MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn. – The Mountain Iron-Buhl girls basketball team got a big win Tuesday afternoon over Cass Lake-Bena in the Class A quarterfinals. It wasn’t pretty though as the Rangers committed 24 turnovers and only led for the last 17 seconds of the game. But they say a win is a win when it comes to the state tournament….
DULUTH, Minn. – As winter sports begin to wind down, that means spring sports are starting back up. And it’s been a long wait for many local teams who had their seasons cancelled last year, including Northland baseball teams. And for some teams, like Duluth Denfeld, it means getting re-introduced to their new head coach. Joe Wicklund took over last…
PEQUOT LAKES, Minn. – In a game where they lead for the final 17 seconds, the Mountain Iron-Buhl girls basketball team earned a comeback win over Cass Lake-Bena 50-49 in the quarterfinals of the Class A state tournament. The Rangers move on to face Minneota in the state semi-finals. That game will be next Tuesday at the Target Center. In…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Hermantown boys junior varsity hockey team fought valiantly in place of their varsity teammates, but it wouldn’t be enough as they fell to Dodge County 7-3 Tuesday night in the Class A state quarterfinals. Cameron Pietrusa, Sam Swenson and Zam Plante all scored for the Hawks, who were playing without most of their varsity players…
HIBBING, Minn. – It’s been a season to remember so far for Hibbing’s Ayden McDonald. On the court, he recorded 900 career assists and also became the program’s all-time leading scorer. “A little bit different from the mold of our family; scoring isn’t really his MO. He’s able to do it but he has tendency to make the right play,…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Grand Rapids/Greenway’s Claire Vekich is now a top-five finalist for the Ms. Hockey award, given to the top senior player in the state of Minnesota. Vekich says she hopes the nomination will bring more attention to girls hockey programs in the Northland. “I think it’s a really big eye-opener to have a Northern GRG hockey player…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – The prep hockey world is still buzzing after Proctor/Hermantown’s Alyssa Watkins scored five goals in a win over Luverne in the Class A state quarterfinals. Watkins is not currently committed to playing college hockey, but she does want to play at the Division I level. And maybe her performance could help with some much-deserved exposure. “Obviously, this…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – The Hermantown boys hockey team will be shorthanded for Tuesday’s Class A state quarterfinals game against Dodge County due to exposure to COVID-19. The vast majority of the varsity team will not take part in the game, but members of the junior varsity squad will made eligible to play. Here’s the official statement from athletic director Beth…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The state tournament brackets and seedings were released on Saturday and four Northland teams will be competing for a state title. The quarterfinal action gets started on Wednesday. CLASS A N2 Deer River vs. N3 Badger/Greenbush Middle River. Wednesday, March 31 at 6:00 p.m. at Pequot Lakes Semifinals April 7, Championship April 10 at Target Center CLASS…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Brackets and seedings have been released for the girls state basketball tournaments and three local teams will competing for state titles. The quarterfinal action gets started on Tuesday. CLASS A N2 Mountain Iron-Buhl vs. N3 Cass Lake-Bena. Tuesday, March 30 at 4:30 p.m. at Pequot Lakes CLASS AA N3 Duluth Marshall vs. N2 Providence Academy. Tuesday, March…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – In their first game in over a year, the Superior football team topped Eau Claire North 38-20 Friday night at the NBC Spartan Sports Complex. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
NASHWAUK, Minn. – The Deer River boys basketball team used a big second half to get the 60-42 win over Nashwauk-Keewatin on Friday night to claim their first ever section 7A title. Ty Morrison led the way with 24 points while Mikhail Wakonabo chipped in with 21 points for the Warriors. Deer River now prepares for their first state tournament…
ESKO, Minn. – Senior Gianna Kneepkens led all scorers with 31 points as the Duluth Marshall girls basketball team held off a late rally from Esko to pick up the win 63-52 in the Section 7AA championship game. Ava Meierotto chipped in with 14 points to help the Hilltoppers punch their ticket to the state tournament for the second straight…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Senior forward Alyssa Watkins finished with five goals, including three shorthanded, as the Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team rolled past Luverne 8-0 Friday afternoon in the Class A state quarterfinals. Reese Hientzman, Hannah Kaupinnen and Ella Anick also scored for the Mirage, who move on to the state semi-finals where they will face #2 seed Warroad. Puck…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – After defeating Duluth Denfeld 7-1 to claim their second straight section 7A title and 11th trip to the state tournament in the past 12 years, the Hermantown boys hockey team earned the No. 1 overall seed in Class A for the state tournament. The Hawks will face Dodge County in the quarterfinals. The Wildcats finished their…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Seniors Joey Pierce and Ethan Lund each scored twice as the Hermantown boys hockey team defeated Duluth Denfeld 7-1 to win the Section 7A championship. George Peterson, Aydyn Dowd and Beau Janzig also scored for the Hawks, who are going to the Class A state tournament for the 11th time in the past 12 seasons. Kade Shea…
