SUPERIOR, Wis.- After a neck-and-neck first half, the Superior boys’ basketball team came alive in the second half to deliver an 84-57 knockout over Solon Springs. The Spartans were aided by their three-point shooting. In total, they made 13 shots from beyond the perimeter. This win puts the Spartans at 5-2 this season as they look ahead to the new…
ESKO, Minn.- The defending state champions in Class A continued their winning ways on Monday, as Mountain Iron-Buhl defeated Esko 82 to 66. The Rangers were led by Jordan Zubich, who had 46 points in the victory. MIB (9-1) will next play at Northhome/Kelliher on Friday. Esko (3-4) will play at Pine City on Thursday. In boys action, Duluth Marshall…
SOLON SPRINGS, Wis.- Solon Springs senior forward Isaiah Kastern has officially signed with Bemidji State University. Just last season, Kastern would average 23 points and 11 rebounds per game. Kastern was also a key force in helping lead the Eagles to the sectional final. He has been named all-state first team once and is a two-time all-conference first team member….
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Another superior football senior has found his college home. And it won’t be far for senior offensive and defensive lineman Cadin Olson as he announced his college commitment to St. Scholastica. Olson is a athletic lineman with a great work ethic and high football IQ, according to head coach Bob DeMeyer. He’s been on the varsity roster since…
ESKO, Minn.- The Esko boys basketball team is off to a 3-0 start to their 2023-24 season, and combo guard Dalton Spindler has played a major role in their success. “I think my role is just to be a scorer and pass the ball a lot, get people open, play-make.” Over the last two seasons, Spindler has led Esko in…
PROCTOR, Minn.- In this week’s Coaches Corner, we caught up with Proctor boys’ hockey head coach Jeff Laspi. Laspi is in his fourth season as the Rails’ head coach and previously served as an assistant coach with the Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn.- The Cloquet/Esko/Carlton boys hockey team suffered their first loss on their home ice this season to the Defending Class A State Champion Mahtomedi Zephyrs. Mahtomedi got on the board quickly with a goal 52 seconds into the first period. CEC would respond with a power play goal, but two more goals from the Zephyrs would seal the 4-1…
DULUTH, Minn.- Three top plays this week and all three would happen on the ice. At number three, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton’s Bobby Thornton would score thanks to a little back and forth action with teammate Niko Gentilini. At number two, Duluth Marshall goaltender Kaenan Smith would lay out to stop a Hermantown scoring threat in Tuesday’s contest. At number one, Reagan Zywicki…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Chisholm girls basketball team continued their winning ways on Friday, defeating Duluth Denfeld 63 to 27. The Bluestreaks were led by Tresa Baumgard, who had 28 points in the victory. Chisholm (5-0) will next play at Ely on December 18th. Duluth Denfeld (1-5) will face Barnum on December 27th as part of the Chisholm Holiday Tournament. Categories:…
ESKO, Minn.- A decision day is nearing for Esko football standout Koi Perich. On Thursday, Perich announced on his personal Twitter account that he will officially sign on Wednesday, December 20th at the Esko theater. Perich, who originally committed to Minnesota back in April, most recently took an official visit to Ohio State. It’s believed that he is choosing between…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Marshall girls hockey team was able to do something other teams haven’t done on Thursday and that’s defeat Superior. The Hilltoppers would top the Spartans 5 to 1. Duluth Marshall (11-1) will next host Delano/Rockford on Saturday at noon. Meanwhile, Superior (6-1) will return home Saturday to play International Falls at 2 PM. Categories: High School,…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.- The Grand Rapids boys’ hockey team is undergoing some changes with Grant Clafton as their new head coach. One thing that hasn’t changed: Bauer Murphy imposing his will on the defensive side of the puck. The Thunderhawks’ season got off to an electric start in their home-opening win against Hibbing-Chisholm. “That was really awesome,” recalls Murphy. “It…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- The Hermantown boys hockey team added another victory to the win column on Tuesday, defeating Duluth Marshall 3 to 0. The Hawks had three different goal-scorers in the contest. Hermantown (3-0-1) will next host Mahtomedi on Saturday. Meanwhile, Duluth Marshall (1-3-1) will battle Bagley/Fosston on Friday at home. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- A few local standouts were named to the U.S. Youth Olympic men’s team on Tuesday afternoon. The 17 player roster includes Hermantown defenseman A.J. Francisco and Superior defenseman Jackson Marthaler. The duo will hop on a plane and head to South Korea next month to compete in the Winter Youth Olympics from January 19th to February 1st. Francisco so…
DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth Denfeld senior guard Finnley Powell won’t have to travel far for college. On Monday, the team announced on their personal Facebook page that Powell has committed to Northland College. Powell has seen an increase in points and rebounds per game in his senior campaign. He’s currently averaging 11 points and four rebounds per game while shooting 50…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- A Superior football standout made his college commitment on Monday. Offensive Guard & Nose Guard Braylon LeMieux will play his college ball for the UW-Stout Blue Devils beginning next fall. LeMieux was only a one-year varsity starter but he made the most of it being named to the Big Rivers All-Conference first team. LeMieux would also receive interest…
ESKO, Minn.- It was a busy weekend for Esko football standout Koi Perich as he made an official visit to Ohio State. But before he makes a college decison, Perich will get to play in one last game to represent Esko on the big stage. Last week, Perich received an invite to the All-American Bowl. The game is an all-star…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.- Despite losing their last two games, the Grand Rapids boys’ hockey team has an extra pep in their step this season with a new bench boss taking over the reins. Following Wade Chiodo’s resignation in late September, Grand Rapids hired Grant Clafton as their new head coach. Clafton, a graduate of Grand Rapids High School, was the…
CLOQUET, Minn.- The Esko boys basketball team left no doubt on Friday, topping Cloquet 78 to 61. Esko (2-0) will next host Grand Rapids on December 12th. Cloquet (1-3) is next in action on December 14th versus Duluth Denfeld. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn.- Former Grand Rapids defenseman and now current Wilderness defense Ren Morque has announced he is set to join the Air Force Academy beginning next season. Morque has suited up for the Wilderness in 46 games, posting six goals and 24 assists. He’s been playing junior hockey since his time with the Thunderhawks ended after the 2021-2022 season. Morque…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys hockey team suffered their first loss of the season on Thursday, falling to Duluth Denfeld 5 to 4. The Hunters would score twice in the 2nd period and three times in the 3rd to rally back. C-E-C (2-1) will look to bounce back at East Grand Forks on Saturday. Duluth Denfeld (3-2) will next play…
DULUTH, Minn.- Two of the Northland’s top girls’ hockey teams earned wins on the road Thursday night. The Duluth Marshall Hilltoppers earned their 8th-straight victory in their 5-2 win over the Duluth Northern Stars. This puts Marshall at 9-1 overall, which is the second time in three years the Hilltoppers have won nine of their first 10 games. Meanwhile, despite…
DULUTH, Minn.-Â On a team full of playmakers, sharpshooters, and athletic specimens, Duluth Denfeld’s Dashawn Moore has found a way to make his presence known. “I bring the energy and it just feeds off,” says Moore. “We’re going to ball out, we’re going to do what we’re supposed to do.” As a football player at heart, Moore brings the same kind…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- After no goals scored by either team in the first two periods, the Superior boys hockey team put a pair of shots behind the net in their 2-1 victory over Duluth Marshall. Goalie Trent Peterson led the way for the Spartans with 20 saves through two periods. This win puts Superior at 2-1 overall with their next game…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- The Hermantown boys basketball team is still in search of their first win of the season, as they fell to Duluth Denfeld 83 to 77 on Tuesday. Hermantown senior Abraham Soumis would score his 1,000th career point in the contest. Making him the 10th player in program history to achieve the feat. As for Denfeld, Marnaries Ferguson had…
