DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD women’s hockey team announced Tuesday that their series this weekend against Minnesota State Mankato has been moved to Saturday and Sunday, instead of Friday and Saturday. The start time for both games will be 3:07 p.m. Also, the University of Wisconsin announced the official game times for their series next week against the UMD women’s…
MAPLE, Wis. – Last week, the Northwestern girls basketball team captured their second straight regional championship. It will be a tough act to follow as the boys team begin playoff action this week. The Tigers had another strong regular season, finishing the year 15-7 despite being a little inexperienced. But they feel they’re playing their best basketball now as they…
DULUTH, Minn. – Junior forwards Kaden Nelson and Lars Berg finished with three goals each on the night as the Duluth East boys hockey team got the road win over Duluth Marshall Monday night at Mars Lakeview Arena. Zarley Ziemski, Wyatt Peterson and Grant Winkler also scored for the Greyhounds, who snapped a two-game skid. Joseph Stauber scored the lone…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – In prep girls basketball action, Superior won a nail-biter at home against Cloquet 65-62. In boys prep basketball action, Duluth Denfeld earned their first win of the season on the road over Proctor 47-43. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Denfeld boys are back in action after a three-week pause early in their season. And the Hunters are not showing any signs of rust, rattling off three straight wins and outscoring their opponents 29 to 5. “We’re attacking through the neutral zone really well so far. That’s where I guess we’re a little bit ahead…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – In 2005, the Superior boys hockey team got a dramatic comeback win in overtime to win the state championship. Fast forward 16 years later to Friday night, the Spartans did it again, this time to officially punch their ticket to the state tournament. “Definitely one of the top three , I’ll remember that forever,” senior defenseman Gavin…
DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica women’s hockey team had another offensive showing on Sunday, getting the 9-2 win over Lawrence to sweep the weekend series. The Saints also got the 9-1 win on Saturday night. Ashley Healy recorded a hat trick while Courtney Bloemke and Lisa LaRoche each scored twice. Abby Pohlkamp and Rachel Anderson tallied the other goals…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – After Superior’s dramatic comeback win in the sectional final on Friday, they’re headed back to state for the 38th time in program history. Superior is the No. 2 seed in Division 2 and will play No. 3 seed Lakeland at the Spooner Civic Center in the semifinals. Puck drop on Thursday is set for 7:00 p.m. The…
ESKO, Minn. – The Esko girls basketball team is off to one of their best starts in program history. The Eskomos are currently 7-0 on the season and have gotten wins over 7AAA opponents Hermantown and Grand Rapids, as well as beating 7AA foe Duluth Marshall. “I think it really got us excited like we can really go far and…
PROCTOR, Minn. – After a late start and some time quarantine, it’s finally time for the Hermantown Proctor dance team to return to the floor. “Honestly I thought maybe we weren’t going to have a season so it’s exciting just being able to be dancing and doing what I love,” senior Tori Novitzki said. “We’ve been making it work and…
BARRON, Wis. – The Northwestnern girls basketball team started the second half strong then held on late to get the 65-62 road win over Barron to win back-to-back Division 3 regional titles. Allison Luoma led the way with 22 points and 10 rebounds while Tieryn Plasch finished with 13 points on the night. The Tigers will play St. Croix Falls…
DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica women’s basketball team kept it close but Minnesota Morris used a big third quarter to get the 75-59 road win in a nonconference matchup. Kaylee Kennedy led the Saints with 21 points while Eve Turner chipped in with 17 points off the bench. CSS falls to 0-3 on the season and now prepares for…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD women’s basketball improved to a perfect 9-0 on the season with a 73-62 win over Bemidji State to sweep the weekend series. Ann Simonet and Sarah Grow led the way with 17 points each while Brooke Olson finished with 15 points and seven rebounds and Maesyn Thiesen chipped in with 14 points. UMD finished the…
DULUTH, Minn. – Maren Friday recorded a hat trick as the Duluth Marshall girls hockey team got the 7-3 home win over Superior on Saturday. Emily Etter, Meredith Boettcher, Laramie Prell and Hailey Cummins each scored once for the Hilltoppers while Arika Trentor scored twice and Keely Morehouse scored once for the Spartans. Duluth Marshall also got the 9-1 win…
CLOQUET, Minn. – The Grand Rapids girls basketball team bounced back from Monday’s loss in a big way, dominating the second half on Saturday to get the 52-26 road win over Cloquet. Tayrn Hamling led all scorers with 12 points while Jessika Lofstrom had 10. Alexa Snesrud led Cloquet with 10 points. The Thunderhawks also got the 60-44 win over…
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – The No. 4 Minnesota Duluth men’s hockey team continued to struggle on Saturday, as Western Michigan got the 4-1 win to sweep the weekend series. Cole Koepke scored the lone goal of the weekend for the Bulldogs, late in the third period, while Zach Stejskal made 17 saves in the start. Western Michigan scored twice within a…
DULUTH, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we hear from Duluth Marshall girls basketball coach CJ Osuchukwu about his team’s stellar start to the season. Osuchukwu also spoke about the competition within Section 7AA, as well as the dominant play of senior Gianna Kneepkens. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Some tough news for St. Scholastica as they announced Friday that the team will not take part in the upcoming UMAC spring season. The Saints were scheduled to take part in a five-game schedule beginning in early April and ending in early May. Head coach Mike Heffernan says the decision came from many conversations with the administration…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – In a rematch of last year’s Section 7AAA championship game, the Hermantown boys would fall at home to Princeton 101-88 Friday night. In other prep boys basketball action, Duluth East knocked off Cambridge-Isanti 67-28, thanks to 26 points from senior Mattie Thompson. Also, Superior ends their regular season on a high note as they beat Duluth Denfeld…
