SUPERIOR, Wis. – Back in the fall, the UMAC announced that the volleyball season would be moved to the spring. Did everyone agree with that move? No. But we’ve learned in the past year that sometimes, you got to just roll with the punches. That’s what the UWS volleyball team are doing as their spring season began this past weekend….
SUPERIOR, Wis. – In their regular season finale, the UW-Superior men’s basketball team dropped a close one to Northwestern 69-62 Monday night at the Mertz Mortorelli Gym. On the other side of the bridge, the UWS women used a strong fourth quarter to knock off CSS 59-49 behind 21 points from Kaija Davies. Categories: College, Sports
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – In a rematch of last season’s NSIC championship game, the University of Minnesota Duluth women’s basketball team used a huge second quarter then hung on late to get the 67-55 win over St. Cloud State to win their second NSIC Tournament title in the past three years. Ann Simonet led the way with 17 points while…
DULUTH, Minn. – After a first stellar season as the starter for UMD, Emma Soderberg claimed the 2020-21 WCHA goaltending title. The junior finished with a 1.34 goals against average, .951 saves percentage and five shutouts, which all led the conference. The netminder made a career-high 45 saves on Saturday, giving her 404 regular season saves. Soderberg is also a…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Brooke Olson and Ann Simonet led the way as the Minnesota Duluth women’s basketball team used a strong start to the second half then pulled away late to get the 76-67 win over Bemidji State in the NSIC Tournament semifinals. Olson led the way with 25 points while Simonet finished with 18 points and eight rebounds….
DULUTH, Minn. – A late rally forced overtime, then Daryl Watts scored 41 seconds into the extra frame to give No. 1 Wisconsin the 4-3 overtime win over No. 7 Minnesota to claim the WCHA regular season title. Gabbie Hughes scored twice while Anna Klein scored the other goal, which kept the Bulldogs in the lead until the final 1:30…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The St. Scholastica women’s indoor track and field team didn’t take home the team title, but they did have three event winners in Saturday’s UMAC Indoor Track and Field Championship on the UWS campus. Minnesota Morris took home the championship, while CSS finished in second. UWS finished in sixth. For the Saints, McKenzie Williams won the 60-meter…
DULUTH, Minn. – Nick Swaney recorded a hat trick as the No. 10 Minnesota Duluth men’s hockey team got the 5-1 win over No. 6 St. Cloud State in their home finale. Swaney also tallied 100 points for his career, becoming the 59th player to do so. The last player to do it was Scott Perunovich last season, then Alex…
DULUTH, Minn. – Despite a shots-on-goal advantage of 29 to 26, the St. Scholastica men’s hockey team would fall at home to Marian 3-2 Friday night at Mars Lakeview Arena. Nate Pionk and Brent Jones would score the goals for the Saints, who fall to 4-6 on the season. And on the other side of the bridge, the UW-Superior men…
DULUTH, Minn. – Junior forward Gabbie Hughes scored twice for the UMD women’s hockey team as they defeated the University of Wisconsin 4-2 Friday night at Amsoil Arena. Lizi Norton and Anna Klein also scored for the Bulldogs, who picked up their first win over the Badgers since November of 2016. Junior goalie Emma Soderberg finished with 26 saves as…
DULUTH, Minn. – Saturday night, seven members of the UMD men’s hockey team will be playing one final game at Amsoil Arena when the Bulldogs host St. Cloud State. This class, which originally started with 10 including Hobey Baker winner Scott Perunovich, experienced a level of success few can rival in all of college hockey and spoke about their experiences…
DULUTH, Minn. – UMD’s Emma Soderberg has been named one of eight finalists for National Goalie of the Year. This award will be presented for the first time this year from the Women’s Hockey Commissioners Association. Nationally, the junior netminder ranks second in goals against average and third in saves percentage. In the WCHA, Soderberg is tops in almost every…
DULUTH, Minn. – This week, Duluth East’s Giovani Saldivar announced on Twitter that he has committed to joining the St. Scholastica men’s basketball team. The sharpshooter has been a big part of the Greyhounds success this year. He will join former teammates Isiah Hendrickson and Noah Winesett, who are also on the Saints roster. Categories: College, High School, Sports
CULVER, Minn. – South Ridge’s Deekon Anvid has signed his National Letter of Intent to join the track & field team at Southwest Minnesota State where he will compete in all of the throwing events, including shot put, weight throw and discus. The big man made his mark for the Panthers football team, leading the team in tackles and being…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Junior forward Brooke Olson finished with a season-high 31 points and added 12 rebounds as the UMD women’s basketball team held off a late rally to knock off Sioux Falls 78-64 Thursday morning in the first round of the NSIC tournament. Ann Simonet, Maesyn Thiesen and Payton Kahl also finished in double figures for the Bulldogs,…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD women’s hockey team will wrap up the regular season this weekend with one of its most important series in recent memory. The Bulldogs will host top-ranked Wisconsin and here’s what’s on the line. If UMD sweeps the Badgers, they will win the WCHA regular season championship for the first time since 2010. Even if they…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Junior forward Tessa Jorde scored the lone goal for the UW-Superior women’s hockey team, but it wouldn’t be enough as UW-Eau Claire held off the Yellowjackets to get the 2-1 win Wednesday night at Wessman Arena. UWS goaltender McKenzie Whalen finished with 39 saves in the losing effort. The Yellowjackets will face the Blugolds Friday night in…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD women’s basketball team received some great news Wednesday as junior forward Brooke Olson was named NSIC North Division Player of the Year. The Rice Lake native led the conference in scoring and recorded her 1,000th career point last weekend. She was also named to the All-Conference First Team. “She went out this summer and she…
DULUTH, Minn. – Win or go home. That’s the mentality moving forward for the UMD women’s basketball team as they get set to open the NSIC tournament Thursday morning at the Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls. The Bulldogs are coming off a series where they suffered their first loss of the season at the hands of St. Cloud State, the…
DULUTH, Minn. – Wednesday, UMD men’s basketball sophomore guard Drew Blair was selected to the all-conference Second Team, while Austin Andrews took home NSIC North Freshman of the Year honors. Head coach Justin Wieck says although the season came to an end this past weekend, he is excited for the future of his program. “This team’s going to be together…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Tuesday afternoon, Grand Rapids standout John Bonner announced on Twitter that he has committed to joining the St. Scholastica football team. Bonner finished his career with the Thunderhawks recording eight rushing touchdowns and four receiving TDs. He helped Grand Rapids finish the regular season undefeated. He joins teammate Caden Hofstad who committed to CSS last month….
DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica softball team kicked off their season last week with a pair of sweeps against Crown and Northland College. The Saints have also started this season with a bang, literally. Former Hermantown softball coach Tom Bang has joined the Saints coaching staff for the 2021 season. Bang spent over 40 years with the Hawks, before…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Kevin Moore era for the CSS men’s hockey team is well underway. And after a rocky start to the season, the Saints have turned things around, winning three straight and four of their last five. “I think it’s been a really big process for the team learning my style, learning just things about me. But overall…
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The NCHC announced Monday a slight adjustment for this weekend’s series between the UMD men’s hockey team and St. Cloud State. The two games will now be split for this weekend and next weekend. The Bulldogs will host the Huskies on Saturday with puck drop set for 7 p.m. And then UMD will travel to St….
DULUTH, Minn. – Gabbie Hughes scored her second goal of the night with just three seconds remaining to give the No. 7 Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey team the 4-3 win over Minnesota State to sweep the weekend series. Taylor Anderson and Kasundra Betinol also scored in the Bulldogs back-and-fourth battle against the Mavericks. Emma Soderberg finished with 28 saves. This…
DULUTH, Minn. – The No. 7 Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey team scored twice in the third period to get the 2-1 win over Minnesota State Mankato in the Bulldogs first game in 21 days. Gabbie Hughes and McKenzie Hewett scored the two goals in the Bulldogs comeback. Emma Soderberg finished with 21 saves. UMD (9-4) and Minnesota State will wrap…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD women’s basketball team rebounded from their first loss of the season in big way, using a big second half comeback to get the 69-60 win over St. Cloud State on Saturday to win their second straight NSIC North Division title. UMD trailed eight at the half but shot nearly 56 percent from the field in…
CLOQUET, Minn. – A three-goal first period would be the difference as the Minnesota Wilderness got the home win over the Austin Bruins 4-2 Friday night at the Northwoods Credit Union Arena. Jake Herter, Ethan Wolthers, Mikol Sartor and Gavin Rasmussen all scored for the Wilderness, who will look for the sweep Saturday night in Austin. Categories: College, Friday Night…
DULUTH, Minn. – Hibbing native Zack DeBoom led the way with two goals as the St. Scholastica men’s hockey team defeated Finlandia 12-4 Friday night at Mars Lakeview Arena. Jordan Fralich also finished with two goals while eight other Saints also scored, including freshman brothers Filimon and Arkhip Ledenkov. CSS improves to 3-5 on the season as they travel to…
DULUTH, Minn. – In a rematch of last season’s NSIC championship game, the St. Cloud State women’s basketball team once again proved to be too much, getting the 60-49 win over UMD to hand the Bulldogs their first loss of the season. This is also the Bulldogs first loss at Romano Gym since Dec. of 2018. Brooke Olson led the…
DULUTH, Minn. – In the annual Bridge Battle rivalry game, the UW-Superior women’s basketball team got the win over St. Scholastica 57-48 Thursday night at the Mertz Mortorelli Gym. Kaelyn Christian led the Yellowjackets with 15 points, while Bryton Kukowski chipped in with 10 points of her own. The Saints were led by Lizzie Altendorf who finished with 15 points….
