DULUTH, Minn.- It’s back to work for the UMD men’s hockey team as they’ll look to snap a eight game winless drought this weekend versus Omaha. The team had the holiday weekend off and it arrived at a good time because head coach Scott Sandelin said= he had a lot of guys banged up who are now healthy. He also…
DULUTH, Minn. — University of Minnesota Duluth football senior defensive lineman Reed Ryan passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 28 at Essentia Health in Duluth at the age of 22. Ryan collapsed in the team’s weight room back on November 21st. He would fight for his life for a week before passing just short of midnight on Tuesday. Photo Courtesy: University…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD head men’s basketball coach Justin Wieck reached a milestone over the weekend. In UMD’s 85 to 70 win against Michigan Tech, Wieck acheived his 100th victory at UMD. In his six seasons leading the Bulldogs, Wieck has guided the team to three seasons of 20 or more wins. That includes two NCAA tournament appearances. UMD returns home…
DULUTH, Minn.- After the breakout season he had, it’s no surprise that UMD sophomore quarterback Kyle Walljasper is being rewarded for his efforts. On Monday, Walljasper was named as one of the 38 finalists for the 2023 Harlon Hill Trophy, which is given to the Division II College Football Player of the Year. This past season, Walljasper had 39 total…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD graduate guard Taytum Rhoades has earned her first NSIC player of the week honor this season. Rhoades averaged 17.7 points this past week for the Bulldogs. She also had six rebounds, four assists, and two steals per game as an average. Rhoades and company will continue their homestand at Romano this upcoming weekend by taking on Wayne…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s hockey team is moving up in the polls after winning one game and tying one game over the weekend against 4th ranked Colgate. The Bulldogs are now the 6th ranked team in the country after being ranked 7th and 9th. In other UMD news, sophomore goaltender Hailey MacLeod has earned WCHA Goaltender of the Week…
DULUTH, Minn.- The St. Scholastica men’s hockey team may have had Thanksgiving weekend off. But they still are moving up in the USCHO Division three poll. The Saints are now ranked 5th after being ranked 6th last Monday. CSS returns to action on December 5th, beginning a home and home series with Northland College. Categories: College, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- Graduate Student Madelyn Granica had a career high of 27 points as the UMD women’s basketball team rolled over Northern Michigan 63-42 Sunday afternoon at Romano Gymnasium. Along with setting a new personal best for points in a single game, she also set new highs for field goals made (11) and field goal attempts (14). Granica added four…
DULUTH, Minn.- Hard to believe but the 9th ranked UMD women’s hockey team will have their final home series of 2023 this weekend when they host 2nd ranked Colgate. It’s a rarity when the Bulldogs and Raiders meet on the ice. They’ve only faced each other three times and all three matchups have gone UMD’s way. This year, the team’s…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UW-Superior began a lengthy six-game homestand on Tuesday. Unfortunately, it began with a tough loss to the UW-Stout Blue Devils. The Yellowjackets were outscored in every quarter except the 3rd, which went 17-14 in favor of UWS. Superior was led by Elise Besonen, who had 16 points in the contest. UWS (2-3) will next host Luther on…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- It was a night to remember at Wessman Arena as both UW-Superior hockey teams picked up wins on Tuesday. The Yellowjacket women defeated Saint Scholastica 3-2, putting them at 4-3-1 on the season. Jenna Hoops finished with a goal and two assists while Libby Kamp and Lucy Drougas scored UWS’s other two goals. Kaylin Garner was also a…
DULUTH, Minn.- For the 24th time in program history, the UMD volleyball team is onto the big dance. The Bulldogs heard their name called on Monday night in the selection show. They drew the 7th seed in the central region and will match up with the 2nd seed, who just so happens to be a conference foe. That would be…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD volleyball will indeed be playing for a national title at the end of the month. The Bulldogs drew the 7th seed in the central region and will face the 2nd seed Wayne State in the first round of the NCAA tournament. This is the 24th appearance in program history for the Bulldogs. UMD has also made the…
DULUTH, Minn.- The St. Scholastica men’s hockey team has moved up once again in the USCHO poll. Last week, they cracked the top 10 for the first time in 2014 and now they go to a spot where they haven’t been since 2010. CSS is now the 6th ranked team in the country for division three. That’s up two spots…
DULUTH, Minn.- St. Scholastica junior defensive lineman Anthony Vo has earned All-MIAC status for the 2nd straight year. Vo led the team with 9 tackles-for-loss, four sacks, and was tied for first on the team with two interceptions. Vo’s teammate Ricky Weber earned an honorable mention from the conference. The junior wideout had 60 receptions, 888 yards, and 11 touchdowns….
