ESKO, Minn.- Esko head baseball coach Ben Haugen picked up some hardware over the weekend. Haugen was named the 2A Coach of the Year by the Minnesota State High School Baseball Coaches Association. It was a no brainer of a pick as Haugen led Esko to their first-ever state title last spring. This upcoming season will be Haugen’s 18th year…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Superior softball team has a new leader. On Monday, the school announced Bobbijean Gidley will take over for Mike Sather, who retired after the team’s 2nd place finish at the state tournament last year. Gidley was most recently the head coach for the Spartan JV team. She’s also coached at Proctor High School and played collegiately for…
ESKO, Minn.- In a battle of first place teams on Monday night, Esko would take down Mesabi East 61 to 39. Esko was led by Cairin Berger, who had 25 points in the contest. In other girls action, Rock Ridge earned their 15th win of the season, taking down Duluth Denfeld 65 to 22. Lexi Lamppa with 15 points for…
DULUTH, Minn.- It was a weekend to remember for Duluth Marshall 8th grade basketball player Chloe Johnson. Johnson would become the 3rd Minnesota girls basketball player to reach 1,000 career points as an 8th grader. Johnson would put up 45 points in Marshall’s contest against Minnehaha Academy on Saturday. So far this season, she is averaging almost 29 points per…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- With about one month to go in the regular season, the Superior boys’ basketball team have been heating up in the last couple of weeks. After starting the season at 5-3, the Spartans have won six straight, including key wins against Duluth Marshall, Hudson and Cloquet. Superior’s offense is led by Tresean Sanigar and Calvin Anderson, but they’ve…
PROCTOR, Minn.- In this week’s Coaches Corner, we caught up with Matt Solberg, the head coach of the Proctor girls basketball team. Solberg and the Rails are currently on a nine-game winning streak. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
PROCTOR, Minn.- Anytime a team has a game almost every night, it can be a challenge. But for the Proctor girls basketball team, they’ve taken it in stride as they’re on a nine-game winning streak. The Rails would have five games in the last two weeks, that included matchups against tough opponents such as Cass Lake-Bena and Cromwell-Wright. But all…
PROCTOR, Minn.- After steamrolling North Shore by 10 goals on Tuesday, the Rock Ridge boys hockey team stayed hot on Thursday, taking down Proctor 4-1 at the St. Luke’s Sports & Events Center. The game’s first goal came in the third period on a Proctor power play when the shorthanded Wolverines stole the puck, leading to a goal from Grady…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Rock Ridge boys basketball team picked up their 10th win of the season on Thursday, defeating Duluth Marshall 96 to 57. The Wolverines (10-5) will next host Hibbing on January 23rd. As for the Hilltoppers (6-7), they’ll play at Ely on Saturday. In other boys basketball action, a late three by Braden Bement would lift Duluth East…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- On Monday, the Superior boys basketball team put on a show in their 54-40 win over Hudson. However, the play of the game didn’t happen on the hardwood. The Spartans’ “Shoot Out Childhood Cancer” night raised money for the St. Luke’s Foundation, as well as for Amelia, who’s a student at Cooper Elementary School currently battling acute Lymphoblastic…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.- Grand Rapids/Greenway junior forward Mercury Bischoff became the all-time points leader for the Lightning in their Tuesday contest against Superior. Bischoff would tally four goals against the Spartans to reach 285 career points. In total, she has 168 goals and 117 assists. Bischoff has already committed to Minnesota State-Mankato once her playing days with the Lightning are…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Esko boys basketball team was back in the win column on Tuesday, defeating Duluth Denfeld 76 to 71. Esko (7-3) came into the contest having dropped their last two games. They’ll next be in action on Friday at home versus Two Harbors. Duluth Denfeld (8-6) on the other hand, will next host Duluth East on Thursday. Categories:…
