MILWAUKEE, Wis.- It was a day to remember for former Duluth Husky Isaac Collins on Sunday. Collins made his major league debut for the Milwaukee Brewers, starting in left for the team. In his very first at bat, Collins wasted no time as he ripped a single right up the middle for his first career hit. He last played for…
They are no-names no longer. In a process nearly a year in the making, the Professional Women’s Hockey League on Monday unveiled the nicknames and logos for each of its six franchises entering its second season. There’s a Fleet sailing into Boston, a Frost settling in Minnesota and Sirens in New York. For the teams north of the border, there…
PROCTOR, Minn.- The Cloquet/Carlton girls soccer team have claimed three straight section 7AA championships, and they have no plans of ending their reign. The Lumberjacks have started the 2024 season 6-1 overall, giving up only two goals in their seven games. This year’s team is led by nine seniors, along with junior and rising star Lauren Hughes. What makes them…
ESKO, Minn.- One of the top playmakers in Minnesota’s section 7AAA has found his next football home. Senior Jacion Owens has committed do Minnesota State University-Moorhead, a Division II program in the NSIC. Owens is currently in his second year as Esko’s starting quarterback. However, he’s had an equal impact as a defensive back, where he’ll likely line up for…
GREEN BAY, Wis.- Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love injured his medial collateral ligament in the team’s season-opening game, but didn’t suffer damage to his ACL and should return at some point this season, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on the condition of anonymity because the team hasn’t announced…
DULUTH, Minn.- In this week’s Coaches Corner, we’re joined by Mike Sengbush of the Duluth Marshall Boys Soccer team. Sengbush discusses coming off a section championship, how the Hilltoppers can recover from early struggles, and why he still loves coaching soccer after decades on the sidelines. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- A pair of defensive football plays and a big-time UWS goal have made the cut for this week’s top plays. At number three, Superior Defensive Lineman Garret Rivord is able to track down a batted pass for an interception against River Falls. At number two, Esko’s Easton Harker forced a fumble on a sack, resulting in Heath Sunnarborg…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- The prep football season rolled on Friday night with Minnesota competing in their week two matchups and Wisconsin competing in their week three matchups. Some of the notable scores include: Cloquet 6, Hermantown 35 FINAL Mora 0, Two Harbors 48 FINAL Esko 56, Proctor 0 FINAL Hibbing 0, Duluth East 36 FINAL River Falls 44, Superior 20 FINAL…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UW-Superior volleyball team continued their strong start to the season on Friday, defeating Marian in straight sets. The Yellowjackets will next face Mary-Hardin Baylor on Friday night to continue to Stinger Classic slate. In other volleyball action, St. Scholastica fell to 0-5 on the season after dropping a three set contest to Mary-Hardin Baylor. They’ll next face…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s basketball team released their schedule on Thursday. It all starts with two exhibition contests in October. First, facing Lakehead on October 18th at home and then almost two weeks later they’ll host St. Scholastica on Halloween. The Dogs will then head to Oklahoma to open the regular season at Northwestern Oklahoma State on November 8th….
