DULUTH, Minn. – The Superior baseball team bounced back from its first loss of the season in a big way, topping Duluth Denfeld 9-1 at Wade Stadium. The game was scoreless until the third, when the Spartans scored twice on a bunt. The Hunters answered in the bottom half of the inning to make it 2-1 Spartans. But Superior blew…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Denfeld baseball team dominated Princeton, getting the 12-0 win to snap its four game losing streak. Matt Rukavina allowed just two hits in the five inning complete game, striking out six. Payton Budisalovich drove in three while both Joe Udd and Corey Graves drove in one each. The Hunter (2-4) will host Superior on Monday. Categories:…
ESKO, Minn. – Superior’s Chesie McLaughlin hit a solo home run in the fifth inning as Superior topped Esko 4-1. Mady Stariha had another stellar outing, giving up one run on five hits while striking out seven. Superior (6-1) will host Eau Claire North on Tuesday while Esko (4-4) will play at Moose Lake-Willow River on Tuesday. Categories: High School,…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth boys lacrosse team stayed undefeated on the season as they got the win over Minneapolis Washburn 11-4 Friday night at Public Schools Stadium. The Wolfpack led 3-2 at the half, but then exploded in the second half to get the win and knock off the Warriors. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The defending section 7A champs Carlton topped Ely 11-1 on Friday night to stay undefeated on the season. The Bulldogs (5-0) will play at Proctor on Saturday morning. In other softball action, Hermantown shut out Cloquet to get the 6-0 win. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Mora scored three in the top of the first but Duluth Marshall scored five in the bottom half of the frame to take the lead and never look back, as the Hilltoppers got the 8-4 win. Brett Benson got the win after going six innings while allowing just two runs. The Hilltoppers improve to 5-1 and will…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Marshall baseball team continued their dominance over the Northland as they got the big win over Hibbing 18-2 in five innings Thursday night at Wade Stadium. Peter Hansen led the Hilltoppers going 3 for 3 at the plate with four runs scored. Ben Pedersen pitched three shutout innings while striking out three batters. He also…
DULUTH, Minn. – The defending Section 7A champions are off to a good start to the season as the South Ridge baseball team got a shutout win over Cherry 11-0 in five innings Wednesday afternoon at Wade Stadium. The Panthers also knocked off North Woods 13-2 in six innings as they improve to 4-1 on the season. Categories: High School,…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth native Emma Stauber has been named the new head coach of the Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team. The former Mirage star and UMD defenseman spent this past season helping the Minnesota Whitecaps win the NWHL’s Isobel Cup in their inaugural season. She also spent time playing pro hockey in Sweden. The 26-year-old takes over for Glen Gilderman…
PROCTOR, Minn. – In an announcement made at Tuesday night’s school board meeting, Rails boys basketball head coach Todd Clark has resigned. Clark has been coaching at his alma mater for the past seven seasons with a handful of section tournament runner-up finishes. In addition to head coaching, Clark has been involved with Proctor athletics for over 20 years. Rails…
DULUTH, Minn. – It was a dominant showing in the home opener as the Duluth boys lacrosse team blanked Grand Rapids 12-0 Tuesday night at Ordean Stadium. The Wolfpack will be back in action Friday night at home against Minneapolis Washburn. Categories: High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis. – In a battle of two of the top softball teams in the Northland, Superior would hold on for the win against Hermantown 4-1 Tuesday afternoon at the NBC Spartan Sports Complex. Mady Stariha allowed just five hits while striking out 10 in the win. Mackenzie Lehto, Ruby Moore and Madison Sislo each had multiple hits for the…
DULUTH, Minn. – Carter Sullivan pitched six shutout, allowing just two hits on the night as the Duluth Marshall baseball team blanked Duluth Denfeld 9-0 Tuesday night at Wade Stadium. In other baseball action, Hermantown faced off against Hibbing at the NBC Spartan Sports Complex. And it was the Hawks taking down the Bluejackets 4-1. Categories: High School, Sports
PROCTOR, Minn. – The Proctor baseball team scored seven runs in the bottom of the second inning, all coming from bases-loaded walks and wild pitches, to top Virginia 15-2. Ben Harnell hit a solo home run while Mason Flick got the win. Proctor will host Ashland on Thursday. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth girls lacrosse team fell into a 9-0 hole early in the first half and couldn’t sustain the comeback as they fall to Forest Lake 17-3 Monday night at Ordean Stadium. Hannah Martin and Shay Callaway were among the scorers for the Wolfpack. Categories: High School, Sports
PROCTOR, Minn. – Boys high school volleyball made its debut in Proctor on Monday as Northern Conference held its latest tournament featuring two Proctor-Hermantown co–ops, Floodwood, Cloquet, Hibbing/Chisholm and Grand Rapids. Although it’s not a varsity sport yet, the teams are excited to start a new athletic program in the Northland. “It’s crazy because even a year ago, I wouldn’t have…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Northwestern softball team used a strong start and a strong finish to take down Duluth East 19-6 Monday afternoon at Ordean Field. The Tigers would score six runs in the first two innings and then 10 runs in the top of the sixth. The Greyhounds would rally in the bottom of the inning, scoring five runs,…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth girls lacrosse team continued its strong start to the season, defeating Brainerd 19-9 at home on Saturday afternoon. This is the Wolfpack’s third win of the season. They hit the road Friday at play at Moorhead. Categories: High School, Sports
