MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The watch list for this year’s award was released this week and Hibbing’s Ayden McDonald and Deer River’s Ty Morrison are on the list. McDonald, whose grandfather Bob is the namesake of the award, is averaging over 30 points and 10 assists per game for the Bluejackets. Morrison leads the Warriors in nearly every statistical category, including…
CLOQUET, Minn. – The Cloquet girls basketball team picked up their sixth straight win as they knocked off Barnum 72-52 Friday night. In other prep girls basketball action, Proctor got the road win over Cromwell-Wright 63-58 for the Rails’ first victory in 2022. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Marshall boys hockey team snapped a three-game losing streak as they defeated North Shore 5-1 Monday afternoon at Mars Lakeview Arena. Sam Aamodt, Tucker D’Allaird, Brendan Friday, Jonas Martinelli and Garrett Olek all scored for the Hilltoppers, who will host Cloquet-Esko-Carlton Thursday night. Categories: High School, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn. – For Maddie Young, being a multi-sport athlete has been made easier by the people around her. “We just pride ourselves on playing for each other and playing as a team. It’s just really fun to come into the gym not only to play basketball but also play it with your best friends,” Young said. Which includes her…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. –Â In the highly anticipated matchup between the top two ranked teams in class A, No. 1 Hermantown got the game-winning goal from assistant captain Gavin Blomdahl to get the 2-1 win in overtime against No. 2 Warroad. Matt Kauppinen also scored for the Hawks as they handed Warroad their first loss of the season. Hermantown improves to…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – The Hermantown girls basketball team couldn’t overcome a slow start as Crookston got the 73-36 road win. The Hawks fall to 4-9 on the season and will look to snap their two-game losing streak on Thursday at Pine City. Categories: High School, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we spoke with Cloquet girls basketball coach Heather Young as the Lumberjacks are one of the most improved teams in the entire Northland. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
PROCTOR, Minn. – The Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team started fast and never looked back, getting the 11-0 shutout win over section foes Hibbing/Chisholm. This is the second shutout over the Bluejackets this season, after the Mirage got the 5-0 road win last month. Proctor/Hermantown improves to 12-4-1 and will play at Breck on Saturday. In prep boys hockey action, Cooper…
DULUTH, Minn. – This week, Duluth Marshall’s Jasper Timm committed to joining the UW-Stout men’s basketball team. The senior is leading the way this season for the Hilltoppers, averaging 25 points, 10 rebounds and two blocks per game. Last week, Timm scored his 1,000th career point for Duluth Marshall, becoming just the 15th player in program history to hit that…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Koi Perich led the way with 26 points as the Esko boys basketball team picked up the road win over Superior 88-77 Thursday night. In other prep basketball action, it was the Cloquet girls getting the win over Hermantown 57-49 and the Hawks boys knocking over the Lumberjacks 96-80. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The Grand Rapids boys hockey team scored four goals in the second period as they defeated Duluth Denfeld 8-1 Thursday night at the Heritage Center. Joey DelGreco and Hayden DeMars each scored two goals as the Thunderhawks picked up their seventh straight win. Categories: High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Garrett Drotts would score four goals on the night as the Grand Rapids boys hockey team got a big road shutout over Superior 7-0 Tuesday night at Wessman Arena. In prep girls hockey action, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton shook off a slow start to get the road win over Superior 4-1 and the Duluth Northern Stars got two goals from…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Superior girls basketball team improved to 13-1 on the season as they defeated Duluth Marshall 88-62 Tuesday night. In the boys game, the Spartans used a strong second half to get the win over the Hilltoppers 92-69, behind 36 points from Robert Olson. Categories: High School, Sports
CROMWELL, Minn – The Cromwell-Wright girls basketball team rolled past McGregor 81-17 Monday, extending the Cardinals win streak to four straight games. In other prep girls basketball action, Jayden Karppinen led the way with 17 points as Esko knocked off Proctor 52-43. Categories: High School, Sports
TWO HARBORS, Minn. – The Two Harbors boys basketball team is off to a solid start to their season. The Agates are 6-2 and looking to carry that momentum into the second half of the season. But it won’t be easy as they’ll battle some teams that they might end up facing in the loaded Section 7AA playoffs. “Esko really…
