HERMANTOWN, Minn. – In the Section 7AAA boys basketball quarterfinals, Hermantown defeated Duluth Denfeld 91-64 and Cloquet hangs on to beat Grand Rapids 50-47. The Hawks move on to face North Branch while the Lumberjacks take on Hibbing in the section semi-finals. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The Mountain Iron-Buhl girls basketball team started fast and never looked back, cruising past Cromwell-Wright 63-26 to capture the section 7A title on Friday night at Romano Gym. Jordan Zubich led the way with 23 points while Sage Ganyo had 14 points and Ava Butler chipped in with 10 points. This gives the Rangers their 11th trip…
CLOQUET, Minn. – Friday morning, a pair of Cloquet student-athletes put pen to paper on their college commitments. Conner Barney signed his National Letter of Intent to play basketball at Central Lakes College. Barney was a transfer to the Lumberjacks where he recently scored over 2,000 career points. He credits his family and new teammates to helping him get to…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Hermantown boys hockey team continued their dominance at the state tournament as they defeated Alexandria 7-1 Friday afternoon in the state semi-finals at the Xcel Energy Center. Seven different Hawks scored in the game as they get set to face Warroad in the Class A state championship game. Puck drop is set for 12 p.m….
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – For the second straight season, the Grand Rapids girls basketball team captured the Section 7AAA championship, taking down Cloquet 51-39 Thursday night. Sophomore Jessika Lofstrom and junior Taryn Hamling combined to score 36 points as the Thunderhawks advance to the Class AAA tournament. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – This week, Duluth Denfeld’s Cooper and Connor McClure will continue their hockey careers together as both signed with the Winkler Flyers of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League. Cooper wrapped up his prep career with 83 points, while Connor finished with 130 points. “For a junior team to reach out to you with calls and zoom calls, not…
DULUTH, Minn. – In the Section 7A girls basketball semi-finals, Mountain Iron-Buhl rolled past Chisholm 90-28 and Cromwell-Wright defeated Ely 52-45. The Rangers will face the Cardinals Friday night at 5 p.m. in the Section 7A championship game at Romano Gym. In Section 7AA, Proctor fell to Pequot Lakes 57-45 and Esko couldn’t rally past Pierz 4842. Categories: High School,…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Junior forward Zam Plante scored two goals as the Hermantown boys hockey team defeated New Prague 5-1 Wednesday night in the Class A state quarterfinals at the Xcel Energy Center. The Hawks move on to the state semi-finals, which will take place Friday afternoon at 1 p.m. Categories: High School, Sports
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – You hear it all the time that hockey players are just built differently. And that sentiment rang loud and clear at a recent youth hockey tournament. Two weeks ago, ninth-grader Ryleigh Sherlock was playing with the Grand Rapids/Greenway 15U team when she fell down on the ice and accidentally cut her wrist with her own skate….
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – If you show up to a Hermantown hockey practice, you’ll hear one phrase said a lot: control what you can control. That mantra became even more prevalent after how last season ended for the Hawks, which has added fuel to the fire for their latest run to the Class A state tournament. Last season, just two days…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Senior guard Jayden Karppinen continued her hot streak in the playoffs with a team-high 24 points as the Esko girls basketball team defeated Virginia 47-43 Monday night at Hermantown High School. The Eskomos move on to face Pierz in the Section 7AA semi-finals Wednesday night. Categories: High School, Sports
MAPLE, Wis. – In the WIAA Division 3 regional finals, it was Baldwin-Woodville getting the road win over Northwestern 82-72 Monday night. In the Division 1 regional final, Appleton East made some big baskets late as they held on to beat Superior 64-60. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – This past weekend, the MSHSL state championships took place for prep boys swimming and a local swimmer made history in the pool. Duluth East’s Grant Wodny won both the 200- and 500-yard freestyles at the Class AA meet. In both races, he would come from behind and break his own school records. In fact, Wodny became the…
PROCTOR, Minn. – This past weekend, the Proctor girls basketball team picked up a big win over Duluth Marshall in the Section 7AA quarterfinals. Now the Rails move one game away from the title game, and standing in their way is top seed Pequot Lakes, who beat Proctor in the regular season just one month ago. “They’re really good at…
MAPLE, Wis. – Northwestern’s Greg Ohman has committed to joining the Minnesota Morris football team. This past season, Ohman rushed for nearly 700 yards and 11 touchdowns, helping the Tigers win another Heart O’ North conference title. He was also an all-state honorable mention at the fullback position. Categories: College, High School, Sports
