HERMANTOWN, Minn.- The Hermantown baseball team wrapped up their season on Friday evening with an 11-10 victory in extras over Duluth East. The Greyhounds added three in the top of the seventh to tie the game at 10 a piece. The Hawks would respond in the bottom of the eighth to pull out the win. Next up, both teams will…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- In this week’s Coaches Corner, we caught up with the head softball coach at Superior high school, Mike Sather. The Spartans wrap up a 22-0 regular season and are headed into sectionals beginning Tuesday at home against DC Everest. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn.- This week’s top play of the week goes to Carlton Wrenshall’s Abby Mitchell, who tossed two consecutive no-hitters on Thursday helping her team advance to section semi finals. The junior fanned 35 batters, with no runs scored through 14 innings of work. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Plays of the Week, Sports
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.- A Grand Rapids-Greenway hockey standout will get the chance to skate for Team USA. Sophomore forward Mercury Bischoff has been invited to take part in the USA Hockey Girls 16 and 17 National Player Development Camp. Just this past season, Bischoff scored 44 times, which was 5th for the state of Minnesota. The camp begins June 24th…
MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn.- Mountain Iron-Buhl guard Sage Ganyo won’t have to travel too far for her next team. Earlier this week, Ganyo signed her letter of intent to play basketball at Bemidji State. Ganyo would average 17 points per game and also played a big role in helping lead MIB to their first ever girls basketball state championship. Ganyo and…
DULUTH, Minn.- After winning the team Section 7A title last Thursday, the Rock Ridge boys tennis team sent two more players to state on Thursday. Jake Bradach and Jared Delich would defeat Cooper Anderson and Drew Hendrickson of Hibbing, 6-2 and 6-1 to claim the doubles 7A title. “I never had the opportunty to go to state when I was…
CLOQUET, Minn.- Section 7A softball quarterfinals took place Thursday from Braun Park. Carlton-Wrenshall knocked off Cherry 3-0, backed by a stellar pitching performance by Abby Mitchell. The junior tossed her second no-hitter of the day with 35 strikeouts through two games. The Tigers drop down into the losers bracket in the double elimination tournament. Meanwhile, the reigning Section 7A champions…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The unbeaten season continues for the Superior softball team after they defeated River Falls 11 to 0 in region play on Thursday. Haley Zembo would only allow one hit on the circle for Superior. The Spartans will get to stay at home for their next contest as they will host D.C. Everest in sectional play on Tuesday. First…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- The Hermantown softball team is one step closer to competing for another Section 7AAA title. On Wednesday, the Hawks would defeat Grand Rapids 9 to 3 in the 1st round of the tournament. Hermantown will now play North Branch in the quarterfinals on Saturday in Cloquet. First pitch is at noon. As for Grand Rapids, they head to…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Hermantown baseball team picked up their 14th win of the season on Wednesday, defeating Duluth East 4 to 3. Hermantown would once have a lead of 4 in the top of the 4th. Then Duluth East would answer with three unanswered runs. The Hawks (14-4) will once again play Duluth East on Friday. Only this time it’s…
CLOQUET, Minn.- A standout for the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys soccer team is heading to the next level. Jordan Aultman signed his letter of intent on Tuesday to play for UW-Superior. Aultman would find the back of the net 13 times for the Lumberjacks last season. He would also tally four assists. Aultman also helped C-E-C to a Class AA third place…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Superior girls soccer team ended the regular season on Tuesday with a win, defeating Menomonie 3 to 0. The Spartans improve to 4-10-1 and will next play at Eau Claire Memorial in region play on May 30th. Categories: High School, Sports
PROCTOR, Minn.- The Proctor baseball team ended their regular season on a high note, defeating Crosby-Ironton twice on Tuesday. The Rails would shut-out the Rangers in both games, 16-0 and 7-0. Proctor (11-8) now awaits the Section 7AA tournament, which will begin on May 30th. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The Denfeld softball team pulled out the 3-2 win after nine innings of play over Duluth East on Monday. A close one from the start would end in favor of the home team Hunters in the bottom of the ninth. The Hunters open section 7AAA tournament play, Wednesday on the road against North Branch. While the Greyhounds, are…
DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth East picked up a dominating 12-2 road victory over Denfeld, Monday afternoon at Wade Stadium. The Greyhounds jumped out to a 9-0 lead through the first four innings, allowing just two runs in the bottom of the fourth. Duluth East will next host Hermantown, Wednesday for a 4 PM start time. While, Denfeld makes the trek to…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Superior softball team capped off a perfect 22-0 regular season on Saturday with an 8-5 victory over Chippewa Falls. The Spartans battled back from a 3-0 deficit early in the game, but tallied a four run third and never looked back. Next up, the Spartans will await seeding for Regionals heading into the State Tournament. Categories: High…
PROCTOR, Minn.- The Proctor softball team improved to 16-4 on Friday afternoon at home, walking it off against Rush City in extra innings to win 7-6. Sami Shelton knocked the game winning fielder’s choice, but also accounted for six RBIs for the Rails. Next up, Proctor will head into section playoffs set to begin May 23. Brackets have not yet…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Wolfpack girls lacrosse team began a four-game homestand on Friday with a win. Duluth would take down Owatonna by a final of 14 to 11. The Wolfpack (6-5) will next host Gentry Academy on Saturday at 2 PM. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
