DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD men’s basketball team has cancelled Friday’s home game against Minnesota State Mankato. The decision comes as the Mavericks are having COVID-19 issues within their program. Per NSIC guidelines, the game will be declared a no contest and will not be rescheduled. The women’s game has now been moved to 6 p.m. at Romano Gym. Both…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD women’s hockey team has postponed their series this weekend against St. Cloud State due to COVID-19 concerns within the Bulldogs program. This comes after the men’s team postponed their series against the Huskies as well. The WCHA says they will make every effort to reschedule the series. UMD will be back in action next weekend…
DULUTH, Minn. – Miranda Broberg led the way with 17 points, but it wouldn’t be enough as the St. Scholastica women’s basketball team fell to Hamline 68-59. Karli Nixon also chipped in with 14 points as the Saints continue to search for their first win of the season. Categories: College, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Back in her freshman year, Gabbie Hughes led the UMD women’s hockey team in scoring, displaying her stellar ability to light the lamp each and every night. And now as a senior, she is finally getting some national recognition. Hughes was named National Player of the Month by the Hockey Commissioners Association. The Lino Lakes native took…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The UWS men’s hockey team announced Wednesday morning that its game Thursday at Saint John’s has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols. No make-up date has been set for the contest, but both schools are looking at potential scheduling scenarios where the game can be played. The Yellowjackets are scheduled to be back in action Saturday against…
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – UMD Athletics announced Wednesday afternoon that the men’s hockey series against St. Cloud State has been postponed. The decision is due to COVID-19 protocols within the Bulldogs’ program. The NCHC will attempt to make up this series at a later date. If they are unable to do that, the games will be declared no contests. UMD…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – In a rematch of the past two Section 7A championship games, the Hermantown boys hockey team proved why they are still the team as they top Duluth Denfeld 6-1, behind two goals each from Wyatt Carlson and George Peterson. In other prep boys hockey action, Proctor knocks off Mora 3-1, Superior wins a low-scoring affair against Hayward…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – In doubleheader action, it was the Duluth East girls basketball earning the road win over Hermantown 66-52. And in the boys game, the Hawks hang on to beat the Greyhounds 63-60. Categories: High School, Sports
PROCTOR, Minn.- All this snow is bringing snowmobilers out to area trails and one club is hoping to get more members to help maintain those trails for everyone to enjoy. Hermantown Night Riders snowmobile club will host a dinner fundraiser next Thursday at Blackwoods Grill and Bar in Proctor. The club helps maintain trails in the greater Proctor, Duluth, and…
PROCTOR, Minn. – The Esko boys basketball team won their third straight game, knocking off Proctor 90-37 Monday night. The Eskomos improve to 8-1 on the season and the Rails fall to 2-7. Categories: High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Freshman Reese Sheehan scored the game-winning goal in overtime as the Hayward girls hockey team defeated Superior 3-2 Monday night at Wessman Arena. The Hurricanes improve to 7-5 while the Spartans fall to 6-6. Categories: High School, Sports
PROCTOR, Minn. – When it comes to New Year’s resolutions, After spending the entire day, the Proctor boys hockey team is just hoping they can carry over their success from last week into 2022. The Rails went 3-0 in the inaugural Bill McGann Memorial Classic, which put their record for the season right above 500. Proctor scored 16 goals in…
CLOQUET, Minn. – There’s one place you’ll be able to find Cloquet senior guard Conner Barney almost any time of day. “He’s in the gym all of the time, he’s a gym rat,” Cloquet head coach Steve Battaglia said. “If I don’t got a gym, there’s an open gym in Hinckley that’s 24/7 so I’ll go up there as late…
BIG RAPIDS, Mich. – The No. 9 Minnesota Duluth men’s basketball team opened up 2022 in a huge way, winning a thriller in double overtime against 2018 national champions and No. 23 Ferris State 109-107. In a game that came together on Friday due to COVID postponements, UMD got off to a fast start and led for the entire fast…
DULUTH, Minn. – It was a rough start to the year for the Minnesota Duluth men’s hockey team as they got swept in the home and home series by top ranked Minnesota State Mankato. The Bulldogs scored just one goal and went 0 for 5 on the power play during the weekend, which hurt them against the top team and…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Former UMD women’s hockey goaltender Maddie Rooney was officially named to the U.S. Women’s Hockey Olympic team on Saturday night. This will be her second straight Olympic Games, after four years ago she became a household name, backstopping USA to a gold medal in a shootout against Canada. Rooney spent the fall with the U.S. residency program…
DULUTH, Minn. – 2022 did not start the way the No. 6 Minnesota Duluth men’s hockey team had hopped, as top-ranked Minnesota State Mankato got the 3-0 win in the series finale to sweep the home and home series. Hermantown native Ryan Sandelin sealed the win against his father’s team, scoring an empty-net goal, his first goal against his dad…
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The No. 8 Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey team welcomed in 2022 in a big way, getting the 4-3 win over No. 10 Harvard to sweep the weekend series. UMD’s top line shined once again, as Gabbie Hughes scored twice while Elizabeth Giguere and Anna Klein each scored once. Giguere finished with four points on the day and…
DULUTH, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we spoke with UMD men’s basketball coach Justin Wieck as the Bulldogs head into the second half of the season as one of the top teams in the country. Categories: Coaches Corner, College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
BOSTON, Mass. – Senior forward Gabbie Hughes scored twice as the UMD women’s hockey team knocked off Harvard 5-2 Friday afternoon at the Bright-Landry Hockey Center. Anna Klein, McKenzie Hewitt and Naomi Rogge also scored for the Bulldogs, who will look to sweep the series tomorrow afternoon. Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Freshman forward Reed Stark would score twice as the UW-Superior men’s hockey team defeated St. Scholastica 5-1 Friday afternoon in the third place game of the Superior Showdown. The Yellowjackets will be back in action January 6th at Saint John’s, while the Saints will take on Saint Mary’s January 7th. Categories: College, Sports
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Saturday, the NHL Winter Classic will take place at Target Field. And two Northland hockey teams will take part in the festivities. Duluth East and Grand Rapids will skate on auxiliary rinks during the game between the Wild and the Blues. This comes as the NHL looks to highlight prep hockey programs within the “State of Hockey”….
