CULVER, Minn.- South Ridge’s Joe Janke rushed 33 times for 171 yards to lead the Panthers to a 23-20 win over Mountain Iron-Buhl. At the start of the fourth quarter the Rangers were up 20-15. But with :25 seconds remaining, Joe Janke scores from 5 yards out to give the Panthers the lead. South Ridge improves to 3-0 on the…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- In volleyball action, Superior hosted Duluth Denfeld. After the Spartans took the first set 25-23, the Hunters answered back winning three straight sets to take the match 3-1. Setter Jordyn Maas finished the match with 38 assists. Caitlin Schneeweis lead with 16 kills and Ashley Larson added 12 more. The Hunters are now 7-2 on the season as…
CLOQUET, Minn. – The countdown is on for the Minnesota Wilderness who will open their season next week during the NAHL showcase. The team is coming off another successful season, finishing third in the Central Division. After a summer of ironing out personell decisions, the Wilderness are ready to hit the ice for the games that matter. “I think overall…
CLOQUET, Minn.- This week’s FOX 21 Game of the Week is Cloquet versus Hibbing. Hibbing football finished the 2017 season 2–6. But this year they have already matched that same number of wins, sitting 2–0 and looking to surpass it. A big reason for the improvement is due to the senior class. “Their leadership has been outstanding. It’s moved them…
DULUTH, Minn. – Northland high school volleyball teams were rolling Tuesday night, as Superior swept Ashland and Cloquet defeated Moose Lake-Willow River 3-1. The Spartans worked quickly to get the victory, winning 25-11, 25-11, 25-14. Caleigh Jensen finished the night with a team-high 17 kills. In other volleyball action, Cloquet defeated Moose Lake-Willow River 3-1, Carlton continued its undefeated season,…
CLOQUET, Minn. – In boys high school soccer action, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton gets a goal in the first half from Otto Cockburn as they defeat Hibbing/Chisholm 5-0 Tuesday night at Bromberg Field. The Lumberjacks even their record at 3-3 as they get set to take on Duluth East on Thursday. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Samantha Mark and Victoria Thorson found the back of the net for Duluth Marshall as the Hilltoppers hung on to beat Duluth Denfeld 2-1 at home Tuesday night. Duluth Marshall improves to 5-2 on the season as they will take on North Branch on Saturday. Duluth Denfeld falls to 2-1-4. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Carlton continued its undefeated season on Monday as it swept Duluth East, 25-12, 25-15, 25-18. Duluth East will look for their first win of the season as they face Grand Rapids on Thursday, while Carlton battles with Esko on Tuesday. Categories: High School, Sports
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Hermantown picked up its third win of the season on Monday as a second half goal pushed the Hawks past the Grand Rapids Thunderhawks by a score of 2-1. Grand Rapids would get on the board first, as Seamus Stanley got his own rebound to send one back. It would be all Hermantown after, as Matthew Joki…
TWO HARBORS, Minn. – In high school girls soccer, Sami Szendrey recorded a hat trick in the first half as Two Harbors defeated Proctor at home 4-0. Morgan Beardsley scored the other for the Agates as Tricia Osbakken gets the shutout in net. Two Harbors improves to 6-1-1 on the season as they get set to host Cloquet this Thursday….
DULUTH, Minn.- Denfeld football recorded only one win last year. But in game one of the 2018 season they matched that record and a main part of that was senior wide receiver Wryott Gerson who believes that this is the year of the Hunters. “We kind of got that in our mind set that we can do good this year….
PROCTOR, Minn.- Cloquet defeated Denfeld 1-Nil at Egerdahl field. Immediately after, Two Harbors and Hermantown took the field ending their game in a 1-1 draw. Categories: High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis.- For this week’s Coaches Corner segment, we caught up with Superior football coach Bob DeMeyer and senior defensive end Chase Summefield. DeMeyer discusses the Spartans’ efforts in overcoming the challenge of early season injuries, as well their pleasant start to the season. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
MN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Duluth East 35 Proctor 6 Cloquet 34 Duluth Denfeld 12 Two Harbors 19 Eskomos 12 Hermantown 16 North Branch 6 Grand Rapids 8 Hibbing 13 Mesabi East 36 Hinckley-Finlayson 0 Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin 34 Pine City 12 Barnum 28 Rush City 12 MN 9-MAN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Mountain Iron-Buhl 18 Northwoods 0 Cromwell-Wright 62 Bigfork 8 South Ridge…
DULUTH, Minn. – In prep boys soccer action, Jon Faynik finished with a hat trick as Duluth Denfeld knocked off Hibbing/Chisholm 5-1. Maison Oliver and Gavin Love also scored for the Hunters, who improve to 3-1 on the season. Next match for Denfeld is Saturday against Princeton. Duluth East was also in action and they won 4-2. Seth Hoffman scored…
DULUTH, Minn. – In prep volleyball action, Duluth Denfeld knocked off Ashland 3-0 Thursday night. The Hunters improve to 3-1 on the season. Next up for the Hunters is a weekend showdown with White Bear Lake on Saturday. In other action, Esko topped Two Harbors 3-0, Cloquet defeated Eveleth/Gilbert 3-0 and Superior got the win over Duluth Marshall 3-0. Categories:…
DULUTH, Minn. – This week’s FOX 21 Game of the Week will take us to Proctor as the Rails look to go 2–0 on the season as they host Duluth East. And the Greyhounds are looking to get a bad taste of Week One out of their mouths. Duluth East fell to Big Lake last Thursday 27–6. And as the…
DULUTH, Minn. – Hermantown got the road win over Duluth East in high school volleyball 3-1 Tuesday night. The Greyhounds took the first set 25-22. But the Hawks got hot and took the final three sets to win the match. Hermantown stays undefeated as they will take on Grand Rapids on Thursday. Duluth East falls to 0-2 as they try…
