DULUTH, Minn.- Before CJ Ham puts on the pads for his eighth NFL training camp, the Pro Bowl fullback returned to his hometown for his fifth annual Youth Football Camp, presented by Essentia Health. “I had no idea what to envision year one (of the camp),” says Ham, who hosted the camp at Denfeld High School. “And the turnout that…
UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson was killed Saturday morning in a car crash in Maryland, police and the team said. Jackson, 24, was one of three people who died in an overnight three-car crash in Prince George’s County, according to Maryland State Police. The Vikings released a statement saying the team spoke to Jackson’s family,…
DULUTH, Minn.- In this week’s Coaches Corner, we caught up with Duluth Huskies field manager Marcus Pointer. Pointer is currently in his sixth summer leading the Huskies. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, Northwoods League, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Superior City FC women’s soccer team is largely comprised of college soccer players from UMD, St. Scholastica and UW-Superior. This summer, the Beacons have had an influx of Bulldogs hoping to enter the fall season with an extra spring in their step. “I just wanted to be up here in Duluth with all my teammates,” says Morgan…
DULUTH, Minn.- This week’s top plays featured plenty of Huskies. At number three, MJ Sweeney flashes the leather at first and then props up to race to the bag for the out. At number two, Joshua Duarte, normally known for his bat, he plays a little defense too and robs a Lark of extra bases. At number one, Brady Sullivan…
DULUTH, Minn.– Folks paddled on down for this Boundary Waters fundraiser Friday Afternoon. There was a good turnout for the 2nd annual Paddlin’ For The Boundary Waters fundraiser in Duluth. Bent Paddle Brewing welcomed local food vendors, and businesses. During the party, Dave Simonett’s band ‘Dead Man Winter’ put on a concert for guests. There was also a chance to…
DULUTH, Minn.- When Ethan Cole, Charlie Sutherland, and Joe Vos wrapped up the 2021 season at Duluth East. They probably thought that was the last time that they would all be able to play baseball together. Fast forward to this summer, and the trio has reunited with the Duluth Huskies. For Vos, he’s the veteran of the group, suiting up…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Harbor Monsters added some new talent earlier this week. The team announced four signings and they are wide receiver and kick returner KJ Felder Jr., defensive back De’Ron Maxwell, Athlete Richy Anderson II, and lastly athlete Hassan Brockman. No other corresponding roster moves were announced by the team. The Harbor Monsters are next in action Saturday…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD forward Drew Blair is making the next step in his basketball career. Blair has joined the men’s basketball coaching staff at the University of Cincinnati as a Graduate Assistant. The Stevens Point native just wrapped up his Bulldog career where he became the all-time scoring leader with 2,772 points. He also led the team in points, rebounds,…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Huskies were unable to pick up their first sweep in almost a month on Thursday, falling to the Bismarck Larks, 8-1. Boots Landry was responsible for the lone run for Duluth in the bottom of the 7th. The Huskies fall to 1-1 in the 2nd half of the season. They’ll next travel to play the Waterloo…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Huskies opened up a two-game series with the Bismarck Larks on Wednesday night. Tied at 4 in the bottom of the 10th, Jayden Duplantier hit a sacrifice fly to score the game-winning run. The two teams will meet again on Thursday. First pitch is at 1:05 PM. Categories: Northwoods League, Sports
NEW YORK (AP) — Shohei Ohtani became the first player elected to start at designated hitter in four straight All-Star Games, joined by New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge as the only holdovers in the lineups announced Wednesday for the July 16 game at Arlington, Texas. Philadelphia could have three of the four National League infielders after fans voted shortstop…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Royce Lewis was placed on the 10-day injured list by the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday with a right adductor strain, the latest setback in the star infielder’s young career, and called up prospect Brooks Lee in his place. Lewis, 25, is on the injured list for the second time this season after he missed 58 games with…
