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…
DULUTH, Minn. – Monday, members of the U.S. men’s curling team, a.k.a. Team Shuster, returned home following another run in the Winter Olympics. And although it didn’t end with a medal, the team continued to make curling one of the most watched sports in the Olympics. “I think in the last eight years, the last two Olympics, it’s really become…
DULUTH, Minn. – A lot has happened in the last two years. With that context, it made “Haitian Temptation” Al Sands’ return to the ring on Friday night that much more memorable. Sands shocked the audience at the Grand Casino in Hinckley knocking out Marcus Oliveira for the first time in his career to win the American Boxing Federation cruiserweight…
PROCTOR, Minn. – This week, Proctor/Hermantown’s Abby Pajari has been named a top five finalist for the Miss Hockey Senior Goalie of the Year award. Pajari holds the Mirage record for most career wins and shutouts, and is the first player in program history to be named a finalist for that award. “It’s great, especially being from such a small…
MARYVILLE, Missouri – UMD slugger Jordyn Thomas as today, she blasted her 45th career home run, which puts her in the top spot in program history. The dinger capped off a perfect day for the Bulldogs, who defeated Central Missouri and Northwest Missouri in doubleheader action. With those wins, UMD improves to 8-1 on the season. Categories: College, Sports, University…
MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn. – Mountain Iron-Buhl’s Jordan Zubich comes from an athletic background. “My older brother, we definitely grew up butting heads in the gym and stuff but I think that really made me a better player,” Zubich, the star sophomore guard for the Mountain Iron-Buhl girls basketball team said. Zubich made the jump to the varsity level in 7th…
DULUTH, Minn. – Entering this past weekend, the Minnesota Duluth men’s hockey team was the only team to not sweep an NCHC series, but also had not been swept. In fact, the Bulldogs had picked up at least three points in every conference series. But that streak ended this weekend as the Bulldogs were unable to complete the rally Saturday,…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Earlier this week, the Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team put together another stellar performance, shutting out Duluth Marshall to win back-to-back section 7A championships. Now the defending state champions are officially ready to run it back. In the brackets released on Sunday, the Mirage drew the No. 3 seed in the Class A state tournament. They will…
DULUTH, Minn. – Down one with a minute to go, the No. 5 Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey team battled back to score two goals to get the 4-3 win over St. Cloud State to sweep the weekend series. Anna Klein, Naomi Rogge, Clara Van Wieren and McKenzie Hewett all scored for the Bulldogs, with Hewett scoring the game-winner with just…
DULUTH, Minn. – Zach Stejskal made his first start back in net since being diagnosed with testicular cancer just four months ago, but No. 9 North Dakota would get the 3-2 win over No. 7 Minnesota Duluth. It’s the first time the Bulldogs have been swept in NCHC play all season. Luke Mylymok scored his first goal of the season…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – The Hermantown boys basketball team couldn’t hang on late at home on Saturday afternoon as Bemidji got the 76-69 in the Hawks regular season home finale. The Hawks fall to 17-7 on the season and will play at St. Francis on Tuesday. Categories: High School, Sports