HIBBING, Minn.- Hibbing’s Abbey Mcdonald has announced on twitter that she has committed to playing college basketball at St.Cloud State University come fall 2019. Just last season Mcdonald became Hibbing’s new girls’ basketball all time leading scorer with a total of 1,665 career points for the Bluejackets. The point guard also plays for the Minneosta Suns club team. With the Suns…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Marshall girls soccer team fell to Holy Angels Academy 1-nil. The Hilltopper boys were able to seal in a 2-1 win over Hiawatha Collegiate. Categories: High School, Sports
SOUTH RIDGE, Minn.- After their game was pushed back a day due to weather, South Ridge defeated Isle 39-18. Categories: High School, Sports
MOUNTAIN IRON BUHL, Minn.- Former Mountain Iron-Buhl quarterback/linebacker and Stanley Cup champion Matt Niskanen made his way home to do the coin toss for his alma matter’s season opener. Categories: High School, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn. – In a rain-shortened game, Cloquet defeated Esko 33-12 in the high school football season opener at Eskomos Stadium. The game was called with nine seconds left in the second quarter. Cloquet finished with 389 rushing yards off just 15 carries. Marcus Pokornowski and Andre Peters each scored two TDs. Next up for the Lumberjacks is a road…
TWO HARBORS, Minn.- Duluth Denfeld surprises everyone but themselves as they get a road win over Two Harbors 14-7. The Hunters match their win total from 2017. Wryott Gerson scored an 80 yard punt return touch down for Denfeld. Dominic Klaas also scored for the Hunters. Mason Meyer scored the lone touchdown for Two Harbors. Next week Denfeld will host…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Hawks head coach Mike Zagelmayer gets his first win as a head coach as Hermantown defeated Moose Lake-Willow River 27-13 Thursday night. David Cornelius finished with two rushing touchdowns and Tate Olson threw two TD passes, both to wide receiver Elliot Peterson. Next up for the Hawks is a road match-up against North Branch next Friday. Categories:…
HIBBING, Minn. – Hibbing hosted Eveleth-Gilbert on Thursday night in its season over, as the Golden Bears entered the game 1-0. Both the Bluejackets and the Golden Bears put touchdowns on the board in the first quarter. Eveleth Gilbert’s Kodi Intihar makes a safety in the second to put the Golden Bears up 10-8 at the half. It was all…
DULUTH, Minn. – Jon Faynik scored with less than 13 minutes to go in the first half, and that proved to be the difference as Duluth Denfeld defeated rivals Duluth Marshall 1-0 Wednesday night at Public Schools Stadium. Hunters goalie Eric Gibson finished with six saves in the shutout, which helped Denfeld improve to 2-1. Next up for the Hunters…
MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn. – Iron Range native and Stanley Cup champion Matt Niskanen will do the coin flip this Friday for Mountain Iron–Buhl’s football season opener against Floodwood. Niskanen played quarterback and linebacker for the Rangers. It will be his first trip back to the Iron Range in just over a month when he brought the Stanley Cup to the…
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL Esko 0 Hermantown 3 Cloquet 3 Duluth East 1 Cook County 1 Duluth Marshall 3 Categories: High School, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn. – Kendra Kelley scored twice, including her 98th career goal, as Cloquet/Carlton knocked off Esko 3-0 Tuesday night at Bromberg Field. Kianna Bender scored the other goal for the Lumberjacks, who stay undefeated on the season. Next up for Cloquet/Carlton is a match-up on Thursday against Chisago Lakes. Esko will look to bounce back that same night as…
CLOQUET, Minn. – In a rain-shortened game, the Cloquet/Carlton girls soccer team knocked off Tartan 7-0 Monday afternoon at Bromberg Field. The Lumberjacks got stellar performances from Kianna Bender and Kendra Kelley. Next up for the team is a rivalry showdown Tuesday at home against the Esko Eskomos. Categories: High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wisc. – One team that is turning heads early on in the Wisconsin high school football season is Superior who are sitting pretty at 2–0. Not only have the Spartans won their first two games, they have done it in dominiation fashion, scoring over 40 points against both Oshkosh North and Somerset. Even with early season injury issues, the…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Denfeld volleyball standout Ashley Larson announced on her Twitter account that she has committed to playing at St. Scholastica next season. The senior helped the Hunters go 15–12 last season, including 6–1 in the Lake Superior Confernece. Larson was also an all-conference second team selection. Categories: High School, Sports
PROCTOR, Minn.- Eveleth-Gilbert defeated Academy Force 33-25. The Golden Bears were down 7-0 until the second quarter. After a touchdown by quarterback Jacob Sickel, Eveleth-Gilbert continued the momentum to take the lead and ultimately win the game. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The Denfeld Hunters defeated the Spectrum Sting 7-0. The Hunters put up four goals in the first half, followed by 3 in the second for the shutout victory. Just a town over, Hermantown defeated Chisago Lakes 2-1. The Hawks were down 1-0 at the half but came to life in the second, putting up two goals to take…
DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth Marshall defeated Rochester Lourdes 3-0. The Hilltoppers put up 2 goals in the first half, including an own goal by the Eagles, followed by one more in the second half for the shutout victory. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Hunters started their season with a 4-1 win over the Rochester Lourdes Eagles. After being down 1-0 half way through the first, Maison Oliver put up two back to back goals to get the Hunters back on top. In the second half, Jon Faynik would increase the lead scoring two more goals in the second half….
