PROCTOR, Minn. – It was the final night of the high school football season as teams looked to close the year on a high note. Here are the final scores: SECTION 5/6 NINE-PLAYER South Ridge 0 Win-E-Mac 50 SECTION 7 NINE-PLAYER Bigfork 12 Mountain Iron-Buhl 34 Silver Bay 27 Cherry 0 SECTION 7AA Crosby-Ironton 30 Mesabi East 6 SECTION 7AAA…
PROCTOR, Minn. – The Cloquet football team rallied from an early deficit, but would ultimately come up short as North Branch defeated the Lumberjacks 40-36 in the Section 7AAAA semi-finals Thursday night at Egerdahl Field. The Lumberjacks finish their season with a 3-4 overall record. Categories: High School, Sports
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – With the fall sports season now wrapping up Friday night at 11:59 p.m., teams across the Northland have been scrambling to get one more game in. That includes Grand Rapids who will go straight to the section title game with a tall task at hand as they will face Class AAAA powerhouse Rocori. “For the most…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – One of the teams who won’t be playing on the final night of the high school football season is Hermantown, due to scheduling restraints created by Thursday’s Cloquet-North Branch game. The Hawks’ season comes to an end following their win Tuesday night against Duluth Denfeld. Head coach Mike Zagelmeyer says he’s at least glad that his seniors…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Minnesota governor Tim Walz has issued a four-week pause for all organized sports, beginning this Saturday. This includes youth, high school and adult sports. College and professional sports will be allowed to continue. All indoor ice rinks will also be closed until December 18th. The Minnesota State High School League announced that section football play must…
MAPLE, Wis. – The Northwestern football team will take on Ellsworth Thursday night in their regional final game. The Tigers toppled St. Croix Central last week to clinch a spot in their final game of the season. Head coach Jovin Kroll says given what has happened to the football seasons in Minnesota and Michigan, he is grateful to be at…
CHISHOLM, Minn. – Wednesday, Chisholm’s Abby Thompson signed her National Letter of Intent to join the Minnesota State Moorhead volleyball team. Thompson is the first player in program history to continue her volleyball career at the next level, an honor she is well aware of. “I’m so happy I kind of made that name for myself here. And I hope…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Proctor/Hermantown’s Ella Anick has signed her National Letter of Intent to join the Bemidji State women’s hockey team. The senior blueliner recorded nine goals and 21 assists last season, helping the Mirage advance to the section title game. Anick joins Grand Rapids/Greenway’s Claire Vekich who also committed to joining the Beavers last week. Categories: College, High School,…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Senior fullback Riley Thorsten scored three touchdowns in the first half as the Hermantown football team got the win over Duluth Denfeld 42-22 Tuesday night in the Section 7AAAA semi-finals. The Hawks advance to the section finals and will face the winner of the Cloquet/North Branch match-up, which is set to take place Thursday night at Egerdahl…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – During a press conference on Monday, Minnesota health commissioner Jan Malcolm says oublic health officials are urging Governor Tim Walz to issue a pause on winter high school sports. Governor Walz says new guidance from the state on high school sports will be issued in the next day or so as spread of the coronavirus increases…
DULUTH, Minn. – Last week, the Duluth school district announced a pause for high school athletics, which begins this Wednesday. A group of players and parents from the district have now banned together to try and get that decision overturned. The group is called “Let Them Play Duluth” and it’s made up of representatives from Duluth East and Duluth Denfeld…
ESKO, Minn. – Senior Claire Vekich finished with 21 kills as the Greenway volleyball team got a road sweep over previously-unbeaten Esko 3-0 Monday night. The Raiders improve to 11-0 and rank sixth in Class A. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we spoke with the head coach of the Hermantown football team Mike Zagelmeyer. Among the topics discussed are the Hawks’ big win in the Hammer Game over Proctor, as well as what this season has been like playing without packed stands at Centricity Stadium. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School,…
HUDSON, Wis. – Senior fullback Brennen Werner scored two touchdowns in the first half and the defense buckled down in the second half as the Northwestern football team defeated St. Croix Falls 14-0 Friday night in Level 1 of the WIAA Playoffs. The Tigers advance to Level 2 and will face Ellsworth Thursday, November 19th. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High…
CARLTON, Minn. – The Ely volleyball team continued to roll, sweeping Carlton (25-17, 25-13, 25-20) to stay undefeated. The Timberwolves improve to 9-0 and will host Northeast Range on Monday. Over in Esko, the Eskomos won their second match in as many days, defeating Cloquet 3-1 (25-21, 25-20, 23-25, 25-13) to improve to 8-0. The Eskomos will host undefeated Greenway…
DULUTH, Minn. – The regular season is complete for Minnesota high school football. Now it’s time to find out what the playoff match-ups will be as teams vie for a section title. Dates and times are subject to change and are available here. SECTION 5 NINE-PLAYER #4 McGregor vs. #1 South Ridge #3 Cromwell-Wright vs. #2 Hill City/Northland SECTION 7…
DULUTH, Minn. – On Tuesday, the Duluth East football team found out that their game Wednesday night against Cloquet would be their final game of the year. We spoke with the Greyhounds after their 27-22 win and contrary to what you would think, they were in good spirits about their season coming to an abrupt end. “We were very determined….
