DULUTH, Minn. – In this week’s Active Adventures, Meteorologist Ken Slama channels his inner Robin Hood at Chalstrom’s archery range – minus the bycocket and tunic. The knowledgeable and helpful staff was able to get him dialed in and hitting the center of the target in no time. They are open 7 days a week if you want to head up…
CLOQUET, Minn. – What a start to the season it has been for the Minnesota Wilderness. The team is 8-3-1, marking their best start in five years. The Wilderness are coming off a home sweep over Jainesville and the players are seeing a big difference from last year’s squad. “We’ve gotten better through our systems. We’ve gotten better on our…
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Esko native Ben Hanson has been running marathons since he graduated from UMD back in 2017, which includes two shots at Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth. And last weekend, Hanson finally won his first marathon. The 27-year-old took first place in the Colorado Marathon with a time of two hours, 34 minutes and just under 21 seconds….
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD volleyball team saw their five-match win streak snapped at the hands of St. Cloud State as they Huskies swept the Bulldogs 3-0 Thursday night at Romano Gym. Sophomore Grace Daak led the way with nine kills as UMD will look to rebound Saturday afternoon at Bemidji State. Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
CLOQUET, Minn. – The section finals for cross country took place Thursday at the Cloquet Country Club. In 7A, the top overall girls team score went to Carlton/Wrenshall. The first girl to cross the finish line was Addison Burkhardt of South Ridge. On the boys side, Greenway/Nashwauk-Keewatin got the job done as a team. Cromwell Wright’s Noah Foster is your…
EDINA, Minn. – The Proctor boys soccer season came to an end Thursday night as they fell to top seed Southwest Christian 7-0 in the Class A state quarterfinals. The Rails end their season with a 9-10-1 overall record. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD football team has had a different look on offense in the past few weeks. The Bulldogs are rotating John Larson, Logan Graetz and Garrett Olson at the quarterback position. Head coach Curt Wiese admits it’s not what they do traditionally, but he’s not worried about any of the three needing to get into a rhythm…
DULUTH, Minn. – The NSIC released their preseason poll for the upcoming 2021-22 women’s basketball season and UMD was picked to finish first in the North Division and the conference. Senior Brooke Olson was chosen as the Preseason North Division Player of the Year after winning the award in each of the last two seasons. She led the conference in…
ELY, Minn. – Back in August, the Vermilion Community College volleyball team had to cancel its upcoming season due to low numbers. Just over a week later, a few players began reaching out to head coach Krystal Brodeen and the season was back on. And then, with the smallest of expectations, the Ironwomen pulled off what some thought would be…
PROCTOR, Minn. – In the first round of the Section 7AA volleyball tournament, Proctor got the sweep over Two Harbors 3-0 and Esko topped Hinckley-Finalyson 3-0. The Rails move on to face Pine City in the quarterfinals while the Eskomos will be matched up against Rush City. Categories: High School, Sports
IRONDALE, Minn. – Senior forward Katie Turner scored in the first half and that’s all her team would need as the Cloquet-Carlton girls soccer team knocked off St. Francis 1-0 in Class AA state qaurterfinals. The Lumberjacks move on to face top seed Benilde-St. Margaret’s next Thursday in the state semi-finals at U.S. Bank Stadium. Categories: High School, Sports
IRONDALE, Minn. – The Duluth East boys soccer team defeated Moorhead 3-1 in the Class AAA state quarterfinals. The Greyhounds got goals from Kai Hoffman, William Smith and Jackson DesCombaz as Duluth East move on to face Rosemount in the state semi-finals. That game will take place next Wednesday at 10 a.m. at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Categories: High…
DULUTH, Minn. – With the weather turning cooler, a Duluth consignment shop has ditched its summer items for winter apparel. The Great Lakes Gear Exchange on East 4th Street has more than 1,600 consigners with cold-weather items in their store right now. The switchover to winter was made in early October and will continue until the end of March with…
EVELETH, Minn. — The US Olympic Trials for Mixed Doubles Curling is going on this week in Eveleth, and teams from all over the US are here vying for a spot on the US National Team as they get ready for the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing. The trials started Tuesday with 10 teams, playing a round robin tournament till…
DULUTH, Minn. – This past weekend can now be known as the “Blake Biondi Breakout Week”. The Hermantown native scored in back-to-back games, helping the UMD men’s hockey team sweep rivals Minnesota. Wednesday, Biondi talked about scoring in front of a jam-packed Amsoil Arena and how he’s been able to make the jump from his freshman to sophomore year. “Yeah…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD women’s hockey team is coming off a dominant sweep over St. Thomas and they’ll be on a break for the next few weeks. That’s because the Olympic trials for women’s hockey will be taking place overseas. The Bulldogs will have two current players taking part in the tournament: goalie Emma Soderberg of Sweden and defenseman…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Monday night, the Grand Rapids School Board approved that the Thunderhawks practice football field be named after legendary coach Tom Drazenovich. He coached and taught at Grand Rapids from 1971 to 2001. He was also very involved in several athletic programs, including football, track and basketball. Drazenovich, who is originally from Naskwauk, was also credited for…