HIBBING, Minn.- A special ceremony took place before the Duluth Denfeld and Hibbing/Chisholm boys hockey game on Tuesday. Hibbing retired the number seven for former player Adam Johnson. Johnson tragically passed away in a game in the United Kingdom back on October 28th. A massive banner with Johnson’s name and his number seven now hangs in the Hibbing Memorial Arena,…
DULUTH, Minn.- Not many teams can say they return their whole roster from a year ago. But, the Duluth Marshall girls basketball team can as they are coming off a section 7AA semifinal appearance a year ago. Even more of an added bonus for the team this year. A large number of their roster has more than just this year…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Marshall girls hockey team have extended their win streak to seven following Monday’s 7-2 win over Hibbing/Chisholm at Mars Lakeview Arena. The game’s first goal came in 17 seconds into the first period when Marshall’s Ilsa Lindaman scored on her solo attack to the net. Lindaman would later score her second and third goals 13 minutes…
MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn.- The Mountain Iron-Buhl girls basketball team is right on track in their bid for a second-straight state championship. That’s likely due to the Rangers’ terrific twosome: Jordan Zubich and Hali Savela. Zubich has long been the face of Mountain Iron-Buhl girls’ basketball, but she admits that Savela plays a major role in her success. “(Hali’s) going to…
CLOQUET, Minn.- In this week’s Coaches Corner, we caught up with Head Coach Al Denman of Cloquet-Esko Wrestling. Denman has been the Lumberjacks’ head coach since their wrestling program was founded in 2005. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- This week’s top play goes to Duluth Denfeld’s Aiden Altona in Friday night’s game against Kasson-Mantorville. Early in the first half, Altona blocked a layup off the backboard, sending the basketball in the opposite direction. Altona left the game following the play with an apparent knee injury, but returned to the bench to cheer on his team in…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- The Duluth Denfeld boys basketball team opened their season with a hard-fought 75-62 victory over the Kasson-Mantorville Komets. The Hunters faced some early adversity when Aiden Altona left the game with an apparent knee injury. Despite losing the senior and getting into foul trouble, Denfeld was able to clinch the victory by turning defensive turnovers into points. Ethan…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Northern Stars were unable to hold off Brainerd/Little Falls on Friday night, falling 3 to 1. The loss snaps a three-game winning streak for Duluth. Duluth (3-3) will next host Holy Family on Saturday. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- Any year you pick up twenty wins, that’s something you can pat yourself on the back for. But for the Duluth East boys basketball team there isn’t many players back from that roster. Head Coach Rhett McDonald enters his 12th year leading the Greyhounds. He returns two players that have seen significant minutes last season, those two being…
DULUTH, Minn.- In a busy Thursday night for girls’ high school basketball in the Northland, three local hoops teams earned early-season wins ahead of the weekend. After splitting a pair of games during the Thanksgiving weekend, the Mountain Iron-Buhl girls basketball team improved to 2-1 in their 80-72 victory over Proctor. The Rangers started the game with five three-point shots…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Marshall girls hockey team will once again be in contention for the Section 7A championship with senior Ilsa Lindaman leading the Hilltoppers onto the ice. “Obviously as a senior captain, you have to take on a little bit of responsibility, provide for those points, and then also you have to be sure that it’s definitely a…
