SUPERIOR, Wis. – In the second annual Superior Showdown, the Wisconsin-Superior men’s hockey team was unable to come away with a win, as Trinity gets the 5-3 win on Saturday night. Alec MacKenzie, Levi Cudmore and Daniel Litchke all scored for the Yellowjackets. UWS will now play rival St. Scholastica on Sunday at 4 p.m. Categories: College, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn. – At the Wood City Classic, both Cloquet basketball teams moved to 2-0 in tournament play. The Lumberjack girls defeated Edison 62-18. Kendra Kelly led the way with 25 points. And for the boys, they knocked off Pine City 58-52. At the Coaches Classic in Esko, it was a good day for the Eskomos as the girls held…
DULUTH, Minn. – In the Hilltopper Holiday Classic semi-finals, Hermantown knocked off Brainerd 6-2 Friday night at Mars Lakeview Arena. Justin Thomas scored twice for the Hawks. Elliot Peterson, Blake Biondi, Brendan Baker and Joey Pierce also score for Hermantown, who are looking for their fifth-straight Hilltopper Classic title. And in the Heritage Classic tournament, Duluth Denfeld would fall in…
DULUTH, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we talk with the UWS women’s basketball team, including head coach Zach Otto-Fisher, senior forward Hannah Norlin and junior guard Emily Carpenter. The Yellowjackets discussed their stellar first half of the season, as well as the upcoming inaugural Superior Shootout this weekend. Categories: Coaches Corner, College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn. – Jack Johnson and Ondrej Trejbal each scored twice as the Minnesota Wilderness topped the Austin Bruins 6-3 Friday night at the Northwoods Credit Union Arena. Aaron Myers and Ben Ward also scored for the Wilderness, who extend their win streak to three games. Ryan Fanti finished with 44 saves. Categories: Professional Sports, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Denfeld boys hockey picked up an overtime win against Irondale on Thursday night in the opening round of the Heritage Hockey Classic. Griffin Lehet scored two goals, including the game-winner in overtime. Logan Jasper also scored for the Hunters. Duluth Denfeld will play Mankato West on Firday at 7 p.m. in the next round. And across…
CLOQUET, Minn. – Both Cloquet teams were in action on Thursday in the opening round of the Wood City Classic and both teams came away with wins. The Cloquet girls team beat St. Croix Prep 70-25 while the Cloquet boys beat Cromwell-Wright 62-60. For the Lumberjacks girls, Allie Wojtysiak led the way with 20 points, while Kendra Kelley had 18….
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD men’s hockey team will take on Minnesota State-Mankato in the opening round of the Desert Hockey Classic tournament. It is a team that the Bulldogs are very familiar with as UMD knocked off the Mavericks in the first round of last season’s NCAA West Regionals. “They just work hard. That’s one thing I think they’re…
AURORA, Minn. – In the opening round of the Mesabi East Invitational, the hosts got the win over Two Harbors 79-69 Wednesday night at Mesabi East High School. Lakeview Christian Academy also won their opener as they defeated Eveleth-Gilbert 80-57. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – With Scott Sandelin away at the World Juniors, UMD associate head coach Jason Herter steps in to lead the Bulldogs into the Desert Hockey Classic this weekend. This past summer, Herter was promoted to associate head coach after spending eight years as an assistant on Sandelin’s staff. He says he is honored to take the reigns this…
DULUTH, Minn. – Beginning Thursday, the Duluth Denfeld boys hockey team will host the Heritage Classic tournament. It’s an eight-team tourney, which will keep all the squads busy during the holiday break. It also gives the Hunters a chance to see some different competition than what they are used to. “For the halfway point, I want to play good teams….
