HERMANTOWN, Minn. – In the quarterfinals of the Section 7AAA girls basketball tournament, Hermantown would get the home win over Duluth Denfeld 61-16 Tuesday night. The Hawks move on to face Cloquet in the section semi-finals Friday night. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Hermantown and Duluth Denfeld have been ranked in the top 10 of class A for the entire season, but only one of them will be making it to the Xcel Energy Center. Both teams are preparing for a battle on Wednesday night in what’s become not only one of the top boys hockey rivalries in the Northland,…
DULUTH, Minn. – Jobe Juenemann led the way with 22 points as the Duluth East boys basketball team got the 61-51 win over cross-town rivals Duluth Denfeld. Meanwhile, Moose Lake/Willow River scored 49 points in the second half to get the 87-52 road win over Proctor. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica women’s hockey team picked up their first ever MIAC playoff win this past weekend over Augsburg. Next up for the Saints is a semifinal matchup against top-seed Gustavus Adolphus. The Gusties swept the regular season series, including a 3-2 overtime win just two weeks ago. “It is nice to not have that pressure and…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Sophomore Joshua Brown led the way with 25 points, but it wouldn’t be enough as the UMD men’s basketball team fell to Minnesota State Moorhead 81-73 to win the NSIC championship at the Sanford Pentagon. The Bulldogs now wait to see if their resumé is strong enough to send them to the NCAA tournament. The selection…
DULUTH, Minn. – St. Scholastica is sending a pair of skiers to the NCAA Championships next week. Emil Book Bratbak becomes the first skier in program history to compete in four consecutive national championships, including last year where he earned second-team All-American status. Freshman Victoria Dybwad qualified for the NCAA Championships by recording top-finishes in five of the last six…
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – Former Duluth Marshall basketball star Gianna Kneepkens has been named PAC-12 Freshman of the Year. Kneepkens was a double-digit scorer in all but two of Utah’s conference games, averaging over 11 points and four rebounds per game. She was named Freshman of the Week five different times during the regular season. Her 29 points off…
CLOQUET, Minn. – The Northland is sending several wrestlers to the state tournament following the section meets this past weekend. Hibbing was a big winner with six qualifiers, including section champs Christian Jelle and Drew Shay. Proctor/Hermantown’s Zak McPhee won the section title at 152 pounds. Dusty and Zach Wilke of Grand Rapids finished in first place, while teammate Asher…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Late free throws would be the difference as the UMD women’s basketball team hangs on to beat Minnesota State Mankato 69-66 Monday night in the NSIC tournament semi-finals at the Sanford Pentagon. The Bulldogs will face St. Cloud State in the NSIC championship game for the third straight year. Tip-off is Tuesday night at 7 p.m….
COOK, Minn. – Monday night, North Woods guard TJ Chiabotti scored his 2,000th career point in a win over Carlton. With that milestone, Chiabotti is the only student-athlete in Minnesota prep sports history to score 2,000 points in basketball and rush for over 5,000 yards in football. Also this past Friday, Cloquet’s Conner Barney scored his 2,000th career point. Fun…
DULUTH, Minn. – Jasper Timm and Brooks Johnson combined to score 60 points as the Duluth Marshall boys basketball team defeated Eveleth-Gilbert 76-62 Monday night. In other prep boys basketball action, Cloquet held off a fiesty Duluth Denfeld team to pick up the home win 78-75. Categories: High School, Sports
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Hibbing’s Ayden McDonald has been named a semi-finalist for the 2022 McDonald Award, which is given to the top senior basketball player in the state of Minnesota. McDonald is leading the Bluejackets in nearly every offensive category, including points, rebounds and assists per game. Last week, he broke the program’s single-season record for steals and points. The…
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Junior guard Drew Blair led the way with 29 points as the UMD men’s basketball team held on to beat Upper Iowa 76-73 Monday afternoon in the NSIC tournament semi-finals at the Sanford Pentagon. The Bulldogs will face Minnesota State Moorhead Tuesday afternoon in the NSIC championship game. Tip-off is set for 4 p.m. Categories: College,…
MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn. – This past weekend, the Mountain Iron-Buhl boys basketball team wrapped up its regular season with a 76-70 win over Ely. And in that victory, Asher Zubich became the program’s all-time leading scorer. The junior guard is now at 2,716 points, surpassing the record held by Jaylon Holmes. Zubich and the Rangers will close out their regular…
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Brule, Wisconsin native Morgan Martens finished third in the 2022 Junior Iditarod. The 15-year-old won it all last year and was able to finish third this year with only eight dogs. Martens was five minutes behind the top two mushers, who finished just six seconds apart from each other. The full Iditarod is scheduled to begin this…
DULUTH, Minn. – Elizabeth Giguere scored 2:30 into overtime on Saturday afternoon to give the No. 5 Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey team the 3-2 win over Minnesota State Mankato to win the WCHA best-of-three quarterfinal series and advance to the next round. Anna Klein and Taylor Anderson also scored for the Bulldogs while Jojo Chobak made 21 saves. The Bulldogs…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Defeld’s Carter Kilroy has announced his committment to joining the St. Scholastica football team. The running back was a huge offensive weapon for the Hunters during his senior season while also making big plays on the defensive side of the ball as a linebacker. Kilroy has also played basketball and baseball for the Hunters. Categories: High…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – UW-Superior cruised to its fifth straight UMAC Men’s Indoor Track and Field Championship this weekend, scoring 254 points, 133 points more than second-place finisher Northwestern. Cloquet native Derrick Moe won two events this weekend, including the 3000-meter run Saturday. Esko’s Gage Stankiewicz won the shot put. Meanwhile, the UW-Superior women finished third in the championships, led by…