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s hockey team has taken a little fall in the latest polls. After being swept by Minnesota this past weekend, the Bulldogs have dropped down one spot to number nine in the country. The schedule doesn’t get any easier for UMD as this upcoming weekend they’ll welcome in 2nd ranked Colgate for a two game series….
ST. PAUL, Minn.- Former Bulldog defender Maggie Flaherty is officially a pro hockey player. On Monday, she put pen to paper with PWHL Minnesota. Minnesota drafted the Lakeville native in the 4th round of the inaugural draft. Flaherty just wrapped up her five-year Bulldog career last winter. Over the course of those five years, she would tally 76 total points….
DULUTH, Minn.- The #4 UMD women’s hockey team had their six-game winning streak come to an end Friday evening as they fell 3-1 to the #8 Minnesota Gophers. Despite the loss, the Bulldogs outshot the Gophers 33-32. Their lone goal was scored by Hanna Baskin in the third period off an assist from Danielle Burgen. UMD will have a chance…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UW-Superior men’s hockey was unable to get their 2nd win of the season on Friday, falling to UW-River Falls 2 to 1. Blake Holmes would have the lone goal for the Yellowjackets. UWS (1-5) will next play at UW-Stout on Saturday. Puck drop is at 7 PM. Categories: College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports
HERMATOWN, Minn.- Hermantown native and future Bulldog Zam Plante will get a chance to suit up for the U.S. Junior Select Team next month. Plante was one of the 22 players selected to compete in the World Junior A Challenge in Nova Scotia. He wasn’t the only future Bulldog named to the roster. Joining him will be Chaska defenseman Adam…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UW-Superior men’s basketball team picked up their 4th straight win on Wednesday, defeating St. Scholastica 70 to 62. The Yellowjackets were led by J’Vaun Walker, who had 16 points in the victory. On the other end, Jeff Moore had a team-leading 15 points for the Saints. UWS (4-0) will next play Ripon at home on Saturday. CSS…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team will look to snap their six game winless streak with another rivalry series this weekend. The Bulldogs will be in St. Cloud to take on the 17th ranked Huskies. A team UMD has seen quite a bit over the years. Just last season, the two squads would meet in seven games. With UMD…
DULUTH, Minn.- Fresh off their bye week, the 7th ranked UMD women’s hockey team returns to the ice this weekend. And it’s a big one as the Bulldogs welcome in the 4th ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers into Amsoil Arena. Both teams come into the matchup with similar seasons so far. Each squad has two losses, which have come from Ohio…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD football team was well represented on the NSIC all-conference team. A whopping 12 players were on the first and 2nd teams. Nine of those players made the first team. On offense, Tight End Sam Pitz and linemen Treyvon Cahalan and Arik Johnson achieved first time honors. They were joined by Lineman Andrew Klopp, Drew Hennessey, Ethan…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD football team put themselves in a strong position to make the NCAA tournament. Unfortunately, the selection committee felt otherwise as the Bulldogs saw their season end on Sunday. UMD snapped a two-year drought just a day earlier when they upset 9th ranked Minnesota State-Mankato 33 to 21. Even with a loss and the same record, Minnesota…
DULUTH, Minn.- The St. Scholastica men’s hockey team is moving up in the latest USCHO poll. The Saints jump from up six spots, going from number 14 to number eight in the country. This is the first time since 2014 that CSS has cracked the top 10. Scholastica is off to a strong start this season, posting a 5-0 record so…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD Junior Linebacker Mac Strand earned NSIC Defensive Player of the Week Honors after rallying up 16 tackles in the Bulldogs 33 to 21 victory over MSU-Mankato. Those 16 tackles were a career best for the Appleton, Wisconsin native. Strand finishes the year with 50 total tackles, 35 of which were solo. He also had a career-high in…