CLOQUET, Minn.- Over a month ago, Cloquet native and NDSU track and field standout Kendra Kelley announced she was entering the transfer portal. Now, it appears she’s found her next team. Late Tuesday, Kelley announced on her own Twitter page that she is transferring to the University of Minnesota. Kelley left her mark with the Bison. Just this past season,…
DULUTH, Minn.- A former UMD captain is getting a look from the pros. Forward Luke Loheit has been invited to the Minnesota Wild Development Camp. Just this past season, number 16 had 10 goals and 10 assists in 36 games played for the Bulldogs. He’s set to join UMD teammate Aaron Pionk and Grand Rapids native Jack Peart at the…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Huskies snapped a two-game losing streak on Tuesday, shutting out the St. Cloud Rox, 2-0. Duluth was led by pitcher Colin Carney, who tossed 7 1/3 innings of shutout baseball on the mound. A sacrifice fly by Reagan Reeder in the bottom of the 7th broke the scoreless tie. Then Jayden Duplantier added another run batted…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- Hermantown native Wyatt Aamodt is staying with his current team. On Tuesday, Aamodt and the Colorado Avalanche agreed to a one-year, two-way contract. Aamodt has spent his whole pro career with the Avalanche organization. All of his playing time has come with the Colorado Eagles, the AHL affiliate for the Avs. Just this past year, he skated in…
DULUTH, Minn.- The first half of the season is almost coming to a close for the Duluth Huskies. Among the highlights from the first month include a first baseman and designated hitter with plenty of power. That first baseman and DH being MJ Sweeney, who currently is tied for 2nd in the Northwoods League with eight home runs. Sweeney is…
DULUTH, Minn.- On the second day of free agency in the NHL, another former Bulldog is on the move. After he was not tendered by the Edmonton Oilers, Goalie Ryan Fanti is now on his way to the Tampa Bay Lightning organization. Fanti agreed to a one-year deal with their AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. Just last year, he suited…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.- Current Grand Rapids goaltender Carter Casey has been invited to the Hlinka Gretzky Cup Camp. Casey, who is one of four goaltenders expected to participate at the camp, will head to St. Paul on July 26th and show off his skills for five days. If all goes well, he’ll be named to the U.S. Under-18 Select Team…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Huskies couldn’t kick off the month of July with a victory, falling to the St. Cloud Rox 8-2 Monday at Wade Stadium. St. Cloud scored the game’s first run in the fourth inning before adding three more in the fifth. Duluth’s first run came from MJ Sweeney on a solo home run in the fourth inning….
BOSTON, Mass.- Riley Tufte wasn’t the only former Bulldog to join Boston on Monday. Hermantown native Cole Koepke is also joining the Bruins on a one-year, two-way contract. The deal is worth $775,000. Koepke has only known one organization in his pro career and that’s been with the Tampa Bay Lightning and their AHL affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. Just last…
BOSTON, Mass.- After spending the 2023-2024 season with the Colorado Avalanche organization, Riley Tufte is heading east to join the Boston Bruins It’s a one-year, $775,000 dollar deal. Most of his playing time came with the Colorado Eagles, the Avalanche’s AHL affiliate. In 70 games, he had 23 goals and 23 assists. Tufte did also play a bit with the Avalanche,…
CHICAGO, Illinois,- With most players landing with new teams, one former Bulldog is staying with his previous one. Forward Joey Anderson has re-upped with the Chicago Blackhawks on a two-year pact. The extension is worth a cap hit of 800 hundred thousand dollars. Anderson was up and down with the Blackhawks and their AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs last season….