DULUTH, Minn. – In a match that would go the distance, the UMD volleyball team got the win over Michigan Tech 3-2 Tuesday night at Romano Gym. Cianna Selbitchka led the Bulldogs with 19 kills as they extend their win streak to five straight. In Division III action, UW-Superior won the first set in their match against UW-Stout. But the…
CLOQUET, Minn. – In the Section 7AAAA quarterfinals, Cloquet knocked off Duluth Denfeld 34-12 at Bromberg Field for Tom Lenarz’s 100th head coach victory. The Lumberjacks move on to face top-seeded North Branch on Saturday. And in Section 7AAA, it was Two Harbors all over Hibbing 46-14 at Egerdahl Field. The Agates will face Aitkin in the section semi-finals on…
IRONDALE, Minn. – In the Class A girls soccer quarterfinals, it was Minnehaha Academy over Proctor 9-1 Tuesday night. Kelsey Tangen scored for the Rails, who end their season at 10-8-2. Categories: High School, Sports
IRONDALE, Minn. – The Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys soccer team pushed two-seeded Mahtomedi to double overtime, but Lucas Yee Yick would score the game-winner for the Zephyrs as they topped the Lumberjacks 2-1 Tuesday night in the Class AA quarterfinals. Jordan Aultman scored the lone goal for CEC, who finished the season with a 12-5-2 overall record. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Jordan Finneran would score in the 88th minute to give the St. Scholastica men’s soccer team the 2-1 win over Saint John’s Tuesday afternoon at Saints Field. Chris Galley also scored for the Saints, who snapped a six-game winless streak. Categories: College, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – This past weekend, Duluth Denfeld’s Joe Eklund was named a finalist for the 2021 Class AA Mr. Soccer award. The senior striker finished this past season with 17 goals and four assists. And although he didn’t win the award, he says it was an honor to be nominated. This is the second straight season that Denfeld has…
DULUTH, Minn. – It’s been a whirlwind offseason for the St. Scholastica men’s hockey team. The Saints saw the controversial exit of their former head coach Kevin Moore. But as the dust cleared from that situation, a familiar face stepped in to lead the way. Dave Williams was named interim head coach after spending last season as an assistant. Williams…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – What a season it has been for Superior’s Tayler McMeekin. After winning the Lake Superior Conference title two weeks ago, the freshman qualified for the state tournament by finishing sixth in sectionals. McMeekin has been a quick study too, as she began running last year during the start of the COVID pandemic for what was only supposed…
DULUTH, Minn. – Of the five Northland soccer teams that are heading down to the state tournament, the Duluth East boys got by far the best draw of the bunch as they’ll go into the Class AAA bracket as the #2 seed. They’ll also take with them the memories of their last trip to the state tournament that ended in…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – This week, Superior’s Ross Rivord announced on Twitter that he has committed to joining the UMD football team. This past season, Rivord led the Spartans defense with 34 total tackles. On the offensive side of the ball, he added 168 yards and four touchdowns. Categories: College, High School, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – This week, former UMD standout Scott Perunovich was been named AHL Player of the Week. The Hibbing native notched one goal and five assists in three games for the Springfield Thunderbirds. Perunovich missed all of last season, but now leads the league in assists and points as the 23-year-old has found the scoresheet in his last five…
COOK, Minn. – North Woods running back TJ Chiabotti has always loved the game of football. “I like running it and hitting people,” Chiabotti said. And he’s been making his mark on the North Woods football team long before this record breaking season. “He’s been the guy for a very, very long time for us. Starting almost in sixth grade…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Minnesota Duluth women’s soccer team battled for almost the entire game, but two late goals proved to be the difference as Augustana got the 2-0 win. The two goals came just over three minutes apart in the final 10 minutes of the game. Jennifer Norris got her first home start of the season and made nine…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The No. 7 Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey team scored four goals in the first and never looked back, getting the 7-0 win over St. Thomas to sweep the weekend series. Clara Van Wieren and Kylie Hanley each scored twice while Naomi Rogge, Gabby Krause and Gabbie Hughes each scored once. Van Wieren finished with three goals…
DULUTH, Minn. – After getting the 5-3 win in Minneapolis on Friday night, the No. 5 Minnesota Duluth men’s hockey team returned home on Saturday and scored early and never looked back, getting the 2-1 win over No. 4 Minnesota to sweep the home-and-home series. Tanner Laderoute and Blake Biondi both scored for the Bulldogs while Ryan Fanti finished with…