DULUTH, Minn.- The weekly polls came out for Division one hockey on Monday. After a tough weekend against North Dakota, which resulted in two losses, the UMD men’s hockey team has fallen out of the top 20. The Bulldogs will look to snap a six game win-less drought this weekend in St. Cloud. Meanwhile, the women’s team was on their…
DULUTH, Minn.- Despite not reaching nationals as a team, three St. Scholastica runners will be representing the Saints in the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships. Lars Dewall, Calvin Boone and Alli Hendrickson have qualified as individuals following Saturday’s NCAA North Regionals. In the men’s race, Dewall placed sixth while Boone followed his teammate in seventh place. In the women’s…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UW-Superior men’s basketball team are now 2-0 to start the season with Friday’s 76-68 win over UW-La Crosse at Mertz Motorelli Gymnasium. J’Vaun Walker led UWS in scoring with 18 points. Meanwhile, Reid Johnson and Josef Fahrenoltz each tallied 17 points while Joey Barker added 16 points, along with a whopping seven steals. As part of the…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UW-Superior men’s hockey team remains winless four games into the 2023-24 season as they were shut out 2-0 against Bethel in their home opener. This marks the first time the Yellowjackets have started 0-4 since the 2017-18 season. UWS went on to finish that season with a 9-15-3 record. This was the first game of a back-to-back,…
DULUTH, Minn.- In this week’s Coaches Corner, we hear from St. Scholastica Cross Country Head Coach Chad Salmela as the Saints get ready for NCAA Regionals on Saturday, November 11 in Colfax, Wisconsin. Salmela has been the Saints’ cross country coach since 2016. Before that, he coached CSS’s nordic ski team for 10 seasons. Categories: Coaches Corner, College, Friday Night…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team would find themselves down early against North Dakota on Friday. Ultimately, it would be enough as the Fighting Hawks took game one 4 to 2. Luke Loheit and Anthony Menghini were the goal-scorers for the Bulldogs. Both teams will meet again on Saturday with puck drop at 6:07 PM. Categories: College, Friday Night…
DULUTH, Minn.- The St. Scholastica women’s hockey would play top ranked Gustavus tough on Thursday, but unfortunately would fall 6-0. The Saints (0-3) will once again look for their first win on Saturday when they play at Gustavus. Puck drop is at 2 PM. Categories: College, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The college basketball season is underway, and St. Scholastica celebrated with a pair of wins Wednesday at Reif Gym. The CSS men defeated Northland College 84 to 74. The Saints led 39-29 at the half and kept their lead throughout the second half. Kevin Thomas was the Saints’ leading scorer with 13 points. The Hermantown product added nine…
DULUTH, Minn.- This Saturday will mark the end of St. Scholastica’s football season. Standing at 2-7 overall, things haven’t gone the Saints’ way this fall, but one of their defensive captains is committed to turning CSS around in 2024. “After each week, we’ve gotta take a look in the mirror and make sure we’re getting better and fixing the mistakes…
DULUTH, Minn.- The 18th ranked UMD men’s hockey team continues their gauntlet of a schedule this weekend when they welcome in 4th ranked North Dakota to AMSOIL Arena. The Bulldogs are coming off a tough home and home series with the Gophers, which resulted in a loss and a tie. UMD is moving forward though as they look to turn…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UWS women’s soccer team just picked up their 3rd UMAC conference title over the weekend. As a result of their efforts, a number of the players on the team earned UMAC honors. Some of the notables include Brenna Mattson, who was named UMAC Defensive Player of the Year. As the leader of the Yellowjackets backline, Mattson held…