DULUTH, Minn.- In a busy Tuesday night for high school boys hockey in the Northland, three local teams were able to pick up wins against familiar opponents. Three days following their 4-1 loss to Warroad, Hermantown recovered by delivering an 8-1 blowout over Hibbing-Chisholm. The Hawks set the tone in the first period with four goals, including two from River…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Minnesota Mr. Basketball award is given out every year to the best boys high school basketball senior in the state. On Monday, the watch list was released and the Northland was well represented with three potential winners. Cherry’s Isaac Asuma, Esko’s Koi Perich, and Hermantown’s Abe Soumis all made the list of 35. The three players were…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth boys swim team won the Section 7AA true team championship over the weekend. This is the 5th consecutive true team title for the team. Duluth would claim nine of the 12 events in order to accomplish the feat. One notable were two rookie divers in Charlie Chapman and Logan Monette, who placed in the top eight…
DULUTH, Minn.- Hermantown sophomore defenseman A.J. Francisco and Superior sophomore defenseman Jackson Marthaler will be away from their teams for the next couple of weeks. And it’s for a good reason as they’ll both be preparing for a once in a lifetime experience. Francisco and Marthaler will hop on a plane later this week and head to South Korea to…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Make it five in-a-row for the Superior boys’ basketball team, who took down Hudson 54-40 at Spartan Gym Monday night. The Spartans’ game was also part of Shoot Out Childhood Cancer Night, which raised money for the St. Luke’s Foundation, as well as for the family of Amelia, a Cooper Elementary student currently battling acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Monday’s…
PORT WING, Wis.- It’s been nine years since the South Shore girls’ basketball team reached the State Tournament. Ryan Tiberg, who was in his second year as the cardinals coach at the time, says that team was a lot different from his current roster. “(A) little different dynamic, that 2015 team,” says Tiberg. “We had a 6′ 3″ post player…
CLOQUET, Minn.- In this week’s Coaches Corner, we caught up with Tim Stark, the head coach of the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton Nordic ski team. Stark is in his second season heading C-E-C Nordic, but he’s coached the sport since 2007. In this interview, Coach Stark talked about his team’s training regimen, practicing when Mother Nature doesn’t cooperate, and his outlook on the…
ESKO, Minn.- The Esko boys’ basketball team’s “Pack the Gym Night” was spoiled by the Cherry Tigers, who ran away with the 100-74 victory. All five members of Cherry’s starting lineup scored in double digits. Noah Asuma was the Tigers’ leading scorer while Isaac Asuma and Carson Brown each added 20 points. This marks the fourth-straight win for Cherry (11-2),…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Little Falls boys hockey team came into Heritage Center on Friday and left with a two to nothing win over Duluth Denfeld. Both of the Flyers goal would come in the 2nd period. The Hunters fall to 9-5-1 and will next play Duluth East on January 16th. Puck drop is at 7 PM. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy,…
LAC COURTE OREILLES, Wis.- Isaiah Kastern became the school’s all-time scoring leader for Solon Springs in their game against Lac Courte Oreilles on Thursday. Kastern would sky up and accomplish the feat in style with the jam. That was on point number 1,503. He is now at 1,524 points The previous record holder was Morgan Anderson who had 1,502 points….
MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn.- It’s been a special week for Mountain Iron-Buhl senior Jordan Zubich. First, she received a nomination for the 2024 McDonald’s All-American game. Then on Thursday night, she would surpass 3,000 career points in the Rangers 100 to 35 victory over North Woods. Zubich would sink a free throw early in the first half to accomplish the feat….
