DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD soccer team released their schedule for the upcoming season. Like in previous years, UMD will open the season September 5th against Northern Michigan and then two days later they’ll host Michigan Tech. The Bulldogs have played the Wolverines and the Huskies in their first two contests since 2018, that excludes the 2020 season. In total, UMD…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD baseball team was unable to snap their five-game losing streak on Tuesday, dropping two games to Concordia-St. Paul. In game one, the Golden Bears would rally in the 6th and 7th to pull away with the 12-7 victory. Following that contest, Concordia had a fast start in game two, putting up five in the first three…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD softball would have four players earn All-Conference honors on Tuesday. Senior pitcher Lauren Dixon, senior outfielder Kat Burkhardt, and junior first baseman Nicole Schmitt would land on the NSIC First Team. And on the 2nd team was former Proctor Rail and freshman pitcher Maddy Walsh. This is the 2nd time Schmitt and Dixon have made it on…
DULUTH, Minn.- The regular season is in the rear-view mirror for the UMD softball team. Now, the games really matter as the Bulldogs enter NSIC tournament play. With the 39 and 14 finish to the regular season, UMD earned the 3rd seed and will match up with the 6th seed, Winona State in the quarterfinals. It’s been over a month…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UW-Superior women’s hockey team has a new head coach. Bre Simon becomes the 6th head coach in program history. She comes from Elmira College, where she spent the last two seasons as an assistant coach. Prior to that, she spent two years at Gentry Academy and was co-head coach for one season. Simon played collegiately at Hamline…
DULUTH, Minn.- A consistent rainfall at Wade Stadium didn’t stop UW-Superior as they defeated St. Scholastica 12-6 in the Saints’ final home game of the regular season. This marks the second time in school history the Yellowjackets have defeated the Saints and the first time since 2019. St. Scholastica had defeated UWS in five straight matchups from March 29, 2021…
DULUTH, Minn.- After four stellar seasons on the UMD offensive line, Treyvon Cahalan will get a shot at playing in the NFL. After not being selected in the 2024 NFL Draft, the New Orleans Saints have invited Cahalan to participate in their rookie minicamp, set for May 10-12. During his time with the Bulldogs, Cahalan was twice selected to the…
COHASSET, Minn.- A day after he opted out of the transfer portal, former UMD Goaltender and Cohasset native Zach Stejskal is going pro in Finland. He will play for Hokki, who compete in the 2nd highest league in Finland. Stejskal spent the past four seasons in Duluth. During that time, he picked up 22 wins in 57 games of action….
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD softball team ended the regular season with another sweep, taking two wins against UMary on Friday. In game one, the bats were hot for the Bulldogs as they put up 11 runs to UMary’s zero. UMD would also have three home runs. On the mound was Lauren Dixon, who would toss her 800th career strikeout in…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD softball team picked up two key wins against Minot State on Thursday. In game one, the Bulldogs would shut out the Beavers by a final of two to nothing. Allison Luoma would go four innings and strike out two to earn the win in the circle. Following that contest, another shutout in favor of UMD as…
DULUTH, Minn.- Back on April 9th, Cohasset native and goaltender Zach Stejskal ended his Bulldogs career by entering the transfer portal. Fast forward to now, and he’s opted out of the portal. Matt Wellens of the Duluth News Tribune was the first to report Stejskal opting out. He added that Stejskal wasn’t ready to share what his next step in…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD baseball team played their first home games at Bulldog Park since May of 2021 on Wednesday. Sadly, Winona State would hand UMD two losses in their return. In game one, the Bulldogs would only score once thanks to a passed ball in the bottom of the 3rd. That would be their only run as they fell…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- A former Hermantown Hawk and future UMD Bulldog has found himself on the Team USA U18 Men’s Roster. Max Plante is set to don the red, white, and blue later this week at the IIHF U18 Men’s World Championship in Finland. He also will have the “A” on his jersey as he will serve as an alternate captain….
DULUTH, Minn.- Another day, another award for former UMD goaltender Hunter Shepard. The current Hershey Bear won the Aldege “Baz” Bastien Memorial Award, which is given annually to the most outstanding goaltender in the AHL. Shepard went 27-4-3 in 34 appearances and would lead the league with a 1.76 goals-against average. Just recently, he was named to the AHL First…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UW-Superior softball team would break out the brooms on Wednesday, taking two games from Martin Luther. In game one, Superior would put up six runs in the first and then follow that up with five in the 2nd en route to a 12 to nothing shutout victory. Following that contest, nearly a repeat performance as they put…
DULUTH, Minn.- The bats were hot for the St. Scholastica baseball team as they faced Macalester on Tuesday. In game one of a doubleheader, Ryan Garlick would walk-it-off for the Saints with an rbi double in the bottom of the 7th. CSS won the contest 12-11. Then in game two, the Saints left no doubt as they came away with…
DULUTH, Minn.- While you may have been sleeping, the UMD men’s basketball team received a big time local commitment. Duluth Marshall’s Brooks Johnson is set to play for the Bulldogs beginning in the 2025-2026 season. Johnson made the official announcement via his own personal Twitter page. This past season, he would average 32 points and nearly 17 rebounds per game….
