DULUTH, Minn. – Back in August, Jeff nace retired after 24 seasons as head coach of the Duluth Denfeld boys basketball team. Lots of names were rumored to take the position, but only one made the most sense. Tuesday Denfeld athletic director Tom Pearson announced that Mike Devney has been named the new boys basketball coach for the Hunters. Devney…
CHISHOLM, Minn. – Over the past few years, there has been a decline in the number of student-athletes playing high school football. Minnesota State High School League statistics show a drop of more than 400 players statewide over just the past few years, and that decline is hitting the Northland hard, especially in Chisholm. “We were expecting 25 to maybe…
DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica women’s golf team won their third straight conference title this past weekend and picked up some awards along the way. Junior Kylie Slavin was named UMAC Player of the Year after leading the conference in scoring average while posting seven top-10 finishes this past season. CSS head coach Eric Anderson won his second UMAC…
SUPERIOR, Wisc. – Four different Yellowjackets score as Wisconsin-Superior defeated St. Scholastica 4-1 Monday night at the NBC Spartans Sports Complex in Superior. Blake Perry, Gustavo Barbieri, James Bruce and Miguel Ocampo score for UWS, who are 11-0-1 in their last 12 matches. Darby Henderson scored the lone goal for CSS, who dropped their third straight game. Categories: College, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Scholastica men’s hockey team are welcoming a new era as first-year head coach Tim Madsen will be manning the bench for the Saints this upcoming season. Monday was the first official practice for CSS up at Mars Lakeview Arena. The former Minnesota Wilderness coach says he’s been waiting for this day all summer and the…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD football team keeps on climbing as they are up to number six in the latest American Football Coaches poll. That’s thanks to a solid road win this past Saturday at Augustana. The Bulldogs are now one of only 17 undefeated teams left in all of Division II. And they’ll look to keep it going this…
DULUTH, Minn. – After failing to get a win over the weekend, the UMD men’s hockey team are no longer the number one team in the country. This week, the Bulldogs come in at #3 in the latest USCHO.com poll. Ohio State is the new number one, followed by Notre Dame and then UMD. The Gophers jumped to number six…
DULUTH, Minn.- If you’ve set foot inside the Duluth Denfeld gymnasium in the past four years, you’ve probably witnessed Caitlin Schneeweis absolutely killing it on the volleyball court. But she admits it hasn’t always been this way. “I always played basketball so my mom wanted me to do something in the off-season to get ready for basketball. I just decided…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Wisconsin Superior fell to Concordia 3-1 for their eighth loss of the season. After being down 3-nil in the second half, Annah Schussman was able to score for the Yellowjackets giving them a fighting chance but they were unable to do further damage. Morgan Philliber was in goal for UWS finishing with 8 saves for 11 shots. The…
DULUTH, Minn.- Minnesota Duluth got their second straight 2-0 shutout victory over MSU Moorhead. Nan Glinsek scored first to get her third goal of the season. Natalie St. Martin would score in the second half to widen the gap. Sisley Ng was in goal earning her fourth win of the season. The Bulldogs move on to 5-6-1, looking ahead to…
ST. PAUL, Minn.- After trailing Minnesota the entire game, Minnesota Duluth staged a late comeback but ultimately fell 7-4. Noah Cates and Mikey Anderson each with a goal while Jackson Cates had two. Hunter Shepard had 11 saves on the night. The Bulldogs are now 0-1-1 on the season and prepare for Friday’s series against Michigan Tech. Categories: College, Sports,…
DULUTH, Minn.- After strong defensive performances by both sides, St. Scholastica takes down Northwestern 14-7. Quarterback Zach Edwards completed 28 for 51 for 314 and two touchdowns. Edwards connected with Aaron Olson and Mitchell Adrian for those two touchdowns. The Saints are now 3-2 on the season and look ahead to Saturday when they will host Greeneville. Categories: College, Sports
SIOUX FALLS, SD.- Minnesota Duluth traveled to Augustana where they for 196 yards and passed for another 196 yards getting a 28–17 victory over the Vikings, remaining undefeated and extending its road win streak to 13. It was a big day for quarterback John Larson as he became the first bulldog to surpass the 100 yard rushing mark this season with…
DULUTH, Minn.- After losing game one to Minnesota, Minnesota Duluth took down the Gophers 3-2 in a shootout to split the series. Gabbie Hughes and Anna Klein each capitalized on power plays in the second period to give the Bulldogs a 2-0 lead up until the third period. Maddie Rooney ended the night with 37 saves. The Bulldogs look ahead…
