DULUTH, Minn. – Former UMD Bulldogs star and 2012 Hobey Baker Award winner Jack Connolly has signed a two–year extension with his Swedish pro team Lulea Hockey of the Swedish Hockey League. The Duluth native is in his seventh year in the SHL and is currently leading the league in scoring with 12 goals and 11 assists in 25 games….
DULUTH, Minn. – It’s the game that local high school hockey fans look forward to ever since the rivalry was renewed in 2015. Since then, Duluth East and Duluth Marshall have met every year, and the stakes are always high. “Oh we just know that this place is going to be packed. All the kids up at school, they hate them….
DULUTH, Minn. – Senior guard Sammy Kozlowski became the 21st player in program history to score 1000 career points, but the party was spoiled as Michigan Tech defeated the UMD women’s basketball team 66-57 Wednesday afternoon at Romano Gym. Sarah Grow, the reigning NSIC North Division Player of the Week, finished with 10 points and 10 rebounds as the Bulldogs…
TWO HARBORS, Minn. – Agates defensive lineman Steven Keech has signed his National Letter of Intent to play for the University of North Dakota. The senior had a stellar final year for Two Harbors, recording 66 tackles, including 22 for loss, 1.5 sacks and two fumble recoveries. Keech’s play on the line helped the Agates win their first section title…
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SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST, Minn. — In this week’s Active Adventures we are headed into the thick of the woods, to cut down our own Christmas Tree! First things first, MAKE SURE TO GET YOUR PERMIT! On average, 200-300 permits are sold annually! It’s only $5, cash or check only. It can be quickly picked up at the Superior National Forest…
DULUTH, Minn. – In high school girls basketball action, Cloquet battled back from being down double-digits at the half to get the home win over Hermantown, 57-54. The Lumberjacks (4-2) will host North Branch on Thursday while the Hawks (2-7) will host Duluth Denfeld on Friday. Also in action, the Hibbing girls basketball team took down Superior on the road,…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Ten different players scored for the Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team as they defeated Superior 11-1 Tuesday night at the Hermantown Ice Arena. The Mirage pick up their third straight win to improve 8-4 as they will host International Falls on Thursday. In boys action, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton knocked Hibbing-Chisholm 10-0. Cole Ketola finished with three goals while Christian Galatz…
ESKO, Minn. – Allie Negen scored her 1000th career point as the Mountain Iron-Buhl girls basketball team got a road win Monday night over Esko 88-53. That win keeps the Rangers undefeated at 7-0 as they will look to keep it going on Friday against Roseau. In other action, Carlton got their fifth win in a row over Ogilvie 87-77….
DULUTH, Minn. – The University of Minnesota Duluth women’s basketball team took a break from normal practice on Monday night to host a camp for local kids in the Rookie Basketball Association. The program has 280 kids playing for their 34 teams, and all of them were invited to Monday’s camp to work with the Bulldogs. The kids went through different…
DULUTH, Minn. – UMD women’s hockey forward Sydney Brodt along with several other current and former Bulldogs are in Plymouth, MI this week for the 2018 USA Hockey Women’s Winter Training Camp. It serves as an opportunity for top players to prepare for upcoming international tournaments. Brodt talked about spending the holidays working on her game. “I’m excited to go…
DULUTH, Minn. – Seems like it was just yesterday that we saw Cole Koepke and Jesse Jacques bring state titles to Hermantown. Now their mission is to do the same not too far from home with the UMD bulldogs. “When I saw that he was coming to Duluth, I was excited. And I didn’t even know it was initially this…
DULUTH, Minn.- The St. Scholastica women’s team kicked off Sunday’s double header against Minnesota Morris resulting in a 61-41 loss for the Saints. The Cougars scored in the first 15 seconds to set the tone for the entire game. Senior guard Michala Walther lead in scoring with a total of 12 points. The Saints fall to 1-7 on the season…