EVELETH, Minn.- The newest Minnesota Wilderness team is gearing up for their first season. Over the weekend, the team released their schedule. The Wilderness will play their first-ever game on September 12th at Mason City. A month later on October 12th, they’ll have their first-ever home opener at the Hippodrome in Eveleth against that same Mason City squad. Overall, the…
DULUTH, Minn.- First day of free agency in the NHL and a number of pro players with local ties we’re looking for a new team. That included a Duluth native. Former Greyhound Derek Forbort is a now a Vancouver Canuck. The defenseman signed a one-year, $1.5 million dollar deal with the team. Forbort appeared in 32 games last season for…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Wild are almost done with their dead weight. They have one more summer to serve in salary cap jail. With the upper limit of the 2024-25 salary cap set at $88 million per club, the Wild carried a charge of more than $14.7 million into the beginning of free agency on Monday for…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- After losing six straight games, the Superior City FC II Wolfpack scored two unanswered goals in a 2-1 win over Manitou FC at NBC Spartan Sports Complex on Sunday. After giving up a goal in the 11th minute, Will Francis evened the score late in the first half with the Wolfpack’s first goal. In the second half, Francis…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Superior City FC women couldn’t keep up with the NOSC Blast in a 5-1 loss at NBC Spartan Sports Complex on Sunday. Superior City gave up two goals in the first half, one of which was scored by UMD sophomore Jessica Eischens. Her Bulldog teammate, Gwendoline Lilly, found the back of the net for Superior in the…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Harbor Monsters couldn’t keep up with the Iowa Woo on Saturday, falling 41-22 at the DECC. Duluth found themselves in trouble in the second quarter, where they trailed 14-0. The Harbor Monsters were able to score a touchdown before halftime and later cut the lead to 10 points with about 3:30 remaining, but a safety from…
LAS VEGAS, Nev.- Adam Kleber has joined a long list of UMD Bulldogs to hear their name called in the NHL Draft. The defenseman from Chaska was selected 42nd overall by the Buffalo Sabres. Over the last two seasons, Kleber has skated for the Lincoln Stars of the USHL. Kleber was one of two UMD Bulldogs drafted in the second…
LAS VEGAS, Nev.- Hermantown’s Max Plante didn’t have to wait long to hear his name called in day two of the 2024 NHL Draft. Plante was selected by the Detroit Red Wings in the second round (47th overall). Listed as the seventh left wing taken in the draft, Plante, 18, drew attention from NHL teams through the United States National…
DULUTH, Minn.- In this week’s Coaches Corner, we caught up with Northwestern softball coach Gabby Gidley as her team plays in the Arrowhead Fast Pitch League. Coach Gidley discussed her recent promotion as the Tigers’ varsity head coach, what she’s looking for from her players during their summer games, and how she’s preparing herself for the spring season. Categories: Coaches…
DULUTH, Minn.- Even though Joe Nick’s high school baseball career with Duluth East is over, he still has the whole summer to play with his Greyhound teammates — including his own brother. The Duluth Post 71 Tropics is an American Legion Baseball team represented by players from Duluth East, Duluth Denfeld and Duluth Denfeld. “I think the fact that it’s…
DULUTH, Minn.- A pair of scoring plays from the Duluth Harbor Monsters stood out in Sunday’s regular season home opener against the Kansas City Goats. On the very first play, Ja’Vonte Johnson threw a touchdown pass to receiver Nathan Chromy, giving Duluth an early lead. Later in the first quarter, Rashawn Gant recovered a botched snap on a Kansas City…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Huskies were back in the win column on Friday, snapping a five-game losing skid against the Waterloo Bucks. Tied at four in the bottom of the 11th, Max Coupe smacked a RBI base hit into left to lift the Huskies over the Bucks, 5 to 4. Coupe had four of the five RBI’s for the Huskies…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- The Plante family has plenty of ties to the NHL. Derek Plante played eight seasons in the league and won the Stanley Cup in 1999 with the Dallas Stars. His son, Zam was drafted in 2022 by the Pittsburgh Penguins. Now, Max, who will be Zam’s teammate at UMD this year, is slated to hear his name called…