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD men’s hockey team led 1-0 going into the third period. But Colorado College would score twice in the final frame to stun the Bulldogs 2-1 Thursday night at Amsoil Arena. Senior forward Nick Swaney scored the lone goal for UMD, who dropped their third straight game. They’ll wrap up the regular season next week against…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD men’s basketball team will wrap up their regular season this weekend with a road trip against St. Cloud State. The Bulldogs are currently in 5th place in the NSIC North Division standings and with just four teams moving on to the conference tournament, the team says it will be sink or swim against the Huskies…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD women’s hockey team will be back in action this weekend after last week’s postponed series with Minnesota State Mankato. The Bulldogs are currently tied for second place in the WCHA with four games left to go, including a big showdown next week against top ranked Wisconsin. And while the ultimate goal for UMD is to…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD men’s hockey team are coming off a weekend where they were swept on the road by Western Michigan and were only able to get one goal on the Broncos. But UMD has been in this spot before and have always had the ability to flip the switch and bounce back when their backs are against…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Junior forward Tessa Jorde scored the lone goal for the UW-Superior women’s hockey team as they fell to UW-River Falls 4-1 Wednesday night at Wessman Arena. As for the men, they were on the road against UW-Stevens Point and it was the Pointers getting the best of the Yellowjackets 5-3. Levi Cudmore, Lawson McDonald and Chad Lopez…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD women’s basketball team are coming off an impressive sweep over Bemidji State this past weekend. The Bulldogs are still undefeated, led by one of the top defenses in the NSIC. But head coach Mandy Pearson says she still believes her team can play better with playoffs around the corner. “I still don’t think we’ve put…
DULUTH, Minn. – Thursday night, the UW-Superior and St. Scholastica basketball teams will meet up for their annual Bridge Battle rivalry games. The women’s game will take place in Superior, while the men’s game won’t take place at all. The Saints men’s basketball team announced Wednesday that their game against the Yellowjackets has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols. CSS…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD women’s hockey team announced Tuesday that their series this weekend against Minnesota State Mankato has been moved to Saturday and Sunday, instead of Friday and Saturday. The start time for both games will be 3:07 p.m. Also, the University of Wisconsin announced the official game times for their series next week against the UMD women’s…
DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica women’s basketball team kept it close but Minnesota Morris used a big third quarter to get the 75-59 road win in a nonconference matchup. Kaylee Kennedy led the Saints with 21 points while Eve Turner chipped in with 17 points off the bench. CSS falls to 0-3 on the season and now prepares for…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD women’s basketball improved to a perfect 9-0 on the season with a 73-62 win over Bemidji State to sweep the weekend series. Ann Simonet and Sarah Grow led the way with 17 points each while Brooke Olson finished with 15 points and seven rebounds and Maesyn Thiesen chipped in with 14 points. UMD finished the…
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The No. 4 Minnesota Duluth men’s hockey team continued to struggle on Saturday, as Western Michigan got the 4-1 win to sweep the weekend series. Cole Koepke scored the lone goal of the weekend for the Bulldogs, late in the third period, while Zach Stejskal made 17 saves in the start. Western Michigan scored twice within a…
DULUTH, Minn. – Some tough news for St. Scholastica as they announced Friday that the team will not take part in the upcoming UMAC spring season. The Saints were scheduled to take part in a five-game schedule beginning in early April and ending in early May. Head coach Mike Heffernan says the decision came from many conversations with the administration…
DULUTH, Minn. – Reigning NSIC North Division Player of the Week Brooke Olson led all scorers with 22 points as the UMD women’s basketball team knocked off Bemidji State 68-58 Friday night at Romano Gym. Sophomore Madelyn Granica chipped in with 10 points for the Bulldogs, who remain undefeated on the season and extend their home win streak to 27…
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – It was not a good night for the UMD men’s hockey team as they get shutout on the road by Western Michigan 4-0 Friday night at Lawson Arena. The loss snapped a six-game win streak for the Bulldogs, who fall to 12-6-2 on the season. Sophomore goalie Ryan Fanti finished with 19 saves. UMD will look to…
DULUTH, Minn. – Former Duluth East baseball standout Drew Grindahl announced this week that he has committed to joining the North Dakota State baseball team. Grindahl spent last year at Iowa Western Community College, but the season was cancelled due to the pandemic. He will play there this spring and join the Bison in the fall. And he won’t be…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD women’s basketball team is the only remaining undefeated team in the NSIC. The Bulldogs also popped up in the national rankings, too. So how does the team stay grounded and continue to play with a chip on their shoulder? Junior Brooke Olson says it’s all about not setting expectations for themselves. “We’re not getting over…
DULUTH, Minn. – Earlier this week, the UMD women’s hockey team found out that for the third time this season, they will not be in action after a seven-day pause at Minnesota State Mankato postponed the Bulldogs’ series against the Mavericks. Head coach Maura Crowell says some of her players might have already heard about the news on social media….
PROCTOR, Minn. – This week, Proctor’s Emerson Roseen has signed her National Letter of Intent to join the women’s soccer team at Lake Superior College. Roseen is a two-time all-conference selection for the Rails and played in the 2020 Northland girls soccer All-Star game. She is also a long time member of the Gitchi Gummi Soccer Club and hopes to…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Amanda Sergent and Jenna Curtis each finished with two goals as the UW-Superior women’s hockey team opened conference play with a home win over Northland College 7-1 Wednesday night at Wessman Arena. Tessa Jorde, Amber Heidenreich and Hannah Magnusson also scored for the Yellowjackets. Karadyn Kiviaho scored the lone goal for the LumberJills. Both teams will be…