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team released their schedule for the upcoming 2024-2025 season. The action begins on October 5th when the Bulldogs welcome in Bemidji State for their home and season opener. UMD will also have some firsts this year. On October 25th, they’ll host and play Stonehill University. Then in December, UMD will travel to play Arizona…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- UWS’ Jacob Zacharias has been named the UMAC North Player of the Week. Zacharias went a perfect 6-0 this week, picking up doubles and singles victories against Crown and Martin Luther. He and the Yellowjackets will close out the regular season on Friday against UW-Eau Claire at home. Categories: College, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- St. Scholastica’s Lily Beneke has claimed the MIAC Field Athlete of the Week honor for the 3rd straight week. Beneke would break the facility and meet records at the Saint John’s/St. Ben’s Invitational this past Saturday. She would have the winning hammer throw of 54.08 meters, which is the 9th best throw in D3 this year. This is…
DULUTH, Minn.- For the 2nd time this season, UMD senior pitcher Lauren Dixon has earned the NSIC Pitcher of the Week honor. Dixon would go 3-0, striking out 27 batters this past week. She would also only allow one earned run in her three appearances. Dixon has started in 25 games for the Bulldogs this season. She’s currently 19-5 with…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD football released their schedule for the upcoming season on Monday. Like last year, the team will play Northern Michigan in week one on Thursday, August 29th. Except this time, the contest will be on the Wildcats home turf. 16 days later will be the Bulldogs home opener as they welcome in Minnesota State-Moorhead. In total, UMD has…
DULUTH, Minn.- Cohasset native and former Bulldog Hunter Shepard has collected some hardware for his efforts in the AHL this season. Shepard and teammate Clay Stevenson were awarded the Harry “Haps” Memorial Award. The award is given annually to the goaltending duo who allows the fewest goals in the AHL. Shepard was also named to the AHL first team. This…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UWS men’s tennis team entered play Sunday only needing two more wins to clinch the UMAC North Division Title. And that they did as they completed the three peat. The Yellowjackets would pull off identical nine to nothing sweeps of Crown College and Martin Luther. With the wins, UWS will now be the number one seed in…
DULUTH, Minn.- With the St. Scholastica women’s golf team entering its final week, two of their top all-time student-athletes are eager to hit the links in their season finale. Senior Anna Lindemann and Junior Carissa Oberding have been standouts all season for the Saints, with Lindemann placing in the top 15 (+10) in this weekend’s “BU Rumble at the Ridge”…
DULUTH, Minn.- After playing 21 innings on Sunday, the UW-Superior baseball team ended the weekend with three straight wins over Minnesota Morris at Wade Stadium. Sunday’s first game of their doubleheader lasted 13 innings, but UWS survived with a 16-15 win. In game two, the Yellowjackets’ defense stayed strong, allowing no runs in the first six innings and ultimately winning…
DULUTH, Minn.- In this week’s Coaches Corner, St. Scholastica Golf Coach Dan Szymczak joined the program to discuss the Saints’ women’s spring golf season. Szymczak was named St. Scholastica’s interim head coach in August 2022 and has since taken over as their permanent coach. The Saints are competing in the BU Rumble at the Ridge this weekend in White Bear…
DULUTH, Minn.- Bob Rients has achieved a lot of accolades during his time as the head coach of the UMD baseball team. And on Thursday, he added another impressive feat to his resume. Following the Bulldogs 14-13 extra inning win over St. Cloud State, Rients reached career win number 400. Rients is just the second Bulldog head coach to get…
DULUTH, Minn.- The St. Scholastica softball team would play their first home games at Kenwood Field since 2021 on Thursday. Hamline would play spoiler a little bit by taking game one against the Saints, 6-0. Then in game two, the Saints battled back for a 5 to 1 victory. With the win, it snapped a 13 game losing streak. CSS…
DULUTH, Minn.- Former UMD forward Quinn Olson has joined a new team. After a short stint with the Ontario Reign of the AHL, Olson is now with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits of the ECHL. Like the Reign, the Swamp Rabbits are an affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings. In his last season for the Bulldogs, Olson tallied 4 goals and…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s hockey team has addressed the goaltending position via the transfer portal. On Thursday, they received a commitment from Long Island University’s Tindra Holm. Holm is a two-time New England Women’s Hockey Alliance Goalie of the Year award winner. Just this past season, she would post five shutouts for the Sharks in net. Holm is also…
DULUTH, Minn.- As UMD’s women’s tennis season came to a close on Saturday, so did Shay Callaway’s four-year run on the court with the Bulldogs. “I think that these four years have been some of the best years of my life,” Callaway said during her final practice with UMD. “And the people that I’ve met on this team are some…
DULUTH, Minn.- For the first time since 2021, the UMD football team would face someone other than themselves in their annual Spring Game. UMD would welcome in the Beavers of Bemidji State into Malosky Stadium on Wednesday. The first portion of the session was a joint practice before the two teams would face off in a scrimmage. The contest had…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team has received it’s first commitment via the transfer portal. After four seasons with the rival St. Cloud State Huskies, Joe Molenaar has joined the Bulldogs. He’s tallied a total of 31 points in that time and was the assistant captain for the Huskies last season. Molenaar is a Minnetonka native. Categories: College, Sports,…