PROCTOR, Minn.- Proctor senior guard Lily Smith announced where her next step will be on Thursday. Smith will suit up for Grand View University beginning in the winter of 2025. In 29 games last season, she averaged almost 15 points per game for the Rails. She also got it done at the charity stripe, making 83 percent of her free…
DULUTH, Minn.- For the second straight year, the UMD Soccer team has opened their season with a loss against Northern Michigan. The Wildcats handedly defeated the Bulldogs 6-1 Thursday night at Malosky Field. Nothern Michigan scored all six goals before UMD found the back of the net in the 80th minute (goal scored by Maria Zanotti). UMD will have a…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- The Hermantown volleyball team improved to 4-0 on Thursday, defeating rival Proctor in straight sets. The scores were as follows: 25-22, 25-21 and, 25-20. Gabi Arntson led Hermantown with eight kills in the victory. In other prep volleyball action, Grand Rapids is now 3-0 after taking down Duluth Denfeld in three sets. The Thunderhawks will next play at…
DULUTH, Minn.–Local outdoor-based companies are urging voters this November to take them into consideration. Renewal of lottery funds for outdoor conservation will be on the ballot for every Minnesotan. For thirty years now, a portion of state lottery gets funded for preservation of outdoor spaces. Overtime, it has provided over one billion dollars for the Great Outdoors. Officials say, if…
SUPERIOR, Wis.– A once polluted Woodstock Bay in the St. Louis River is now restored for swimming and outdoor recreation. The new bay features the only boat launch within the 44-00-acre Superior Municipal Forest. This 1.4-million-dollar project encourages visiting the wetlands in the urban setting. Woodstock Bay is home to unique scenic outlooks, a pavilion, and a canoe landing. Superior…
VIRGINIA, Minn.- Virginia native Matt Cullen received the call to the hall on Thursday. Cullen is one of four set to be inducted into the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame in Eveleth in December. He played 21 seasons in the NHL, winning the Stanley Cup three times. Cullen is also 2nd in NHL games played by a U.S. born player…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.- Grand Rapids native and longtime NHL defenseman Alex Goligoski is calling it a career. Over the course of 1,078 games, he tallied 475 points for four different teams. Goligoski played the final three years of his career with his homestate team, the Minnesota Wild. He also hoisted the top prize in hockey, Lord Stanley in the 2009…
TWO HARBORS, Minn.- As a high school senior at Two Harbors, Tate Nelson will soon achieve his dreams of playing for the UMD football team. “It’s a place that I’ve been cheering for all my life, going to games almost every weekend, just growing up around the team,” says Nelson. “It’s kind of been a spot that I’ve always been…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UW-Superior women’s soccer team picked up their 2nd win of the season on Wednesday, defeating St. Scholastica 2 to 0. Kamryn Hill and Niya Wilson each had a goal for the Yellowjackets. UWS (2-1) will next host UW-Platteville on Saturday at Walt Hunting Stadium. CSS (0-3) will also next host UW-Platteville. That contest is on Friday. Categories:…
DULUTH, Minn.- Soon the UMD men’s basketball team will begin their 2024-2025 campaign and on Wednesday the Bulldogs released their schedule for the upcoming year. UMD starts off the season with two exhibition contests, one at the University of Iowa and then one at home against UW-Superior. They’ll then begin regular season play with two tournaments. First, with the American…
EVELETH, Minn.- Late last month, the NA3HL Minnesota Wilderness revealed their logo and the jerseys for it’s first season in Eveleth later in September. The main logo remains the same as the club in Cloquet. But the home and away jerseys are a little different. The main difference being the outline of the state of Minnesota replaces the main logo…
WISCONSIN– Black bear hunting season got underway in Wisconsin Wednesday. Hunters need to enter a lottery to get a license. Despite the extra steps, DNR officials are seeing an interest in bear hunting steadily increase, while other hunts, such as during deer season, seem to be declining. “When people compare it to deer hunting, they quickly, I think, realize…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Minnesota Vikings are just four days away from kicking off their season against the New York Giants. And on Wednesday, the team announced their captains for the upcoming season. For the fourth straight season, Duluth native and Vikings fullback C.J. Ham has been named a captain for the special teams unit. Ham is joined by Sam Darnold,…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Hermantown volleyball team improved to 3-0 on Tuesday, defeating Duluth East in four sets. The scores of the contest were as follows: Set 1: Hermantown 25, Duluth East 18 Set 2: Hermantown 25, Duluth East 18 Set 3: Duluth East 25, Hermantown 17 Set 4: Hermantown 25, Duluth East 22 Hermantown (3-0) will next host Proctor on…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- The Hermantown boys soccer team picked up a home win on Tuesday, defeating Hibbing/Chisholm 5 to 0. Hermantown wasted no time in the first half, scoring just 27 seconds into the contest. Brennan Malmstrom was the goal scorer. After that they didn’t look back, putting up four more goals. Braeden Malkovich led the team with two. Hermantown will…