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The top two boys baseball teams in class AA met at Northwestern University on Saturday, and in the end, the second-ranked Minnehaha Academy walked it off against top-ranked Duluth Marshall, 5-4 the final. Ben Pedersen struck out 10 in 5 and two-thirds innings. Brock Brumley hit the RBI single for the walkoff. Duluth Marshall (2-1) will play…
DULUTH, Minn. – In an early season rivalry battle, the Duluth girls lacrosse team defeated Hermantown/Proctor 9-5 Thursday night at Public Schools Stadium. Jorja Schooler led the Wolfpack with five goals, while Elle Hughes, Daphne Berg, Sarah Spencer and Annika Jarvela also scored for Duluth. Categories: High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Superior softball team made quick work of Eau Claire as they won in five innings 10-0 Thursday afternoon at the NBC Spartan Sports Complex. UMD commit Mady Stariha earned the shutout win on the mound for the Spartans, throwing a no-hitter while striking out 10 batters. Superior would fall 5-4 in the second game of the…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Superior baseball team scored four unanswered runs in the fifth inning to top Hayward 4-2 on Thursday night. Gunnar Hansen, Blake Arnovich and Joe Barker each recorded a hit and scored a run in the win. The Spartans improve to 4-0 and will play at Cloquet on Tuesday. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Marshall girls hockey standout Maren Friday has committed to playing college hockey at Union College. The Hilltoppers standout just wrapped up her sophomore year with 10 goals and 20 assists, helping Duluth Marshall advance to the Section 7A title game. Union college is based in Schenectady, New York while playing in the ECAC hockey conference. Categories:…
DULUTH, Minn. – Former Duluth Marshall star Lane Krenzen announced Thursday on his Twitter account that he has committed to playing college hockey at the University of Denver. The 21-year-old has spent the past three seasons with the Austin Bruins in the NAHL, wrapping up his last season with nine goals and 19 assists. Back in 2016 in his final…
DULUTH, Minn. – Brendan Flaherty has resigned as head coach of the Duluth Marshall boys hockey team. In his resignation letter, Flaherty said he had hoped to be ready to coach the team by November, but he could not guarantee the pace of his recovery from throat cancer. Bill Owens coached the Hilltoppers this past season on an interim basis….
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Marshall Hilltoppers baseball team is back and ready for action this year after losing in the state title game last year. The team was able to get outside and practice before their first game, which is not always guaranteed given weather in the Northland. “We’ve been trying to get out here for the longest time,…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Marshall handily beat Aitkin in their home opener at Wade Stadium 11-3. Hilltoppers phenom pitcher, and University of Missouri commit, Ben Pederson helped keep scores off the board for the win with 10 strikeouts. Categories: High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Esko Eskomos baseball beat the South Ridge Panthers Monday afternoon 9-4 at NBC Spartan Sports Complex in Superior. South Ridge will next go to Carlton on Tuesday. The Eskomos will take on MLWR next on Thursday. Categories: High School, Sports
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – After more than 40 years coaching Hermantown softball, the program Tom Bang has retired. Saturday, the Hermantown community helped the coach go out with a bang after he led the team to 23 state tournaments and three state championships during his tenure. “Well after 41 years of coaching, we thought we would try to in a way…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Superior baseball team used an 11-run second inning to top Grand Rapids in the season opener, 15-1 in five innings. Gunnar Hansen had three hits and drove in two runs in the win. Over in Proctor, Moose Lake plated four in the fourth to defeat the Rebels 9-2. Categories: High School, Sports
ESKO, Minn. – The Esko softball team picked up where it left off last season, as the defending section 7AA champs dominated Silver Bay in five innings to get the 11-1 win in the season opener. Categories: High School, Sports
PROCTOR, Minn. – In the season opener for high school softball, Superior held on for the 4-2 over Proctor Thursday afternoon at Egerdahl Field. Kaleigh Miller led the Spartans as she knocked in two runs on an inside-the-park-home run. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – In the 11th annual DAYBA Border Battle, the Minnesota girls and Wisconsin boys split the doubleheader at Romano Gym. The Minnesota girls got the win 95-56. Pequot Lakes’ Olivia Lane was named the Mike Gerber Border Battle MVP. In the boys game, Wisconsin ran away with the win 132-84. The game MVP award went to Superior’s Mason…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The North Woods boys basketball team couldn’t dig out of an early hole as they fall to Henning 67-42 Saturday morning in the Class A state championship game at the Target Center. It was the Cougars’ first ever state title in any MSHSL sport. For the Grizzlies, it was their third straight loss in the championship game….