ESKO, Minn. – Whether it’s on the football field or the basketball court, Esko’s Makoi Perich loves to score. “The adrenaline, that’s what I like about it. It comes quite easy to me so I like those clutch moments when you score down the wire, that’s the most fun,” Perich, a sophomore guard for the Eskomos, said. His competitive nature…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Behind 27 points from Payton Rodberg, the Proctor girls basketball team got the 62-48 win over Duluth Marshall in the section 7AA quarterfinals. The Rails move on to face top-seeded Pequot Lakes, who defeated Mesabi East 70-34, Wednesday at 5:30 in Hermantown. In the other half of the bracket, Esko vs. Virginia and Pierz vs. Crosby-Ironton were…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The boys hockey state brackets have been released and for the second year in a row, Hermantown is the top seed in Class A. The Hawks will face New Prague in the state quarterfinals on Wednesday, March 9, at 6:00 p.m. Hermantown went 26-2 this season, earning the Hawks’ 13th trip to state in the past…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we hear from Jason Kalin who announced this week that after 21 seasons, he is stepping down as head coach of the Superior boys hockey team. In his time with the Spartans, they won over 300 games and captured three state championships. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis. – In the WIAA regional semi-finals, the Superior boys basketball team defeated Wausau West 67-53. The Spartans advance to the regional final game to face Appleton West Saturday night in Appleton. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn. – In the Section 7AAA semi-finals, Cloquet picked up the win over Hermantown 68-51 Friday night. The Lumberjacks move on to face Grand Rapids, who defeated North Branch 81-51. The section championship game will take place Thursday night in Hermantown. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
ESKO, Minn. – Koi Perich would finish with 47 points as the Esko boys basketball team knocked off Brooklyn Center 92-74 Friday night. In other prep boys basketball action, Cloquet picked up a road win over Proctor 84-48. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
ESKO, Minn. – We’ve reached the quarterfinals in the section 7AA girls basketball tournament. One of the teams remaining is Esko who knocked off Hinckley-Finlayson on Thursday night behind 34 points from senior Jayden Karppinen. The team says with eight teams remaining, there is no favorite to come out of the section. “Focusing on what we can control and just…
CHERRY, Minn. – Earlier this week, Cherry’s Isaac Asuma became the program’s all-time leading scorer in a win over Northland. The sophomore has 1,836 points, moving ahead of Jessa Schroetter’s record of 1,797. Asuma and the Tigers will close out their regular season Friday night at home against Mesabi East. Categories: High School, Sports
MAPLE, Wis. – Monte Mayberry led the way with 19 points as the Northwestern boys basketball team defeated Somerset 71-46 Thursday night in the regional semi-finals. The Tigers move on to the regional finals Saturday night, which will be held on their home court. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Ren Morque would score in the third period, but it wouldn’t be enough as the late rally falls short for the Grand Rapids boys hockey team as Andover defeated the Thunderhawks 3-1 Thursday night in the Section 7AA championship game. The Huskies capture their third straight section title. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – In a game that got out of hand right from the start, the Hermantown boys hockey team rolled past Duluth Denfeld 11-0 to win the Section 7A championship Wednesday night at Amsoil Arena. Dallas Vieau and Zam Plante each finished with hat tricks as the Hawks are heading back to the state tournament for the 13th time…
DULUTH, Minn. – What a year it’s been for the Duluth East girls basketball team. The Greyhounds finished their regular season at 14-12, their first winning season in a decade. In fact, they picked up wins in 11 of their last 15 games. “Over the past couple years, it’s been me, Macy and Riley especially. We’ve all been really young….
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Big news across the bridge as Jason Kalin is stepping down as head coach of the Superior boys hockey team. The story was first reported by Jamey Malcomb of the Duluth News Tribune. Kalin has spent the past 21 seasons with the program, racking up 317 wins, 14 state tournament appearances, including seven in the state title…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – In the quarterfinals of the Section 7AAA girls basketball tournament, Hermantown would get the home win over Duluth Denfeld 61-16 Tuesday night. The Hawks move on to face Cloquet in the section semi-finals Friday night. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Hermantown and Duluth Denfeld have been ranked in the top 10 of class A for the entire season, but only one of them will be making it to the Xcel Energy Center. Both teams are preparing for a battle on Wednesday night in what’s become not only one of the top boys hockey rivalries in the Northland,…
DULUTH, Minn. – Jobe Juenemann led the way with 22 points as the Duluth East boys basketball team got the 61-51 win over cross-town rivals Duluth Denfeld. Meanwhile, Moose Lake/Willow River scored 49 points in the second half to get the 87-52 road win over Proctor. Categories: High School, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn. – The Northland is sending several wrestlers to the state tournament following the section meets this past weekend. Hibbing was a big winner with six qualifiers, including section champs Christian Jelle and Drew Shay. Proctor/Hermantown’s Zak McPhee won the section title at 152 pounds. Dusty and Zach Wilke of Grand Rapids finished in first place, while teammate Asher…
COOK, Minn. – Monday night, North Woods guard TJ Chiabotti scored his 2,000th career point in a win over Carlton. With that milestone, Chiabotti is the only student-athlete in Minnesota prep sports history to score 2,000 points in basketball and rush for over 5,000 yards in football. Also this past Friday, Cloquet’s Conner Barney scored his 2,000th career point. Fun…