DULUTH, Minn.- Two Harbors junior running back and defensive back, Tate Nelson announced his commitment to UMD football late Thursday night. Nelson made the official announcement via his own personal Twitter page. In 10 games last season, he found the end zone 19 times with almost 800 yards on the ground. Nelson also played a key role in helping the Agates…
PROCTOR, Minn.- Proctor goaltender A.J. Reyelts is no stranger to drafts. He’s heard his name called in the NAHL and most recently in the USHL draft. This weekend, he’s hoping to add NHL draftee to that list. Reyelts is currently 28th in the 2024 draft prospects rankings for North American goalies. And if he’s picked, he’s expected to go on…
DULUTH, Minn.- A Duluth Marshall baseball standout has found his college home. On Thursday, on his own personal Twitter page, junior catcher, pitcher, and infielder Max Berrisford announced he’ll be playing his college baseball at St. Thomas. Berrisford was red hot at the dish, posting a batting average of .377. He also was successful on the mound, striking out 49…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Huskies couldn’t shake off their growing losing streak, falling 4-2 to the Waterloo Bucks for their fifth consecutive loss. Duluth scored first in the bottom of the fourth inning on a sac fly from Boots Landry. However, Waterloo quickly responded with two runs in the top of the fifth before adding to their lead in the…
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks selected AJ Johnson in the first-round draft of the 2024 NBA draft. Johnson is a California native who played most recently for the Illawarra Hawks of Australia’s National Basketball League. The 19-year-old Johnson is raw and will probably need time to work his way into an NBA rotation. The Bucks would love to see…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves did some extra digging into Terrence Shannon Jr. before the NBA draft. They found plenty of sources vouching for his character, bolstering their confidence in a dynamic player whose final season at Illinois was overshadowed by a rape charge he was recently exonerated of. “The off-court reputation is sterling. Talk to the coaches at…
DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth FC left no doubt in their contest against the Minnesota Blizzard on Wednesday. Tyler Limmer had three goals and Dylan Sumner had two goals offensively as the Bluegreens erupted for the 10 to 0 win. Duluth FC is now 7-3-1 on the year and will next play at Siouxland United FC on July 6th. Categories: Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Superior City FC women’s squad picked up their 2nd straight win on Wednesday, defeating St. Croix FC 2 to 1. The Beacons were led by Anna Tobias, who had two goals in the contest. Superior City FC will next host NOSC Blast on June 30th at 6 PM. Categories: Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Huskies were unable to hold off the sweep on Wednesday night as the Loggers were once again victorious in Duluth. A four-run 3rd inning and a six-run 6th doomed the Huskies as the Loggers ran away with the 13 to 3 victory. The Huskies fall to 14-14 and will next host the Waterloo Bucks on Thursday….
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves agreed on a trade with the San Antonio Spurs to get Kentucky guard Rob Dillingham, the eighth overall pick in the NBA draft on Wednesday night. The Timberwolves will complete the deal by sending to the Spurs their unprotected 2031 first-round pick and make a 2030 swap that’s protected for the top pick, both…
DULUTH, Minn.- Former Bulldog and current Duluth Wolfpack girls lacrosse coach Naomi Rogge is heading overseas to Sweden once again. On Wednesday, the forward signed a one-year contract with Linkoping out of the SDHL. Rogge was in the same league a year ago, suiting up for S-D-E. In 36 games played, she had 15 goals and 10 assists for a…
MINONG, Wis.- Northwood has a new head boys varsity coach. Jackson Terry is set to lead the Evergreens this upcoming winter. He takes over a veteran heavy squad that has 11 returners and went 9-16 a year ago. Terry is no stranger to the school as he teaches social studies and is also the softball coach for Northwood/Solon Springs. He replaces…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Huskies and La Crosse Loggers combined for 25 runs in game one of their doubleheader on Tuesday. Unfortunately, a late surge by La Crosse gave them the 13 to 12 win in ten innings. Jayden Duplantier had a night to remember, going 4 for 6 at the plate with a run batted in. Game two also…