DULUTH, Minn. – After getting their game against St. Cloud State cancelled due to COVID protocols, the UMD men’s basketball team has found a replacement. Sunday, the Bulldogs will face Ferris State. The Bulldogs are no slouches as they are ranked 10th and 23rd in the national polls and won the national championship back in 2018. Tip-off in Big Rapids,…
DULUTH, Minn.- In this week’s Active Adventures, FOX 21’s Rusty Mehlberg takes us to the new outdoor curling rink at Wild State Cider. After seeing the success of bars in the Twin Cities doing this same type of operation, the cider decided to freeze its own rink. They have a goal of hosting an eight-week outdoor curling league along with…
MANKATO, Minn. – Jesse Jacques would score the lone goal for the UMD men’s hockey team, but the Bulldogs would fall in overtime to Minnesota State Mankato 2-1 Thursday night. The Bulldogs will look for better results Saturday night when they host the Mavericks at Amsoil Arena. Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
SUPERIOR, Wis. – In the first day of the Superior Showdown, the St. Scholastica men’s hockey team got two goals from Arkhip Ledenkov as the Saints played to a 2-2 tie against Aurora. But the Spartans would go on to win the shootout to advance to the championship game. As for the hosts, they would suffer a similar fate as…
DULUTH, Minn. – Junior forward Andy Larson finished with four goals as the Duluth Denfeld boys hockey team blanked Anoka 8-0 Thursday night to win their second straight Heritage Holiday Inn Classic championship at the Heritage Center. In the Bill McGann Holiday Classic, Mora defeated Duluth Marshall 4-0 and Proctor topped Minnehaha Academy 6-1. By virtue of a better goal…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. — Even though it was a little cold, it didn’t stop the Hermantown boy’s hockey team from coming out to their outdoor rinks after their win Thursday afternoon to skate around with some local hockey players. Skate with the hawks is an annual event the Hermantown boy’s hockey program likes to do, to give back, and spend some…
DULUTH, Minn. – This weekend, the UMD women’s hockey team will head out east to take on 10th-ranked Harvard. It’s been a while since the Bulldogs faced off against the Crimson, over five years ago to be exact. But since Maura Crowell took over the program, UMD is 3-1 against them. Puck drop for Friday’s game is set for 1…
DULUTH, Minn. – Thursday, the NSIC announced that Sunday’s men’s basketball game between UMD and St. Cloud State has been cancelled due to COVID protocols within the Huskies’ program. Per NSIC guidelines, the game will be declared a no contest and will not be re-scheduled. The women’s game is still on for Sunday at 4 p.m. The men are looking…
DULUTH, Minn. — The Bentleyville Tour Of Lights in Duluth wrapped up its final night on Sunday, and now volunteers are helping put all those displays away. We caught up with one young man who down to help out with his volunteer group, called Youth In Action, while he’s home from school on winter break. He said he likes visiting…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – This week, the UW-Superior men’s hockey team will host the fourth-annual Superior Showdown. The Yellowjackets have yet to win the tournament, with Marian winning twice and Trinity taking the other. But they feel this is the year they’ll take home top honors so they can put on a show for the home crowd. “We have St. Scholastica…
ESKO, Minn. – In the championship game of the Coaches Classic tournament, the Esko girls defeated Hermantown 52-45. In the boys bracket, the Eskomos rolled past Duluth Marshall 73-44. Categories: High School, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn. – In the final day of the Wood City Classic, the Mesabi East girls and Cloquet boys won their respective divisions after finishing 2-0 in the tournament. The Giants defeated Crosby-Ironton 62-60 in double overtime, while the Cloquet girls knocked off Virginia 78-61. The Lumberjack boys topped Pine City 78-72 and the Proctor boys defeated Cromwell-Wright 65-50. Categories:…
HIBBING, Minn. – Tuesday night, Hibbing’s Ayden McDonald made history once again as he recorded his 1,000th career assist in the team’s win over Badger-Greenbush/Middle River. McDonald is the ninth boys player in state history to hit that mark. He joins Ely’s Mark Heiman and Lakeview Christian Academy’s Bjorn Broman as the only players from Northern Minnesota to eclipse the…