MAPLE, Wis.- The Northwestern boys’ basketball team had a hard time stopping the Cameron Comets as they lost 91-66 Thursday night. The Tigers entered the game on a six-game winning streak and were 6-0 against Heart O’ North opponents. Cameron’s win now puts the Comets at 6-1 in the conference and 10-1 overall. Meanwhile, the Superior girls’ basketball team won…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys hockey team was back on track Thursday, defeating Duluth Marshall 3 to 1. C-E-C (9-6) will next host Coon Rapids on Saturday at 3 PM. Meanwhile, Duluth Marshall (8-5-1) will look to bounce back at home on Saturday against Northern Lakes. Puck drop is at 7 PM. Categories: High School, Sports
CULVER, Minn.- South Ridge pitcher and 1st baseman Christian Pretasky won’t have to travel far for his next team. Pretasky recently committed to UW-Superior. The senior currently is the program leader in wins, strikeouts, and home runs. He also has season records for ERA with 0.19 in 2021 and strikeouts with 68 in 2022. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- Some college commitment news as Duluth Denfeld basketball senior Aidan Altona announced he’ll play his college ball at Bethany Lutheran. Altona has missed most of the year dealing with an injury. Last season, he would average 17.5 points per game for the Hunters. Altona also led Denfeld in blocks per game and rebounds per game. He would finish…
PORT WING, Wis.- The South Shore girls basketball team has produced some of the best players to ever come out of the state of Wisconsin. Emily Montgomery may soon join that list. Last season, Montgomery etched herself in South Shore basketball history when she scored her 1,000th point. “It was surreal, honestly. The energy was insane.” Five years before that…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- One Superior Spartan hockey team continued to ride their winning streak while another team was unable to hold onto their third-period lead. The Superior girl’s hockey team won their 10th straight game on Thursday, defeating Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 4-0. The Spartans were unable to score in the first period, but their consistent play on defense helped them return to their…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Superior boys basketball team picked up their 8th win of the season on Tuesday, defeating Duluth Marshall 87 to 58. The Spartans are now 8-3 and will next play Proctor in Cloquet on Saturday. Duluth Marshall (5-4) will play at Duluth Denfeld on Thursday. The Hunters (6-5) would take down Proctor 92 to 38 on Tuesday night…
MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn.- The Mountain Iron-Buhl girls basketball team continues to make a run at a two peat in Class A. And on Tuesday, one of their leaders was recognized by perhaps the top high school all-star game in the country. Senior guard Jordan Zubich was named a nominee for the 2024 McDonald’s All-American game. She is one of 724…
ESKO, Minn.- Both the Proctor and Esko girls basketball teams would enter Monday’s matchup on winning streaks. In the end, the Rails would extend theirs to five with the 56 to 40 victory against Esko. Esko’s (8-5) win streak ends at five with the loss. They’ll look to bounce back at home on Thursday against Hibbing. Proctor (10-3) will next…
MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn.- Former Duluth East head coach Mike Randolph celebrated a milestone over the weekend. In St. Thomas Academy’s 5 to 1 win over Tartan, Randolph earned his 700th career victory. He is now eight wins away from becoming the winningest coach in Minnesota high school hockey history. Former Rochester Mayo head coach Lorne Grosso currently holds the record…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Superior girls basketball team have offically surpassed the midway point of their season and so far they remain in the hunt for the Lake Superior conference title. The Spartans are being led by Mackenzie Meneguzzo, who took over for Dave Kontny, after he stepped down after 16 years at Superior high school. Meneguzzo has installed a few…
DULUTH, Minn.- Esko football star and University of Minnesota signee Koi Perich shined on the national stage on Saturday as he was named the MVP of the All-American Bowl. In the first quarter, Perich intercepted a pass, preventing a Team East touchdown. The following quarter, Perich blocked a punt, leading to a Team West touchdown on the following play. Perich…
DULUTH, Minn.- In their first home games of the calendar year, the Duluth Marshall girls and Superior boys were each able to earn some much-needed victories in front of their own fans. The Hilltoppers defeated Grand Rapids 85-58. Friday’s win put an end to Marshall’s two-game losing streak and put the Hilltoppers at 6-4 overall on the 2023-24 season. They’ll…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- For this week’s Coaches Corner, we caught up with Mackenzie Meneguzzo, the head coach of the Superior girls basketball team. Meneguzzo is in her first season leading the Spartans. Superior is 7-5 so far this year. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School
