MOOSE LAKE, Minn. – This week, Moose Lake-Willow River’s Natalie Mikrot officially committed to playing basketball at Minnesota Crookston. Mikrot led the Rebels in scoring as a junior, posting over 23 points per game to go along with three assists and three steals, as well as knocking down 52 three pointers. Last season, she also became the program’s all-time leading…
VIRGINIA, Minn. – Wednesday, Virginia’s Rian Aune signed her National Letter of Intent to join the Southwest Minnesota State women’s basketball team. The Blue Devils point guard averaged 13 points, four rebounds and four assists last season as a junior. Aune is also closing in on her 1,000th career point at Virginia. Categories: College, High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The UW-Superior men’s soccer team picked up two major awards from the UMAC. Freshman defender Josh Bellamy was named Rookie of the Year after scoring six goals and four assists, including the game-winning goal in the UMAC championship game. Joe Mooney is your UMAC Coach of the Year for the third time in his career after leading…
DULUTH, Minn. – Wednesday afternoon, Duluth East had three signings on National Signing Day. Tyler Smith will be joining the Rockhurst men’s lacrosse team in Kansas City, while Elaina Benson won’t be going too far as she committed to the UMD women’s soccer team. “It just felt like home. I went to a lot of colleges for the recruiting process…
DULUTH, Minn. – On the first day of National Signing Day, a trio of Duluth Denfeld put pen to paper on their college committments. Hannah Hovland and Logan Nylund will be joining first-year head coaches as Hovland has signed with UMD softball and Nylund will head across the bridge to join the UWS baseball team. “He was filling me in…
DULUTH, Minn. – Senior Jack Silgen led the way with 22 points, but the St. Scholastica men’s basketball team dropped their season opener to UW-River Falls 77-76 in overtime at the Reif Gym. The Saints will look to bounce back with a road trip to Northwestern on Saturday. Categories: College, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis. – A pair of Superior boys soccer teammates will be playing on opposite sides of the pitch in the UMAC. Jakob Kidd signed his National Letter of Intent to join the UWS men’s soccer team and Jeffrey Olson is taking his talents to Ashland as he’ll suit up for Northland College. Kidd finished his senior year second in…
CLOQUET, Minn. – Wednesday afternoon, Cloquet had a pair of Lumberjacks make their commitments official on National Signing Day. Dana Jones signed her National Letter of Intent to join the Winona State softball team. She described the moment she signed and made things official as exhilarating. “I mean I’m obviously shaking. I’m so excited. Coach Jones down there, kind of…
HIBBING, Minn. – On the first day of the National Signing period, Hibbing’s Ayden McDonald signed his National Letter of Intent to join the Augustana men’s basketball team. Ayden is the 11th member of the legendary McDonald family to play at the college level, which includes his dad and head coach Joel McDonald. “It wouldn’t have been possible without my…
DULUTH, Minn. – Tuesday afternoon, the UMD women’s basketball team hosted Media Day at Romano Gym. The Bulldogs are coming into the season as the preseason favorites to repeat as NSIC champions. But this squad feels like they are capable of more, including a deeper run in the NCAA tournament. “Just not being complacent with what we have accomplished within…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD men’s basketball team is coming off a season that saw a lot of growing pains with one of the youngest squads in the NSIC. But with that came valuable experience, especially for the sophomores who just went through the first full offseason of their college careers. “Freshman year is tough. You’re away from your family….
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The UW-Superior women’s basketball team struggled to get much going offensively, as UW-Stout got the 76-44 win to open the 2021 season. Kaelyn Christian led the Yellowjackets with 14 points. UWS will head to Eau Claire this weekend for the UW-Eau Claire Tip-Off Tournament this weekend. The Yellowjackets will face hots UW-Eau Claire on Friday at 8:00…
DULUTH, Minn. – Going into their game against Augustana, the UMD football team knew they had to get a win if they wanted any shot at an NCAA tournament berth. Not only did they beat the Vikings, but it wasn’t even close. The Bulldogs got off to a monster start and never looked back as they picked up a home…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The UWS women’s soccer team wrapped up their most successful conference season ever by sweeping the top honors from the UMAC. Superior native Niya Wilson was named UMAC Player of the Year after finishing eighth in the country in goals. Senior Erin Schoborg is your Defensive Player of the Year and freshman goalkeeper Jenna Lang was named…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – After winning their first-ever UMAC championship on Saturday, the UW-Superior women’s soccer team found out on Monday where they’re heading for the NCAA tournament. And it’s not that far as UWS will face top-seeded St. Catherine in the