DULUTH, Minn.- The defending National Champions Minnesota Duluth sent their home opener against Minnesota into overtime where it finished tied 1-1. After being down 1-0 for the majority of the game, Peter Krieger would capitalize on the power play to tie the game in the third period. Hunter Shepard was in net with a total of 27 saves. The Bulldogs…
CLOQUET, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we chat with the Cloquet football team. Lumberjacks head coach Tom Lenarz along with senior Luke Konietzko spoke about their season so far and what they expect from the final few weeks, leading up to the sectional playoffs. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The No. 4 University of Minnesota Duluth women’s hockey team suffered its first loss of the season to its rival as No. 3 Minnesota got the 5-2 win on Friday night. Gabbie Hughes scored her first collegiate goal just 67 seconds into the first period to give the Bulldogs an early lead but the Gophers would respond…
MN HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Duluth East 20 Grand Rapids 16 Cook County 56 Ely 6 Aitkin 20 Esko 15 North Branch 22 Duluth Denfeld 16 South Ridge 38 North Woods 18 Hermantown 39 Hibbing 8 Cloquet 41 Proctor 7 WI HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL Superior 16 River Falls 40 Northwestern 56 Ladysmith 22 Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
LUTSEN, Minn. — On the Lake Superior Hiking Trail fall colors are popping! For the next 3 weeks colors are at peak up the north shore and it’s a great time to visit Cook county and Lutsen Mountains. Whether you are hiking or biking the trails or taking a ride in the gondola up the mountains, there is a sight…
CLOQUET, Minn. – In their final match of the regular season, Cloquet-Carlton got the win over Esko 2-1 Thursday night at the Eskomos Stadium. Kendra Kelley and Katie Turner scored for the Lumberjacks, who finish their season 15-1. The Eskomos got their lone goal from Terryn McColley as they wrap up their regular season at 8-6-1. In other action, Duluth…
DULUTH, Minn.- In prep volleyball action, Duluth Denfeld swept Duluth Marshall 3-0 at home Thursday night. Hunters’ senior setter Jordyn Maas recorded 29 assists to surpass 2,000 for her career. Denfeld improved to 17-5 on the season. They look ahead to Tuesday when they will face crosstown rival Duluth East. In other volleyball action Hermantown sweeps Proctor, Cloquet defeats Ashland…
DULUTH, Minn.- After sweeping No. 4 Boston College, the UMD women’s hockey team is getting ready for its biggest rivalry of the season in the University of Minnesota. The Bulldogs are using the confidence from the Golden Eagles take-down to prepare them for the weekend. “We definitely proved ourselves and I was definitely impressed with the team overall. Their intensity level…
ESKO, Minn. – Friday night’s FOX 21 Game of the Week pits Esko against Aitkin. And for the Eskomos, it will be a chance to build off a big win last week. Esko held on for a narrow win at Pine City to earn their first victory of the season. It was a sigh of relief for the team to…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- In a Duluth East versus Hermantown high school soccer doubleheader, both the girls and boys of East came away with the win. For the girls, the Greyhounds scored in the first half and that one goal sealed the game with a 1-0 victory as they finish their season 7-8-1. As for the boys, Duluth East remains undefeated with…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Wisconsin Superior is now 14-7 on the season after losing in five sets to St. Catherine 3-2 Wednesday night at the Mertz Mortorelli Gym. Taylor Howe lead the Yellowjackets in kills with 13, followed by Brylee Colligan with 12. Emily VerWay lead the match in assists with 47. UWS now prepares for a conference match at Bethany Lutheran…
DULUTH, Minn.- St. Scholastica were swept by No. 15 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 3-0 for its second straight loss. Brooke Schermann lead the Saints in kills with 12 while Espi Austvold lead in assists with 13. CSS falls to 7-12 on the season and 5-5 in conference play. They now look ahead to Friday’s match at Augustana. Categories: College, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- No. 5 Minnesota Duluth swept No. 3 Concordia-St. Paul 3-0 Wednesday night at Romano Gym. The Bulldogs extended their win streak to seven straight. Mackenzie Morgan lead the match in kills with 13 and not far behind were Kate Berg and Sarah Kelly each with 10. Emily Torve lead in assists with 38. The Bulldogs now look ahead…
DULUTH, Minn. – With a strong 32-3 win over Concordia-St. Paul last weekend, the UMD football team are just about halfway through the season and remain undefeated. Now the question is: with this constant success, how do the Bulldogs keep from getting ahead of themselves? “We talk about it as a team. We take it one week at a time….