DULUTH, Minn.- After an extremely physical game Duluth Marshall came away with a 3-1 win over the Academy of Holy Angels. Carter Sullivan scored the first two goals of the game and Blake Bachand added one more in the third period to lock in the win. Alex Busick was in goal with 25 saves on the day. The Hilltoppers now…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- After a back and forth first half, Two Harbors was able to take control of the game and defeat Duluth Denfeld 58-42. Denfeld’s Elizabeth Emmel lead with 15 points. Two Harbors moves to 3-2 on the season while Denfeld falls to 1-3. Proctor and Hermantown would take the court after going into an overtime battle with Proctor ultimately…
DULUTH, Minn.- After a slow first quarter, Minnesota Duluth woke up and dominated Southwest Minnesota State in the last three quarters of the game to win 60-39. Sophmore Sarah Grow took control of the game leading all scorers with a total of 20 points. Grow’s 20 points were a season high and one of her collegiate best. The Bulldogs move…
DULUTH, Minn.- The men’s Minnesota Duluth and Southwest Minnesota States took to the court following the women’s game where the Mustangs came away with a 75-63 win. Brandon Myer lead in points with a total of 29 followed by Sean Burns with a total of 12 points on the night. The Bulldogs move to 5-4 on the season. UMD will…
DULUTH, Minn.- Despite an early and strong lead, St. Scholastica fell to Augsburg 6-3 Saturday evening. Michael Talbot and Cole Golka scored in the first period while Sam Fuss added one in the second. Nick Trenciansky started in net with 24 saves and allowing 5 goals. Trenciansky was relieved by Zane Steeves who recorded 4 saves on the night. The…
DULUTH, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we spoke with the St. Scholastica men’s basketball team, including head coach Dave Staniger, as well as senior guards Sam Thompson and Brandon Newman. The Saints are getting set to host Minnesota Morris on Sunday in their final game before winter break. CSS also spoke about the depth of the team’s roster…
CLOQUET, Minn. – Ashton Altmann, Andrew Troy and Austin Grzenia lit the lamp for the Minnesota Wilderness as they topped the Brookings Blizzard 3-1 Friday night at the Northwoods Credit Union Arena. Goalie Kaleb Johnson finished with 22 saves to help the Wilderness improve to 14-12-1 on the season. These two teams will wrap up their series Saturday night in…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Minnesota Duluth basketball teams hosted Sioux Falls Friday night at Romano Gym. In the women’s game, the Bulldog held the Panthers to 21% shooting from the field as they win 51-36. Katie Stark led the Bulldogs with 13 points and 8 rebounds to help UMD improve to 4-2 on the season and 3-1 in the conference….
ESKO, Minn. – In a doubleheader of prep basketball action, the Esko girls team got the win over Duluth East 49-39. And the boys locked in the sweep as they won their match-up as well 58-41. The Eskomo girls improve to 4-3 on the season, while the boys pick up just their second win of the season while handing the…
HINCKLEY, Minn. – Duluth’s own Markus Morris will return to the Grand Casino in Hinckley next month for another main event fight. Morris will take on DeLorien Caraway on January 19th. According to MinnesotFightNews.com, fans can expect the winner to face champion Rondale Hubbert for the Minnesota state title at a later date. Morris is coming off a split decision…
DULUTH, Minn. – The tenth-ranked St. Scholastica men’s hockey team have been on an absolute tear lately. The Saints haven’t lost a game in six weeks. CSS will bring its nine-game unbeaten streak to their home ice Saturday night as they take on fifth-ranked Augsburg. The Saints’ current streak already includes a win over a top-five ranked opponent. And the…
CULVER, Minn. – In prep girls basketball action, Mountain Iron-Buhl stays undefeated as they blow by South Ridge 92-25 Thursday night. The 6-0 Rangers will look to keep rolling as they battle Esko on Monday. In other action, Hibbing got the road win over Proctor 53-41 and Duluth East falls at home to Coon Rapids 60-49. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Logan Anderson scored the game-winning goal in overtime as Duluth East gets the comeback win over Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 2-1 Thursday night at the Duluth Heritage Center. Jon Baker scored for the Lumberjacks in the first period, but Ricky Lyle Jr. tied things up for the Greyhounds in the third before Anderson would score the game-winner in overtime. Duluth…
