POPLAR, Wis. – Northwestern freshman Lyvia Carlson has been dancing for the past six years and has found her passion within the music. “I love that you can just express who you are and how you’re feeling and there’s really no judgement in anything,” Carlson said. She’s come a long way during these short years. In her first year on…
PROCTOR, Minn. – This week, the boys hockey sectionals begin. But for the girls, it’s already time for the state tournament. And there’s only one Northland team left standing: Proctor/Hermantown. First up for the fourth-seeded Mirage is the #5 seed Rochester Lourdes. The Eagles went 15–9–1 this season and according the Mirage head coach Glen Gilderman, they are very similar…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth East senior forward Ryder Donovan has signed his National Letter of Intent to join the University of Wisconsin. That’s according to a tweet sent out by PC Tourney Boyz. Donovan had originally committed to North Dakota, but de–committed just before the start of the season. Regarded by many as one of the top prospects in the…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. -With talent up and down the lines, the Hermantown boys hockey team is once again one of the top powerhouses in the state. But with so much talent, a trusty captain is needed, and that’s what they have in senior Darian Gotz. “He’s our leader, hands down. And it’s not because he’s the rah-rah guy in the locker room….
DULUTH, MINN. – In prep girls basketball action, Kendra Kelley would pick up her 1,000 career point as Cloquet knocked off Ashland 63-31. In other prep girls action, Proctor continued to stay hot as they beat Hermantown 60-49. In boys action Duluth East picked up a 60-47 home court win over St. Francis. Giovani Saldivar scored 18 points for the…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – The Hermantown/Proctor dance team are taking their jazz routine to the state tournament Thursday at the Target Center in Minneapolis. The program is only in its eighth year of existence as a varsity sport and the team is excited to have the spotlight on their hard work during a time when hockey is all the buzz in…
PROCTOR, MINN.- Thanks to a strong second half, the Proctor girls basketball team pulled away late to get the win over Cloquet 64-52. With the win, the Rails capture the Lake Superior Conference regular season title. In other girls action, Duluth Marshall got a bounce back win over Eveleth-Gilbert 77-23 and Hibbing got a road win over Duluth East 60-43…
SUPERIOR, WI.- In their WIAA section quarter final match-up, the Superior boys hockey team blanked Northwest 7-0 Thursday night at Wessman Arena. Dayton Podvin made 13 saves in the shut-out effort. The Spartans move on to host the Section semi-final February 19th at 6:00 p.m. Trailing 2-1 going into the third period, the Hunters would comeback and knock off Duluth…
PROCTOR, MINN.- With the regular season, Superior picked up a road victory over Proctor Thursday night 67-48. With the win, the Spartans are now 10-6 and host Hudson Saturday afternoon. Following the loss, the Rails now are 12-7 on the season and will travel to Grand Rapids Friday night. Categories: High School, Sports
CROMWELL, Minn. – The Cromwell-Wright girls basketball team had no trouble at home with Barnum as they got the win over the Bombers 83-28 Wednesday night. The Cardinals improve to 18-1 as they will host Carlton Thursday night. In other girls action, Superior picked up a road win over Duluth Denfeld 68-25. Categories: High School, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn. – At the Northwoods Credit Union Arena, the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton and Hermantown boys hockey teams played to a 2-2 tie on Wednesday night. Gavin Rasmussen scored both goals for the Lumberjacks, while Darian Gotz and Ben Siljendahl scored for the Hawks, who will close out their season Thursday night at home against Grand Rapids. Categories: High School, Sports
VIRGINIA, Minn. – A three-goal second period would be the difference as the Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team defeated Duluth Marshall 3-1 in the Section 7A championship game Wednesday night at the Miners Memorial Building in Virginia. Alyssa Watkins, Braelyn Sathers and Ella Anick each scored for the Mirage, who capture their second straight section title. Victoria Thorson scored the lone…