DULUTH, Minn.- In just 18 days, the UMD women’s hockey team will hit the ice for their season opener at Ohio State. But before they get their campaign going, four members of the team were selected for national team duty. They are goaltender Eve Gascon and forward Caitlin Kraemer, who were two of 48 players selected for the Canada national…
ASHLAND, Wis.- Northland College named Dana Wiezorek as their new head softball coach on Tuesday. It’s a reunion of sorts as she previously served as a volunteer assistant coach at the school from 2018 to 2019. Wiezorek has plenty of coaching experience, making stops at Washburn/Bayfield and Ashland high school over the course of 23 years. Wiezorek, who’s an Ashland…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The first UMAC conference weekly awards were announced Tuesday morning and plenty of UW-Superior athletes were recognized. The Yellowjackets picked up two of the three volleyball honors with Colleen Claude winning setter of the week and Jenna Anderson winning defensive athlete of the week. Claude had 101 assists while Anderson had 100 digs this past weekend. The UWS…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) The Professional Women’s Hockey League on Tuesday announced the hiring of AHL executive Melissa Caruso to take over as general manager of its Minnesota franchise and shore up a team that dealt with several crises in the weeks after winning the league’s inaugural championship. Caruso, who is from St. Paul, Minnesota, spent 15 years with the…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD football saw a little movement in the polls after their season-opening 35 to 7 win over Northern Michigan. The Bulldogs are now ranked 23rd in the country in the D2Football.com national poll. UMD was previously ranked 25th to enter the season. The Bulldogs will have this upcoming weekend off before they return to the gridiron on September…
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Trevor Larnach and Brooks Lee homered to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 on Monday night. The Twins earned a second straight victory for the first time since they won three in a row from Aug. 15-17. They remained 3 1/2 games behind AL Central-leading Cleveland and moved a game ahead…
DULUTH, Minn.–Fall is in the air. And on the ground, there were over forty glass leaf pendants for people to find today! The leaf sprinkle drew quite the crowd. Tons of folks gathered along the lakewalk in search of their very own leaf pendant. Lake Superior Art Glass hid these leaves along the lakewalk and Canal Park. The pendants…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Willy Adames tied the major league record with his 13th three-run homer of the season, going deep on his 29th birthday to lift the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers over the St. Louis Cardinals 9-3 Monday for their sixth win in seven games. Adams homered for the fifth consecutive game, matching the Brewers record shared by Jeromy Burnitz…
DULUTH, Minn.- The St. Scholastica women’s soccer team were outplayed by the seventh-ranked UW La Crosse Eagles, falling 7-1 on Sunday at Kenny Harkins Field. The Saints’ lone goal was scored by Mariah Hernesman off an assist from Kaitlyn Sautter. Goalkeeper Gracie Meagher recorded nine saves while facing La Crosse’s scoring onslaught. St. Scholastica will cross the bridge on Wednesday…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- After losing their season opener, the UW-Superior women’s soccer team has earned their first win of the season in a 2-1 nailbiter over UW-River Falls. After giving up a goal in the final seconds of the first half, UWS scored two goals in the second half, including the go-ahead score by Brynn Crystal with less than eight minutes…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD Senior and Team Captain Anna Tobias is eager to add to her jewelry collection. Leading up to the 2024 season, Tobias has made an effort to get her teammates energized about her team’s chances. In 2023, the Bulldogs reached their first NSIC Tournament in six years, only to be eliminated in the first round. However, Tobias wants…
