scored 20 points as the Bulldogs topped the Beavers 88-73. Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Keely Morehouse finished with a hat trick as the Superior girls hockey team defeated Northern Edge 6-4 Thursday night in the WIAA regional finals. The Spartans move on to face Hayward in the section semi-finals Tuesday night. On the boys side, the Spartans upset #2 ranked Eau Claire Memorial 3-1 at Hobbs Arena. Superior will face Chippewa…
DULUTH, Minn. – After an emotional series split in Denver, the UMD men’s hockey team returns home Friday night for a series against rivals North Dakota. These two teams met up three months ago in Grand Forks as the Bulldogs split the series with the Fighting Hawks. “Personally, probably one of my favorite weekends of the year is North Dakota…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD women’s hockey team has been on an offensive tear this season. The Bulldogs have scored 110 goals through 30 games, their highest total in five years. And after getting most of that production from their top line, several players have stepped up to provide more offensive firepower. “When you come at them in waves and…
DULUTH, Minn. – The section playoffs are here for Minnesota prep boys hockey. Here are the brackets: SECTION 7A #1 Hermantown vs. #8 North Shore/#9 Ely #2 Duluth Denfeld vs. #7 International Falls/#10 Moose Lake #3 Rock Ridge vs. #6 Hibbing/Chisholm #4 Proctor vs. #5 Greenway SECTION 7AA #1 Andover vs. #8 Cloquet-Esko-Carlton/#9 Duluth Marshall #2 Grand Rapids vs. #7…
VIRGINIA, Minn. – Reese Heitzman scored twice and Abby Pajari recorded a 19-save shutout as the Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team defeated Duluth Marshall 3-0 Wednesday night in the Section 7A championship game. Izy Fairchild also scored for the Mirage, who now await the seedings for the state tournament which will be announced this weekend. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The “Haitian Temptation” Al Sands is getting ready for a main event fight Friday night at the Grand Casino in Hinckley. This will be his first fight in over two years and in that time, he’s gotten COVID twice and had several fights cancelled due to the pandemic. “This country goes back into lockdown. That country goes…
DULUTH, Minn. – This week, the UMD women’s hockey team welcomed back goaltender Emma Soderberg, who was over in Beijing representing Sweden in the Winter Olympics. Soderberg finished with an Olympic-high 167 saves to help her country clinch a spot in the quarterfinals. But now she says it’s time to get back to work. “I’ve been trying to rip the…
DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica men’s basketball team couldn’t hold off St. Olaf as they fell 91-74 Wednesday night at Reif Gym. Nick Carlson and Noah Winesett each finished with 14 points as the Saints wrap up their season with a 5-20 record. Categories: College, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Back in November, UMD goalie Zach Stejskal revealed that he had been diagnosed with testicular cancer. And after weeks of treatment and rehab, the Cohasset native was back in action this past weekend after Ryan Fanti was pulled from Saturday’s game against Denver due to a stomach bug. And Stejskal would fill in admirably, helping the Bulldogs…
DULUTH, minn. – Saturday’s UMD men’s hockey game was a big one for defenseman Darian Gotz. The Hermantown native scored his first collegiate goal for the Bulldogs, which would go on to be the game-winner in the 3-2 victory over Denver. “I’m not a huge goal-scorer. To be honest, I kind of leave that up to my d-partner. That’s more…
BEMIDJI, Minn. – The Grand Rapids girls basketball team picked up their 12th win in a row as they defeated Bemidji 61-56 Tuesday night. In other prep girls basketball action, it was Proctor getting a big section win over Mesabi East 79-46. Categories: High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis. – In the opening round of the WIAA boys hockey playoffs, the Superior boys hockey team knocked off Tomah/Sparta 4-0 Tuesday night at Wessman Arena. The Spartans move on to face Eau Claire Memorial in the regional title game. On the final day of the regular season for Minnesota prep boys hockey, Max Plante would score the game-winner…
DULUTH, Minn. – This Friday night, Duluth boxer Danny Huffman will be back in action at the Grand Casino in Hinckley. He’ll take on Jessie Addison in a re-match of their fight two and a half years ago that was called a draw. And after a re-match win in his last fight back in October, Huffman says a win this…
PROCTOR, Minn. – The state tournament for high school Nordic skiing begins Wednesday at Giant’s Ridge in Biwabik. The Proctor boys will be taking part in the action for the first time since 1997. To celebrate their trip, the school held a special send-off before they made their trek up north. “It’s amazing, the community support. They just rallied around…