DULUTH, Minn. – This weekend, the Northland will have one thing on its mind as the UMD men’s hockey team will take the ice for the first time this season. The Bulldogs have been in camp mode for the past month, getting ready for their home opener this weekend against the University of Minnesota. The team is getting anxious though…
SUPERIOR, Wisc. – Duluth native Roni Rudolph extends her shutout streak to 507 consecutive minutes as St. Scholastica blanks Wisconsin-Superior 1-0 Tuesday night at the NBC Spartans Sports Complex. Becca Rancour scored the lone goal of the match for the Saints as Rudolph notched her sixth shutout of the season and has yet to allow a goal in conference play….
SUPERIOR, Wisc. – In prep volleyball action, Superior swept Duluth East 3-0 Tuesday night at Superior High School. The theme of the night was “Dig Pink”, as all the proceeds will be donated to the Side–Out Foundation which uses youth volleyball to spread awareness for breast cancer. Superior improves 16-7 as they will take on Rice Lake next Tuesday. Categories:…
DULUTH, Minn. – For the second time this season, the UW-Superior and St. Scholastica volleyball teams battled through five sets to determine a winner. And for the second time this season, the Yellowjackets picked up the road win against the Saints, 3-2. UW-Superior won the first set 25-14 but St. Scholastica battled back in the second to get the 25-20…
CARLTON, Minn. – Fall colors are near their peak in many places across the Northland. In this week’s Great Outdoors, we take you to the colorful landscape at Jay Cooke State Park. “You’ve got to love the crisp fall air, the beautiful variety of the colors, the bright reds, the greens, the yellows, it’s just a great time of year,”…
DULUTH, Minn. – For UMD goalie Maddie Rooney, it had been a year and a half since she played college hockey. But this past weekend, she picked up right where she left off, earning her first of many WCHA Goaltender of the Week honors. The junior made a league–best 51 saves on 54 shots against then fourth-ranked Boston College, backstopping…
Photo from MLB.comMINNEAPOLIS-The Minnesota Twins have fired Paul Molitor, one season after he won the American League Manager of the Year award. Molitor has been offered another position within the organization. In four seasons under Molitor, the Twins went 305-343 with one appearance in the playoffs in 2017. They were 78-84 this year, long out of postseason contention after a…
DULUTH, Minn. – Carlton would continue to dominate as the Bulldogs swept the Hermantown Hawks on Monday night while Wrenshall got the win over Mountain-Iron Buhl. With the win, Carlton has now won 14 straight matches. The Bulldogs (20-2) will host Moose Lake-Willow River on Tuesday while Hermantown (9-10) will host Proctor on Thursday. Wrenshall improves to 9-5 and will…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Hermantown boys and girls soccer came out victorious over Proctor on Monday, as the girls won 5-0 and the boys scored late to get the 1-0 win. Kaydee High and Amber Zierden scored in the second half for Hermantown to push the Hawks past the Rails. Hermantown (8-4-2) will host Duluth East on Wednesday. Proctor (1-11-1) prepares…
DULUTH, Minn. – In a game with several momentum swings, Duluth Denfeld and Duluth East played to a 2-2 tie Monday night at Public Schools Stadium. The Greyhounds’ Seth Hoffman would score the first goal of the match. Jon Faynik answered for the Hunters as the game was tied at one after the first half. Then in the second, Connor…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD football team are coming off a dominating home win over Concordia-St. Paul as they moved up in the national ranks. It wasn’t a big jump, but the Bulldogs climbed one spot to #7 on the AFCA poll. It is the highest ranking for the Bulldogs since the 2015 preseason poll, where UMD checked in at…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- After trailing throughout the first half, UWS powered through to get a 4-3 win over St. Mary’s. Blake Perry had two goals while James Bruce and Leonardo Paredes each had one. Dalton VonKaenel started in goal improving his record to 7-1-1 on the year. Next, the Yellowjackets travel to Hamline on Wednesday for a non-conference match. Categories: College,…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s hockey team swept No.4 Boston College in a 2 game home opener series. The Bulldogs are now 2–0 for the 12th time in it’s 20 season history. “I love the way that we finished it out. I think there were some momentum swings throughout the game and when we need to make key plays we did….