DULUTH, Minn.- This week’s top play comes on the ice. A.J. Reyelts was stellar all week in net for Proctor. He had a 46 save performance against Hermantown and then he would follow that up with 35 save outing against Denfeld. Include one snag in a two on one against the Hunters. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The Proctor boys hockey earned their 10th win of the season on Thursday, defeating Duluth Denfeld 3 to 1. With the victory, the Rails have now won five of their last six games. Proctor (10-5) will next play at International Falls on Saturday. As for the Hunters (8-4-1), they’ll play at Cambridge-Isanti on January 9th. In other boys…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Boys’ Swim & Dive team has faced adversity this season following the graduation of All-American Grant Wodny. “Very big shoes to fill…Impossible shoes to fill, really.” smiles Travis Elling, a senior with the swim team. “With all the previous seniors leaving, it feels like it’s my time to shine and step up. I try and set…
PROCTOR, Minn.- The Proctor girls basketball team picked up a big conference win on Tuesday, defeating Cloquet 55 to 40. The Rails would take a 10 point lead (24-14) into the half and they wouldn’t give it back. Proctor (9-3) will next play at Esko on January 8th. Cloquet (8-3) will try and bounce back against Esko at home on…
PROCTOR, Minn.- The Hermantown Hawks have started the New Year on the right track as they defeated the Proctor Rails 2-1 in overtime Tuesday night. Drew Nelson scored the game-winning goal, which happens to be his first of the season. Andrew Johnson Jr. scored the Hawks’ first goal in the third period. In total, the Hawks outshot the Rails 48-11….
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.- A former Grand Rapids Thunderhawk is ready to make the jump to the college ranks. Forward Justin Kerr announced his college commitment to Bowling Green on Tuesday. Kerr has spent this season suiting up for the Lone Star Brahmas of the NAHL. In 34 games played, he has 12 goals and 17 assists for a total of…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Last season, the Superior girls’ hockey team reached the state championship, only to fall 3-0. This season, they’ve won 13 of their first 14 games. With 10 games to go in the regular season, these Spartans are ringing in the New Year with a winning attitude. “We’re off to a good start, I like the way our team…
CLOQUET, Minn.- The shorthanded Cloquet-Esko wrestlers are entering the new year with a chip on their shoulders. “I don’t think a lot of kids expect anything when they hear they’re wrestling a Cloquet kid, because since we’re so small, we don’t win many duels,” says freshman Aiden Thiesen. “It’s annoying when we get counted out before it even starts.” Team…
DULUTH, Minn.- Both host teams from two of the biggest high school boys hockey holiday tournaments in the Northland came out as champions on Friday. Duluth Denfeld defeated Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 5-4 in overtime to claim the Heritage Holiday Classic Championship. The Hunters previously defeated Irondale 4-1 and Park of Cottage Grove 3-2 to earn a spot in the championship game. Meanwhile,…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Denfeld boys hockey team earned a spot in the Heritage Holiday Classic Final, after defeating Park 3 to 2 in the semifinals on Thursday. The Hunters will next take on Cloquet-Esko-Carlton in the title game on Friday. C-E-C would defeat Anoka 6-1 in the other semifinal game Thursday. Puck drop is set for 3:30 PM on…
CLOQUET, Minn.- The Cromwell-Wright girls basketball team finished the Wood City Classic unbeaten on Thursday, topping Mesabi East 64 to 38. The Cardinals (8-3) will next play at Carlton/Wrenshall on January 2nd. Meanwhile, the Giants (6-3) will host Littlefork-Big Falls on January 4th. In other girls basketball action, Duluth East would fall to Forest Lake 64 to 47. The Greyhounds…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Superior girls hockey team is well on their way to returning to the state tournament. Team captain Autumn Cooper has had an immeasurable impact on the Spartans’ success, and she’s hoping to do a little bit more before she heads to Bemidji State. On a Saturday afternoon, the Spartans took the ice on the same day as…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- The Hermantown boys hockey team returned to the win column on Wednesday, defeating Delano 5 to 1. The Hawks would have five different goal-scorers in the contest. Hermantown (5-1-2) will next host East Grand Forks on Thursday at 3:30 PM. In other boys hockey action, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton would top Apple Valley 5 to 2 on day one of the…