DULUTH, Minn. – Carter Sullivan found the back of the net twice as the Duluth Marshall boys hockey team got the win over St. Francis 4-1 Tuesday night at Mars Lakeview Arena. Danny Klatt and Dakota Oman also scored for the Hilltoppers. Alex Busick finished the night with 30 saves for Duluth Marshall. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – In what may have been the championship for the Lake Superior Conference regular season championship, Proctor got the win over Duluth Marshall 80-71 Tuesday night. And in boys action, Peyton Wueffel and Trevor Spindler each scored 16 points as Esko got the home win over Proctor 71-47. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Wednesday night, the championship for Section 7A girls hockey will be decided in Virginia as Proctor/Hermantown faces off against Duluth Marshall. For the Mirage, who are the defending section champions, one of the big questions going into this season was how the younger players would mesh with the girls who made it to the state semi–finals last…
CLOQUET, Minn. – Allie Wojtysiak finished with 23 points and 12 rebounds as the Cloquet girls basketball team got the Senior Night win over Duluth East 46-42 Monday night. In other girls action, Esko had no trouble with Eveleth-Gilbert as they top the Golden Bears 67-33. And in boys action, Duluth Marshall and Cook County went into overtime as the…
DULUTH, Minn. – On the first day of the last week of the regular season for boys high school hockey, Duluth East, Duluth Denfeld and Hermantown all got home wins. For the Greyhounds, Jacob Jeannette, Jonathan Jones and Ryder Donovan each scored twice while Brendan Baker, Jack FitzGerald, Nolan Aleff and Jack Fellman each tallied one as they took down…
DULUTH, Minn. –Â The Duluth East boys basketball team honored former Greyhounds standout Rick Rickert and officially retired his jersey #44 before their game against Blaine on Saturday. Rickert, who now lives in Idaho with his family, said getting to come back to Duluth East for this moment was a day he’ll never forget. “You know, a lot of them are…
MAPLE, Wis. – After going 12–12 last year, the Northwestern boys basketball team has been dominate this year. The Tigers are currently undefeated in conference play and ranked in the top 10 in division three within the state. “We’re about 10, 11 guys deep that I can play at any single time in any single game and that’s a luxury…
VIRGINIA, Minn. – The top seeds came out victorious on Saturday as No. 1 Proctor/Hermantown defeated No. 4 Hibbing/Chisholm 3-0 while No. 2 Duluth Marshall defeated No. 3 Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 1-0 in the Section 7A semi-finals. For the Mirage, Michaela Phinney, Dehli Heikes and Megan Madill all scored in the win as Ryan Gray made 21 saves. For the Hilltoppers, Lily…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth East boys basketball team couldn’t gain enough momentum early as Blaine got the 71-58 win on Saturday. Noah Paulson led the Greyhounds with 12 points. Duluth East star Rick Rickert was honored before the game and the Greyhounds retired his number in a special ceremony. The Greyhounds (14-7) will play St. Francis on Friday. Categories:…
DULUTH, MINN.- For this week’s segment, we sat down with Proctors girl’s basketball head coach Matt Solberg about about the game earlier this week, coaching such a young team, the competition ahead for the team come playoffs, and the importance of last years deep playoff run and how it can generate to another one this year. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday…
PROCTOR, Minn. – In the first round of the Section 7A girls hockey playoffs, top-seeded Proctor-Hermantown defeated Moose Lake Area 5-0 Friday night at the St. Luke’s Sports and Event Center. The Mirage will face Hibbing/Chisholm in the section semi-finals as the Bluejackets defeated North Shore 3-2. Duluth Marshall got four goals from Maren Friday as they top International Falls…
DULUTH, Minn. – Brody Payton scored 21 points and Andrew Klobucher scored 15 as the Northwestern boys basketball team defeated Bloomer 58-53 to stay undefeated in conference play and win the Heart O’North Conference championship. In girls action, Grand Rapids defeated Hermantown 87-72 while Esko dominated South Ridge 73-32. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
MAPLE, Wisc. – The Northwestern boys basketball team continue to dominate the Heart O’ North conference. The Tigers are undefeated in conference play, similar to what they did in football this past season. So do they believe some of that momentum has been carried over from the gridiron to the court? “A little bit. I mean, we play physical. In…