DULUTH, Minn. – The No. 16 UMD football team led for most of the game, but gave up 21 unanswered points as Bemidji State pulled off the upset with the 42-25 win. Logan Graetz, Garrett Olson and John Larson all split time at quarterback on Saturday. Cazz Martin had a huge game for the Bulldogs, rushing for 131 yards and…
DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica men’s soccer team led 2-0 at the half, but three late PKs proved to be the difference as Carleton got the 4-3 win. Carleton scored all four goals in the second half, including three unanswered all on PKs. Finigan Huffington, Nolan Friday and Jordan Finneran all scored for the Saints. St. Scholastica will be back…
DULUTH, Minn. – State brackets have been released for prep soccer and five Northland teams will be vying for state titles with the action starting on Tuesday. In Class A, the Proctor boys are unseeded and will face No. 1 seed Southwest Christian on Thursday, Oct. 28 at 5:30 p.m. in Edina. On the girls side, Proctor is also unseeded…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The UMD women’s hockey team took on St. Thomas this afternoon for the first time ever as St. Thomas newly became a Division I program. This one was all UMD as they got the 3-0 win. Gabbie Hughes, Elizabeth Giguere and Clara Van Wieren all scored while Emma Soderberg made 21 saves in her second shutout…
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. – After the Superior boys soccer team won their first ever WIAA playoff game at home on Tuesday, they were unable to keep the good times rolling on Saturday, as Eau Claire Memorial got the 2-0 win. Eau Claire Memorial used two first half goals to claim the regional title. Superior ends their season with a 15-7-1…
MAPLE, Wis. – Austin Schlies scored four times while passing 1,000 yards on the season as the Northwestern football team got the 47-14 win over Mauston at home on Friday night to open the WIAA Division 4 playoffs. The Tigers will host West Salem next Friday night in Level 2. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. — CSS Volleyball fell to St. Catherine 3-0 in Friday nights match in the Reif Gym. The Saints look to bounce back in tomorrows match at Carleton. Categories: College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn. – A three-goal third period would be the difference as the Minnesota Wilderness defeated Jainesville 5-2 Friday night at the Northwoods Credit Union Arena. The two teams will meet up against Saturday night in Cloquet. Categories: College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports
ESKO, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we hear from Esko head football coach Scott Arntson as the Eskomos finished their regular season undefeated and prepare for the section playoffs next week. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The UMD men’s hockey team would get goals from five different players, including first-timers Owen Gallatin and Wyatt Kaiser, as they knocked off Minnesota 5-3 Friday night at the 3M Arena at Mariucci. The Bulldogs will look to sweep the series Saturday night when they host the Gophers at Amsoil Arena. Puck drop is set for just…
DULUTH, Minn. — Stange scored the only goal for the UMD soccer team, but their match against Wayne State College would end in a 1-1 tie Friday night at Malosky Stadium. The Bulldogs will look for better results Sunday afternoon as they host Augustana. Categories: College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Allison Alessi scored twice for the UW-Superior women’s soccer team as they defeated North Central 5-0 Friday afternoon at the NBC Spartan Sports Complex as the Yellowjackets push their win streak to 11 straight. As for the men, they also got a shutout win over the Rams 7-0, behind two goals from Nicolai Stokker. Categories: College, Sports
In this week’s Active Adventures, Meteorologist Ken Slama heads to Mont Du Lac Resort in Superior for a preview of their winter season. Season passes are going fast! Categories: Active Adventures, Entertainment, Minnesota, News Tags: Mont du Lac Resort
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD women’s hockey team is coming off a tough sweep at home at the hands of top-ranked Wisconsin. While Friday’s game was not good, Sunday’s loss was in overtime so head coach Maura Crowell sees that as her team improving against high-level competition. “We have to clean up our second periods. And then the third period,…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – In their final game of the regular season, the Superior football team defeat Eau Claire North 33-26 Thursday night at the NBC Spartan Sports Complex. The Spartans end their season with a 2-8 overall record. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth East volleyball team got the home sweep over Duluth Marshall 3-0 Thursday night. Ashlyn Ring led the way with 15 kills as the Greyhounds will close out the regular season Friday at the Moorhead Pumpkin Classic Tournament. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Taylor Thompson scored twice as the St. Scholastica women’s hockey team defeated UW-Superior 4-1 Thursday night at Mars Lakeview Arena. The Saints and Yellowjackets will be back at it again Tuesday night in their respective regular season openers. Categories: College, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Jungle Gym Boxing will have two fighters taking part in the big card Friday night at the Grand Casino in Hinckley. For Danny Huffman, he’ll take on Nicholas Compton from Minneapolis, who handed Huffman the only loss of his career back in January of 2020. “Over a year and a half ago now. I’m just thankful for…