RICE LAKE, Wis. – Sophomore forward Carson Gotelaere scored the overtime winner just nine seconds into the extra session as the Superior boys hockey team erased a two-goal third period deficit to beat Rice Lake in the section championship game. Kell Piggot and Robert Powell also scored for the Spartans, who are heading back to the state tournament. Categories: Friday…
DULUTH, Minn. – Reigning NSIC North Division Player of the Week Brooke Olson led all scorers with 22 points as the UMD women’s basketball team knocked off Bemidji State 68-58 Friday night at Romano Gym. Sophomore Madelyn Granica chipped in with 10 points for the Bulldogs, who remain undefeated on the season and extend their home win streak to 27…
MAPLE, Wis. – The Northwestern girls basketball team held on late to get the 60-48 win over Cameron on Friday night to advance to their second straight regional final. Tieryn Plasch led the way with 21 points while Allison Luoma finished with 12 points. The Tigers will play at Barron on Saturday as they look to win back-to-back regional titles….
KALAMAZOO, Mich. – It was not a good night for the UMD men’s hockey team as they get shutout on the road by Western Michigan 4-0 Friday night at Lawson Arena. The loss snapped a six-game win streak for the Bulldogs, who fall to 12-6-2 on the season. Sophomore goalie Ryan Fanti finished with 19 saves. UMD will look to…
DULUTH, Minn. – Former Duluth East baseball standout Drew Grindahl announced this week that he has committed to joining the North Dakota State baseball team. Grindahl spent last year at Iowa Western Community College, but the season was cancelled due to the pandemic. He will play there this spring and join the Bison in the fall. And he won’t be…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD women’s basketball team is the only remaining undefeated team in the NSIC. The Bulldogs also popped up in the national rankings, too. So how does the team stay grounded and continue to play with a chip on their shoulder? Junior Brooke Olson says it’s all about not setting expectations for themselves. “We’re not getting over…
DULUTH, Minn. – This week, Duluth East’s Noah Paulson and Mattie Thompson were named to the watch list for the 2021 Mr. Basketball award. The future UMD Bulldogs are the top two scorers for the Greyhounds, as Paulson is averaging 17 points per game while Thompson is chipping in with over 13 per game. The pair are among 50 nominees…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – The Esko girls basketball team used a strong second half to stay ahead of Hermantown 50-33 Thursday night. The Eskomos are now undefeated with a perfect 7-0 record. They’ll return to action next Friday against Pequot Lakes. Categories: High School, Sports
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – In a game that lived up to the hype, the Hermantown boys hockey team got a late goal from Aaron Pionk and Aydyn Dowd iced it with an empty-netter to give the Hawks a 5-3 win over Grand Rapids Thursday night at the Hermantown Ice Arena. The Hawks also got goals from Cole Antcliff and Zam Plante,…
DULUTH, Minn. – Earlier this week, the UMD women’s hockey team found out that for the third time this season, they will not be in action after a seven-day pause at Minnesota State Mankato postponed the Bulldogs’ series against the Mavericks. Head coach Maura Crowell says some of her players might have already heard about the news on social media….
MAPLE, Wis. – The Northwestern girls basketball team is getting set to begin their regional championship defense beginning Friday night. The Tigers went 13-4 in the regular season with a team that brought back just a few players who played major minutes last season. “I’d say our team chemistry has improved a lot. And we’ve been working on using each…
PROCTOR, Minn. – This week, Proctor’s Emerson Roseen has signed her National Letter of Intent to join the women’s soccer team at Lake Superior College. Roseen is a two-time all-conference selection for the Rails and played in the 2020 Northland girls soccer All-Star game. She is also a long time member of the Gitchi Gummi Soccer Club and hopes to…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Amanda Sergent and Jenna Curtis each finished with two goals as the UW-Superior women’s hockey team opened conference play with a home win over Northland College 7-1 Wednesday night at Wessman Arena. Tessa Jorde, Amber Heidenreich and Hannah Magnusson also scored for the Yellowjackets. Karadyn Kiviaho scored the lone goal for the LumberJills. Both teams will be…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD men’s basketball team are coming off a much-needed sweep over Minnesota Crookston. The Bulldogs were led by freshman Charlie Katona, who broke out in a big way, earning NSIC North Division Player of the Week honors. “Couldn’t have done it without my team though. They were the ones feeding the ball. When you get open,…
DULUTH, Minn. – Senior Noah Paulson finished with 20 points while fellow senior Mattie Thompson chipped in with 19 as the Duluth East boys basketball team used a strong second half to defeat Esko 68-48 Wednesday night. Esko’s Jonah Randa led all scorers with 24 points in the losing effort. After dropping a pair of games to Minnehaha Academy, the…
DULUTH, Minn. – Heading into this weekend, the UMD men’s hockey team are currently on top of the NCHC standings. And in just a few weeks, the Final Faceoff tournament will begin. Besides the fact that it will take place at the home of the University of North Dakota, Bulldogs head coach Scott Sandelin says he’s intrigued by the single-elimination…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Wednesday, the UMAC released their preseason coaches poll for softball. St. Scholastica was picked to finish at the top with six first-place votes. UW-Superior comes in at #3 as they will welcome in first-year head coach Melissa Fracker. Northland College was picked to finish 8th. Several teams will begin indoor action in just over a week…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Tuesday night, the Superior boys hockey team held off New Richmond 4-3 to advance to the section finals later this week. Their performance was a lot like their season this year as the Spartans are never out of any game they play. “We always says when it’s a tie game: win the period, win the game. It’s…
CULVER, Minn. – Wednesday, a pair of National Letter of Intent signings at South Ridge High School. Tyler Anderson signed his NLI to join the St. Scholastica football team, while Connor Bushbaum is officially taking his talents to the Minnesota Crookston baseball team. And each Panther had their own reason for their respective path. “Last year, I dislocated my shoulder….