DULUTH, Minn.- The Bulldogs dominated Concordia St. Paul 32–3 Saturday afternoon at Malosky Stadium. Both the offense and the defense showed up to play, allowing a mere field goal by the Golden Bears while sophomore QB John Larson went 20 for 32 for 283 yards and one touchdown while rushing 69 yards with 15 carries. “We were able to establish a…
DULUTH, Minn.- William Francis entered his senior season at Duluth East with hopes of break the school record as leading goalscorer for the Greyhounds and just last week he made that happen. “I kind of had it in the back of my mind before the season started. Every game I just tried to make an appearance in the game, tried…
DULUTH, Minn. – Both St. Scholastica soccer teams battled Northwestern today, but the men came out victorious while the women finished in a scoreless draw. The Saints men’s soccer team jumped out to an early lead, going up 3-0 at the half. They would score two more in the second half to get the 5-0 win. Jordan Finneran scored the…
DULUTH, Minn. – No. 5 Minnesota-Duluth continued to dominate, sweeping Wayne State on Saturday, 25-14, 25-13, 25-18. UMD has now won 17 straight matches at home. Kate Berg led the Bulldogs with 15 kills, while Emily Torve had 43 assists. UMD (14-3) will now prepare for a tough test as it hosts No. 1 Concordia-St. Paul on Wednesday, Oct. 3….
DULUTH, Minn. – After picking up a big win to open their season, No. 9 Minnesota-Duluth continued to roll as it defeated No. 4 Boston College 2-1 on Saturday to complete the weekend sweep. Ryleigh Houston got it going for the Bulldogs on Saturday, scoring her third goal of the weekend. Maggie Flaherty also got on the board, netting her…
DULUTH, Minn. – Minnesota-Duluth dominated the second half on offense and defense to go 5-0 on the season while defeating Concordia University-St. Paul 32-3. Quarterback John Larson threw for 238 yards and one touchdown as the Bulldogs continue their undefeated season. Larson recorded one rushing touchdown, while Wade Sullivan and Zach Ojile also recorded a touchdown on the ground. UMD (5-0)…
MOUNTAIN IRON, Minn. – Mountain-Iron Buhl dominated its way past Ely on Saturday afternoon as the Rangers picked up the 44-12 win in their final home game of the season. The Rangers improve to 4-1 on the season and will play at McDonell Central on Oct. 5. The Timberwolves fall to 1-3 and will host Cook County on Oct. 5….
DULUTH, Minn. – No. 5 University of Minnesota Duluth Volleyball won its 16th straight match at home as the Bulldogs swept the Augustana Vikings, 25-18, 25-9, 25-22. Morgen Makenzie finished with a team-high 15 kills, while Emily Torve had 44 assists. UMD will host Wayne State on Saturday at 4 p.m. Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
DULUTH, Minn.- No. 9 Minnesota Duluth took down No. 4 Boston College 4-2 in their season and home opener. Ryleigh Houston had two goals for the Bulldogs. Syndey Brodt and Lizi Norton also chipped in. The Bulldogs and Eagles will wrap up their series Saturday at Amsoil Arena. Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