DULUTH, Minn.- The third and final former UMD Bulldog has signed her pro contract with PWHL Ottawa. Forward Katerina Mrazova is officially a member of the team, signing a one-year contract. Mrazova suited up for the Bulldogs from 2013 to 2018. In that time span, she accumulated 75 points for UMD. Most recently, she played in the PHF for the…
DULUTH, Minn.- St. Scholastica junior midfielder Keegan Chastey has been named MIAC all-conference for the 2nd straight season. Chastey was the team-leader in shots, points, goals, and assists. Overall, he’s had 19 goals and 16 assists in his Saints career. Over on the women’s side, Tenley Voth was a MIAC honorable mention. Voth led the team with two goals and…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team continues to rack up plenty of NCHC weekly honors and the latest one goes to a first-time winner this season. Matthew Thiessen has been named the NCHC Goaltender of the Week. Just this past weekend, he had 55 saves against Minnesota, including a career-high 47 save performance in Saturday’s overtime tie. This is…
DULUTH, Minn.- A pair of UMD women’s hockey standouts picked up weekly WCHA honors on Monday. Reece Hunt has been named the WCHA Forward of the Week and Eve Gascon has been named the WCHA Goaltender of the Week. Hunt is coming off a weekend in which she had two goals and three assists in a weekend sweep of St….
SUPERIOR, Wis.- It’s become a fall tradition of sorts for both of UWS’s soccer teams to win the UMAC and advance to the NCAA Division III Tournament. The next step is for one of them to make it through the first round, a feat neither team has accomplished since 2019. On Monday, the men’s soccer team learned they will be…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD football team’s reliable kicker is once again getting recognized for his steady play on the field. Curtis Cox has been named the NSIC Special Teams Player of the Week following Saturday’s win against Concordia St. Paul. Cox knocked down both of his field goal attempts, along with all four point-after tries. This is the second time…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s basketball team is now turning its attention to the regular season after defeating Bethel University 78-32 in Monday’s preseason finale. Madelyn Granica scored 14 points for the Bulldogs while knocking down 70% of her shots. UMD’s regular season begins on Saturday, November 11th when they take on Thomas More on the road. They’ll have to…
DULUTH, Minn.- One week after the tragic on-ice accident resulting in the death of Adam Johnson, the UMD Men’s hockey team honored their former player before their first game since his passing. At AMSOIL Arena, the team held a seven-second moment of silence, as well as a final stick salute and a tribute video highlighting Johnson’s time with the Bulldogs….
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UW-Superior women’s soccer team have captured their third consecutive UMAC Championship, defeating Northwestern (Minn.) 3-0 at NBC Spartan Sports Complex on Saturday. Despite outshooting the Wolves 8-1 in the first half, the Yellow Jackets were scoreless at halftime. “I told them at the end of the day, we were working hard, but we needed to calm down…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s hockey team has captured their fifth-straight win, defeating St. Thomas 3-1 on Friday. The Bulldogs got off to a 2-0 start in the first period while outshooting the Tommies 21-10. UMD and St. Thomas will square off again Saturday afternoon. Meanwhile, the UMD men fell on the road to the Minnesota Gophers 3-1. They’ll have…
DULUTH, Minn.- This week’s top plays feature a pair of impressive scores from a college captain and a high school footballer. At number two, UMD’s Mannon McMahon scored a goal unassisted on a breakaway in the first period against St. Thomas. The Bulldogs women’s hockey team would go on to win 3-1. At number one, Hermantown’s Martin Sleen dodged tacklers…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UWS men’s hockey team is coming off a year in which they made a deep WIAC tournament run. The Yellowjackets however have wiped the slate clean and are focused on having a big year this season. The first two games of the season should be somewhat of a telling point for UWS. Just this past Saturday, they…