CLOQUET, Minn. – The Minnesota Wilderness will be back at home this weekend as they get set for a series against Brookings. Currently sitting in fifth place in the Central Division, the Wilderness are amped up for these next couple of games in order to create some momentum for the second half of the season. “I think the vibe is…
SUPERIOR, Wisc. – Superior High School’s Isaac Rios signed his National Letter of Intent to play college baseball at Upper Iowa. Rios says he had his eye on a couple of other schools, but the Peacocks were just a better fit for his athletic and academic plans. “It’s not too far from home so I can still drive back and…
DULUTH, Minn. – Earlier this week, St. Scholastica announced that offensive coordinator Mike Heffernan has been promoted to head coach. Thursday that decision was made official during a press conference at the Burns Wellness Commons. Several players, as well as other CSS coaches, attended the event. The overall theme of the presser was the excitement of bringing in someone familiar…
PROCTOR, Minn. – The Proctor boys basketball team used a strong first-half performance to get ahead of South Ridge 66-36 Wednesday night at the Proctor High School gym. The Rails pick up their first win of the season and will look for back to back wins next Wednesday as they travel to take on Hinckley-Finlayson. The Panthers will continue to…
SUPERIOR, Wisc. – Hannah Norlin and Eva Reinertsen combined to score 38 points as the Wisconsin-Superior women’s basketball team knocked off Northland College 75-52 Wednesday night at the Mertz Mortorelli Gym. The win pushed the Yellowjackets’ win streak within the UMAC to 57 straight. UWS improves to 8-1 as they will travel to Martin Luthern on Saturday. The men’s game…
DULUTH, Minn. – It was a bittersweet weekend for the UMD men’s basketball team. Friday, they got their second straight NSIC win. But Saturday was a tough one against Mary. The Bulldogs fell to the Marauders on a buzzer–beating shot. UMD did get a big performance from senior forward Sean burns who said it was good for the team to…
SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST, Minn. — In this week’s Great Outdoors we are headed into the thick of the woods, to cut down our own Christmas Tree! First things first, MAKE SURE TO GET YOUR PERMIT! On average, 200-300 permits are sold annually! It’s only $5, cash or check only. It can be quickly picked up at the Superior National Forest…
DULUTH, Minn. – Payton Budisalovich scored with 39 seconds to go as the Duluth Denfeld boys hockey team settled for a tie with Virginia-MIB 3-3 Tuesday night at the Heritage Center. Jacob Johnson and Griffin Lehet also score for the Hunters, who stay unbeaten at 4-0-1. The Blue Devils got goals from Brett Okland and Dillon Drake. Categories: High School,…
DULUTH, Minn. – Josh Reinertson led the Hunters with 24 points as the Denfeld boys basketball team held on for the win over Esko 72-70. Armon Freeman also chipped in with 20 points to help the Hunters snap a three-game skid. Denfeld improves to 2-3 on the season as they get set to host Clouqet next Tuesday. The Eskomos fall…
DULUTH, Minn. – Five different Saints lit the lamp as the St. Scholastica women’s hockey team knocked off Wisconsin-Superior 5-2 Tuesday night at Mars Lakeview Arena. Paige Forsman, Kayla Kasel, Courtney Bloemke, Rachel Anderson and Mariah Haedrich each scored for the Saints, who go into the winter break with a 8-3-1 record. Jenna Curtis and Kaleigh Martinson scored for the…
DULUTH, Minn. – St. Scholastica athletic director Brian Jamros announced that offensive coordinator Mike Heffernan has been named the new head coach of the Saints football team. This past season was his second stint with the team after serving as an assistant from 2009 to 2012. In 2018, the Saints offense put up record numbers through the air, throwing for…
MINNEAPOLIS – The Minnesota Vikings have fired offensive coordinator John DeFilippo, whose first season on the job ended after just 13 games amid a sharp decline in production by the offense over the past six weeks. Quarterbacks coach Kevin Stefanski was made interim offensive coordinator on Tuesday morning, following a 21-7 loss at Seattle on Monday night. Stefanski will take…