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Anneke Linser scored her third goal in as many games, but the UMD women’s hockey team would skate to a 1-1 tie with St. Cloud State Tuesday afternoon at the Herb Brooks Hockey Center. The Huskies would win the shootout 2-1 to take home the extra WCHA point. The Bulldogs will close out their regular season…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Proctor/Hermantown’s Abby Pajari and Grand Rapids/Greenway’s Kenzie Cole have been named semi-finalists for the Miss Hockey Senior Goalie of the Year award. Pajari holds the Mirage program record for career wins and shutouts. Cole helped the Lightning win 18 games this season with a 92% save percentage. The list of 12 will be narrowed down to…
DULUTH, Minn. – Proctor native Liz Frase led the way with a career-high 22 points as the St. Scholastica women’s basketball team held on to defeated Concordia (MN) 57-54 Monday night at the Reif Gym. In the men’s game, Nick Carlson and Quinn Fischer combined to score 29 points as the Saints defeated the Cobbers 69-67. Categories: College, Sports
CROMWELL, Minn. – The Cromwell-Wright girls basketball team scored early and often as they picked up a big section win over Cherry 72-33 Monday night. In other action in Section 7A, South Ridge handed Chisholm their first section loss of the season 69-67. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – In a joint statement, Duluth Denfeld athletic director Tom Pearson and Duluth East athletic director Shawn Roed will be working with their coaches to develop an action plan to address sportsmanship within their athletic programs following FOX 21’s story on the incident of a Greyhounds hockey player that led to a Hunters player being diagnosed with a…
MAPLE, Wis. – This past weekend, we crowned a Super Bowl champion. But we also had a local championship too, as the Northwestern boys basketball team captured the Heart ‘O North title in very convincing fashion. The Tigers defeated Chetek-Weyerhaeuser 84-60 on Saturday night. Monte Mayberry led the way with 28 points, while Jase Nelson and Cole Lahti each chipped…
DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica golf team has some new toys to help them during practice. The Saints have two new hitting bays that allow them to stay on campus for training. CSS also has a pair of simulators, which helps during the winter time. Thanks to the new equipment, this the earliest time ever the Saints have been…
DULUTH, Minn. – Thursday night, FOX 21 revealed shocking footage from late in Wednesday night’s game between the Duluth East and Duluth Denfeld boys hockey teams. It shows Greyhounds defenseman Grady Downs attacking Hunters forward Cooper McClure with repeated blows to the head. Duluth superintendent John Magas sat down exclusively with FOX 21 and he says he was notified of…
CLOQUET, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we hear from CEC girls hockey head coach Courtney Olin as the Lumberjacks will face Duluth Marshall Saturday in the Section 7A semi-finals. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica women’s hockey team extended their unbeaten streak to five straight games as they defeated St. Catherine 6-4 Friday night, behind a hat trick from Abby Pohlkamp. In other Division III hockey action, the UWS women defeated UW-Stevens Point 6-4 and the UWS men fell to UW-Stout 4-2 at Wessman Arena. Categories: College, Friday Night…
DULUTH, Minn. – Gabby Krause and Anneke Linser each score for the UMD women’s hockey team as they defeated St. Thomas 2-1 Friday night at Amsoil Arena. The Bulldogs held the Tommies to a program-low six shots on goal as they’ll look to sweep the series Saturday afternoon. Categories: College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. – When the Duluth East and Duluth Denfeld boys hockey teams meet up, it’s always a chippy affair between two rivals. But Wednesday night’s game has now prompted an investigation from the district. A video from the online stream of the game from late in the third period shows Duluth East junior defenseman Grady Downs go behind the…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Denfeld boys hockey team shook off a slow start as they defeated Duluth Marshall 3-2 Thursday night at the Heritage Center. In other prep boys hockey action, Proctor got the Senior Night win over North Shore 5-1. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth East boys basketball team suffered a heart-breaking loss at home to Tartan 57-54 Thursday night. The Greyhounds would look to snap their two-game losing streak Saturday at home against Woodbury. Categories: High School, Sports
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – What a season it’s been for Hermantown goalie Garron Opsahl. The junior has broken two state records: consecutive shutouts with six and he has not allowed a goal in 353 minutes and 43 seconds of game time, which is nearly 100 minutes more than the previous record. “It was really cool. At first, I didn’t realize it…