DULUTH, Minn.- St. Scholastica’s Lily Beneke went back-to-back, winning the MIAC Outdoor Athlete of the Week honor. Beneke would finish first in the hammer throw and broke the facility and meet records with a toss of 56.20 meters at the Minnesota State open on Saturday. She now holds the fourth best mark in Division three this season. This is the…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- UWS sophomore MyKenzie Leccia had a monster week for the Yellowjackets. As a result, she’s been named the UMAC Softball Player of the Week. Leccia went 10 for 15 at the plate, posting a batting average of .667. She would also have 14 runs batted in. Leccia currently leads the team in batting average, OPS, doubles, home runs,…
DULUTH, Minn.- After giving up five runs in the third inning, the St. Scholastica baseball team rallied to defeat Northland College 16-6 at Wade Stadium on Monday. The Saints’ largest offense surge came in the final four innings, where they scored a combined 14 runs. Jake Schelonka had a standout performance at the plate, recording three hits, four RBI, and…
DULUTH, Minn.- 12 practices down, one to go for the UMD football team in the spring portion of their season. Of course, that one is their annual spring game. But this year, there’s a change as they will hit someone other than themselves on Wednesday, when they welcome in Bemidji State for a joint practice and scrimmage. It’s the first…
DULUTH, Minn.- Her time may be done with the Bulldogs but UMD senior defender Paula Bergstrom still has plenty of hockey in her career to look forward to. On Monday, Bergstrom joined Frolunda, a team in the Swedish Women’s Hockey League. In her lone season at UMD, Bergstrom would tally four points, all of which were on assists. Prior to…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UW-Superior baseball team earned their second win in a three-game series with North Central, defeating the Rams 9-1 Sunday afternoon. North Central took an early lead off a throwing error by UWS in the second inning. The Yellowjackets were able to tie the game in the fifth inning with a Trey Sybrant single that brought in Payton…
DULUTH, Minn.- It was a tale of two outings for the UMD softball team this Sunday as they split a doubleheader series against Minnesota State Mankato. In game one, the Bulldogs came away with a 6-2 victory. Elle Potts was the biggest difference-maker at the plate, hitting two home runs (including a grand slam) and five RBI. In game two,…
DULUTH, Minn.- Following Saturday’s 8-6 victory against Northern State, the UMD baseball team ended their three-game series with a loss and another win against the Wolves on Sunday. In game one of Sunday’s doubleheader, Northern State won 10-7 after scoring 8 runs between the second and fifth innings. UMD was gearing up for a rally with four runs scored in…
DULUTH, Minn.- For the first time in four years, Griggs Field was a lot more than just a practice field for the UMD lacrosse team. With the remnants from a previous snowstorm cleared out, the Bulldogs were able to host home games against North Dakota State and Drury. “I’ve always dreamed of playing on this field,” said Reece Wickman, a…
DULUTH, Minn.- After making the national tournament the last three seasons, the UMD basketball team received some good news leading up to their pursuit of a 4th straight appearance. Seniors Austin Andrews, Joshua Brown, and Charlie Katona are all set to return next season for their 5th-year. During their time at UMD, the trio have a record of 83 and…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD 5th-year guard Taytum Rhoades is preparing for life after basketball. On Friday, she was named the new NSIC Assistant Commissioner for Operations. On the court, Rhoades would score 966 points over 142 games, with 522 rebounds and 363 assists. She also was All-NSIC first team this past year for the first time. Off the court, she’s completing…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Superior City FC men’s team continues to add to their roster this week for their 2nd full season as a program. Some of the recent additions include their all-time leading goal-scorer in Mally Lumsden. Lumdsden would play collegiately at the College of St. Scholastica. Speaking of the Saints, Finigan Huffington is back with the team after spending…
DULUTH, Minn.- Another former UMD men’s hockey player has found his next college team. Kyler Kleven has joined Niagara University for the upcoming season. In three seasons at UMD, Kleven would tally three goals and five assists. He also sat out the entire 2022-2023 season with a torn labrum. Kleven isn’t the only player on the Purple Eagles roster with…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD senior Lauren Dixon would do something on Wednesday that she surprisingly hasn’t done in her softball career. And that is throw a no-hitter. Dixon would go five innings, striking out eight in UMD’s first game against Minnesota Crookston, leading the Bulldogs to the 8-0 win. Following that game, UMD would once again take down the Golden Eagles…
DULUTH, Minn.- Former UMD goaltender Hailey MacLeod has found her next team. On Wednesday, she committed to the national champion, Ohio State Buckeyes. MacLeod would play in 19 games for UMD this past season. In those contests, she posted a 11-5-2 record and had a saves percentage of nearly 95 percent. MacLeod ended her two-year stint in Duluth on March…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UW-Superior softball team would see their 11-game winning streak come to a close on Tuesday as they fell to UW-Stout 5 to 2. The good news is they had a quick turn around as it was a twin bill between the Blue Devils and Yellowjackets. In game two, both teams were deadlocked at 6 in the bottom…
