DULUTH, Minn.- Chris Nikic, the 2021 ESPN Jimmy V Perseverance Award winner, might be the perfect motivator for those taking part in this weekend’s Grandma’s Marathon. On Thursday, Nikic spoke to a group of kids at the Northwood Children’s Services campus before leading them in a fun (and somewhat intense) workout. “Today was tough and painless. But either way, I…
DULUTH, Minn.- A record number of runners crossed the finish line in Friday’s William A. Irvin 5K, setting the stage for Saturday’s Grandma’s Marathon. In total, 2,188 runners finished the race, setting a new record for the William A. Irvin 5K. Noah Stevenson of Kansas won the men’s race at 15:02 (new Lakewalk course record). He finished almost two minutes…
DULUTH, Minn.- This week’s top play goes to an outfield with the Duluth Huskies, who showed off his arm strength during Monday’s doubleheader against the Eau Claire Express. With a runner on third base, Charlie Sutherland made a diving catch in left field. Once the runner tried to run home on the sac fly, Sutherland was able to throw the…
DULUTH, Minn.- In the time between her two Grandma’s Marathon wins and now, Dakotah Lindwurm’s life looks a lot different. In February, the Minnesota native qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics marathon, finishing in third place in the U.S. Olympic Trials. “When I crossed the finish line making the Olympic team, everybody was like, ‘Oh, your life is going to…
DULUTH, Minn.- After four seasons of collegiate hockey at UMD, Darian Gotz is headed overseas. The Hermantown native has signed to play for the Aalborg Pirates of Denmark. He’ll play alongside his brother, Eric, who skated for Michigan Tech following high school graduation at Hermantown. Gotz finished his time at UMD with seven career goals to go with 18 assists….
DULUTH, Minn.- After losing four in a row, Duluth FC is now back on the right track, defeating Sioux Falls Thunder FC 6-1 for their fourth straight victory. Edouard Nys and Jireh Oyebamiji led the BlueGreens on the offensive end, scoring two goals each. Dylan Sumner and Tyler Limmer each scored a goal in the second half. Duluth FC will…
CLOQUET, Minn.- With kids in the Northland getting ready for a summer jam-packed with baseball, players from the Cloquet Lumberjacks stepped in to help teach youngsters at the Northland Baseball Camp. The camp was led by multiple area coaches, along with high school and college players from Cloquet. While the main focus of the camp was to teach kids the…
HIBBING, Minn. — One day after a large storm brought severe rainfall to the Iron Range, parts of Hibbing are left with multiple roadways still flooded over. There were also many reports of basements flooded in Hibbing and surrounding areas. “The little bit in the basement just kind of got it wet, we had to move and basically clean it…
DULUTH, Minn.- After earning their first regular season win on Saturday over the Ozarks Lunkers, the Duluth Harbor Monsters are eager to make it two in a row on Sunday at the DECC. On Monday, Harbor Monsters players met and signed autographs for fans at Adventure Zone in Canal Park. “I wanted to make sure that we were out there…
DULUTH, Minn.– The Lake Superior Zoo is celebrating a special week. A week celebrating an important part of nature. Pollinators are responsible for keeping the ecosystem alive and thriving. The Lake Superior Zoo kicked off the week with pollinator day, where they highlighted the keystone species. “Coming to the zoo, you can learn about pollinators and learn about native and…
DULUTH, Minn.- For the 2nd straight day on Monday, the Eau Claire Express and the Duluth Huskies played each in a doubleheader. This time around, it resulted in two Huskies’ wins after the two teams split on Sunday. In game one, the bats were hot for Duluth as they had 16 hits and 16 runs in a 16-5 victory. Game…
DULUTH, Minn.- A Bulldog basketball player is making the jump to the division one ranks. Former UMD center Lincoln Meister has joined the University of Minnesota as a walk-on. The graduate-transfer averaged five points and four rebounds per game for UMD last season. He also played in 33 games off the bench. Meister is the first known UMD basketball player…
ASHLAND, Wis.- Northland College has a new head golf coach. On Monday, the school announced that Ken Bartelt will lead the team for the upcoming 2024 fall season. Bartelt has spent most of his team leading at the high school level, most recently with the Northwestern boys basketball team. He also has ties to the area, serving as the Assistant…