PROCTOR, Minn.- This weeks’ top play comes from the Proctor softball duo of Sydney Adamski and Sophie Parendo. Coming in 2nd was South Ridge baseball player Austin Josephson. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Wolfpack boys lacrosse team earned their 7th win of the year on Thursday, defeating Hermantown/Proctor 19 to 7. The Wolfpack (7-4) will next play at Mahtomedi on Friday. Meanwhile, Hermantown/Proctor (3-7) will host Forest Lake on Friday. Categories: High School, Sports
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- The Duluth Marshall baseball team would start out strong against Hermantown on Wednesday, ultimately holding on for the 10 to 8 victory. The Hilltoppers would put up five runs in their first two innings to start off the game. Duluth Marshall (10-3) will next host Blake on Saturday at 4 PM. Meanwhile, Hermantown (10-2) will play at Chisago…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Superior softball team stayed unbeaten on the year on Wednesday, shutting out Proctor 11-0. The Spartans improve to 20-0 on the season and will next play at Hudson on Friday. Meanwhile, Proctor (15-4) will host Pine City on Friday. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Marshall girls lacrosse team would have their first-ever home game on Tuesday. In the end though, it went the road team’s way as the Duluth Wolfpack grabbed the 14 to 4 victory. Duluth (5-5) will next host Owatonna on Friday at 6:30 PM. Meanwhile, Duluth Marshall will look for their first win Friday at Champlin Park….
CLOQUET, Minn.- The South Ridge baseball team and Cloquet would go back and forth on Tuesday. Ultimately, the Panthers would pick up their 10th win, 6 to 3. The Panthers (11-2) will next be in action on Thursday when they host McGregor. Meanwhile, Cloquet will play at Esko on May 23rd. Categories: High School, Sports
ESKO, Minn.- The Proctor softball team added another game to their win column on Monday, defeating Esko 12 to 4. The Rails (15-2) will next be in action on Tuesday in Cloquet. Meanwhile, Esko (8-8) will be back at home Tuesday to play Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Wolfpack boys lacrosse team returned to the win column on Monday, defeating White Bear Lake 13 to 12. The victory snaps a two-game losing skid for Duluth. They’ll next be in action on Thursday when they host Hermantown/Proctor. Gametime is set for 7 PM. Categories: High School, Sports
MAPLE, Wis.- Northwestern senior guard Jase Nelson is making the jump to the college ranks. On Monday, he announced his commitment to Minnesota Morris. Just this past season, Nelson averaged 17 points and eight rebounds per game. His play helped him land on the 1st team All Heart O’North for the 2nd straight season. He also set the single game…
DULUTH, Minn.- This week’s top play belongs to Proctor’s Tanner Ross. Ross made a nice leaping catch in the Rails contest versus Duluth Marshall on Tuesday. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma.- Former Grand Rapids Thunderhawk Joey DelGreco grabbed plenty of hardware on Thursday. DelGreco was named NAHL MVP of the Year and NAHL Rookie of the Year. He was third in the league for assists, points, and power-play assists. He also led all rookies in assists and points. DelGreco’s team is getting it done on the ice too….
DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth East standout Cole Christian has found his new team. Christian announced his commitment to the Air Force Academy on Thursday. The forward is coming off a monster season in which he tallied 69 points, 30 of which were goals and 39 were assists. In his four years at East he would accumulate 121 total points. Categories: College,…
ESKO, Minn.- In baseball everything starts at home. and in the Haugen household two brothers and their father get to share their love of the game, all on the same Diamond. “Kind of have a built-in friend, I guess, as your brother. You come to the field together, go play catch together. If we’re at home we can say, ‘let’s…
CLOQUET, Minn.- The Cloquet softball team improved to 8-4 on the year on Wednesday, shutting out Hermantown 1-0. A Lilly Witte RBI fielder’s choice in the bottom of the 1st would be the difference maker in the contest. Allie Jones would have eight strikeouts and only allow 3 hits for Cloquet on the mound. The Lumberjacks (8-4) will next be…
ESKO, Minn.- The Esko baseball team picked up another win on Wednesday, defeating Two Harbors 18 to 1 in five innings. With the victory, the Eskomos are now 11-0 on the year. They’ll next be in action on Friday at Roseau. As for the Agates, they’ll host McGregor on Thursday. Categories: High School, Sports
ESKO, Minn.- The Esko baseball team remained unbeaten on the year on Tuesday, defeating Hibbing 13 to 2 on their homefield. The Eskomos were led by Finn Furcht on the mound as he tossed seven strikeouts through three innings. Esko (10-0) will next play at Roseau on Friday. Hibbing (2-4) looks to bounce back at Cloquet on Thursday. In other…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Wolfpack boys lacrosse team would put up a fight against Chisago Lakes, ultimately falling to the unbeaten Wildcats 9 to 6. Duluth (5-3) will next be in action on Saturday when they host Prior Lake. Gametime starts at 11:30 AM. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- A former hermantown standout has flipped his decision to commit to Minnesota State and will now be suiting up for UMD next fall. Aaron Pionk announced his commitment to the Bulldogs on Tuesday. It’s a family affair as his brother Neal played for UMD from 2015 to 2017. Pionk most recently suited up for the Waterloo Black Hawks…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.- A big day for local boys volleyball teams as the Minnesota State High School League representative assembly approved boys volleyball as a sanctioned sport. 32 votes were needed for approval and it received 39. The sport had been previously voted down three times, most recently in 2022. Minnesota now becomes the 25th state association to sanction the sport….