DULUTH, Minn.- On one of the final Sundays before the NFL season begins, the RT Quinlan’s Fantasy Football League gathers for its annual in-person draft. “You’ve gotta let the draft come to you,” Advises Sean Woolverton, who’s won the league championship over the last two seasons. “It depends on what position you get. That pretty much dictates what strategy you…
DULUTH, Minn.- The St. Scholastica women’s soccer team’s season has kicked off with a 1-0 loss to UW-River Falls in their annual Border Battle on Friday at Kenny Harkins Field. This marks the Saints’ fourth-straight season-opening loss. In 2023, St. Scholastica didn’t win until their 12th game of the season when they defeated Hamline 2-0. St. Scholastica will have one…
DULUTH, Minn.- Three Minnesota football teams were able to pull of game-breaking touchdown runs in their season-opening games this week. At number three, Hermantown’s Aidan Adamski pulled off a 41-yard touchdown, marking his first touchdown as a Hawk following his transfer from Duluth Marshall (previously played for Two Harbors). At number two, Mesabi East’s Landon Paine dashed 67 yards off…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- The Hermantown football team will hold onto the hammer for another year. On Friday, the Hawks defeated Proctor 72 to 0 in their annual rivalry game to begin the year at 1-0. Hermantown (1-0) will next host Cloquet on September 6th. Proctor (0-1) will try to bounce back against Esko also on September 6th. In other prep football…
DULUTH, Minn.- In this week’s Coaches Corner, we catch up with Mike Heffernan of the St. Scholastica football team. Heffernan is entering his 6th season as head coach. The Saints are coming off a 2-8 season in 2023. Categories: Coaches Corner, College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- It was the tale of two halves on Friday as the Duluth East boys soccer team clashed with Lakeville South. After trailing 1-0 at the half, the Greyhounds battled back for the 3 to 2 victory. Duluth East (2-3) will next host Bemidji on September 5th. Categories: High School, Sports
PROCTOR, Minn.- The Hermantown girls soccer team picked up their first win on Thursday, shutting out Proctor 2-0. Claire Niksich and Kaija Markovich were the goal scorers for the Hawks. Hermantown (1-2-1) will next host Hibbing/Chisholm on September 5th. Proctor (1-2-1) is hosting Cloquet/Carlton on September 3rd. Categories: High School, Sports
ESKO, Minn.- The Blane Tetrault Era of Duluth East Football had an emphatic entrance on Thursday, defeating three-time defending section champion Esko 24-14 in their season opener. The Greyhounds’ defense gave Esko plenty of problems, forcing four turnovers through fumbles in the first half. Meanwhile, running back Michael Lewis scored two first-half touchdowns with the help of his offensive line….
MARQUETTE, Mich.- The UMD football team left no doubt on Thursday night, opening up the season with a 35 to 7 victory over Northern Michigan. Kyle Walljasper picked up where he left off last year with 312 passing yards and four passing touchdowns in the win. UMD (1-0) is next in action on September 14th when they host MSU-Moorhead in…
DULUTH, Minn.- The St. Scholastica football team may have a later start to their season compared to other teams. But, they’re eager to turn things around after a 2-8 campaign in 2023. The Saints had an eventful off-season which included an exhibition game just three months ago in Canada. They’re hoping with that successful showing plus all the work that…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Marshall boys soccer team tried to get back on track on Wednesday. Unfortunately, the woes continued as the Hilltoppers fell to Mounds View, 5-1 at home. Briar Mrozik had the lone goal for Marshall in the contest. Duluth Marshall (1-3) will next play at Duluth Denfeld on Friday at 11 AM. In other prep soccer action,…
DULUTH, Minn.- Two Harbor Monsters players have already inked new indoor deals for the 2025 season. Quarterback Ja’Vonte Johnson and defensive back De’Ron Maxwell have each signed with the Corpus Christi Tritons of the National Arena League. This past season, Johnson led the league in total passing yards and passing yards per game. As for Maxwell, he totaled 15 tackles…
DULUTH, Minn.- It was a memorable first season for the Duluth Harbor Monsters. With success, you can expect that the team received some postseason recognition from it’s peers. On Tuesday, the Arena League announced that Harbor Monsters head coach Tony O’Neil has been named the inaugural Coach of the Year. In his first season at the helm, O’Neil led Duluth…
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — After having Anders Carlson and Greg Joseph compete for their placekicking job throughout training camp, the Green Bay Packers decided their best option was finding someone else. The Packers claimed Brayden Narveson off waivers from the Tennessee Titans on Wednesday and released Joseph. Those moves came one day after Green Bay cut Carlson, a 2023…
