SUPERIOR, Wis.- After winning the UMAC regular season out right for the first time in program history, the UWS softball team was granted the No. 1 seed going into the conference tournament. The Yellowjackets fell early in this weekends tournament, losing game one to Minnesota Morris. The team would rebound with two wins against Northwestern and Minnesota Morris to…
DULUTH, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we spoke with Duluth FC head coach Sean Morgan as the Bluegreens kick off their season this upcoming weekend. Categories: Coaches Corner, College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Superior softball team improves to 6-0 as they defeated Hudson 4-1 Friday afternoon at the NBC Spartan Sports Complex. Hermantown also got the win in a close match-up against North Branch 1-0 at Rose Road Field. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth boys lacrosse team used a strong first half to get the Senior Night win over Hill-Murray 10-6 Friday night at Ordean Stadium. The Wolfpack will return to action Tuesday night against Chisago Lakes. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – In a high-scoring affair, the Superior baseball team picked up a road win over Duluth Denfeld 13-6 Friday afternoon at Wade Stadium. The Spartans will be back in action this weekend with a tournament at DC Everest. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
ROCHESTER, Minn. – The UMD softball team defeated Southwest Minnesota State 1-0 to avoid elimination from the NSIC tournament. But a loss to Minnesota State Mankato in the following game 3-2 ended the season for the Bulldogs. UMD finishes the year with an overall record of 39-16. Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
SUPERIOR, Wis. – After dropping its UMAC tournament opener, the UW-Superior softball team defeated Northwestern 3-1 and Minnesota Morris 9-1 Friday afternoon at the NBC Spartan Sports Complex. The Yellowjackets advance to the UMAC championship game to face Bethany Lutheran as they will need two wins over the Vikings to punch their ticket to the NCAA tournament. First pitch in…
AURORA, Minn. – Mesabi East’s Kora Forsline has signed her National Letter of Intent to join the St. Cloud State women’s basketball team. Forsline wrapped up her high school career scoring over 1,000 points and becoming the program’s all-time leader in rebounds. Forsline played five sports in high school, but basketball was always her favorite, especially within her family. “My…
CLOQUET, Minn. – Minnesota Wilderness forward Niko Rexine has been named NAHL Midwest Division Rookie of the Year. He also earned All-Rookie First Team honors after leading his team in assists with 44 and points with 61. This week, Rexine was taken in the third round of the USHL Phase II Draft by the Muskegon Lumberjacks. He is also committed…
DULUTH, Minn. – West Fargo, North Dakota is hosting a stacked card of mixed martial arts fights Friday night, which features a trio of fighters from Duluth’s own Jungle Gym MMA. Duluth native Taylor Allen will be making his MMA debut at the event. Allen says he has competed at a few grappling tournaments and even has a boxing match…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Marshall baseball team would scored seven runs in the fifth and sixth innings to get the win over Grand Rapids 9-4 Thursday afternoon at Wade Stadium. In other prep baseball action, Duluth East used a strong start to get the home win over Hermantown 11-4. Categories: High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Minnesota Morris scored two runs in the fifth inning as they held on to beat UW-Superior 2-0 in the opener of the UMAC softball tournament Thursday afternoon. The Yellowjackets move on to face Northwestern Friday morning to try and dig out of the bottom of the bracket. Categories: College, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth girls lacrosse team scored nine goals in the second half as they knocked off Hermantown/Proctor 14-7 Thursday afternoon at Public Schools Stadium. The Wolfpack will be back in action Saturday at home against Rocori. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The Northland Umpire Development Alliance will be hosting training sessions for new baseball officials. The sessions will focus mainly on younger-aged umpires. Organizers say the older officials need to do a better job of passing the torch to the younger generation in order to reverse the damage done by the nationwide shortage of umpires. “Our group has…
DULUTH, Minn. – Next month, one of the most popular summer camps in Duluth is making its return. Minnesota Vikings fullback and Duluth Denfeld alum CJ Ham announced this week he is bringing back his football camp to Public Schools Stadium. The camp will have two sessions on June 11th. The morning will be grades 1st through 4th and in…
COLRADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Former UMD men’s hockey captain Karson Kuhlman has been named to the U.S. men’s national roster that will compete at the IIHF men’s world championships. The Esko native has split time this season in the NHL with the Boston Bruins and the Seattle Kraken. This past weekend, Kuhlman played in his 100th career NHL game. The…
CLOQUET, Minn. – Back in December, the Minnesota Wilderness dropped nine games in a row. And just when they were written off by the rest of the league, they rallied in the second half of the season to clinch a playoff spot. Last week, the Wilderness lost the first two games of their series against division champs Fairbanks. And when…
DULUTH, Minn. – Public Schools Stadium was the place to be Wednesday for kids to get outside and enjoy the weather with their favorite UMD Bulldogs. The Black Men Serving Excellence group hosted a special sports camp at Denfeld High School. The event was free to the public and featured several activities including football, soccer and tug of war. Organizers…
HIBBING, Minn. – Wednesday morning, Hibbing’s Bella Scaia signed her National Letter of Intent to join the volleyball and softball teams at St. Catherine University. Scaia says she plans to major in nursing, which will keep her extra busy while playing two sports at the college level. “I’m very excited, but it’s definitely going to be a challenge. A little…
CLOQUET, Minn. – This week, Cloquet’s Ryan Tomsche put pen to paper on his commitment to join the UW-Superior men’s soccer team. This past fall, the center midfielder anchored CEC’s first line of defense for a squad that had a goals against average against under one. Tomsche also captained the Lumberjacks to their second-ever section title and first since 2011….