DULUTH, Minn. – Will Smyth and James Holak from the Duluth Wolfpack boys lacrosse team are taking their talents west to play for the University of Montana. Holak led the Wolfpack in assists this past season with 24 while scoring 13 goals. Smyth was the Wolfpack’s Grinder of the Year this past season. The pair helped Duluth get to the…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth East wide receiver Anthony Provinzino has signed his National Letter of Intent to play college football at Southwest Minnesota State. Provinzino said he’s excited that he’s staying relatively close so that his family can come watch him play for the Mustangs. He added that he’s had a lot of fun playing football for the Greyhounds. “I’ve…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Denfeld’s Erik Nelson signed his National Letter of Intent Wednesday afternoon to join the UMD football program. Nelson, an offensive lineman, is excited for this next step and to be a Bulldog. “When I started the recruiting process, my end goal was UMD because I thought that was a good place where I would fit and…
DULUTH, Minn. – Five players scored in double figures as the Duluth East boys basketball team got the home win over Superior 79-68. Isiah Hendrickson led the Greyhounds with 16 points. Mason Ackley led all scorers with 23 points for the Spartans. In Proctor, it was the Rails getting 26 points from Quincy Clark in a tough home win over…
DULUTH, Minn. – Grace Kirk recorded a career-high 49 points as she single-handily outscored Duluth Denfeld as Duluth Marshall got the 99-46 win. In other girls, action, Superior took down Duluth East 43-31. Categories: High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Five different Hawks light the lamp as Hermantown gets the road win over Superior 6-0 Tuesday night at Wessman Arena. Justin Thomas, Aaron Pionk, Brady Baker, Joey Pierce and Matt Erickson scored for the Hawks, who have yet to lose a game in 2019. Cole Manahan had 14 saves. And in other boys action, it was Duluth…
PROCTOR, Minn. – In a battle of two of the best girls basketball teams in the Northland, Cromwell-Wright got the road win over Proctor 66-46 Monday night at the Rails Gym. The Cardinals improve to 16-1 on the season as they host Barnum on Thursday. And in other girls action, it was Grand Rapids getting a win at Esko 58-49….
DULUTH, Minn. – In the game against two of the best teams in Section 7AA, No. 14 Duluth East once again came out on top against No. 18 Cloquet-Esko-Carlton, 2-0. Jack FitzGerald and Logan Anderson both scored for the Greyhounds. In other boys hockey action, North Shore topped Proctor 4-2. For the girls, Grand Rapids/Greenway defeated Duluth 5-1 in the…
SECTION 7A BRACKETS (All games scheduled for Thursday, February 7th at 7 p.m. High seed hosts) #1 Proctor/Hermantown vs. #8 Moose Lake Area #4 Hibbing/Chisholm vs. #5 North Shore #2 Duluth Marshall vs. #7 International Falls #3 Cloquet-Esko-Carlton vs. #6 Eveleth-Gilbert SECTION 7AA BRACKETS #4 Grand Rapids/Greenway vs. #5 Cambridge-Isanti/Mora/Pine City 2/7 at 6 p.m. #3 Elk River/Zimmerman vs. #6…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Gianna Kneepkens would hit the game-winning shot at the buzzer as the Duluth Marshall girls basketball team defeated Hermantown 66-64 Friday night. In other girls action, it was Proctor over Duluth Denfeld 72-33. And in boys action, Cloquet got the home win over Proctor 58-53 and Esko had no trouble with Barnum 71-51. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy,…
DULUTH, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we sit down with first-year head coach of the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys hockey team Shea Walters, discussing the team’s current hot streak, wrapping up his first year as head coach and carrying their current momentum into the section playoffs. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Senior Olivia Boettcher scored her 100th career point as Duluth Marshall topped North Shore 4-0 Thursday night at Mars Lakeview Arena. Caitlin Breen scored twice for the Hilltoppers and Emilia McGiffert also lit the lamp for Duluth Marshall who improve to 15-8 on the season. Categories: High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis. –Â The Superior dance team is headed back to state this weekend, and they’re doing something not many other programs have done. This week’s competition will be the Spartans 12th straight trip to state. “12 years, like, I don’t know how many teams go to State 12 consecutive and it’s really exciting,” Superior assistant coach Brooke Keeler said. “We…