PROCTOR, Minn. – Being a goaltender wasn’t the first option for Proctor/Hermantown senior Abby Pajari. “I started when I was I think 10 years old. I had been a forward for five years before that. One day my dad was like we don’t have a goalie for practice and I said I’ll do it and I said oh this is…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – North Woods running back TJ Chiabotti and Deer River tackle Tait Kongsjord were named to the Minnesota Vikings All-State Football Team and were honored during Sunday’s Bears-Vikings game. Chiabotti had a season to remember, rushing for over 2100 yards and 29 touchdowns. He became just the 19th athlete in the state of Minnesota to pass the 5000…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Dallas Vieau netted a hat trick as the Hermantown boys hockey team knocked off the defending class AA state champions Eden Prairie 5-2 on Saturday afternoon. Kade Kohanski added two goals as the Hawks improve to 10-1 on the season. Hermantown will be back in action on Friday night at St. Cloud Cathedral. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth East was the place to be on Saturday for the annual Lake Superior Classic as basketball teams from across the state traveled to take part in the day-long event. Sage Ganyo had 23 points while Jordan Zubich finished with 22 as the Mountain Iron-Buhl girls knocked off Proctor 89-36. Meanwhile, the hosts Duluth East boys went…
DULUTH, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we spoke with Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey coach Emma Stauber as the Mirage continue their state title defense. Among the topics discussed are Stauber’s life as a head coach and a professional hockey player, as well as how her team’s success has impacted their local youth program. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy,…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Friday afternoon, Superior’s Kaylee Baker signed her National Letter of Intent to join the Lincoln University softball and golf teams. Baker says she loved the historic campus of the school and the move allows her to keep playing her two favorite sports. “Well softball has been always my #1 sport. And I also picked up golf because…
CLOQUET, Minn. – Maddie Young and Alexa Snesrud combined to score 36 points as the Cloquet girls basketball knocked off Crosby-Ironton 67-61 Friday night. Tori Oehrlein scored 33 points for the Rangers. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Connor McClure scored four goals on the night as the Duluth Denfeld boys hockey team blanked North Shore 10-0 Friday night at the Heritage Center. The Hunters improve to 11-3 as they will host Grand Rapids next Thursday. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
PORT WING, Wis. – If you had 10 guesses to come up with this season’s leading scorer in Wisconsin prep boys basketball, you’d probably think it was someone in Madison, Milwaukee or green bay. Even if you got 20 guesses, you would never think it was someone from port wing. And that guy is South Shore’s Koy Nelson. The senior…
CLOQUET, Minn. – Hermantown’s Beau Janzig has been tendered by the Minnesota Wilderness. The senior has six points in nine games this season while anchoring the Hawks’ defense. He joins former teammate Aaron Pionk, who also skates for the Wilderness. Last season, the pair helped the Hawks win their 11th section title in the past 12 seasons. Categories: College, High…
DULUTH, Minn. – Evan Bennett led the way with 21 points as the Superior boys basketball team got the road win over Duluth East 58-50. In other prep boys basketball action, Grand Rapids defeated Duluth Denfeld 73-55 and Duluth Marshall knocked off Proctor 81-74 as Jasper Timm scored his 1,000th career point. Categories: High School, Sports
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – In a rematch of the past two Section 7A championship games, the Hermantown boys hockey team proved why they are still the team as they top Duluth Denfeld 6-1, behind two goals each from Wyatt Carlson and George Peterson. In other prep boys hockey action, Proctor knocks off Mora 3-1, Superior wins a low-scoring affair against Hayward…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – In doubleheader action, it was the Duluth East girls basketball earning the road win over Hermantown 66-52. And in the boys game, the Hawks hang on to beat the Greyhounds 63-60. Categories: High School, Sports
PROCTOR, Minn. – The Esko boys basketball team won their third straight game, knocking off Proctor 90-37 Monday night. The Eskomos improve to 8-1 on the season and the Rails fall to 2-7. Categories: High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Freshman Reese Sheehan scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the Hayward girls hockey team defeated Superior 3-2 Monday night at Wessman Arena. The Hurricanes improve to 7-5 while the Spartans fall to 6-6. Categories: High School, Sports
PROCTOR, Minn. – When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, After spending the entire day, the Proctor boys hockey team is just hoping they can carry over their success from last week into 2022. The Rails went 3-0 in the inaugural Bill McGann Memorial Classic, which put their record for the season right above 500. Proctor scored 16 goals in…
CLOQUET, Minn. – There’s one place you’ll be able to find Cloquet senior guard Conner Barney almost any time of day. “He’s in the gym all of the time, he’s a gym rat,” Cloquet head coach Steve Battaglia said. “If I don’t got a gym, there’s an open gym in Hinckley that’s 24/7 so I’ll go up there as late…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Saturday, the NHL Winter Classic will take place at Target Field. And two Northland hockey teams will take part in the festivities. Duluth East and Grand Rapids will skate on auxiliary rinks during the game between the Wild and the Blues. This comes as the NHL looks to highlight prep hockey programs within the “State of Hockey”….