DULUTH, Minn. – UMD’s Gabbie Hughes has a lot of goals. The senior center is anchoring one of the top lines in all of women’s college hockey, alongside forwards Anna Klein and Elizabeth Giguere. “I think just the way that us three play together, we have so much fun. We click so well and, and the passing that we do…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Superior girls basketball team hung on late to defeat Eau Claire Memorial 59-57 to capture their first regional title since the 2013-2014 season. Emma Raye finished with 22 points while Savannah Leopold chipped in with 11 points. Superior will face Appleton East on Thursday in the sectional semifinals. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Hayden DeMars netted a hat trick as the Grand Rapids boys hockey team dominated Blaine 9-1 in the section 7AA semifinal. Justin Kerr scored twice while Garett Drotts, Joey DelGreco, Easton Young and Travis Verbick each scored once. The Thunderhawks will now face Andover, who defeated Forest Lake 10-2, in the section 7AA championship game on Thursday…
DULUTH, Minn. – The No. 5 Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey team couldn’t get much going offensively on Saturday as Minnesota State Mankato got the 3-1 win in game two of the WCHA quarterfinals. Gabbie Hughes scored the lone goal for the Bulldogs while Jojo Chobak made 17 saves. The Bulldogs and Mavericks will now play in a winner-take-all game three…
HAYWARD, Wis. – The 48th annual American Birkebeiner took place in Hayward this weekend. In the 50K Skate, Gerard Agnellet took home the men’s title in 2:07:24 in what turned out to be a photo finish. Agnellet edged runner-up David Norris by just 00:00.01. “He said three years ago he came here and he said it was such a beautiful…
ST. PAUL, Minn – The Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team would score the first goal of the game, but Warroad erupted in the second period with four goals as the Warriors win it 6-1 Saturday afternoon in the Class A state championship at the Xcel Energy Center. Nya Sieger scored the lone goal for the Mirage as they end their season…
ESKO, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we hear from Esko boys basketball coach Derek Anderson as the Eskomos are looking to finish the regular season strong with the section playoffs right around the corner. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Superior girls basketball team would score early and often as they defeated D.C. Everest 61-45 in the regional semi-finals. The Spartans will host Eau Claire Memorial in the regional championship game Saturday at 7 p.m. As for Northwestern, their season comes to an end at the hands of Ellsworth 65-57. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School,…
DULUTH, Minn. – After a slow start to the season, the Duluth Marshall boys are starting to build momentum heading into the final week of the regular season. The Hilltoppers have won three straight to keep them in the hunt for one of the top seeds in the Section 7A playoffs. “It feels like a lot of things that we’ve…
DULUTH, Minn. – The top-seeded Hermantown boys hockey team got goal scorers from six different players as they shut out Greenway 6-0 to head back to the section 7A championship game. Meanwhile, Duluth Denfeld used two second period goals from Cooper McClure and added one from Andy Larson to defeat Hibbing/Chisholm 3-0 in their section 7A semifinal win. Hermantown and…
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. – The Superior boys hockey team struggled to get any offense going as they fall to Hudson 5-2 in the section championship game. Drew Nelson and Andrew Rude scored for the Spartans as they end their season with a 7-17-1 overall record. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Senior forward Naomi Rogge finished with UMD’s first natural hat trick in over six years as the Bulldogs topped Minnesota State Mankato 5-4 Friday afternoon at Amsoil Arena. Elizabeth Giguere and Kylie Hanley also scored for UMD who will look to sweep the series against the Mavericks Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. Categories: College, Sports, University of…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Grand Rapids forward Joey DelGreco is one of ten finalists for the Mr. Hockey award, given to the top senior high school player in the state of Minnesota. DelGreco leads the Thunderhawks with 63 points off 24 goals and 39 assists. The winner will be announced March 13th at a special banquet. If DelGreco wins, it…
In this week’s Active Adventures, Meteorologist Ken Slama heads across the bridge to the Superior Curling Club to try his hand at Curling. The club members there are very friendly and helpful in teaching form and technique in addition to making it fun for everybody. They will be holding an open house Sunday, February 27 from 1 to 5 pm…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Four goals in the third period would be the difference as the Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team held on late to defeat Orono 4-1 in the Class A state semi-finals at the Xcel Energy Center. Reese Heitzman scored twice, while Hannah Graves and Jane Eckstrom chipped in with one goal each. The Mirage will face the winner…