DULUTH, Minn.- If you’ve ever wanted to soar through the stars, the rocket ship is closer than you think. UMD’s Alworth Planetarium will boldly go with you, where no one has gone before. The sound of lightsabers clashing echo down the hall. No, this isn’t a Star Wars attraction at Disneyworld. This is the Marshall W. Alworth Planetarium’s fan favorite…
DULUTH, Minn. – Brendan Willis is a coach, trainer and athlete at IST CrossFit in Duluth who recently traveled to Dubai for the CrossFit Championships. He competed in multiple events including an eight kilometer dessert run and some weightlifting exercises. Willis said they had two to three events during the four day competition and while it was exhausting, Willis said he loves…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Ryan Gray has given Proctor/Hermantown a sense of security in net for the past six years, as she’s climbed from a middle school player on junior varsity to the senior starting goalie. “So she started out, I think in seventh grade, as a JV goalie and played for a few years there and then slowly moved her…
DULUTH, Minn. –Â After three days of training camp in Everett, Washington, Minnesota Duluth’s Dylan Samberg, Mikey Anderson and Noah Cates made the U.S. National Junior Team final roster. The trio will represent the U.S. at the 2019 International Ice Hockey Federation World Juniors Championship in Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia Dec. 26 – Jan. 5. The U.S. will open…
CLOQUET, Minn. – The Cloquet girls basketball team saw its three-game win streak snapped as Princeton got the 74-66 win on Saturday afternoon. The Lumberjacks (5-3) are now on winter break and will be back in action on Jan. 3 when they host Proctor. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The No. 2 Hermantown boys hockey team celebrated 70 years on Saturday, inviting alumni on the ice during a special ceremony during the first intermission in their game against Totino-Grace. The Hawks celebrated in style, getting the 4-1 win. Blake Biondi, Justin Thomas, Elliott Peterson and Ethan Lund all scored for the Hawks. Hermantown (5-2) will be…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – In prep girls basketball action, Hermantown jumped out to a 29-0 run to start the game as they topped Duluth Denfeld 56-17. In other girls action, Duluth East fell to Princeton 80-32. In prep boys action, Matthew Erickson finished with 30 points and 11 rebounds as Duluth Marshall defeated Lakeview Christian Academy 84-74. And in Two Harbors,…
DULUTH, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we sit down with the Duluth Marshall girls basketball team, including head coach Chibuzo “CJ” Osuchukwu, junior guard Grace Kirk and sophomore guard Gianna Kneepkens. The Hilltoppers are currently 7-1 on the season and rank amongs the best teams in the entire state. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn. – In prep boys action, the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys hockey team won their third game in the past four as they topped Eastview 5-1 Friday night at the Northwoods Credit Union Arena. And in girls action, Sarah Spencer finished with 24 saves but it wouldn’t be enough as the Duluth Northern Stars fall to #1 ranked Warroad 7-0. Categories:…
SUPERIOR NATIONAL FOREST, Minn. — In this week’s Active Adventures, Fox 21’s Brittney Merlot takes us deep into the woods to collect balsam boughs! Then we head inside to learn how to assemble your own wreath! A permit is required for collecting balsam boughs and can picked up at the district DNR offices for $25. Minnesota is a leader in…
DULUTH, Minn. – In the battle of crosstown rivals, the Duluth East boys basketball team knocked off Duluth Denfeld 62-44 Thursday night at the Duluth East High School gym. Freshman Will Van Scoy scored 19 points for the Greyhounds, who snapped a two-game skid. Armon Williams scored 17 points for the Hunters, who dropped their second straight game. Categories: High…
DULUTH, Minn. – Michaela Phinney, Dehli Heikes, Aurora Opsahl, Alyssa Watkins and Sydeney Skorich all scored twice as Proctor/Hermantown dominated International Falls, 13-1 in Hermantown on Thursday night. Braelyn Sathers, Kaitlyn Fawcett and Bailey Stokke all also scored for the Mirage while Ryan Gray made four saves. In other high school girls hockey action, Hibbing/Chisholm picked up a big road win,…
DULUTH, Minn. – Ricky Lyle, Ryder Donovan and Tyler McGilivray each scored twice as the Duluth East boys hockey team got the road win over Duluth Marshall 8-2 Thursday night at Mars Lakeview Arena. Charlie Erickson and Logan Anderson also scored for the Greyhounds. Dakota Oman and Keelan Golat scored for the Hilltoppers. In other action, Superior held off Denfeld…
DULUTH, Minn. – Denfeld’s Logan Jasper announced on his Twitter account Thursday that he won’t be going too far to play college baseball as he will join the UMD Bulldogs. Jasper is coming off a junior campaign where he was named to the All-Section and Conference First Team. Over the past four seasons while primarily playing catcher, Jasper has a…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – This Saturday, the Hermantown hockey program will welcome Hawks from the past and present to celebrate the team’s 70th anniversary. Hermantown hockey alumni from the past seven decades are invited to the festivities this Saturday as the Hawks will face Totino-Grace at 3:15 p.m. at the Hermantown Ice Arena. There will also be a special ceremony at…
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. –Â 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…
