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…
DULUTH, Minn.- The St. Scholastica softball team played their first home games on campus on Tuesday. After taking a 2-0 lead over Augsburg in the first game, the Saints would let up four unanswered runs to drop game one 4 to 2. In game two it would once again go the Auggies way by a final of 2-0. CSS (3-17)…
DULUTH, Minn.- Cohasset native and former Grand Rapids Thunderhawk Zach Stejskal is looking for a new college home. After spending the last four seasons at UMD, Stejskal entered the transfer portal on Tuesday morning. In that time, he would accumulate 22 wins in net and would have a saves percentage of at least 88 percent each season. Stejskal is the…
DULUTH, Minn.- A UMD basketball assistant is moving up the coaching ranks. Ryan Kirsch, who spent the last two seasons at UMD, has accepted the head coach position at Iowa Central Community College. In his two years, he was a part of a staff that guided the Bulldogs to the NCAA tournament twice. UMD was also 52-17 during that time….
DULUTH, Minn.- A 3rd UMD men’s player is heading to the pros. The latest being Quinn Olson, who signed a deal with the Ontario Reign of the AHL. The Reign are an affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings. Olson skated for the Bulldogs for the past five seasons. His best year wearing a UMD sweater came in the 2021-2022 season…
PROCTOR, Minn.- St. Scholastica Men’s Hockey Assistant Coach Colin Bailey is spending his offseason teaching kids on-ice fundamentals at his own spring skills camp at the St. Luke’s Sports & Events Center. “This is my first year doing this, so (I) definitely kind of took a chance on myself,” says Bailey, the founder of Bailey Hockey Development and a Level…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Despite the cold weather, the UW-Superior softball team looked red hot on Friday, capturing their ninth-straight win in an 8-0 shutout over Crown College. Freshman Bella Garley (5-0) struck out five batters in her six innings on the mound, allowing only five hits. In her 44.1 innings pitched this season, Garley has allowed 48 hits and 15 runs…
DULUTH, Minn.- Drew Blair could end his Bulldog career with some prestigious awards. On Friday, Blair was named a finalist for both the Trevor Hudgins and the Bevo Francis Award. The Stevens point native had quite the last hurrah for UMD as he became the program’s all-time scoring leader with 2,772 points. Blair would also lead the team in points,…
DULUTH, Minn,- After 25 games on the road, the UMD baseball team would finally have their home opener on Friday, hosting Wayne State in a doubleheader. Unfortunately, the Wildcats would take both games by a final of 6 to 0 and 4 to 3. In the bottom of the 9th of game two, UMD would strand the game-tying run at…
ARLINGTON, V.A.- Cohasset native and former UMD goaltender Hunter Shepard has once again gotten the call-up to the pros. The Capitals recalled Shepard from their AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears on Thursday The move was made in order to help out with Darcy Kuemper’s ongoing back injury. Shepard has played in four games this season so far for Washington. In…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s hockey team continues to add to their roster. Earlier this week, they secured a commitment from Quinnipiac senior forward Nina Steigauf. The Oakdale native is coming off a career-year with the Bobcats. In 37 games played, she would post 16 goals and 16 assists. She’s the 2nd known player to join the Bulldogs this off-season….
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Construction of the new Superior Choice Credit Union Stadium on the campus of UWS is set to begin. On April 15th, construction crews will start to begin the process by working on parking areas and a space near Crownhart Hall. A formal groundbreaking ceremony will then take place on April 25th. The stadium is set to be home…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team has lost two more players to the transfer portal. Forwards Kyler Kleven and Luke Johnson are the lastest to depart the program. In three seasons, Kleven would tally three goals and five assists. He also sat out the entire 2022-2023 season with a torn labrum. For Johnson, he was only with the program…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team isn’t the only squad dealing with players leaving the portal. As the UMD women’s team lost their fourth player via the portal. That being freshman defenseman Quinn Dunkle. In her lone season as a Bulldog, Dunkle would skate in 36 games for UMD, tallying just one assist. She’s the only defender that the…
DULUTH, Minn.- The NCAA Men’s Hockey Frozen Four is now set, but UMD has been out of the picture for over two weeks following their elimination in the NCHC Tournament. On Monday, Bulldogs Head Coach Scott Sandelin addressed the media to share his thoughts on the 2023-24 season. “We weren’t as good a team as maybe we wanted to be,”…
DULUTH, Minn.- Despite the college football season still months away, the UMD football team has returned to Malosky Stadium for their annual spring practices. The Bulldogs’ spring practices will end with a joint practice and scrimmage against Bemidji State, which is scheduled for April 17 at 4 p.m. This marks the second straight season UMD will face another school in…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- In this week’s Coaches Corner, we’re joined by Melissa Fracker, the head coach of UW-Superior softball. Fracker is currently in her 4th season at the helm for the Yellowjackets. She’s led UWS to the national tournament twice during her reign. Categories: College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD’s ace Lauren\ Dixon has found herself on a watchlist for a top award. Dixon is one of 16 players from the central region to be named to the NFCA D2 Pitcher of the Year Watchlist. She currently leads the NSIC in strikeouts with 120 in 91 innings pitched. Dixon has a record of 10-2 with an ERA…
DULUTH, Minn.- It’s been almost two weeks since the UMD women’s hockey team wrapped up their season with a regional final loss to top ranked Ohio State in the NCAA tournament. Of course, it’s not how they wanted their season to finish. But, there were still plenty of positives from the team this year. Including big wins over Colgate, Wisconsin,…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- UWS freshman Bella Garley has been named the UMAC pitcher of the week. Garley threw a complete game shutout this past Saturday against Northland College. She would strike out five and only surrender three hits to earn her fourth win of the season. Garley leads the team in ERA with 2.37 and strikeouts with 17. Categories: College, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- Drew Blair continues to stack up the honors after a successful career at UMD. On Tuesday, Blair earned NABC D2 All-American honors and was also named to the D2CCA All-American 2nd team. Blair was the only player from the NSIC to be recognized by the NABC. He’s also the first Bulldog since Brandon Myer in the 2019-2020 season…
DULUTH, Minn.- 5th-year senior Connor McMenamin is already making the next step in his hockey career. McMenamin has joined the Reading Royals of the ECHL. The Royals are an affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers. McMenamin would only skate in one season for the Bulldogs. In 35 games, he would have six goals and 15 assists for a total of 21…
DULUTH, Minn.- Back on March 20th, Hermantown native Blake Biondi entered the transfer portal, ending his four-year stint at UMD. On Tuesday, Biondi announced his next step and that is a masters degree and one last college season at the University of Notre Dame. In his final year at UMD, Biondi would post 19 points in 34 games of action….
DULUTH, Minn.- For the 2nd time in his career Drew Blair has been recognized for his efforts by the NABC. Blair was named to the NABC D2 All Central District First Team. It was a record breaking season for the Stevens Point native. He would become the men’s all-time leading scorer late in the season. Blair would also finish his…
DULUTH, Minn.- A St. Scholastica junior has been named MIAC Tennis Player of the Week. Jonas Abeleda has earned the honor after picking up two points at the number one spot for CSS against St. John’s this past weekend. He would also pick up wins in singles and doubles action facing the Johnnies. This is the 2nd time in Abeleda’s…