DULUTH, Minn. – Junior forward Andy Larson finished with four goals as the Duluth Denfeld boys hockey team blanked Anoka 8-0 Thursday night to win their second straight Heritage Holiday Inn Classic championship at the Heritage Center. In the Bill McGann Holiday Classic, Mora defeated Duluth Marshall 4-0 and Proctor topped Minnehaha Academy 6-1. By virtue of a better goal…
ESKO, Minn. – In the championship game of the Coaches Classic tournament, the Esko girls defeated Hermantown 52-45. In the boys bracket, the Eskomos rolled past Duluth Marshall 73-44. Categories: High School, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn. – In the final day of the Wood City Classic, the Mesabi East girls and Cloquet boys won their respective divisions after finishing 2-0 in the tournament. The Giants defeated Crosby-Ironton 62-60 in double overtime, while the Cloquet girls knocked off Virginia 78-61. The Lumberjack boys topped Pine City 78-72 and the Proctor boys defeated Cromwell-Wright 65-50. Categories:…
HIBBING, Minn. – Tuesday night, Hibbing’s Ayden McDonald made history once again as he recorded his 1,000th career assist in the team’s win over Badger-Greenbush/Middle River. McDonald is the ninth boys player in state history to hit that mark. He joins Ely’s Mark Heiman and Lakeview Christian Academy’s Bjorn Broman as the only players from Northern Minnesota to eclipse the…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Wyatt Carlson scored twice as the Hermantown boys hockey team defeated Orono 6-0 Wednesday afternoon at the Hermantown Ice Arena. The Hawks also got goals from Dallas Vieau, Kade Kohanski, Gavin Blomdahl and Ty Hanson Categories: High School, Sports
PROCTOR, Minn. – In their opening game of the first-ever Bill McGann Holiday Classic, the Proctor boys hockey team defeated Somerset 6-3 Tuesday night at the St. Luke’s Sports and Event Center. And in the first round of the Heritage Holiday Inn Classic, Duluth Denfeld knocked off Spring Lake Park 7-1. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – For a lot of skills, it’s important to keep working on them or you might forget how to do them well like math, riding a bike or playing basketball. That’s where Starks Academy comes in with Tuesday’s first-ever Holiday Hoopfest. The camp featured third to eighth graders not only tightening up their fundamentals, but also playing games…
DULUTH, Minn. – In about a month’s time, a high school hockey documentary will be making its local premiere. “Hockeyland” will debut in the Northland with three different screenings. The first two will be in Duluth at the Zeitgeist Zinema on February 2nd and 3rd. The third will be on February 4th at the Hibbing High School auditorium. The documentary…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – One of 21 seniors on the Superior boys hockey team, forward Robert Powell has been playing with his fellow Spartans for over a decade. “Just actually becoming brothers with everyone else, becoming a family. It’s a once in a lifetime thing,” Powell said. During that stretch, Powell credits his teammates and this program for helping him become…
DULUTH, Minn. – Emma Raye dropped 20 points as the Superior girls basketball team 55-37 win over Duluth East on Thursday night. The Spartans improve to 8-1 on the season as they get set to head to Marshfield next week for a holiday tournament. Ashlynne Guenther led the Greyhounds with 15 points as they fall to 3-6 on the season….
PROCTOR, Minn. – Brayder Boyer recorded the shutout as the Hibbing/Chisholm boys hockey team got the 3-0 shutout win over Proctor on Thursday night. The Bluejackets improve to 3-3 on the season and will be back in action on Tuesday hosting Delano while the Rails fall to 3-5 on the season. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Over the past few years, the Duluth Marshall girls hockey team has continued to make strides towards success. The Hilltoppers have made three section championship games in the past five seasons and now say this is the year they can make it to state. And they say that by being a younger team, with just four seniors…
MOOSE LAKE, Minn. – Moose Lake/Willow River basketball star Natalie Mikrot scored her 2000th career point earlier this week. Mikrot is the first player in school history, boy or girl, to accomplish this milestone. The Minnesota Crookston signee became the school’s all-time leading scorer during her junior season. In boys action, Two Harbors junior guard Trent Gomez scored his 1000th…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Just a few months ago, the Superior boys hockey team made a return trip to the state championship game. Coming up just short of a title has motivated this year’s team to a 4-3 start. And the Spartans are in a good position to make another run, as this year’s roster is made up of 21 seniors…
ESKO, Minn. – Ayden McDonald led the way with 34 points as the Hibbing boys basketball team got the 77-68 road win over Esko to hand the Eskomos their first loss of the season. The Bluejackets improve to 5-1 on the season while the Eskomos fall to 5-1. In other prep boys action, Cloquet used a big second half to…
CLOQUET, Minn. – Abby Pajari made 17 saves to record the shutout as the Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team knocked off their section rivals Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 3-0 on Tuesday night on the road. The Mirage improve to 6-4-1 on the season while the Lumberjacks fall to 6-5-1 on the year. In other section 7A action, Duluth Marshall won their fifth straight as…
MAPLE, Wis. – Northwester kicker Dawson Kriske announced that he has committed to playing college football at UW-River Falls. During his senior season with the Tigers, Kriske made 53 extra points on 55 attempts, a mark that ranked in the top five in the entire state. He also kicked 53 touchbacks, and was All-Conference, All-Region and an All-State honorable mention,…