DULUTH, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we spoke with Michelle Sweeney who was named the new head coach of the Hermantown softball team. She takes over for Tom Bang who retired last spring after starting the program 41 years ago. Sweeney talked about taking over for Bang and her plans for the Hawks program. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy,…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Senior guard Cade Goggleye would hit the go-ahead three-pointer with 0.4 seconds left to push the North Woods boys basketball team past Ada-Borup 57-55 Thursday afternoon at the Target Center. Goggleye finished with 18 points and six assists. Junior forward Trevor Morrison nailed down his second straight double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds. North Woods will…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Junior Trevor Morrison led the way with 20 points and 10 rebounds as the North Woods boys basketball team knocked off Westbrook-Walnut Grove 56-39 in the Class A quarterfinals on Thursday night at Williams Arena. TJ Chiabotti chipped in with 11 points, six rebounds and five steals. Cade Goggleye added 10 points, five assists and four rebounds….
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Unseeded Cromwell-Wright kept pace with No. 2 Ada-Borup in the first half, but the Cougars heated up in the second, getting the 49-39 win in the Class A Quarterfinals. Jaden Gronner and Cameron Cahoon led the Cardinals with 10 points each. Cromwell-Wright moves to the consolation bracket and will play on Friday at 7 a.m. at Concordia…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The Esko boys basketball team battled the whole way, but wasn’t able to come out on top down the stretch, as No. 2 Minneapolis North Community got the 61-53 win in the Class AA quarterfinal. Payton Wefel led the Eskomos with 16 points while Camden Berger had 12 points. The Eskomos will play Redwood Valley on Thursday…
ESKO, Minn. – Wednesday night, the Esko boys basketball team are heading back to a familiar place as they will take part in the Class AA state tournament for the sixth time in the past seven seasons. The Eskomos lost in the quarterfinals, but bounced back to win the consolation championship. That experience proved to be very valuable to the…
TWO HARBORS, Minn. – The football field at Two Harbors High School has been long overdue for some renovations and Monday, a local company decided to help. Cooperative Light and power presented a check of $22,000 to the Agates athletics program to start raising funds for a new turf field. The current grass field ran into some issues this past…
ESKO, Minn. –Â Â After winning their sixth Section 7AA title in the past seven seasons, the Eskomos head to state unseeded. They will play two seed Minneapolis North Community on Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Williams Arena. The Eskomos lost in the first round last year but went on to win the consolation championship, but they’re hoping to flip the script…
DULUTH, Minn. – After winning their third straight Section 7A title on Friday night, the North Woods boys basketball team drew the number three seed for the Class A State tournament. The Grizzlies have lost in the state title game the past two seasons. North Woods will play Westbrook-Walnut Grove High School on Thursday at 5 p.m. at Williams Arena….
DULUTH, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we talked with Salvation Army Rookie Basketball Association coordinator Kris Mallett. Among the topics discussed were the organizations long-term goals, as well as the merger with the Duluth Amateur Youth Basketball Association. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – It was a wire-to-wire win for the North Woods boys basketball team as they routed Lakeview Christian Academy 78-39 Friday night at Romano Gym. Cade Goggleye led all scorers with 31 points to help the Grizzlies win their third straight section title. Tournament seedings will be announced this weekend. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Camden Berger finished with 20 points as the Esko boys basketball team knocked off Pequot Lakes 58-45 Thursday night at Romano Gym. It was the Eskomos’ sixth section title in the past seven seasons, and the first for new head coach Derek Anderson. Esko will find out who they will face in the Class AA state quarterfinals…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Hibbing boys basketball team led by two points at the half, but they could not hold off Princeton as they fall to the Tigers 91-76 Thursday night at Duluth East High School. Luke Lundell led the Bluejackets with 18 points, while Ayden McDonald chipped in with 17 points. Hibbing finishes the season with a 22-7 record….
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Allie Negen would hit a three-pointer to pull the Rangers within two in the final seconds. But the rally would ultimately fall short as Mountain Iron-Buhl fell to Goodhue 50-48 in the Class A quarterfinals at Maturi Pavilion. Negen led MIB with 15 points and Matti Bennett finished with 11 for the Rangers, who will play in…
MADISON, Wis. – It was a rough game for the Northwestern boys basketball team as they fell to Martin Luther 96-61 in the Division 3 state semi-finals at the Kohl Center. Brody Payton led the Tigers with 19 points and six rebounds, while Andrew Klobucher chipped in with 11 points. Trequan Carrington led the Spartans with 41 points. Northwestern finishes…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – In the Class AA state quarterfinals, Proctor fell short against Caledonia 56-44 Wednesday night at Williams Arena. Three Rails finished in double-figures, including Payton Rodberg, Morgan Nylund and Sam Parendo. Proctor will face Redwood Valley in the consolation semi-finals Thursday night. Categories: High School, Sports