ESKO, Minn.- A longtime boys basketball coach for the Eskomos, Mike Devney will be inducted in the Minnesota Basketball Coaches Association Hall of Fame. Devney spent 19 seasons leading Esko. His best season came in 2014 when the Eskomos captured the Class AA state championship. Devney also had stints with Carlton, where he led the Bulldogs to the state title…
DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth Denfeld picked up a 6-1 home win over Greenway/Nashwauk Keewatin at Wade Stadium, Monday afternoon. The Hunters were backed by a big five-run third inning. Next up, Denfeld hits to road for LSC match-up with Grand Rapids, Wednesday at 4 PM. While, the Raiders are set to host International Falls, Thursday at 4:30 PM. Meanwhile, Superior defeated…
PROCTOR, Minn.- The Proctor softball team once again was victorious on Monday, defeating Grand Rapids 5-0. Proctor (11-2) will next host Cherry on Tuesday. First pitch is at 4:30 PM. The Thunderhawks (4-3) look to bounce back on Tuesday at Hibbing. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- In this week’s Coaches Corner we chat with head baseball coach at Duluth Marshall, Nick Garramone as the Hilltoppers prepare for a busy May. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn.- The Hermantown baseball team picked up their sixth win on the season (6-0) after defeating Cloquet 10-0 on Friday. The Hawks move to a perfect 6-0 on the season with the win, the only undefeated team in the Lake Superior Conference. Next up, Hermantown will hit the road to take on Rock Ridge on Monday at 4:30 PM….
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- The Proctor/Hermantown Stealth boys lacrosse team picked up their first victory of the season, Friday, with a 9-4 victory over Hopkins at home. The Stealth would have a big second quarter, highlighted by back to back goals, just 30 seconds apart, from Josh Muehlbauer. Proctor/Hermantown will be back in action on Tuesday, hosting Grand Rapids/Greenway at 7 PM….
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- The Hermantown softball team picked up the 7-1 victory over Esko, Thursday afternoon in the Hawks first home game. Lindsey Ewer earned the win in the circle, striking out seven. The Hawks move to 4-1 on the season. Hermantown will look to keep rolling, taking on North Branch Friday on the road for a 5 PM start time….
CLOQUET, Minn.- The Superior softball team improved to 11-0 on the season on Wednesday, defeating Cloquet 18-0. The Spartans would put up 13 runs in the 3rd inning. Superior (11-0) will next host Duluth Marshall on Thursday. Cloquet (5-3) will aim to bounce back at Barnum on May 8th. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- A pair of local products will be suiting up for UMD next season. On Monday, Northwestern guard Cole Lahti announced his commitment to the Bulldogs. Lahti averaged 22 points per game last season for the Tigers. He finished 2nd on the all-time school scoring list and set the single season scoring record. Joining Lahti is former Hibbing standout…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- The Grand Rapids/Greenway Lightning girls lacrosse team improved to 4-1 on the season on Tuesday, defeating Proctor/Hermantown 17 to 6. The Lightning (4-1) will return home next Tuesday for a game against Duluth. Meanwhile, Proctor/Hermantown (2-3) will look to bounce back at Totino-Grace on Thursday. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth East baseball team would have their first game of the season at Ordean Stadium on Tuesday. Unfortunately, they would fall to Bemidji by a final of 11 to 1. Duluth East (0-5) will next play at Blaine on Wednesday. First pitch is at 4:30 PM. Categories: High School, Sports
PROCTOR, Minn.- The Proctor softball team rolled to 6-1 on the season after defeating Two Harbors 11-1 at home, Monday afternoon. The Rails will next face off with Hermantown, Tuesday from Egerdahl Field in a Lake Superior match-up. First pitch is set for 4:30 PM. Meanwhile, the Superior Spartans improve to 10-0, knocking off Grantsburg 11-1 at home. Haley Zembo…
PROCTOR, Minn.- The Esko baseball team rolled to 5-0 on the year, Saturday afternoon, with a 7-0 shutout win over Proctor. Ty Christianson had a day at the plate, going 3-4 with 2 RBIs. Cale Haugen was lights out on the mound, throwing a two-hit shutout with 10 strikeouts. Esko is set to host Rock Ridge on Monday at 4…