CLOQUET, Minn.- The Minnesota Wilderness are nearing their 2024-2025 season. Late last week, the team released their schedule for the upcoming year. And for the fourth straight season, the Wilderness will open up their campaign at Northwoods Credit Union Arena. Their first contest is September 13th versus the Fairbanks Ice Dogs. In total, the team has 59 regular season games,…
DULUTH, Minn.- A former Bulldog is staying put with his previous team. Forward Quinn Olson has re-signed with the Ontario Reign for the 2024-2025 season. The Reign are the AHL affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings. Olson spent most of his time with the Greenville Swamp Rabbits of the ECHL. In six playoff games, he tallied two goals and two…
DULUTH, Minn.- After a bout of rain postponed Saturday’s game between Duluth and Eau Claire, the Huskies and Express split a Sunday doubleheader at Wade Stadium. The Huskies entered the day with a 3-0 lead, which came from an MJ Sweeney Saturday home run in the top of the first inning. Duluth stayed in the lead all nine innings, winning…
CLOQUET, Minn.- In this week’s Coaches Corner, Nate Knutson joined us to discuss the Northland Baseball Camp, where Cloquet coaches and players taught youngsters the fundamentals of the sport. The Northland Baseball Camp was a four-day event for kids ages 5-14 at Braun Park. Knutson is also organizing the Northland Baseball Classic, which a tournament scheduled for July 19-21. Categories:…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Huskies are once again kids to pick up a book or two this summer through their annual summer reading program. On Saturday, Huskies players visited with young fans at Wade Stadium and read to them in honor of the program’s kick-off. The kids who attended the summer reading kick-off event also received free tickets to the…
DULUTH, Minn.- This week’s top plays come from both on the pitch and on the diamond. At number two, Mya Holmquist uses her head to net an impressive goal for the Superior City FC. At number one, Joe Vos shows off his arm as he throws out a Logger at 3rd base from all the way in the right field….
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Huskies once again matched up with the league-leading Wausau Woodchucks on Friday night. Unfortunately like Thursday night, the Woodchucks came away with the 9 to 2 win. Ethan Cole and Joe Vos accounted for both RBI’s for Duluth in the contest. Huskies fall to 9-8 on the year and will next head to Eau Claire to…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD forward Reece Hunt is going pro and she’s going overseas to do so. On Friday, Hunt signed with Varat Gang, a club in the Lulea Hockey League in Sweden. In her lone season at UMD, Hunt tallied 18 goals and 16 assists for a total of 34 points. Before her time as a Bulldog, she spent four…
MAPLE, Wis.- A Northwestern football standout won’t have to travel far for his next team. On Thursday, junior running back and linebacker Cooper Lawton announced his commitment to UMD. He’s coming off a monster season in which he tallied 16 touchdowns and over 1,100 rushing yards. It’s a family affair as Lawton’s dad suited up and played offensive line for the…
DULUTH, Minn.– A new exhibit made a splash Friday morning at the Great Lakes Aquarium. The Oceans Alive made its debut. The goal with this new exhibit is to represent how our oceans, climate, and local habitats are all connected. The project combines both freshwater, and saltwater enclosures in one area. They are welcoming a giant Pacific octopus, along with…
ST. CLOUD, Minn.- The Esko baseball team needed just one more win in order to advance to their 2nd straight Class AA state title game. Sadly, Foley spoiled that opportunity for Esko as they came away with a 4-0 victory on Friday afternoon in the semifinals. Trey Emmerich struck out 13 batters on the mound to lead the Falcons. Following…
ST. CLOUD, Minn.- The Cherry baseball team saw their impressive season come to a close on Friday, falling to Springfield 4 to 2 in the Class A semifinals. A three-run 5th inning by Springfield proved to be the difference maker as they took a 4 to 1 lead into the later innings. Noah Sundquist was responsible for both of Cherry’s…