CHICAGO, Ill. – The USHL held its Phase II Draft Wednesday afternoon. And with the fourth overall pick, Waterloo selected Hermantown native Aaron Pionk. Other selections include a pair of Grand Rapids teammates as Hunter Bischoff went in the fourth roun to Youngstown and Ren Morque was a ninth-round selection for Sioux City. Also, Eveleth native Will Troutwine was taken…
DULUTH, Minn. – Freshman pitcher Owen Marsolek pitched a complete game, allowing three hits and no runs while striking out 10 batters as the Duluth Marshall baseball team shutout Duluth Denfeld 3-0 Tuesday afternoon at Wade Stadium. In other prep baseball action, AJ Reyelts hit a sac fly in the bottom of the seventh to give Proctor the walk-off win…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Junior Maddy Walsh allowed one hit and struck out 14 batters as the Proctor softball team held on to beat Hermantown 1-0 Tuesday afternoon at the Rose Road Fields. The Hawks will look to bounce back Wednesday at home against Duluth Marshall while the Rails will host Duluth Denfeld at home. Categories: High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The UW-Superior men’s tennis team made some major history this past weekend. The Yellowjackets wrapped up their regular season schedule going undefeated in the UMAC and winning their first outright conference title in program history. And the team hopes to keep the good times rolling in the UMAC tournament this weekend. “You know, it was right from…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The UW-Superior baseball team picked up their sixth straight win, knocking off Northland College 10-5 Tuesday afternoon at the NBC Spartan Sports Complex. The Yellowjackets will be back in action Wednesday afternoon with a road trip to Martin Luther. Categories: College, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD baseball team would score seven runs in third inning to get the win over Southwest Minnesota State 10-7 Tuesday afternoon at Wade Stadium. And in Game 2, the Bulldogs knocked off the Mustangs 8-6 to sweep the doubleheader. Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
MENDOTA HEIGHTS, Minn. – Former Duluth East hockey coach Mike Randolph has been named the new head coach at St. Thomas Academy. Randolph spent this past season as an assistant coach with the Cadets after coaching the Greyhounds for over 30 years. Randolph has the third-most wins ever for a head coach and in his time at East appeared in…
DULUTH, Minn. – Throughout the year, UMD hosts several camps, whether it’s with the women’s basketball team or the football team. And later this week, the Bulldogs will host another one with a special goal. A free sports camp will take place this Wednesday at Denfeld High School’s Public Schools Stadium. The event is hosted by the UMD Black Men…
DULUTH, Minn. – Monday afternoon, Duluth FC held a special signing day at St. Luke’s to welcome the players for this upcoming season. The roster is filled with players from all over the world, including a handful of footballers from last year’s squad. When asked for reasons why they decided to come back, their love for the fanbase was near…
DULUTH, Minn. – On Senior Day, the St. Scholastica baseball team earned a home sweep over St. Olaf 3-0 in Game 1 and 4-3 in Game 2 Monday afternoon at Wade Stadium. The Saints will be back in action Tuesday afternoon with a road doubleheader against Gustavus Adolphus. Categories: College, Sports
ESKO, Minn. – In a back-and-forth battle, the Esko softball team shook off a slow start and held on for a tight win at home over Duluth Denfeld 6-5 in eight innings Monday afternoon at the Esko Sports Complex. The Eskomos will be back at it again Tuesday afternoon at home against Virginia. Categories: High School, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn. – Senior Marshall Hayes would knock in the only run of the game in the bottom of the sixth as the Cloquet baseball team held on to beat Milaca 1-0 Monday afternoon at Mettner Field. Kade Kolodge would throw six scoreless innings for the Lumberjacks as Hayes would close out the Wolves in the seventh, who stranded the…
CHICAGO, Ill. – The USHL held its Phase I Draft Monday afternoon and a pair of Northland natives heard their names called. Hermantown’s Dallas Vieau was selected in the seventh round by the Tri-City Storm. Vieau was fourth on the Hawks in goals scored, helping the team capture the 2022 Class A state championship. In the ninth round, the Fargo…
DULUTH, Minn. – Former Duluth East hockey star Ryder Donovan is transferring from Wisconsin to Vermont. The forward confirmed the move on his Twitter account. Donovan spent the past three seasons with the Badgers, totaling 12 points in 88 games. The 21-year-old will have two more years of eligibility with the Catamounts with the extra year due to the pandemic….
