HERMANTOWN, Minn.- In this week’s Coaches Corner, Hermantown Boys Basketball Coach Andy Fenske discussed the Hawks’ regular season, preparing for sectionals, and how he’s grown as a head coach over the years. This is Fenske’s eighth season as the Hawks’ head coach. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis.- This week’s top play comes from on the hardwood. Time winding down in the 3rd quarter of Wednesday’s North Central and UWS semifinal contest Elise Besonen puts up the heave near the logo and she’s got it! Three of her team leading 25 points on the night The Yellowjackets are set to host Minnesota Morris on Saturday in…
MOSINEE, Wis.- The Superior girls hockey team was just one game away from making state for the 2nd straight year on Friday. The Spartans would battle Central Wisconsin for the section two title and it would come down to the wire. Trailing 3 to 2 with 44.7 seconds left in the 3rd, Superior would tie the game with their goalie…
DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth Marshall senior Ilsa Lindaman is just days away from possibly being named Ms. Hockey Minnesota. Late last week, she was named one of the five finalists for the award. Lindaman ended her season ranked 2nd in goals scored with 57 and she was also 2nd in overall points with 86. Lindaman helped lead the Hilltoppers to the…
ESKO, Minn.- The Duluth Marshall girls basketball team continued their winning ways on Thursday, defeating Esko 76 to 63. With the win, the Hilltoppers have now taken nine straight games. Marshall was led by Regan Juenemann, who had 21 points and also surpassed 2,000 career points in the contest. In other basketball action, the Hermantown boys team would handle Superior…
ST. Paul, Minn.- The Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team bounced back on Thursday, defeating Luverne 3-2 in the Class A consolation semifinals. The Mirage would score two unanswered goals in the 3rd after trailing 2-1 early in the period. Jane Eckstrom, Addi Hieb, and Hannah Graves would each find the back of the net. The Mirage will next play Willmar in…
ASHLAND, Wis.- Northland College in Ashland is in search of a new head women’s hockey coach. The team will look to bounce back in 2024 and 2025 after going 5-20-1 and being eliminated in the WIAC first round by UW-Stevens Point. Dan Schumacher, the Executive Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at the college, confirmed to FOX 21 news that the school…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UMAC baseball preseason coaches poll was released on Thursday afternoon. Coming in second was the UWS Yellowjackets. The Jackets would receive 41 points and one first place vote. Ahead of them was Bethany Lutheran with 49 points and seven first place votes. UWS is coming off a 21-15 season a year ago. They’ll open regular season play…
A new technology involving drones helped find the body of a missing Pine County man with dementia. The 86-year-old man was last seen near the Nemadji State Forest, which is a vast area over 92,000 acres. Earl Bakke is retired from law enforcement and started a drone business that helps to locate missing people. He reached out the Pine County…
ST. PAUL, Minn.- The Proctor/Hermantown girls hockey team made their 4th straight appearance at state on Wednesday. Sadly, their hopes at a title ended as they fell to Warroad 2 to 1 in overtime in the Class A quarterfinals. Taylee Manion had the lone goal for the team with 40 seconds remaining in the 3rd period. Under four minutes to…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn.- “Pull the rope” is a mantra often used by the Grand Rapids’ high school wrestlers. It’s part of the reason why Justin Jobe treats wrestling as a team sport. “Just because it sucks so much,” Jobe smiles, alluding to the hard work required to be great on the mats. “You know, it sucks, but it’s awesome at…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UWS men’s and women’s basketball teams extended their seasons on Wednesday, both defeating North Central in the UMAC semifinals. The lady Yellowjackets started off the night by handling the Rams, 72 to 59. Elise Besonen led the squad with 25 points. UWS will play host to Minnesota Morris on Saturday in the championship game. Following that game,…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s and women’s basketball teams closed out the regular season on Wednesday with wins against St. Cloud State. The lady Bulldogs started off the night with a close 64-63 win over the Huskies. Taytum Rhoades had a team-leading 19 points for UMD. Following that contest, the men’s squad extended their win streak to 11 by taking…
DULUTH, Minn.- The 8th ranked UMD women’s hockey team closes out the regular season this upcoming weekend when they head to the Twin Cities to battle the 4th ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers. It’s been a series that hasn’t gone in the Bulldogs favor in recent years. UMD has only won one out of their last 10 games against Minnesota. That…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team will look to return the favor to North Dakota this upcoming weekend. The Fighting Hawks previously took two games against the Bulldogs back in November. UMD would play North Dakota close in both of those contests, only falling by two in each one. Head Coach Scott Sandelin says it’s always a good game…
