The Haitian Temptation Heads Overseas
Al Sands Off To Germany For Title Shot
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Sports
Grand Rapids & Hermantown Prepare For State Tourney
Thunderhawks and Hawks are State Tournament Bound
Categories: High School, Sports
Record Number of Riders to Pedal in Fat Bike Birkie
HAYWARD, Wis. – On Saturday, March 11, the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation (ABSF) is expecting to greet 1,200 fat bikers to the American Birkebeiner Trailhead, just east of Cable. The Fat Bike Birkie is the world’s largest fat bike race, one that tests riders expertise and skill on the hills of the Birkie Trail. The Birkie Trail is over 100-kilometers…
No.3 UMD To Host No.6 Minnesota In NCAA Playoffs 1st Round
UMD Seeded 3rd After 4-1 Loss To Wisconsin
After a tough 4-1 loss to Wisconsin in the WCHA Final Face-Off Championship Game, UMD made the trip back to Duluth where they awaited the NCAA Selection Show, determining UMD’s fate heading into the NCAA playoffs. UMD recived a 3 seed in the tournament and will face 6 seeded Minnesota at Amsoil Arena next Saturday at 2:30 pm. Categories: College,…
International Falls Holds Off Two Harbors
Broncos Move On In Section Tourney
Categories: High School, Sports
Proctor Upsets Duluth Marshall to Keep Season Alive
Rails Win Over Hilltoppers 36-33
Categories: High School, Sports
Top Plays 3/3
Top Plays 3/3
Coaches Corner: Donald Mulhern
UWS' Head Coach and six of his juniors stop by to talk NCAA Tournament and UMAC Championship
Coaches Corner: Donald Mulhern
The Duluth Experience Promotes New Tour, Duluth in Europe
Active Adventures: Promoting Duluth to European Mountain Bike Enthusiasts
DULUTH, Minn. – Dave Grandmaison, Co-Founder and CEO of The Duluth Experience, has such a passion for the outdoors he started a company promoting them. Now, he’s traveling internationally to tell Europeans about the City of Duluth and all it has to offer. Twice, in 2015 and 2017, Grandmaison made appearances at conventions to promote mountain biking and the beautiful…
Grand Rapids is Headed to the State Tournament
Thunderhawks beat Duluth East 3-2 in Double-overtime
Categories: High School, Sports
Stalder Makes Top-3 in Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award
Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
UMD Dominates WCHA Awards
Lara Stalder named WCHA Player of the Year
Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
Cloquet Takes Win in Final Regular Season Game
Lumberjacks beat Proctor, 82-52
Cloquet Takes Win in Final Regular Season Game
Kontny Named UMAC Player of the Year
Haley Kontny named UMAC Player of the Year, Eva Reinertsen named UMAC Rookie of the Year
Kontny Named UMAC Player of the YEar
Bulldogs Wrapping Up the Regular Season
UMD will face Western Michigan for their final regular season series.
Bulldogs Wrapping Up the Regular Season
Two Bulldogs Named Rookie of the Month
Hunter Miska named the NCHC Rookie of the Month, Sydney Brodt named WCHA Rookie of the Month
Two Bulldogs Named Rookie of the Month
UMD Confident Facing Minnesota in WCHA Final Face-Off
Bulldogs and Gophers play Saturday at 5:07
UMD Confident Facing Minnesota in WCHA Final Face-Off
Hermantown Heading to the State Tournament
Hawks take down Greenway, 5-1 in Section Final
Hermantown Heading to the State Tournament
Indoor Golf Range Open Again
The Sweet Spot Re-Opened in January Under New Management
DULUTH, Minn. – With Spring on the way, many local golfers have the itch to hit the links. The Sweet Spot, West Duluth’s indoor golf range re–opened in mid–January in a new location and with new owners who say business is booming like a Bubba Watson drive. The Sweet Spot hosted three times the golfers in February as the month…
Business is Booming at Local Bait Shops
A Mid-Winter Warmup Has Not Impacted Ice Fishing, According to Local Businesses
DULUTH, Minn. – We’re learning the recent mid-winter warm-up has not impacted business at local bait shops in the Northland. Store owners at Chalstrom’s Bait and Tackle, and Fisherman’s Corner tell FOX 21 it’s been the best year for ice fishing business in the past five years. It’s a passion for many, only Mother Nature can deny. “Once you’re into…
Proctor Moves Past Eveleth-Gilbert in Section 7AA
Rails move on to the second round to face Marshall on Saturday
Categories: High School, Sports
Three Northlanders Named Finalist for Reed Larson Award
Reid Hill from Duluth East, Joe Liberty from Marshall and Dylan Samberg from Hermantown are all up for the award
Categories: High School, Sports
Cloquet Passes Princeton With Buzzer Beater
Lumberjacks will face No. 1 Grand Rapids Saturday
Cloquet Passes Princeton With Buzzer Beater
Peterson to Become Free Agent
Peterson Was Due to Make $18 Million in 2017
Courtesy of NFL.comMINNEAPOLIS, Minn.-Adrian Peterson, Minnesota’s all-time leading rusher, will be an unrestricted free agent when the market opens next week. As expected, the Vikings declined to exercise their option for next season on Peterson’s contract. Peterson was scheduled to make $18 million in 2017, what would have been an unwieldly hit to their salary cap. General manager Rick Spielman…
Bulldogs Remain at No. 2 in This Week’s Poll
UMD will face Minnesota in the Final Faceoff semi-finals
Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
Pionk Named NCHC Defenseman of the Week
Pionk tallied four points over the weekend and blocked four shots
Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
UMD Falls to No. 3 in USCHO Poll
The Bulldogs will finish the regular season at Western Michigan this weekend.
Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
Yellowjackets React to Playing St. Thomas
UWS will face unbeaten St. Thomas in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
UWS Readies for Undefeated Opponent
Wild Forwards Zach Parise, Jason Pominville Diagnosed with Mumps
This is the second time Mumps has checked the team
ST. PAUL, Minn. (KMSP-FOX 9) – Forwards Zach Parise and Jason Pominville have been diagnosed with mumps. The Minnesota Wild made the announcement just 30 minutes before the team is set to face off against Los Angeles Kings at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. The wild have just come off a scheduled week off. The team has three…
LaPorte Leads the Spartans On and Off the Ice
Braden LaPorte is this week's Northern Star
SUPERIOR, WIS.- Superior Senior Braden LaPorte is everything you could want in a Captain. “He’s a nice young man, he’s always polite, saying please and thank you, opening doors. He leads my team in that regard. Always makes sure when we walk into a building hats are off,” said Head Coach Jason Kalin. A four-year starter LaPorte was an obvious…
UWS Wins UMAC For 2nd Straight Year
Yellowjackets Win 36th Straight Conference Game
Categories: College, Sports
Hermantown Skates Into Section 7A Finals
Hawks Win Over Virginia 9-0
Categories: High School, Sports
Grand Rapids Pulls Off Comeback and Upset in 7AA
Thunderhawks Rally To Win Over #1 Elk River 5-3
Categories: High School, Sports
Coaches Corner: Rhett McDonald
Greyhounds Hoops Coach Talks Family and Section Tournament
Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School
2017 American Birkebeiner Cancelled
Birkie Fever Continues Despite the Cancellation
For only the second time in 44 years all ski races set for this weekend’s Annual American Birkebeiner have been cancelled. The only other time this happened was in 2000. Organizers for North America’s largest cross country ski race held out hope for this weekend as a potential snow storm was on the horizon. Last minute efforts started early as…
UMD Sweeps St. Cloud State in the First Round of the WCHA Playoffs
The Bulldogs advance to the Final Face-off
Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
Emotional Night as UMD Honors Seniors
The Bulldogs tied with Miami 3-3 for their final home game of the regular season. Miami wins the extra point.
Emotional Night as UMD Honors Seniors
American Birkebeiner, Kortelopet, Prince Haakon Races Cancelled
HAYWARD, Wis. – After unseasonably warm weather and rain, and the predicted snow missing the Hayward and Cable area, the American Birkebeiner Ski Foundation announces the cancellation of the 2017 American Birkebeiner, Kortelopet, and Prince Haakon cross-country ski races. Instead, BirkieStock 2017 will take place as an inaugural celebration of the American Birkebeiner Trialhead and start area. Skiers, spectators,…
Josh Emerson Continuing Elite Tradition
LCA Sophomore Cracks 1000 Point Milestone
DULUTH, Minn- The Lakeview Christian Academy boy’s basketball team has had no shortage of 1000 point scorers, and his past Friday they added one more to the club. “Josh Emerson, sophomore, shooting guard.” Josh has been a varsity contributor since 7th grade and has always had a deep appreciation for basketball. Now in just his sophomore year he’s already reached…
Balancing at the Barre
Active Adventures: Barre
Superior, Wis. – A new workout is gaining popularity throughout the country. Barre is a combination of ballet and pilates. A company in the Twin Ports is helping bring the workout to the Northland. Personal Best Pilates offers a barre class at their Superior location. For more information on this company and to view the schedule, head to personalbestpower.com. Categories: Active…
UMD Pulls Out Late Win Over Miami, 4-3
Bulldogs play their final regular season home game Friday night.
Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
UMD Snags First Game of the Series, 5-0
Bulldogs and Huskies will faceoff again Friday afternoon
UMD Snags First Game of the Series, 5-0
Hermantown Rolls Through Quarterfinals
Hawks beat Duluth Denfeld 9-0 Thursday night.
Hermantown Rolls Through Quarterfinals
Birkie Trail and Race Updates
Snow Is In The Forecast
HAYWARD, Wisc. – Over 40,000 people are expected to arrive in the Northland tonight in anticipation for the 2017 American Birkibeiner Race. With the recent warm week melting nearly all of the snow pack from this winter, trail conditions are on everyone’s mind. Right now only the north half of the trail from Cable, Wisconsin to Trailhead OO is possibly ski-able on…
Bulldogs Set to Face St. Cloud State in the First Round of the WCHA Tournament
Puck drop is set for 3:07 on Thursday
Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
UMD Drives Past MSU-Mankato in the NSIC Tournament
Bulldogs advance in NSIC tournament after 83-73 win.
Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
UWS Heading to UMAC Championship
The Yellowjackets beat Bethany Lutheran in the semi-finals, 69-54
UWS Headed to UMAC Championship