DULUTH, Minn.– Jordyn Thomas is a superstar on the softball field, holding the all-time home run record at UMD. But, when Covid struck in 2020, ending her season along with athletes across the country, Thomas was granted a fifth year of eligibility. “I kind of just made the decision that you only get so many years of playing the sport…
DULUTH, Minn.– The Bulldogs fell behind early in Game One, but the bats came alive late. UMD pulls out the come from behind win against Minot State 7-6. In Game Two of the doubleheader, the Bulldogs rally in the eighth to win 3-2. They will continue the series versus the Beavers tomorrow at 10am at Wade Stadium. Categories: College, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wisc.–UWS scored 34 unanswered runs during the first two games Friday and Saturday. The Yellowjackets bats stayed hot as they complete the series sweep against the Rams this afternoon, 17-10. Next up, UWS travels to Northland on Tuesday. Categories: College, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn.– The Minnesota Wilderness defeat the Fairbanks Ice Dogs 5-1 tonight at home, after dropping the first two games of the series. Categories: Sports
CLOQUET, Minn.– Last night, with their backs against the wall the Minnesota Wilderness took game three of the first round of the NAHL Playoffs. Tonight, they shut out the Fairbanks Ice Dogs, winning 3-0, to force Game Five of the series. In order to keep their season alive, the Wilderness will have to win the final game of the series,…
DULUTH, Minn.– The Wolfpack girls played in their third game of the season today, hosting St.Paul Central. They defeated the Wildcats 9-2. Their next game is scheduled for Tuesday, May 3 at Grand Rapids. Meanwhile, the boys played at home against Spring Lake Park. The Wolfpack kept it close the entire game, but the Panthers ultimately pulled out the victory…
DULUTH, Minn. – Friday, St. Scholastica held a special dedication ceremony for the new Dan Seeler Entry Hall in the Burns Wellness Commons named after the former CSS soccer and hockey player. Seeler played for the Saints from 1978 to 1982. The space will feature the new CSS Athletics Hall of Fame Wall, which includes Seeler’s name from 2013. “The…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we hear from UW-Superior softball coach Melissa Fracker as the Yellowjackets will wrap up their regular season this weekend. Categories: Coaches Corner, College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn. — The Minnesota Wilderness keep their season alive as they defeat the Fairbanks Ice Dogs 4-1 at the Northwoods Credit Union Arena on Friday night. Ethan Wolthers, Nicholas Rexine, William Persson and Jared Mangan all scored for the Wildnerness who will play again Saturday night at home at 7:15. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, Sports
PROCTOR, Minn. – The Proctor baseball team continued its stellar start to the season, defeating Warroad 10-4 Friday afternoon at Egerdahl Field. In other prep baseball action, CJ Christianson allowed just two hits while striking out 13 batters to help Duluth Denfeld knock off Hibbing 3-1 at Wade Stadium. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn. – Seven seasons, 105 wins and an unforgettable run to the 2020 state championship game. That’s the resume for Courtney Olin as she announced earlier this week that she is stepping down as head coach of the CEC girls hockey team. And Olin says it was not at all an easy decision to make. “The moment I was…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Hibbing softball team scored early and often as they defeated Duluth Denfeld 18-4 Thursday afternoon at Swanson Field. In other prep softball action, it was Proctor taking care of business at home against Duluth Marshall 10-0 in five innings. Categories: High School, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn.– Today, four Lumberjacks put pen to paper on their college commitments. Maddie Young signed on to continue her basketball career at St. Catherine University, which means she won’t be too far from home. “I’m just ready for some change I think. I think change is good and I’m really excited to kind of move to a different location…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Superior baseball team shook off a slow start to get the road win over Duluth Marshall 7-4 Thursday afternoon at Wade Stadium. The Spartans will be back in action Friday against Eau Claire Memorial. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. — Homegrown Duluth Pack is the oldest canvas and leather bag/pack maker in the USA, and the company is celebrating its 140th anniversary with a limited edition Legacy Pack. FOX 21’s Dan Hanger recently chatted with Duluth Pack CEO Tom Sega about the new product and the company’s long success. Click on the video for that conversation and…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A majority of respondents to the Wisconsin Conservation Congress’ spring survey say they support limiting the state’s wolf population to 350 animals. The congress is an influential group of sportspeople who advise the state Department of Natural Resources on policy. The congress holds a survey each spring asking respondents for their thoughts on a host of…