ESKO, Minn. – In their first action in almost two weeks, the Esko volleyball team got the best of Hibbing 3-1 Thursday night. The Eskomos stayed undefeated on the season. It was also the final match of the season for the Bluejackets, who will be shutdown for two weeks beginning next week. In other prep volleyball action, South Ridge improved…
HIBBING, Minn. – Hibbing athletic director Meghan Potter says that athletics and activities at Hibbing High School will be shutdown beginning November 16th. The hope is that they will resume on December 1st. This will mean a delayed start to the winter sports season. As for fall sports, the season comes to an end, meaning the Bluejackets football team played…
MAPLE, Wis. – The season continues for the Northwestern football team. Friday night, the Tigers will make the long drive south to take on St. Croix Central for their Level 1 playoff game. The last time these two teams met was back in 2018 when the Panthers defeated the Tigers in the Level 3 playoff round. But the team is…
DULUTH, Minn. – National Signing Day is the day high school athletes dream about. It’s time to put pen to paper and officially sign National Letters of Intent to make those college commitments official. Here’s a list of those who committed on Wednesday: Duluth Marshall’s Gianna Kneepkens — Utah women’s basketball Duluth Marshall’s Emilia McGiffert — Eastern Michigan women’s soccer…
PROCTOR, Minn. – In the 70th annual Battle for the Hammer, the Hermantown football team avenged their loss from last season, blanking Proctor 28-0 Wednesday night at Egerdahl Field. In other prep football action, Duluth East held on for a home win over Cloquet 27-22. The Greyhounds found out Tuesday that their season is over as they finish the year…
DULUTH, Minn. – In the final match of the prep girls soccer season, Team Red defeated Team White 6-0 in the 2020 Essentia Health All-Star Game. Categories: High School, Sports
MINONG, Wis. – The Wisconsin high school football playoffs begin this Friday, but it’s not your typical bracket. In eight-player football, teams will have one final playoff game to wrap up their seasons. For Northwood/Solon Springs, they’ll look to finish the season above .500 so that their seniors can end their football careers on a high note. “It’s going to…
PROCTOR, Minn. – A few months ago, we weren’t even sure if we’d have a high school football season this fall. But it happened, we made it to the end, and now it’s time for one of the biggest rivalries in the Northland. And for both Hermantown and Proctor, they know this year’s Battle for the Hammer means a little…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Public Schools superintendent John Magas announced Tuesday that in-person athletics and activities will be paused from November 18th until December 13th. The announcement has the biggest impact on the Duluth East and Duluth Denfeld football teams, who were set to begin section playoffs next week. For the volleyball teams, they will each lose their final three…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Grand Rapids volleyball team continued to dominate on Monday night, sweeping Duluth East 3-0 (25-9, 26-24, 25-17) on the road. The Thunderhawks improve to 9-1 and will play at Duluth East on Tuesday while the Greyhounds fall to 2-6 and will play at Greenway on Thursday. In other prep volleyball action, the South Ridge volleyball team…
MAPLE, Wis. – The WIAA released the brackets early Saturday morning for this year’s high school football playoffs, which will begin on Friday. Four Northland teams will be playing and all games are scheduled to kick off on Friday, Nov. 13 at 7:00 p.m. DIVISION 2: No. 3 Ashland @ No. 2 New Richmond DIVISION 3: No. 3 Northwestern @…
DULUTH, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we spoke with Duluth East head football coach Joe Hietala. Among the topics discussed was the team’s battle through various forms of adversity and how grateful the Greyhounds are to play this season with so much uncertainty in the Northland. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn. – The Grand Rapids football team continued their domination of the 2020 season as they picked up a road win over Cloquet 41-0 Friday night at Bromberg Field. The Thunderhawks improve to 5-0 as they’ll look to end their season undefeated next week against Hibbing. The Lumberjacks fall to 3-2 and they’ll wrap up their season against Duluth…
CLOQUET, Minn. – Senior Claire Vekich led the way with 24 kills as the Greenway volleyball team swept Clouqet 3-0 on Thursday night. In other prep volleyball action, Hermantown got the road sweep over Duluth Denfeld while Proctor blanked Duluth East 3-0 as well. Categories: High School, Sports
COLERAINE, Minn. – The Virginia football team forced seven turnovers as they got the road win over Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin 32-6 Thursday night at Dixon-Barle Field. The Blue Devils have now won three straight, surpassing their win total from the past two season combined. They’ll wrap up the regular season at home next week against Eveleth-Gilbert. The Titans will close their season…
DULUTH, Minn. – With COVID-19 cases sky-rocketing in the Northland recently, many have been waiting to see how it would impact high school sports. Districts have been strongly against shutting everything down, but that doesn’t mean that teams might have to make those decisions on their own as we found out on Thursday. The North Branch football team has cancelled…