DULUTH, Minn.- High scores and blowouts were the norm on Tuesday as boys hockey teams faced off in the first round of sectionals. In 7A, top-seeded Hermantown dominated in their 14-0 shutout over International Falls. The Hawks — who are seeking their fifth-straight section championship — outshot the Broncos 65-9. Meanwhile, Proctor survived their first sectional test, defeating North Shore…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Superior girls hockey team is one step closer to heading back to state. On Tuesday, the Spartans would defeat Northland Pines 10 to 2 in the Sectional one semifinals. They’ll now meet Central Wisconsin in the Sectional one finals on Friday. Puck drop is set for 7 pm in Mosinee. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- For the first time since 2016, the St. Scholastica softball team is entering the regular season with a new head coach. Kallee Wilkins, who’s the 7th head coach in program history, takes over for a Saints squad that finished 17-18 last season and was in the middle of the pack of the MIAC conference. CSS has nine upperclassmen…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s basketball team has once again made a big jump in the latest NABC Coaches Poll. The Bulldogs are now ranked 12th in the country after previously being 17th a week ago. UMD is coming off a successful weekend in North Dakota as they topped both Minot State and UMary. Next up for the team is…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- UW-Superior had a trio of athletes who secured weekly honors. In women’s basketball, Charlotte Ferstl was named UMAC Player of the Week. She posted her 3rd triple double of the season on Friday against Martin Luther. Ferstl also shot 68 percent from the field in UWS’ two matchups. On the track, Simone Stephens was also UMAC Player of…
PROCTOR, Minn.- For the fourth straight year, the Proctor/Hermantown Mirage are making the trek to the X in hopes of being the last girls hockey team standing. The Mirage made that possible last Wednesday when they shut out Duluth Marshall 4 to nothing to claim the Section 7A crown. The last month was an impressive one for the team as…
DULUTH, Minn.- The latest USCHO poll dropped for division one women’s hockey on Monday. After winning one and tying one with 10th ranked St. Cloud State, UMD once again sees no movement as they remain the 8th ranked team in the country. The Bulldogs did however clinch home ice in their upcoming first round matchup against the Huskies in the…
“Not only are you able to actually see nature. There’s a lot of travels I do, and I don’t see any animals, hardly any birds, and to be able to have this in our backyard is awesome,” said local photographer, Amber Nichols. “There are people that come here from all over the world, to see owls in particular, and the…
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Joel Eriksson Ek and Kirill Kaprizov each had hat tricks and tied the franchise record with six points for the Minnesota Wild, who faced a three-goal deficit in the second period before storming back with six unanswered goals in a record-filled 10-7 victory over the NHL-leading Vancouver Canucks on Monday. “You could feel the way…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves and point guard Mike Conley agreed Monday to a two-year contract extension worth about $21 million that would last through his 19th season in the NBA, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the contract had not yet been finalized….
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The WIAA has revealed the brackets for Wisconsin’s 2024 Boys Basketball Tournament. In Division 1, Superior has been chosen as a three seed and will host #14 Hortonville on Friday, March 1 on their home court. If they win, they’re guaranteed another home game in the next round, either against #6 Neenah or #11 Eau Claire North. In…
CLOQUET, Minn.- With the postseason quickly approaching, the Cloquet girls’ basketball team knows they’ll be leaning on their five seniors to carry them through sectionals. After winning their first eight games of the season, the Lumberjacks spiraled, losing seven in a row. “We started off really strong and just kind of, like, lost what we’re good at,” said Quinn Danielson….
DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth Marshall’s Brooks Johnson once again makes an appearance in our Top Plays segment! On Monday against Hibbing, Johnson ripped the ball out of a Bluejackets player’s hands before throwing down a high-flying dunk in the final seconds of the first half. Despite trailing by two at halftime, the Hilltoppers would rally for the 69-56 win. Categories: Friday…
DULUTH, Minn.- Despite overcoming a pair of two-goal deficits, the UMD men’s hockey team wasn’t able to finish on top in Friday’s 5-4 overtime loss against #5 Denver at Amsoil Arena. The Bulldogs trailed 2-0 after the first period, but they were quickly able to re-tie the game in the second period with goals from Aiden Dubinsky and Quinn Olson….
DULUTH, Minn.- The #8 UMD Bulldogs’ net was closed for business in Friday’s 1-0 win over #10 St. Cloud State at Amsoil Arena. UMD Goaltender Hailey MacLeod delivered one of her best performances of her burgeoning college hockey career, recording 39 saves while giving up no goals. Clara Van Wieren scored the game’s only goal 4:33 into the third period….
DULUTH, Minn.- In this week’s Coaches Corner, we caught up with Duluth Marshall boys hockey coach Shawn Bartlette. Bartlette is in his 2nd season as the Hilltoppers head coach. Marshall begins the postseason on Saturday when they host Northern Edge. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
WRENSHALL, Minn.- It’s now been over seven months since Carlton and Wrenshall’s boys’ basketball teams merged as one. “The whole time really, I don’t think anybody’s talked about it much,” says Senior Carter Woodall, who attends Wrenshall High School. “It’s been more of just like, everybody’s here to play basketball, it’s what we do.” “It’s a lot of fun. Every…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UW-Superior women’s hockey team continues to finish strong in the regular season. On Friday, they would shut out Northland College 3-0. Rose Beeman would stop all 32 shots she saw in net to lead the Yellowjackets. UWS (7-16-1) will once again host Northland on Saturday. Puck drop is at 2 PM. Categories: College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The St. Scholastica men’s hockey team’s chances at securing the one seed in the MIAC was dealt a blow on Friday. CSS entered their matchup against Augsburg only six points back of the Auggies. It would be all Augsburg in the matchup as they went on to win 6 to 0. The two teams will run it back…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Marshall Hilltoppers are having no sophmore slump under 2nd year head coach Shawn Bartlette. Marshall has gone from a 9-18 record a year ago to now a 14-9-2 record. A big reason for the jump has been the ability to develop. This season, the Hilltoppers fielded a junior varsity team for the first time in awhile….