WRENSHALL, Minn.-The Wrenshall high school football team had an impressive 2017 season going 7–1, falling to Cromwell–Wright in the section 5 championship game. But they are using that as motivation to get back to that game this year and get the win this time around. “Everyone just worked as a team and it was all connection. We got all of…
DULUTH, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we talk with Proctor head football coach Derek Parendo about the upcoming season for the Rails. He also discusses a unique method he uses to allow his players to get to know each other a personal level. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
ESKO, Minn. – In girls high school soccer action, Esko put on a show in front of their home crowd with a 6-0 win over Mesabi East. Sydney Hansen scored two goals for the Eskomos. In other action, Duluth East struggled to get any offense going as they fall at home to Rosemount 3-0. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School,…
CROMWELL, Minn.- The Cromwell-Wright high school football team is coming off a very successful season. The Cardinals were the 2017 section 5 champions, making it to the quarterfinals of the state tournament. The goal this season to make it happen again using the same simple approach as they did last year. “We took it one game at a time, we’re not…
CLOQUET, Minn. – Senior forward Kendra Kelley scored less than 30 seconds into the match on a day where she scored five more times to lead Cloquet/Carlton to a win over Forest Lake 8-0 Friday afternoon at Bromberg Field. Kelley would add two penalty kicks to register a hat trick just nine minutes into the match. Kianna Bender and Brenna…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- In high school boy’s soccer Superior got the 2-0 win over Ashland to start their season. The Spartans got on the board early with goals by Maverick Peterson and Sebastian Lane holding that lead until the very end. In other action, Duluth Marshall fell to Benilde-St. Margaret’s 2-0. Proctor took on Legacy Christian Academy. The Rails took a…
DULUTH, Minn. – In a match that would need five sets to determine a winner, Hermantown gets the road win over Duluth Marshall 3-2 Thursday night. The Hilltoppers will look to rebound next Tuesday as they host Cook County. The Hawks are aiming for a 2-0 start as they will take on Esko that same night in their home opener….
DULUTH, Minn. – High school athletics is all about turnover. Kids are graduating every year so it’s hard to predict what teams are going to be good. That’s what Duluth Denfeld is banking on this upcoming season. The Hunters won just a single game last season. However, they bring back one of the most experienced teams in the Northland. But…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Grand Rapids basketball standout Hannah Demars announced this week on her Twitter account that she has committed to playing college basketball at Jamestown College in North Dakota. Demars has led the Thunderhawks to the state tournament in the past three seasons, including an upset over #2-ranked Holy Angels this past season in the Class AAA quarterfinals….
DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth Marshall baseball’s shortstop Peter Hansen has announced his commitment to play division one ball at Bradley University in Illinois. In his junior season alone Hansen had a batting average of .364. His bat got even hotter when the state tournament came around with the fourth highest average on the team batting .455 with a .500 OBP. Categories: High School,…
DULUTH, Minn.- After 24 years as Duluth Denfeld’s boys basketball coach, Jeff Nace has retired. In his time at Denfeld, Nace lead the Hunters to six Lake Superior Conference championships while making two appearances in the state tournament back in 2001 and 2004. Nace’s career is ending on a high note, getting his 300th win in his final 2017– 2018 season….
CLOQUET, Minn. – U.S. Bank Stadium is home to the Minnesota High School Football Championships and it’s a place Cloquet wants to return to following their deep run last season. The Lumberjacks suffered their only loss of the season in the title game, making this year’s squad even more hungry for a return to the Twin Cities. The current seniors…
PROCTOR, Minn. – For third straight year, Proctor hosted the Section 7AA Volleyball Scrimmage featuring 14 teams from across the Northland. It gives coaches a chance to see their team in live action, as well as allowing the players to finally get on the court in a competitive setting. “It’s really helpful to see where your team is at in…