DULUTH, Minn. – Senior guard Giovani Saldivar led the way with 24 points as the Duluth East boys basketball team got the home win over Coon Rapids 74-60 Thursday night. It is the Greyhounds first section title since 2012 and the first for head coach Rhett McDonald. Categories: High School, Sports
PEQUOT LAKES, Minn. – In the Section 7AA championship game, Moose Lake-Willow River scored early and often as they knocked off Pequot Lakes 57-51 for their second-ever trip to the Class AA state tournament. And in Section 7AAA, it was Hibbing getting the win over defending section champs Princeton 80-59. Categories: High School, Sports
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Kyra Giffen and Braya LaPlant led the way as the Grand Rapids girls basketball team used a strong second half to defeat Chisago Lakes 58-48 to win the Section 7AAA championship. And in Section 7A, Mountain Iron-Buhl stifled Cherry defensively as the Rangers rolled past the Tigers 60-28. Jordan Zubich led MIB with 25 points. Categories:…
ESKO, Minn. – In the Section 7AA girls basketball semi-finals, Esko needed overtime to knock off Crosby-Ironton 63-60 and Duluth Marshall used a strong second half to top Pequot Lakes 92-75. The Eskomos will host the Hilltoppers Friday night in the section championship game. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. Categories: High School, Sports
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – A three-goal deficit would be too much to battle back from as the Grand Rapids boys hockey team fell to Andover 3-2 Wednesday night in the Section 7AA championship game. Braeden Holcomb and Hayden DeMars each scored for the Thunderhawks, while Garrett Schifsky finished with a hat trick for the Huskies, who won their second straight…
PROCTOR, Minn. – After a one-year hiatus last season, the Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team took care of business this past weekend as they are heading back to the state tournament for fifth time since 2014. The Mirage will carry their undefeated record to the Xcel Energy Center, a place many of the players have already been to. So for this…
DULUTH, Minn. – In the Section 7AA boys basketball semi-finals, Moose Lake-Willow River avenge their loss early in the season to get the upset win over Duluth Marshall 87-73 Tuesday night. The Rebels advance to the section title game Thursday night to face Pequot Lakes, who defeated Esko in the other semi-final game. And in Section 7AAAA, Duluth East used…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – In the Section 7A boys hockey semi-finals, Hermantown blanked Virginia/MIB 8-0 and Duluth Denfeld defeated Hibbing/Chisholm 6-1. For the second straight season, the Hawks will face the Hunters in the section championship game, which will take place Thursday night at the Hermantown Ice Arena. Categories: High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Twin Ports Gymnastics has started a GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for some new equipment. And while the gym needs major pieces of equipment, the focus of this fundraiser will be to replace their spring floor, which is over 15 years old. “The floor gets used every single day, out of pretty much seven days a week….
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Grand Rapids/Greenway’s Claire Vekich has been named a finalist for the Ms. Hockey award, given to the best female senior hockey player in the state of Minnesota. Vekich was fantastic in her senior campaign for the Lightning, leading the team in goals, assists and total points. And in the entire state, she was third in goals…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Since winning the state championship in 2017, the Grand Rapids boys hockey team has worked to get back. Now later this week, they’re one step closer, as they’re once again back in the section 7AA championship game. “Our first goal was to get the first seed, and then our second goal is to win the section,”…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – After punching their ticket to the state tournament on Saturday, the Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team learned their state seeding on Sunday. The Mirage are the No. 3 seed in class A and will play Luverne in the quarterfinals. That game is set for Friday, March 26 at 1:00 p.m. at the Xcel Energy Center. The Mirage…
PROCTOR, Minn. – The top-seeded Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team used a four-goal third period to get the 6-0 win over two-seed Duluth Marshall in the section 7A championship game to advance to the state tournament. Ella Anick scored twice while Alyssa Watkins, Izy Fairchild, Hannah Graves and Aurora Opsahl each scored once. This is the Mirage’s second section 7A title…
DULUTH, Minn. – The defending section 7AA girls basketball champions Duluth Marshall picked up right where they left off, getting the 76-62 win over Mesabi East in the section quarterfinals. Gianna Kneepkens led the way with 25 points while Ava Meierotto and Dasia Starks each had 15 points. Hannah Hannuksela led the Giants with 22 points. Duluth Marshall will host…
ANDOVER, Minn. – The top-seed and defending state champions Andover proved to be too much, getting the 6-1 win over Grand Rapids/Greenway in the section 7AA title game. Mercury Bischoff scored the lone goal for the Lightning. Andover once again punches its ticket to the state tournament. Grand Rapids/Greenway finishes the season with a 14-7 record. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Carson Schulte is a captain for the Duluth Denfeld boys soccer team and a team manager for the hockey team as well. Recently, he had to have emergency surgery for his Chron’s disease at Essentia Health so he’s been stuck in the ICU. His head coach Scott Anderson wanted to cheer him up so he had a…
ESKO, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we chat with Esko girls basketball coach Scott Antonutti as the top-seeded Eskomos begin their section playoff run this weekend. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – In the Section 7AA boys basketball quarterfinals, Duluth Marshall topped Crosby-Ironton 76-67 and Esko rolled past International Falls 80-42. The Hilltoppers advance to the semi-finals where they will host Moose Lake-Willow River. The Eskomos will travel to Pequot Lakes. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