St. Paul regional. The MIAC champion Wildcats have won all seven all-time matches against the Yellowjackets, with the most…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD women’s cross country team finished second at the NCAA Central Regions on Saturday to earn an automatic qualifier to the NCAA DII Championships. This is the Bulldogs’ first trip to the NCAA Championships since 2017 and 10th overall. The second place finish is their highest regional finish since 2016. UMD was led by First-Team NSIC…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The program’s all-time leading goal-scorer Annah Schussman found the back of the net twice to lift the UW-Superior women’s soccer team the 3-2 win over Northwestern to claim their first ever UMAC tournament championship. Proctor alum Ava Giswold also scored in the win for the Yellowjackets while Jenna Lang finished with five saves. UW-Superior enters the NCAA…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Josh Bellamy scored just 10 seconds into overtime to give the UW-Superior men’s soccer team the 2-1 win over Bethany Lutheran in the UMAC championship game. Blake Doyea also scored as the Yellowjackets won their fifth straight UMAC tournament title. Alex Paredes got the start in net and made six saves, but was issued a red card…
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Ryan Fanti recorded his first career shutout as the No. 4 Minnesota Duluth men’s hockey team got the 3-0 win over No. 10 Western Michigan to earn a weekend split. Tanner Laderoute scored twice while Ben Almquist scored once. Fanti finished with 35 saves. UMD improves to 6-2 on the season and will host Colorado College next…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD football team got off to a fast start and never looked back, getting the 41-15 win over No. 17 Augustana. The Bulldogs defense came up huge, picking up four interceptions, two of which were returned for six. Armani Carmickle finished with 78 receiving yards, surpassing 1,000 receiving yards on the season. Garrett Olson completed 11…
DULUTH, Minn. – In their penultimate match of the regular season, the UMD volleyball team were swept by Southwest Minnesota State 3-0 Friday night at Romano Gym. Kate Berg led the Bulldogs with 10 kills as UMD will close out the regular season Saturday at home against Sioux Falls. Categories: College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The Western Michigan men’s hockey team scored with 1:26 left in the third period to knock off UMD 4-3 Friday night at the Lawson Ice Arena. The Bulldogs get goals from Kyler Klevin, Casey Gilling and Tanner Laderoute as they’ll try to split the series Saturday night in Kalamazoo. Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. — Back in the summer, a group of women’s college hockey head coaches laid out their proposal to expand the playoff field for the NCAA women’s hockey tournament. The NCAA turned down that proposal, so this week the movement was taken to social media. This past spring a bracket expansion committee of coaches and administrators was formed to…
DULUTH, Minn. – This weekend, the UMD football team will return to Malosky Stadium. And if the Bulldogs want to make it to the postseason, they’ll have to take down one of the best teams in the country. UMD will host Augustana, the 17th-ranked team in the nation, thanks to their second-best offense and defense in the NSIC. In the…
DULUTH, Minn. – St. Scholastica’s Alicia Draper has been named MIAC Co-Defensive Volleyball Player of the Year. The junior becomes the first player in program history to win three straight conference awards as Draper was named UMAC Defensive Player of the Year in each of the last two seasons, including UMAC Rookie of the Year in her freshman campaign. Draper…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Senior Annah Schussman scored twice and become the program’s all-time leader in goals scored as the UW-Superior women’s soccer team defeated Minnesota Morris 6-0 Wednesday afternoon in the UMAC semi-finals. The Yellowjackets move on to face Northwestern in Saturday’s UMAC championship game at 2 p.m. On the men’s side, they knocked off Northwestern 5-1, thanks to a…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD men’s hockey team will be back in action this weekend and it will be the start of NCHC play. The Bulldogs will take on Western Michigan. Both teams come in with matching 5-1 records and both are ranked in the top ten nationally. However, since 2018, UMD is 1-4-1 at the Lawson Ice Arena in…
DULUTH, Minn. – It was a stellar return of basketball to Romano Gym on Tuesday night as the UMD women’s basketball team defeated St. Scholastica 91-22. The Saints were a last-minute replacement for UW-Superior, who had to drop out of the game due to health and safety protocols. On the men’s side, the Bulldogs knocked off the Yellowjackets 96-55. Categories:…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UW-Superior women’s hockey team avenged their exhibition loss two weeks ago to St. Scholastica as the Yellowjackets defeated the Saints 3-2 Tuesday night at Mars Lakeview Arena. UWS improves to 3-0 on the season as they’ll host Hamline on Friday night. CSS will look to bounce back with a road trip to take on UW-Stevens Point….