DULUTH, Minn. – Jasper Timm and Brooks Johnson combined to score 60 points as the Duluth Marshall boys basketball team defeated Eveleth-Gilbert 76-62 Monday night. In other prep boys basketball action, Cloquet held off a fiesty Duluth Denfeld team to pick up the home win 78-75. Categories: High School, Sports
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Hibbing’s Ayden McDonald has been named a semi-finalist for the 2022 McDonald Award, which is given to the top senior basketball player in the state of Minnesota. McDonald is leading the Bluejackets in nearly every offensive category, including points, rebounds and assists per game. Last week, he broke the program’s single-season record for steals and points. The…
MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn. – This past weekend, the Mountain Iron-Buhl boys basketball team wrapped up its regular season with a 76-70 win over Ely. And in that victory, Asher Zubich became the program’s all-time leading scorer. The junior guard is now at 2,716 points, surpassing the record held by Jaylon Holmes. Zubich and the Rangers will close out their regular…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Defeld’s Carter Kilroy has announced his committment to joining the St. Scholastica football team. The running back was a huge offensive weapon for the Hunters during his senior season while also making big plays on the defensive side of the ball as a linebacker. Kilroy has also played basketball and baseball for the Hunters. Categories: High…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Superior girls basketball team hung on late to defeat Eau Claire Memorial 59-57 to capture their first regional title since the 2013-2014 season. Emma Raye finished with 22 points while Savannah Leopold chipped in with 11 points. Superior will face Appleton East on Thursday in the sectional semifinals. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Hayden DeMars netted a hat trick as the Grand Rapids boys hockey team dominated Blaine 9-1 in the section 7AA semifinal. Justin Kerr scored twice while Garett Drotts, Joey DelGreco, Easton Young and Travis Verbick each scored once. The Thunderhawks will now face Andover, who defeated Forest Lake 10-2, in the section 7AA championship game on Thursday…
ST. PAUL, Minn – The Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team would score the first goal of the game, but Warroad erupted in the second period with four goals as the Warriors win it 6-1 Saturday afternoon in the Class A state championship at the Xcel Energy Center. Nya Sieger scored the lone goal for the Mirage as they end their season…
ESKO, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we hear from Esko boys basketball coach Derek Anderson as the Eskomos are looking to finish the regular season strong with the section playoffs right around the corner. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Superior girls basketball team would score early and often as they defeated D.C. Everest 61-45 in the regional semi-finals. The Spartans will host Eau Claire Memorial in the regional championship game Saturday at 7 p.m. As for Northwestern, their season comes to an end at the hands of Ellsworth 65-57. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School,…
DULUTH, Minn. – After a slow start to the season, the Duluth Marshall boys are starting to build momentum heading into the final week of the regular season. The Hilltoppers have won three straight to keep them in the hunt for one of the top seeds in the Section 7A playoffs. “It feels like a lot of things that we’ve…
DULUTH, Minn. – The top-seeded Hermantown boys hockey team got goal scorers from six different players as they shut out Greenway 6-0 to head back to the section 7A championship game. Meanwhile, Duluth Denfeld used two second period goals from Cooper McClure and added one from Andy Larson to defeat Hibbing/Chisholm 3-0 in their section 7A semifinal win. Hermantown and…
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. – The Superior boys hockey team struggled to get any offense going as they fall to Hudson 5-2 in the section championship game. Drew Nelson and Andrew Rude scored for the Spartans as they end their season with a 7-17-1 overall record. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Grand Rapids forward Joey DelGreco is one of ten finalists for the Mr. Hockey award, given to the top senior high school player in the state of Minnesota. DelGreco leads the Thunderhawks with 63 points off 24 goals and 39 assists. The winner will be announced March 13th at a special banquet. If DelGreco wins, it…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Four goals in the third period would be the difference as the Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team held on late to defeat Orono 4-1 in the Class A state semi-finals at the Xcel Energy Center. Reese Heitzman scored twice, while Hannah Graves and Jane Eckstrom chipped in with one goal each. The Mirage will face the winner…
ESKO, Minn. – After a slow start to the second half, the Esko girls basketball team battled back to top Duluth Marshall 54-49 Thursday night. In other girls basketball action, Proctor defeated Cherry 76-48 on Senior Night. Categories: High School, Sports
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Wednesday, the Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team took care of business in the state quarterfinals, knocking off Albert Lea 6-2. Now they move on to the semi-finals to take on a familiar opponent. The Mirage will battled #2 seed Orono for a spot in the state title game. These two teams met three month ago on Proctor/Hermantown’s…