BEIJING, China – Last month when asked about being named to the U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team, UMD’s Noah Cates said it was a dream come true while smiling from ear to ear. Well so far, the dream is getting better and better. Before Wednesday’s opener against China, Cates was named an assistant captain for Team USA. And in his…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Marshall girls took care of business Tuesday night as they defeated Rock Ridge 2-0 to advance to the section semi-finals. Next up for the Hilltoppers is a red-hot Cloquet-Esko-Carlton squad. However, Marshall defeated the Lumberjacks in their only regular season match-up one month ago. “They’re are a tough team and it will be a very…
DULUTH, Minn. – After splitting their road series with Wisconsin, the UMD women’s hockey team is now fourth in the country, which means if the NCAA tournament began today, the Bulldogs would host playoff games. And that makes the final few weeks as important as ever. “Wherever you sit, it should just be fuel and motivation, whether you’re at the…
DULUTH, Minn. – Andy Larson and Cooper McClure each scored twice as the Duluth Denfeld boys hockey team defeated Duluth East 6-2 Wednesday night at the Heritage Center. It was the Hunters’ first win over the Greyhounds since January 8th, 2013. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – UMD announced Wednesday that the women’s basketball game Friday at the University of Mary has been cancelled. The decision comes due to a non-COVID related illness with the Marauders’ program. The game will not be re-scheduled. The men’s game will still take place and the women now set their sights on Minot for Saturday night. Categories: College,…
DULUTH, Minn. – Tuesday night, the UMD men’s hockey team jumped out to a 2-0 lead on St. Cloud State and just needed one more period to close out the Huskies. And that’s not exactly how it would play out. St. Cloud State would score two goals in the final period to force overtime as the game officially went down…
DEER RIVER, Minn. – Tuesday night, Deer River’s Ty Morrison became the program’s all time leading scorer. The Warriors knocked off Ely as Morrison broke Damon Benham’s record of 1,710 career points. He is also the program’s all time leader in assists. Deer river is currently 15-2 and riding a nine game win streak. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – In the first round of the Section 7A girls hockey playoffs, Duluth Marshall held on to beat Rock Ridge 2-1 and Cloquet-Esko-Carlton blanked North Shore 4-0. The Hilltoppers and Lumberjacks will meet Saturday in the section semi-finals. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Marshall girls basketball team shook off a slow start to get the home section win over Virginia 61-51 Tuesday night. And in prep boys basketball action, Hermantown earned a home win over Proctor 95-76. Categories: High School, Sports
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – The UMD men’s hockey team took a 2-0 into the third period, but St. Cloud State rallied to send the game into overtime as the game ended in a 2-2 tie. The Huskies would win the shootout 3-2 to take home the extra NCHC point. Tanner Laderoute and Quinn Olson each scored for the Bulldogs. Categories:…
EVELETH, Minn. – Monday night, Eveleth-Gilbert’s Will Bittmann made program history, becoming the only player to grab 1,000 rebounds. Back in December, Bittmann reached the 1,000-point milestone. This is the Golden Bears’ final season as a program as they will merge with Rock Ridge next season. Categories: High School, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn. – The Duluth East boys hockey team rallied back from a 3-0 deficit to get the overtime win over Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 4-3 at the Northwoods Credit Union. Noah Teng scored the game-winner for the Greyhounds with less than 20 seconds left in overtime. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Sophomore guard Miranda Broberg led the way with 21 points as the St. Scholastica women’s basketball team defeated Macalester 68-57 Monday night at the Reif Gym. Proctor native Liz Frase also chipped in with 14 points as the Saints pick up their second win of the season. Categories: College, Sports
CROMWELL, Minn. – In a battle of two of the best teams in Section 7A, it was the Cromwell-Wright girls basketball teams getting the home win over South Ridge 55-45 Monday night. In other prep basketball action, the Esko girls won a double overtime thriller over Superior 43-41 and the Duluth Marshall boys took care of business at home with…
DULUTH, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we hear from UMD football coach Curt Wiese as he welcomed 26 future Bulldogs on National Signing Day. Categories: Coaches Corner, College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