DULUTH, Minn.- It would take overtime to decide a winner between Grand Rapids and Duluth East on Tuesday night. Nathan Garski would then play hero for the Thunderhawks as he netted the game-winning goal on a breakaway, giving Grand Rapids the 2-1 victory. Bauer Murphy had the other goal for the Thunderhawks in the victory. Grand Rapids (2-0) will next…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- After splitting a pair of games over the Thanksgiving break in Schofield, the Superior boys’ basketball team earned a 79-68 home-opening victory in overtime over Sioux Falls Central Tuesday night. Superior built an early lead thanks in part to Tre Sanigar, who scored 15 points in the first half. They also had some help from their bench as…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- After guiding the Superior football team for the last 18 seasons, head coach Bob DeMeyer is hanging up his whistle. On Monday, DeMeyer announced his retirement. Under his nearly two decade reign, he led the team to 80 wins. DeMeyer also helped the team to a 2014 Big Rivers Conference championship as well as eight trips to the…
DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth East boys soccer coach Corey Bachand has stepped down after six years. And what a successful six years it was. Two coach of the year honors in 2018 and 2021. Plus, two state tournament appearances which included a 2nd place finish in 2018. Before Duluth East, he made stops at UWS, Duluth Marshall, and Superior for a…
ESKO, Minn.- The Esko boys basketball team has remained one of the best teams in the Polar League over the last decade. However, they haven’t qualified for the state tournament since 2019. In each of the last two seasons, Esko has posted 25 wins, including a perfect record against conference opponents. Head Coach Derek Anderson is looking forward to keeping…
DULUTH, Minn.- With Duluth Denfeld’s boys’ basketball regular season tipping off next week, the Hunters are likely thankful to have both Marnaries Ferguson and Aidan Newton on their roster. In 2022-23, Ferguson became one of the area’s top shooters while averaging 19.5 PPG with a .395 three-point percentage. “Marnaries, I mean, that’s my brother,” smiled Newton. “He’s a bucket, that’s…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth East girls basketball team opened up their season on Wednesday. Unfortunately, the game didn’t go their way as Princeton was victorious 75 to 23. The Greyhounds (0-1) will look to bounce back on November 28th against Cambridge-Isanti. Categories: High School, Sports
MOUNTAIN BUHL, Minn.- After winning their first-ever Class A State Championship, Jordan Zubich and her Mountain Iron-Buhl teammates are now in title defense mode. “Just going out the way we did last season, I think it added like extra motivation to come back this year,” says Zubich, who averaged a team-high 26.5 points per game in 2022-23. “(Winning state is)…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.- In their first game inside the newly renovated Yanmar Arena, the Grand Rapids boys hockey team defeated the Hibbing/Chisholm Bluejackets 5-2 Wednesday night. The Thunderhawks had an offensive explosion in the first period, scoring three goals. In total, Nathan Garski scored two goals while William Shoerman, Dominic Broberg and Bauer Murphy recorded one goal each. Tate Swanson…
CLOQUET, Minn.- The Cloquet-Esko-Carlton and Moose Lake Area girls hockey teams would play their 2nd game in one week on Tuesday. Like the other game, Tuesday’s contest would result in a Lumberjack shutout win as C-E-C was victorious, 2-0. Erin Loeb and Allie Jones would each have a goal in the contest. C-E-C (3-2) will next host Orono on Saturday…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- The quest for a third straight Section 7AAA title began earlier this week for the Hermantown boys basketball team. The Hawks tipped off their season on Monday with their first couple of practices. Andy Fenske is entering his 8th season at the helm. He says this year’s team will need to replace some of the minutes and scoring…
DULUTH, Minn.- After a combined four wins in two years, the Duluth Denfeld boys basketball team had a major turnaround in 2022-23 with 16 wins. Now with nearly all of their top players returning, the Hunters want to take another jump this season. On Monday, dozens of students filled Denfeld’s court for the start of basketball season. The Hunters had…
DULUTH, Minn.- Five games into the 2023-24 season, the Duluth Marshall girl’s hockey team has shown they’ll once again be in contention for the 7A Championship. “This year we have a very skilled team, so that’s what we’re kind of focusing on is using our systems and working around our different skill levels that we have.” Last year, Callie Hoff…
PROCTOR, Minn.- The Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team picked up their 2nd win of the season on Friday, defeating Bloomington Jefferson __ to ___. The Mirage (2-1) will next host Edina on Saturday. Puck drop is at 4 PM. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