ESKO, Minn. – Abbey McDonald was held to just 11 points, but Eve Turner would knock down five three-pointers and finish with 25 points as Hibbing gets their fifth straight win 63-58 over Esko. Kristy DeMuth knocked down five three-pointers, leading the Eskomos with 23 points on the night. In boys action, it was Cook County hanging on for the…
DULUTH, Minn. – The all-time series between the St. Scholastica and Wisconsin-Superior women’s hockey teams has been a relatively short one as they have played just 15 times against each other. UWS leads the series, but CSS is looking to turn the tides. Last year, the Saints beat the Yellowjackets at home for the first time ever, but they have…
DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica men’s hockey team have jumped a few more sports in the latest national polls. In the USCHO.com poll, the Saints move up to #10, while D3hockey.com puts CSS at #11 in the country. The team is coming a 4–1 win at home on Saturday against St. John’s. Next up, CSS will take on fifth-ranked…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Mac Reykdal is having a breakout year on the court this season; he scored a career–high 27 points in the Yellowjackets loss on Saturday at Minnesota Morris. But Reykdal’s work off the court is standing out more. “Really takes a lot of pride in what he does, both on the court and off the court. It’s something he’s…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Hermantown boys basketball team continued to roll as the Hawks defeated Fridley 102-81. Hermantown (4-0) will play at Cloquet on Tuesday. In other basketball action on Saturday, Duluth Marshall took down North Lakes Academy 84-38 while Duluth Denfeld fell to Bloomington Jefferson by a final score of 82-47. Duluth Marshall (1-1) will play at Two Harbors…
DULUTH, Minn. – In the final UMD hockey game at AMSOIL Arena for 2018, the women held on to defeated Minnesota State-Mankato 2-1. Gabbie Hughes and Anneke Linser each scored for the Bulldogs, while Linser got the assist on Hughes’ goal. Emma Soderberg made 19 saves in her first career start at home. The Bulldogs (6-7-2) will play in the…
DULUTH, Minn. – No. 15 St. Scholastica men’s hockey team continued to roll as it defeated Saint John’s 4-1 on Saturday night. Nolan Ross and Kyle Star each scored while Cole Golka scored twice. Nick Trenciansky made 30 saves in the win. The Saints push their unbeaten streak to nine and will be back in action on Dec. 15 hosting…
DULUTH, Minn. – Isiah Henrickson and Noah Winesett combine to score 35 points as the Duluth East boys basketball team defeated Fridley 80-67. In other boys action, Carlton knocked off Wrenshall 52-50 and Esko topped rivals Cloquet 59-45. In girls action, Superior defeated Esko 49-30. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – For this week’s segment, we sit down with Duluth Northern Stars head coach Jamie Plesha and goalie Sarah Spencer. The Northern Stars will be back in action on Saturday as they host Princeton at 3 p.m. at the Heritage Center. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Colt Conrad scored with 9.9 seconds left as Western Michigan upsets Minnesota Duluth 3-2 Friday night at the Lawson Ice Arena. Jesse Jacques and Justin Richards scored for UMD, while Hunter Shepard finished with 20 saves. As for the UMD women, Ryleigh Houston and Anna Klein scored in regulation, but the Bulldogs needed overtime to knock off…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – It would take a bit for the offense to get rolling, but in the second period, the Wisconsin-Superior women’s hockey team heated up to get the 7-0 win over Finlandia. Kaleigh Martinson scored twice while C.C. Hayes, Amber Heidenreich, Lauren Niska, Molly Shelton and Rachel Garland all scored. Catherine Johnson made 17 saves. UWS and Finlandia will…
GUNFLINT TRAIL, Minn. — In this weeks Active Adventures we are taking you through 57 miles of wilderness that you can drive on! It’s part of the Superior Scenic Byway in Cook County. The road passes through the Superior National Forest and borders the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Canada’s Quetico National Park. Snowshoeing, skiing, mushing and snowmobiling trails…