CLOQUET, Minn. – In boys basketball action, Cloquet got the win over rivals Esko 63-61 Monday at Cloquet Middle School. In other boys action, it was Duluth Marshall getting a road win over Wrenshall 84-54. And in girls action, the Hilltopper girls got the home win over East Central 79-56 and the Eskomo girls improve to 7-1 in the new…
TWO HARBORS, Minn. – Jayden Ruberg comes from a basketball family. His dad, aunt and older sister all played for Two Harbors and each left legacies within the program. “They were pretty much the reason I started playing basketball. They’re my role models. I wanted to play like them, be like them, that’s my motivation,” Ruberg said. Ruberg’s sister holds…
DULUTH, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we spoke with the Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team as they wrap up their regular season this weekend. Head coach Glen Gilderman and senior Samantha Lewis were in studio to talk about the section playoffs and what they need to do to head back to the state tournament. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – After suffering a close loss at Duluth East earlier this month, the Hermantown boys basketball team got revenge on Friday night, getting the 80-74 win. The Hermantown girls were also successful in the doubleheader, defeating Duluth East 70-46. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn. – Last night, Minnesota Whitecaps forward and former Cloquet-Esko-Carlton hockey star Sadie Lundquist was honored with her own banner in the rafters of the Northwoods Credit Union Arena. Lundquist says coming back home lets her reflect on memories of her time in the Northland and all the success she had with the Lumberjacks. “I was able to play…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Proctor boys basketball team picked up its fourth straight win on Thursday night as the Rails took down Two Harbors 74-57. The Agates’ Jayden Ruberg led all scorers with 36 points while the Rails’ Dylan Hom led the team with 18 points. In girls basketball action, Cloquet traveled to Duluth Marshall and picked up the road…
CLOQUET, Minn. – On a night when Cloquet native Sadie Lundquist was honored with a banner in the rafters of the Northwoods Credit Union, the Grand Rapids/Greenway girls hockey team got road shutout win over Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 4-0 on Thursday night. In other girls action, Emily Lemker got her 1000th career point as Duluth Marshall knocked off the Duluth Northern Stars…
CLOQUET, Minn. – Cloquet’s Kendra Kelley signed her National Letter of Intent Thursday morning to run DI track at North Dakota State University. While Kelley is a three–sport athlete, running track and playing both soccer and basketball for the Lumberjacks, she said the choice of which sport to play was always easy. “I think I always knew that track was…
ASHLAND, Wis. – Ashland High School boys basketball coach Robert Blaschke has been suspended indefinitely as the district looks into allegations of misconduct. A letter from athletic director Pam Huston regarding the announcement was sent out to parents yesterday. There are no specific details about what the allegations are and according to the superintendent’s office, Blaschke will remain on leave…
DULUTH, Minn. – Jack Fitzgerald puts up a hat trick at home as the Duluth East boys hockey team snapped a three-game winless streak as they topped Forest Lake 8-3 Tuesday night at the Heritage Center. In other boys hockey action, Reece Ward and Ben Harnell each scored three times as Proctor got the home win over Ely 9-4 at…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – In their final home game of the season, the Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team knocked off Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 5-1 Tuesday night at the Hermantown Ice Arena. Ashley Hanson, Dehli Heikes, Alyssa Watkins, Aurora Opsahl and Michaela Phinney all scored for the Mirage, who will wrap up their season Saturday at Mound Westonka. Dana Jones was the lone goal scorer…
DULUTH, Minn. – In girls basketball action, Grace Kirk finished with a triple double as Duluth Marshall got the win at home against Superior Tuesday night. Gianna Kneepkens led all scorers with 35 points as the Hilltoppers extended their win streak to seven games. In boys basketball action, Peter Soumis hit a buzzer-beating three to give Hermantown the win over…