DULUTH, Minn. – Thursday night, the Duluth Curling Club hosted a special “Welcome Home Party” for the men’s and women’s U.S. Olympic curling teams. The lounge was packed for nearly every match during the Winter Olympics as local curlers continue to put the Northland on the map. “To think that these curlers are out of Duluth and out of our…
ESKO, Minn. – After a slow start to the second half, the Esko girls basketball team battled back to top Duluth Marshall 54-49 Thursday night. In other girls basketball action, Proctor defeated Cherry 76-48 on Senior Night. Categories: High School, Sports
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Wednesday, the Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team took care of business in the state quarterfinals, knocking off Albert Lea 6-2. Now they move on to the semi-finals to take on a familiar opponent. The Mirage will battled #2 seed Orono for a spot in the state title game. These two teams met three month ago on Proctor/Hermantown’s…
DULUTH, Minn. – Four of the top five teams in Division I women’s college hockey play in the WCHA. So when the conference tournament begins, you know you’re going to see some great action on the ice. The UMD women’s hockey team closed its season on a high note to earn home ice advantage in the first round, where they…
DULUTH, Minn. – UMD’s Brooke Olson and Austin Andrews were both named NSIC North Division basketball Players of the Year. For Olson, this is her third straight season earning the conference’s top honor after finishing second in scoring and tied for fifth in rebounding. Andrews was the NSIC Freshman of the Year last season and in his sophomore campaign, he…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – A four-goal second period would be the difference as the UW-Superior women’s hockey team shook off a slow start to get the win over Northland College 5-2 Wednesday night at Wessman Arena. The Yellowjackets advance to the WIAC semi-finals to face top-seeded UW-River Falls on Saturday night. Categories: College, Sports
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – In the quarterfinals of the Section 7A boys hockey playoffs, Hermantown blanked North Shore 13-0, Greenway defeated Proctor 5-3 and Duluth Denfeld topped International Falls 9-2 Wednesday night. The Hawks will face the Raiders and the Hunters will take on Hibbing/Chisholm in the section semi-finals Friday night at Amsoil Arena. Categories: High School, Sports
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. – The Superior boys hockey team picked up their second straight road win in the playoffs as they held on to beat Chippewa Falls 4-3 Wednesday night. The Spartans move on to face top-ranked Hudson in the section championship game. On the girls side, it was Hayward taking down Superior 7-5 as the Hurricanes will face D.C….
DULUTH, Minn. – UMD women’s hockey captain Anna Klein is having a historic season for the Bulldogs. Last month, the fifth-year senior became the program leader in consecutive games played. Then last weekend, Klein tied the Bulldog record for career games played. And when she takes the ice this Friday at Amsoil Arena, she’ll hold the #1 spot all by…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Nya Sieger and Hannah Graves each scored twice as the Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team defeated Albert Lea 6-2 Wednesday afternoon in the Class A quarterfinals at the Xcel Energy Center. The Mirage move on to face #2 seed Orono in the state semi-finals. That game is scheduled for Friday at 11 a.m. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Tuesday night, UMD captain Noah Cates returned to the lineup after his run with the U.S. Olympic team. And although it didn’t end with an appearance on the podium, Cates says it was an experience he will never forget. “It was obviously super surreal, just being around all the different athletes, different people, meeting a lot of…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – This week, Superior’s Evan Bennett announced on Twitter that he has committed to joining the UW-Superior men’s basketball team. Bennett is leading the way for the Spartans, averaging over 18 points per game. He joins Superior natives Xavier Patterson, Mason Ackley and Joey Barker, who are already on the Yellowjackets roster. Categories: College, High School, Sports
PROCTOR, Minn. – This week, Proctor’s Preslie Annala signed her National Letter of Intent to join the Dakota Technical College softball team. Last season as a junior, the outfielder batted .345 with eight home runs and 28 RBI. She also runs cross country for the Rails and is a member of the Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team. Categories: College, High School,…
DULUTH, Minn. – Both UMD basketball teams are spending this week shoveling out their driveways and getting ready for this weekend’s NSIC Tournament down in Sioux Falls. We begin with the women who come into the playoffs having won two of the past three conference tournament titles. The Bulldogs say they are focusing on the success they’ve had all year…
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – Ryan Fanti finished with a career-high 46 saves as the UMD men’s hockey team settled for a 1-1 tie againt St. Cloud State, but the Bulldogs won the shootout 2-1 to take home the extra NCHC point. Connor Kelley scored the lone goal for UMD, who held the top power play team in the country to…
PROCTOR, Minn. – Last week, the Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team won its fourth section title in the last five seasons. Now that the celebration is over, it’s time to get ready for the state tournament. And that shouldn’t be an issue for this group as ten current players were part of last year’s Class A championship team so they have…
DULUTH, Minn. – UMD’s Ryan Fanti has been named a semi-finalist for the Mike Richter Award, given to the best goalie in men’s college hockey. Also, Emma Soderberg is a semi-finalist for the Women’s Hockey Commissioners Association Goalie of the Year award. Fant is the only NCHC netminder in the group of 12, ranking seventh in the country in goals…