DULUTH, Minn. – Last week, the IIHF announced that they were cancelling the U18 women’s world championships for the second straight year, citing concerns with rising COVID cases. The move came with sharp criticism on social media from players on all levels. Wednesday, the UMD women’s hockey team shared its views on the decision. “It’s disappoint and it’s just kind…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Wyatt Carlson scored twice as the Hermantown boys hockey team defeated Orono 6-0 Wednesday afternoon at the Hermantown Ice Arena. The Hawks also got goals from Dallas Vieau, Kade Kohanski, Gavin Blomdahl and Ty Hanson Categories: High School, Sports
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PROCTOR, Minn. – In their opening game of the first-ever Bill McGann Holiday Classic, the Proctor boys hockey team defeated Somerset 6-3 Tuesday night at the St. Luke’s Sports and Event Center. And in the first round of the Heritage Holiday Inn Classic, Duluth Denfeld knocked off Spring Lake Park 7-1. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD men’s hockey team will be back in action this week. And the Bulldogs will open up their second-half schedule with a bang as they take on top-ranked Minnnesota State Mankato in a home-and-home series. The last time these two teams met was over two years ago when the Mavericks swept UMD at Amsoil Arena. “They…
DULUTH, Minn. – For a lot of skills, it’s important to keep working on them or you might forget how to do them well like math, riding a bike or playing basketball. That’s where Starks Academy comes in with Tuesday’s first-ever Holiday Hoopfest. The camp featured third to eighth graders not only tightening up their fundamentals, but also playing games…
DULUTH, Minn. – In about a month’s time, a high school hockey documentary will be making its local premiere. “Hockeyland” will debut in the Northland with three different screenings. The first two will be in Duluth at the Zeitgeist Zinema on February 2nd and 3rd. The third will be on February 4th at the Hibbing High School auditorium. The documentary…
ASHLAND, Wis. – A few weeks ago, Northland College men’s hockey forward Jake Lamberty was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. And while he steps away from the ice, you can help in his fight. A family friend has set up a GofFundMe page called “Fund The Fight”. The page was created this past weekend and has already surpassed over $11,000 in…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – One of 21 seniors on the Superior boys hockey team, forward Robert Powell has been playing with his fellow Spartans for over a decade. “Just actually becoming brothers with everyone else, becoming a family. It’s a once in a lifetime thing,” Powell said. During that stretch, Powell credits his teammates and this program for helping him become…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Former Superior baseball player Riley Rehnstrand announced he has committed to joining the St. Scholastica baseball team. The outfielder is in his second season at Bryant and Stratton, a junior college program in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. During his junior season with Superior, Rehnstrand hit .393 with 19 runs batted in and 22 runs scored. Categories: College, Sports
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- In this week’s Active Adventures, FOX 21’s Ken Slama tours the YMCA at the Essentia Wellness Center in Hermantown and learns about the programs they offer in the upcoming year. Categories: Active Adventures, Community, Health, Minnesota, News, News – Latest News Tags: Duluth Area Family YMCA, YMCA
DULUTH, Minn. – Emma Raye dropped 20 points as the Superior girls basketball team 55-37 win over Duluth East on Thursday night. The Spartans improve to 8-1 on the season as they get set to head to Marshfield next week for a holiday tournament. Ashlynne Guenther led the Greyhounds with 15 points as they fall to 3-6 on the season….
PROCTOR, Minn. – Brayder Boyer recorded the shutout as the Hibbing/Chisholm boys hockey team got the 3-0 shutout win over Proctor on Thursday night. The Bluejackets improve to 3-3 on the season and will be back in action on Tuesday hosting Delano while the Rails fall to 3-5 on the season. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Over the past few years, the Duluth Marshall girls hockey team has continued to make strides towards success. The Hilltoppers have made three section championship games in the past five seasons and now say this is the year they can make it to state. And they say that by being a younger team, with just four seniors…
MOOSE LAKE, Minn. – Moose Lake/Willow River basketball star Natalie Mikrot scored her 2000th career point earlier this week. Mikrot is the first player in school history, boy or girl, to accomplish this milestone. The Minnesota Crookston signee became the school’s all-time leading scorer during her junior season. In boys action, Two Harbors junior guard Trent Gomez scored his 1000th…