PROCTOR, Minn. – As the national signing period continues, Proctor’s Conner Pavlowich signed on to join the CSS baseball team. The senior also plays on the Rails hockey team, where he recorded a hat trick earlier this season. Also, Alex McPhee signed his National Letter of Intent for the wrestling team at Concordia Moorhead. This past season, he broke a…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – This week, Hermantown’s Halle Carlson has signed her National Letter of Intent to join the UWS women’s soccer team. Carlson spent the past three years on the Hawks’ varsity squad and is also a member of the Gitchi Gummi U19 premiere soccer team. She will join a handful of Northland soccer players who are already on the…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Marshall boys basketball team picked up the home win over Duluth Denfeld 72-46 Tuesday night for their third straight victory. The Hilltoppers were led by Oscar Timm who finished with 21 points, while Jasper Timm and Alex Olson each scored 17 and 12 points, respectively. The Hunters were paced by Will Woodfork and his 12…
DULUTH, Minn. – In a highly-anticipated matchup around the Northland, Hermantown started fast and held on for a 5-1 win over Duluth East in the teams’ first meeting in 22 years. Aaron Pionk, Ethan Lund, Joey Pierce, Aydyn Dowd and Zam Plante all scored for the Hawks as they stay undefeated on the season. Kaden Nelson scored for the Greyhounds….
DULUTH, Minn. – Mild temperatures and fresh snow are making a perfect combination for some skiing. “Skiing conditions are much better, especially when you’re looking at cross country skiing, a lot more trails are open now. The temperature’s been a lot warmer this year and that’s been awesome because we haven’t had that typical cold winter so far,” manager at…
PROCTOR, Minn. – The Proctor/Hermantown Mirage improved to 5-0 on the season on Tuesday night with a 5-1 win over section 7A rivals Duluth Marshall. The Mirage will return to action on Thursday hosting Grand Rapids/Greenway while the Hilltoppers will look to bounce back from just their second loss of the season next Tuesday hosting the Duluth Northern Stars. Categories:…
PROCTOR, Minn. – RailsTV has been extra busy this season with their broadcast of Proctor’s varsity and junior varsity games. This winter alone, they will put on as many games as they do in a full school year due to a high demand from the community who are not allowed at games because of indoor gathering restrictions. “It’s so important,…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD women’s hockey team will not be traveling to Mankato this weekend for their series against the Mavericks. The games have been postponed due to a seven-day pause for all team activities at Minnesota State Mankato due to COVID-19 protocols. This marks the third series that has been cancelled or postponed for the Bulldogs, who are…
DULUTH, Minn. – Tuesday, the College of St. Scholastica announced that they are postponing all games this week due to COVID-19 protocols. That includes the men’s hockey game Tuesday night at Saint Mary’s, the women’s hockey game Wednesday at Hamline and Friday against Lawrence, the men’s and women’s basketball games against Northland College on Wednesday, as well as the women’s…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The UW-Superior men’s basketball team announced Tuesday that their home game Wednesday against Finlandia has been postponed due to COVID-19 protocols. According to a press release, the game has not yet been rescheduled. Six games into their season, the Yellowjackets have only been able to play one game, a road loss this past weekend against Bethany Lutheran….
DULUTH, Minn. – Sunday’s Super Bowl was historic for many reasons. One of the biggest was Sarah Thomas, who became the first female to officiate a Super Bowl game. UMD head softball coach Jen Walter has officiated in softball, volleyball and basketball games for several years and says she was excited to see Thomas break another glass ceiling for women…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – There’s two words that can describe the start of the season so far for the Hermantown boys hockey team: utter domination. The Hawks are undefeated at 8-0 and have outscored opponents 73-4. Ridiculous numbers from a team with a ridiculous amount of depth and skill. “First periods have been outstanding for us. We’ve had great starts so…