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UMAC coaches poll for softball was released on Thursday. Coming in 2nd was the UWS Yellowjackets, who had 41 points and one first place vote in the poll. Just ahead of them was Bethany Lutheran, who had 49 points and seven first place votes. UWS is coming off a season in which they went 31-13, won the…
The Northland’s winter weather may have us a bit unnerved, but there is still a place you can go to know that all is still right with the world. The Duluth Sport Show is already into Day 2 and runs through Sunday. Throughout the DECC, aisle after aisle and booth after booth, if you can think of it–and it’s for…
PROCTOR, Minn.- The Proctor boys hockey team ended the regular season on Thursday with a loss, falling to Northern Lakes 3-0. The defeat ended a six-game winning streak for the Rails. Proctor (18-7) next will play North Shore in the 7A quarterfinals on Tuesday. Puck drop is at 6 PM. Categories: High School, Sports
PROCTOR, Minn.- The Proctor girls basketball team has been full steam ahead in the weeks leading up to the playoffs, winning their fifth straight game on Thursday night. The Rails defeated Chisholm 78-28, setting their new team high for points scored in a game this season. This win puts Proctor at 19-5 overall with two games left in the regular…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Superior senior wide receiver and safety Lucas Williams has announced his commitment to UW-Stout. Just last season, Williams would tally 59 tackles on the defensive side. Offensively, he totaled almost 500 total yards for the Spartans. Williams is the 2nd Spartan to join the Blue Devils as lineman Braylon LeMieux committed to UW-Stout back in December. Categories: High…
DULUTH, Minn.- Back in January he made the top 100 for the Bevo Francis Award. Now, UMD graduate guard Drew Blair has cracked the top 50. The award is presented annually to the player with the strongest season throughout small college basketball. Blair currently leads the team in points with 540, rebounds with 133, and steals with 34. The watch…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team will soon have a new goalie joining the team. On Wednesday, Klayton Knapp of the Bismarck Bobcats, who are based out of the NAHL, announced he’ll join the Bulldogs next season. Knapp has recorded five shutouts in 21 regular season games for Bismarck so far this year. At the NAHL Showcase last week,…
DULUTH, Minn.- A Duluth curler is up for a prestigious award. Corey Thiesse has been named a semi-finalist for the 94th AAU James E. Sullivan Award. The award has been presented annually to the most outstanding athlete at the collegiate, Olympic, or other similar elite level in the United States. Last year, Thiesse won the U.S. Women’s National Championship with…
BIWABIK, Minn.- The Duluth East girls skiing team would claim gold on the final day of the state tournament. In the team sprint, the Greyhounds would finish 1st with a time of 13:43:60. Anna-Britta Helmer and Greta Hendrickson would lead the team. East would have a total score of 371 to claim the state title as a team. On the…
PROCTOR, Minn.- For the 4th straight season, the Proctor/Hermantown Mirage girls hockey team is heading to state. On Wednesday, the Mirage would shut out Duluth Marshall 4-0 in the Section 7A title game. All four goals would come in the 3rd period as Taylee Manion, Katie Sandelin, Izy Fairchild, and Morgan LaValley all found the back of the net. Proctor/Hermantown…
DULUTH, Minn.- Entering this season, the UMD women had some huge skates to fill following the departure of their three captains. With the postseason in sight, it’s now clear that Mannon McMahon was the right woman for the job. “It definitely was a little daunting, just knowing that it is such a big role and such a big opportunity,” says…
DULUTH, Minn.- Last week, the UMD football team announced their signing class of 2024. One of those 32 players to sign with the Bulldogs was Hermantown wide receiver Peyton Menzel. On Wednesday, Menzel made it official as the school hosted a signing ceremony. Menzel, who had nine touchdowns for the Hawks last season, says being able to play close to…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s hockey team has something to play for this weekend. With a regulation win over St. Cloud State, the team then clinches home ice in the first round of the WCHA tournament. This won’t be the first time the two teams have seen each other this season. And it also won’t be the last. No matter…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team is fresh off their bye week and getting set to play the 5th ranked team in the country, Denver. This will mark the first time this season that the Bulldogs and Pioneers have battled against one another. In recent years, it’s been all Denver as they hold a 4-1 record in their last…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Superior boys basketball team continued their winning ways on Tuesday, defeating Eau Claire North 73 to 58. The Spartans have now won six straight games and will next host Chippewa Falls on Saturday. In girls action, Proctor would knock off Mesabi East in a battle of 17 win squads, 64 to 49. The Rails improve to 18-5…