CHASKA, Minn.- The Grand Rapids baseball team entered state tournament play on Friday with a chance at redemption. The Thunderhawks met up with the Zephyrs of Mahtomedi for the 2nd straight year in the AAA semifinals. Sadly, like last year Mahtomedi came away with the victory as they ended Grand Rapids’ title hopes, 5 to 3. The Zephyrs put up…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Superior City FC women’s team struck first in their matchup against the Minnesota Twin Stars on Friday. Mya Holmquist completed the header to make it 1-0 Beacons at the 28th minute. Unfortunately after that, the Twin Stars responded with three unanswered goals to take the 3 to 1 victory. Superior City FC’s next game is June 16th…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Huskies couldn’t keep up with the top team in the Northwoods League, falling 8-4 to the Wausau Woodchucks Thursday at Wade Stadium. Wausau flexed their muscles in the first inning, scoring four runs on six hits. Duluth responded with two runs of their own in the bottom of the first but were shut out in the…
ST. CLOUD, Minn.- The Cherry baseball team achieved a bit of history as they made their first state tournament appearance in 16 years on Thursday. Cherry matched up with Lac qui Parle Valley in the Class A quarterfinals. It would be a fast start for the Tigers as they put up four runs in the bottom of the 1st. That…
ST. CLOUD, Minn.- The Esko baseball team began their Class AA state title defense on Thursday, facing Montevideo in the AA quarterfinals. Esko started fast, plating three runs in the bottom of the first, that included RBI’s from Bobby Thornton and Bryce Hipp. The team had a little bit of a scare in the 4th though, with the Eagles putting…
CHASKA, Minn.- The Grand Rapids baseball team made their record-setting 22nd state appearance on Thursday. They celebrated in style, coming away with the 4 to 3 win over Mankato East in the Class AAA quarterfinals. Easton Sjostrand pitched all seven innings, striking out eight batters. The Thunderhawks will next play Mahtomedi in the semifinals on Friday. First pitch is at…
GRAND CHUTE, Wis.- The Northwood/Solon Springs baseball team played in their first-ever state title game on Friday, as they battled with Eleva-Strum. Unfortunately, the Cardinals were just too much for the Green Eagles. Eleva-Strum put up seven runs in the first and four runs in the 2nd en route to an 11-1 victory. Blaise Kidder tallied the lone RBI for…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.- The Grand Rapids baseball team achieved history even before they play their first game at state on Thursday. And that’s make the tourney a MSHSL record 22nd time. In recent years, the team has had some success on the big stage. Under head coach Bill Kinnunen, the Thunderhawks have gone 6-1 in 1st round games. Rapids also…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Huskies and the Loggers tried to give it a go on Wednesday night. Unfortunately, they would only get through a half inning with La Crosse leading 1-0. The game was then suspended and will be made up in a doubleheader on June 25th. Duluth will next welcome in the Wausau Woodchucks into town on Thursday for a…
DULUTH, Minn.- Plenty of area hockey players hoped to hear their named called at the NAHL Draft on Wednesday. Hermantown’s Weston Bohlman was the first local standout off the board as he was taken by North Iowa in the 4th round. Next, were a pair of Proctor Rails as Kennan Reyelts went to Aberdeen at pick 159 and Tanner Ross…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Huskies began a four-game homestand on Tuesday night and they did so with a win. After a slow offensive start for both teams, Duluth put up a five spot in the bottom of the 6th to eventually take the 8 to 4 victory. Charlie Sutherland went 2 for 4 with one run batted in to lead…
DULUTH, Minn.- Two former UMD Bulldogs have landed on the PWHL All-Rookie Team. Ottawa’s Ashton Bell and Boston’s Emma Soderberg are two of the six players that make up the team. In 24 games this season, Bell tallied two goals and five assists. Soderberg on the other hand, had a goals against average of 2.54 with a record of 4-3…
CHERRY, Minn.- Less than three months after Cherry won the MSHSL Boys Basketball Class A Championship, many of those same Tigers will be competing for a state title on the baseball field. Cherry won the Section 7A title for the first time in 16 years, defeating South Ridge 4-1 on Thursday. At 23-2 overall, the Tigers have won 22 of…