CULVER, Minn. – In the Section 7A girls basketball quarterfinals, South Ridge defeated Cook County 66-48 and Cromwell-Wright knocked off Chisholm 67-34. The Panthers move on to the semi-finals, where they will face Cherry. As for the Cardinals, they will see a familiar foe in top-seed Mountain Iron-Buhl. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
VIRGINIA, Minn. – When you walk into the Miners Memorial Building in Virginia, the rich hockey history hits you right away. “You can see all of the people that have played here, the pictures up on the wall. There’s just a lot of history and you feel that when you come in the building,” head coach Cale Finseth said. “,…
PROCTOR, Minn. – Saturday afternoon, a spot in the Class A state tournament will be on the line as two of the best girls hockey teams in the Northland square off at the St. Luke’s Sports and Events Center: Proctor/Hermantown and Duluth Marshall. Let’s start with the Mirage, who are undefeated on the season. They haven’t lost a game since…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – The Grand Rapids/Greenway girls hockey team got a big win on Thursday night at Forest Lake in the section 7AA semifinals after falling to the Rangers in four of their last five playoff meetings. But now, they’ve got a date with defending state champions Andover, a team that has outscored its opponents 176-6 this season. “We’re…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Hermantown’s Joey Pierce and Grand Rapids’ Jack Peart have been named candidates for the 2021 Mr. Hockey Award, which is given to the best senior boys hockey player. Pierce has captained the Hawks to the #2 ranking in Class A, while Peart has led the Thunderhawks in assists and total points. The awards banquet will be…
AURORA, Minn. – Thursday night, Mesabi East’s Hannah Hannuksela scored her 2000th career point in a playoff win over Pillager. Three weeks ago, her twin brother Hunter also hit that milestone, becoming just the fifth brother-sister combo to score 2,000 points in Minnesota state history. The first to do so was Chisholm’s Tom, Judy and Joel McDonald. Categories: High School,…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Big news in Northland hoops as Superior’s Jake Smith has resigned as head coach of the boys basketball team. Smith spent the past eight years with the Spartans, notifying the team last week that he is stepping away to spend more time with his family. The 31-year-old went 101-85 in his tenure with his best year coming…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – An eight-goal second period would prove to be too much as the Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team rolled past Moose Lake 10-1 Thursday night in the Section 7A semi-finals. They will host Duluth Marshall in the section championship game after the Hilltoppers blanked Cloquet-Esko-Carlton at home. Puck drop for the Section 7A title game is set for 2:30…
CLOQUET, Minn. – Senior Zach Tyman would pitch a shutout in net as the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys hockey team defeated Duluth Marshall 2-0 Thursday night in the Section 7AA quarterfinals. Travis Berg and Dan DeMuth each scored for the Lumberjacks, who move on to face Grand Rapids Saturday in the section semi-finals. Categories: High School, Sports
ESKO, Minn. – In the opening round of the Section 7AA boys basketball tournament, Esko got the best of Proctor 62-46 Wednesday night. The Eskomos move on to face International Falls in the quarterfinals after the Broncos upset Eveleth-Gilbert. Elsewhere in the bracket, Duluth Marshall defeated Mesabi East 97-64 while Two Harbors pulled away late to take down Pillager 73-57….
CLOQUET, Minn. – In the opening night of the girls hockey section playoffs, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton got the home win over North Shore 4-1 Tuesday night at the Northwoods Credit Union Arena. Brynn Martin, Tenley Stewart, Frankie Halverson and Dana Jones scored for the Lumberjacks, while Natalie Larson scored the lone goal for the Storm. CEC moves on to the section semi-finals…
DULUTH, Minn. – This week, Duluth East’s Noah Paulson has been named a top-ten finalist for the Mr. Basketball Award. The future UMD Bulldog has been a beast for the Greyhounds this season, averaging over 17 points and nine rebounds while shooting over 63% from the field. The five finalists will be announced on March 30th. The winner will be…
DULUTH, Minn. – Mattie Thompson surpassed 1,000 career points as the Duluth East boys basketball team got the 78-42 home win over Hermantown in their regular season finale. Thompson finished with 24 points while Noah Paulson had 11 points and Joe Vis chipped in with 10 points. Ryan Zastrow led Hermantown with 13 points. In prep girls action, Esko defeated…
DULUTH, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we hear from Grand Rapids boys hockey coach Wade Chiodo as the Thunderhawks get set for the section tournament next week. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Senior Gianna Kneepkens finished with 47 points as the Duluth Marshall girls basketball team defeated Pine City 75-55 Friday night. In boys basketball action, Hermantown snapped a three-game skid with a win over Duluth Denfeld 72-56, and Cromwell-Wright got the best of Floodwood 74-48. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Two Duluth Wolfpack lacrosse players signed their National Letters of Intent Friday afternoon. Tommy Smyth will play for Elmhurst University, while John Butler will suit up for North Central College. The two schools both play in the Colllege Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin, which means the current co-captains will soon be rivals. “I’ve been playing with him…