MOOSE LAKE, Minn. – The Moose Lake-Willow River football team is cancelling the final two games of their season. The timing of the announcement is also not ideal for the Rebels as they are also assuming that their season is over due to the quick turnaround for the section playoffs. The defending section 7AA champs finish the regular season with…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Superior athletic director Ella Olson says that due to the district’s decision to move to all distance learning winter sports will have a later start date. Boys and girls hockey, as well as girls basketball, were scheduled to start practicing on November 16th, while boys basketball would have started on November 23rd. Superior will resume in-person learning…
CULVER, Minn. – Senior running back Connor Bushbaum racked up 270 yards rushing to go along with five touchdowns as the South Ridge football team defeated Silver Bay 46-12 Wednesday night. Tyler Johnson chipped in with 115 yards on the ground in the winning effort. Sully Tikkanen scored both touchdowns for the Mariners. South Ridge will wrap up their season…
DULUTH, Minn. – One thing politicians can learn from sports teams is that it’s not about how start, it’s about how you finish. A great example of that philosophy is the Duluth East football team. The Greyhounds have dealt with a lot of adversity this season, from losing their opener up in Grand Rapids to falling down big at halftime…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Grand Rapids guard Taryn Hamling has committed to joining the North Dakota State women’s basketball team. The sophomore averaged just over 13 points per game last season and has been playing on the varsity level since seventh grade. Her sister Heaven transferred to NDSU last season after playing 32 games at Stephen F. Austin State. Categories:…
HAYWARD, Wis. – The Hayward football team is opting out of the WIAA playoffs. This comes after their game this Friday against Merrill was cancelled. That was supposed to be the Hurricanes final game of the season. Hayward wraps up their season with a 1-4 overall record with their lone victory coming against Lakeland in Week 4. Categories: High School,…
CLOQUET, Minn. – After dropping their first two games of the season, the Cloquet volleyball team are riding a six-match win streak, dropping just three sets in that time frame. The coaching staff credits a focus on what they can control, instead of putting too much time into scouting their opponents. “We’re really working on eliminating our errors and doing…
CHISHOLM, Minn. – In a battle between two undefeated teams, the Greenway volleyball team got the best of Chisholm 3-0 Monday night. In other prep volleyball action, Grand Rapids knocked off Virginia 3-1 and Duluth Denfeld got the road win over rivals Duluth East 3-2. Categories: High School, Sports
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Hermantown girls basketball forward Elly Schmitz announced on her Twitter account Monday that she has committed to joining the Sioux Falls women’s basketball team. Last season, Schmitz averaged over 15 points per game as a junior, helping the Hawks capture their first section title since 2006. The Cougars are coming off a solid season, winning the NSIC…
MAPLE, Wis. – Northwestern linebacker Titus Graden announced on Twitter on Sunday that he has committed to Upper Iowa of the NSIC. Through five games this season, Graden has 12 solo tackles and 21 total and also has a fumble recovery. Back in May, Graden was invited to the Hawaii Tiki Bowl in Honolulu from Dec. 30 to Jan. 4,…
TWO HARBORS, Minn. – The Two Harbors football team scored early and often to get the 40-9 home win over Eveleth-Gilbert on Saturday. Eli Schlangen finished with three rushing touchdowns while Clark Nelson, Deacon Bark and Matson Granmo each had a touchdown for the Agates. Two Harbors wins its third straight and will host International Falls on Friday, while Eveleth-Gilbert…
DULUTH, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we hear from Cloquet head football coach Tom Lenarz. Among the topics discussed were the Lumberjacks great start to the season, as well as how he is communicating with his players in an unpredictable season. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Senior running back Keyshawn Beckom finished with six touchdowns as the Duluth Denfeld football team knocked off Hibbing 50-20 Friday night at Public Schools Stadium. The win is the first on the season for the Hunters and the first head coaching victory for the Hunters’ Erik Lofald. Here are other scores from across the Northland: MN HIGH…
MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn. – Senior running back Connor Bushbaum finished with 347 yards rushing and four touchdowns as South Ridge topped Cherry 32-20 Thursday night at Mountain Iron-Buhl High School. The win keeps the Panthers undefeated on the season as they hand the Tigers their first loss of the season. Categories: High School, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn. – Brenna McClarey finished with 13 kills and five blocks as the Cloquet volleyball team took down Duluth Denfeld 3-1 Thursday night. The Lumberjacks also got 11 kills from Ava Carlson and 29 set assists from Emerson Rock, who helped Cloquet win their sixth straight match. In other prep volleyball action, Proctor earned a bounce back win on…
SAINT CROIX FALLS, Wis. – The Cinderella run for the Northwestern volleyball came to an end in the WIAA Division 2 Section Semi-finals as the Tigers were swept by top-seeded St. Croix Falls 3-0 Thursday night. Brynn Erickson led the way with 9 kills and 10 digs, while Kayla Paulsen chipped in with six kills and 10 digs. Northwestern also…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – This month, Grand Rapids High School has joined forces with “Mask Up Itasca”, an initiative started by Itasca County Health and Human Services to promote wearing masks in public places. Thunderhawks football coach Greg Spahn says there was no hesitation from his team to get involved. “The thing with high school athletics is often times that’s…