GRAND CHUTE, Wis.- In their first-ever state tournament appearance, the Northwood/Solon Springs baseball team will play for their first-ever state championship. On Tuesday, the Green Eagles shut out Johnson Creek, 7-0 in the state semifinals. Abraham Ahlberg pitched a gem, throwing 6 2/3 innings of shutout baseball on the mound. He also had three hits offensively with one run batted…
MAPLE, Wis.– Underneath the Friday night lights, Northwestern High School Football is known for drawing in fans. “It’s definitely a good community, the support around here is really nice and to watch fans come out here and cheer us on is a nice thing to have,” said Gage Nollet, member of the Northwestern football team. But concern arose when the…
ESKO, Minn.- There were points in the Section 7 AA tournament where it looked like the Esko baseball team wouldn’t be able to defend their Class AA state title. The first instance of adversity came in the quarterfinal round where Esko would trail 7 to 1 to Proctor at one point, only to rally back and walk it off 9…
ST. PAUL, Minn.- Six former Bulldogs entered the PWHL Draft on Monday night hoping to hear their name called. In the end, two would get to call of a lifetime. Captain Mannon McMahon was taken with the 2nd pick in the 5th round by PWHL Ottawa. Just this past season, she had 31 points for the Bulldogs. McMahon joins an…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.- Former Grand Rapids and Duluth East product Kaden Nelson is going to the Division one ranks. Over the weekend, Nelson announced his commitment to Michigan State, out of the Big Ten. Nelson last suited up for the Thunderhawks in 2022. In 27 games, he had 19 goals and 30 assists. Before his time at Rapids, he skated…
DULUTH, Minn.- St. Scholastica has added to their women’s basketball staff, picking Sarah Hart as their new assistant. Hart comes from Thomas More University, where she was an assistant for the past two seasons. Before her time there, she was a student-athlete at St. Bonaventure for one season before transferring to Ashland University in Ohio for the remainder of her…
ASHLAND, Wis.- Northland College has a new head cross country coach. Ashland native Nicholas Nemec is set to lead the team for the upcoming 2024 season. He’s previously served as the cross country coach at Ashland Middle School. Nemec also has some experience at his alma mater, as he was a volunteer coach at UW-Superior. During his playing days, Nemec…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.- As Minnesota’s top high school baseball teams prepare for their state championship runs, the MSHSL has unveiled the matchups for each division. Esko, the reigning Class AA champions, have earned the top seed and will face Montevideo in the first round. Montevideo won Section 3AA with a 20-5 record and will play in their first state tournament since…
MINONG, Wis.- The Northwood/Solon Springs baseball team has reached the state tournament for the first time in program history. The milestone has also extended the high school baseball career of Lakeland East All-Conference member Abe Ahlberg. On the day before Northwood/Solon’s Section Tournament, Ahlberg and his teammates treated practice like any other Monday on the diamond. “We’re pretty relaxed right…
DULUTH, Minn.- After two games north of the US-Canadian Border, the Duluth Huskies couldn’t get their bats in order as they lost 9-1 to the Thunder Bay Border Cats on Friday at Wade Stadium. The Huskies’ only run came in the third inning off a sac fly from MJ Sweeney. Jakob Schulz (1-1) took the loss on the mound, allowing…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- In this week’s Coaches Corner, we’re joined by Superior City FC Head Men’s Coach Otto Berti. Berti is in his 2nd season leading the team. So far this year, Superior City FC has a record of 3-4. Categories: Coaches Corner, College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- In this week’s top plays it was an Esko baseball takeover. At number two, A heads up play by catcher Bryce Hipp. Hilltoppers pop up the bunt, Hipp loses his mask and then lays out to make the diving catch. At number one, Isaak Sertich intially loses the ball, he recovers, and then zips it over to Jamis…