DULUTH, Minn. – This week, Duluth Denfeld’s Hanna Hovland announced that she has committed to joining the UMD softball team. Last season as a junior, Hovland was an All-Conference First Team selection, while hitting over .500 with six home runs and 20 RBI for the Hunters. She also plays for the Minnesota Renegades club based out of Minneapolis, and also…
MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn – This week, Mountain Iron-Buhl’s Ava Butler signed her National Letter of Intent to join the Mayville State women’s basketball team. Last season, she averaged just over 12 points per game for the Rangers, helping MIB make it all the way to the Class A state semi-finals. Categories: College, High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The college basketball season will tip-off Tuesday night right here in the Northland. The UW-Superior men’s basketball team will get things started with their annual exhibition against UMD. The team says there’s always a lot to learn when they head across the bridge to battle the Bulldogs. “We’re just looking forward to getting back out there. I…
DULUTH, Minn. – Family is the most important thing for St. Scholastica volleyball players Ashley Larson and Caitlin Schneeweis. “We call ourselves a big commune. We’re just one big family. Everyone’s invited, even if they come into the family,” Larson, a right side for the Saints, said. The cousins have been playing volleyball together since the sixth grade and went…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – For the first time, both the men’s and women’s UMAC soccer tournaments run through Superior, as both UWS teams earned the top spots. On the women’s side, the Yellowjackets earned their first ever regular season championship after going unbeaten in conference play. They’ll host Minnesota Morris in the semifinals on Wednesday at 4:00 p.m. The UWS men…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UW-Superior men’s hockey team jumped out to an early lead and never looked back, scoring three goals in the first four minutes to open the season with a 7-0 win over bridge rivals St. Scholastica. Artur Terchiyev scored twice while David Kaplan, MacGregor Sinclair, Chad Lopez and Coltyn Bates each scored once. Myles Hektor made 26…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The UW-Superior men’s cross country team used home course advantage on Saturday to win its fourth UMAC cross country championship in the last six years with 36 points. Tyler Finger led the way for the Yellowjackets, finishing second with a time of 27:02. Derrick Moe came in third while Michael Butterfield finished fifth to all earn All-UMAC…
MINOT, N.D. – The UMD football team scored 27 second half points to get the 34-21 road win over Minot State. Garrett Olson got most of the snaps under center, completing 10 passes for 106 yards. Wade Sullivan led the way with 112 rushing yards and two touchdowns, while Cazz Martin and Byron Bynum each ran in a touchdown. UMD…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Senior Agnese Apsite finished with a hat trick as the UW-Superior women’s hockey team defeated Lawrence 8-0 Friday night at Wessman Arena. Megan Dulong also scored twice for the Yellowjackets as they’ll look for the sweep of the Vikings Saturday at 2 p.m. Categories: College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we spoke with UWS men’s hockey coach Rich McKenna as the Yellowjackets will open their season Saturday with an exhibition game against St. Scholastica. Categories: Coaches Corner, College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. — Sam Fuss would score the overtime winner in St. Scholastica’s home opener win 5-4 over Concordia Wisconsin Friday night at the Mars Lakeview Arena. The Saints will be back in action as they host UW-Superior Saturday night at 7 p.m. . Categories: College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – In their final home game of the season, the UMD women’s soccer team would get a late goal from Anna Tobias as they beat Minnesota State Moorhead 1-0 Friday night at Malosky Stadium. The Bulldogs will be back in action Sunday on the road at Northern State. Categories: College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports, University of Minnesota –…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The UW-Superior volleyball team dominated from start to finish as they sweep Crown 3-0 Friday night at the Mertz Mortorelli Gym. Maiana Stark led the way with 15 kills for the Yellowjackets, who will close out their regular season at home Saturday against Minnesota Morris. Categories: College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports
MORRIS, Minn, – Senior Annah Schussman finished with two goals and three assists as the UW-Superior women’s soccer team defeated Minnesota Morris 4-1 Friday afternoon. The win gave the Yellowjackets their first-ever UMAC regular season title. UWS will close out their season with a trip to crown on Saturday. They’ll open the UMAC tournament as the top overall seed on…
CLOQUET, Minn. – What a start to the season it has been for the Minnesota Wilderness. The team is 8-3-1, marking their best start in five years. The Wilderness are coming off a home sweep over Jainesville and the players are seeing a big difference from last year’s squad. “We’ve gotten better through our systems. We’ve gotten better on our…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD volleyball team saw their five-match win streak snapped at the hands of St. Cloud State as they Huskies swept the Bulldogs 3-0 Thursday night at Romano Gym. Sophomore Grace Daak led the way with nine kills as UMD will look to rebound Saturday afternoon at Bemidji State. Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD football team has had a different look on offense in the past few weeks. The Bulldogs are rotating John Larson, Logan Graetz and Garrett Olson at the quarterback position. Head coach Curt Wiese admits it’s not what they do traditionally, but he’s not worried about any of the three needing to get into a rhythm…
DULUTH, Minn. – The NSIC released their preseason poll for the upcoming 2021-22 women’s basketball season and UMD was picked to finish first in the North Division and the conference. Senior Brooke Olson was chosen as the Preseason North Division Player of the Year after winning the award in each of the last two seasons. She led the conference in…
ELY, Minn. – Back in August, the Vermilion Community College volleyball team had to cancel its upcoming season due to low numbers. Just over a week later, a few players began reaching out to head coach Krystal Brodeen and the season was back on. And then, with the smallest of expectations, the Ironwomen pulled off what some thought would be…
DULUTH, Minn. – This past weekend can now be known as the “Blake Biondi Breakout Week”. The Hermantown native scored in back-to-back games, helping the UMD men’s hockey team sweep rivals Minnesota. Wednesday, Biondi talked about scoring in front of a jam-packed Amsoil Arena and how he’s been able to make the jump from his freshman to sophomore year. “Yeah…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD women’s hockey team is coming off a dominant sweep over St. Thomas and they’ll be on a break for the next few weeks. That’s because the Olympic trials for women’s hockey will be taking place overseas. The Bulldogs will have two current players taking part in the tournament: goalie Emma Soderberg of Sweden and defenseman…
