DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team continued their winning ways on Friday night, defeating Omaha 5 to 2. The Bulldogs were led by defenseman Ty Hanson, who had a hat trick in the victory. Omaha and UMD will square off once again on Saturday. Puck drop is at 6:07 PM. Categories: College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports, University of Minnesota…
SUPERIOR, Wis, – On Friday, a classic border battle took place at Wessman Arena as 12th ranked UWS took on St. Scholastica. The Saints march back to Duluth with a win, defeating the Yellowjackets 3-1. Leading the way for the Saints was Riley Girod with two goals. The Saints are back in action on Friday, November 21st, against Augsburg. Puck…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD volleyball team hosted Winona State on Friday night. The Bulldogs snapped a five-game losing streak, defeating the Warriors in three sets. Leading the way for UMD was Madeline Guetzkow with 14 kills. The Bulldogs will close out the regular season on Saturday, November 15th, against Concordia- St. Paul. First set is at 2 p.m. Categories: College,…
DULUTH, Minn.- In Arena football, the Minnesota Monsters have added a new coach to their staff. The Monsters hired LaRoche Jackson as their next defensive coordinator. Jackson is a former Pro in the IFL, AFL, and the Canadian football league where he played defensive back from 2008 to 2019. Before his time with the Monsters, Jackson was the defensive coordinator…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.- The Grand Rapids football team proved on Friday that you always play until the clock hits zeros. Trailing 16-0 to Kasson-Mantorville late in their AAAA semifinal, Logan McNear connected with Jaxon Rabbers on a 77-yard pitch and catch to pull the Thunderhawks within eight. Then moments later, Grand Rapids recovered the onside kick and marched down the field…
CLOQUET, Minn.- The Cloquet/Esko/Carlton girls hockey team looked to protect their home barn on Thursday night, taking on Duluth. The Northern Stars scored all their goals in the second period, defeating the Lumberjacks 3-0. Duluth (2-1) is back in action on Saturday, November 15th, against Dodge County. Puck drop is at 2 p.m. For Cloquet/Esko/Carlton (2-2) is back at home…
DULUTH, Minn.- The start of a new UMD men’s and women’s basketball season will begin on Friday night. On the men’s side, for the first time since the 2018-2019 season, the Bulldogs won’t have a Drew Blair, Jack Middleton, Joshua Brown, Austin Andrews, or Charlie Katona on their roster. Essentially a new era of UMD men’s hoops, which excites head…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- UW-Superior sophomore Savanna Hering was named the UMAC Defensive Player of the Year on Thursday. She helped UWS rank 3rd in team digs. Hering also led the team with 37 service aces. UWS also had four make All-UMAC and one make the sportsmanship team. Categories: College, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The Grand Rapids football kicks off their state semifinal game against Kasson-Mantorville on Friday morning. The Thunderhawks punched their ticket to U.S Bank Stadium last week, rolling past Benilde-St. Margaret’s 54-7. With a win on Friday, the Thunderhawks will advance to their first-ever state championship game. Kickoff between the 10-1 Thunderhawks and the 10-1 Komets is Friday at…
DULUTH, Minn. — Almost one week into Firearm Deer season and the initial totals are rolling in. Current firearm harvest totals are about 63% of last year’s total across the entire season. Over 85 thousand deer have been harvested by firearm statewide so far. Last year’s totals were over 134 thousand for the entire firearms season. In total, 108,736 have…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UW-Superior volleyball team is one step closer to a national tournament berth. On Wednesday, the Yellowjackets swept the Bethany Lutheran Vikings 3-0 to advance to the UMAC championship game. UWS was led by Sydney Smith and Makenna Hohbein, who each had nine kills in the win. UW-Superior will next face Northwestern on Saturday. Winner advances to the…
DULUTH, Minn.- The St. Scholastica women’s basketball team is still unbeaten on the young season. Playing UW-Superior on Wednesday, the Saints rallied in the 4th quarter, outscoring the Yellowjackets 31 to 19 to come away with the 56-52 win. CSS was led by Kloey Lind, who had 21 points. As for UWS, Megan Schafer was the high-scorer with 11 points….
SUPERIOR, Wis.- 10 members of the UW-Superior men’s soccer team earned end of the year UMAC awards. Head Coach Joe Mooney is the Coach of the Year after leading UWS to a perfect 12-0 conference record this year. Jacob Wyles claims the Defensive Player of the Year award. And his teammate Seth Davidson is the Rookie of the Year. Davidson…
SUPERIOR, Wis.-Another year and another UMAC title for both the UWS men’s & women’s soccer teams. But at times this season, it didn’t look like that was a possibility. The Yellowjacket men overcame a slow start amidst plenty of veteran changes on the roster. “We knew that leadership was going to be great. It takes a minute for guys to…
DULUTH, Minn. — Chester Bowl has begun it’s preparing for the upcoming winter season. The preparations kicked off with ski fittings for young skiers and their families who will be renting the equipment during the season. With events like these featuring well over 100 athletes a night, it’s the work of volunteers that helps Chester get ready for the big…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team just keeps on winning. For the 4th time in program history, the Bulldogs began their season with a 10-2 record. They’ll look to add a few more to win column this weekend when they welcome in Omaha. The Bulldogs have dropped their last five contests against the Mavericks. Head Coach Scott Sandelin says…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD women’s hockey team is back to work as they return from their bye to take on 15th ranked St. Thomas. Last season, the Tommies were able to pick up their first two wins in the all-time series against UMD as the two teams eventually split the season series. Those meetings are still fresh on the mind…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Northern Stars girls hockey team earned their first win of the season on Tuesday night. Playing North Shore at home, Nora Good scored what ended up being the game-winning goal late in the 2nd period. Duluth also outshot North Shore 45-21. The Northern Stars (1-1) are next at Cloquet-Esko-Carlton on Thursday. As for North Shore (0-2),…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD men’s goaltender Adam Gajan has once again claimed the NCHC Goaltender of the Week award. The Slovakia native posted a league-low 0.98 goals against average against St. Cloud State University this past weekend. He also had 48 saves total and a .960 saves percentage. This is the 3rd time this season that Gajan has been named the…
Cleveland’s Stephen Vogt won his second straight AL Manager of the Year award and Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy repeated for the NL honor. Vogt received 17 of 30 first-place votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, beating out Toronto’s John Schneider and Seattle’s Dan Wilson. Voting was conducted before the postseason, and results were announced Tuesday night. Murphy…
DULUTH, Minn.- It’s the final week of the regular season for the UMD football team. And the Bulldogs are in a position where many squads strive to be. UMD, who already has at least a share of the NSIC North division, can win the conference and the division outright depending on other outcomes. The Bulldogs are also in a good…
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Jaelan Phillips could sense the different mentality that a defending champion exudes as soon as the Philadelphia Eagles added him at the trade deadline. Phillips wasted no time doing his part to contribute to the Eagles’ title defense. In his first game with the Eagles since they acquired him from the Miami Dolphins, Phillips made two of…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD football team has once again seen some movement in the polls. The Bulldogs are now 11th in the nation following their 42 to 28 win over Bemidji State on Saturday. Even better news, UMD has cracked the top five in the Super Region Three Rankings, signaling a playoff berth is on the horizon. UMD is at…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD Graduate runner Shaelyn Hostager has qualified for the 2025 NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships later this month. She recently just placed 10th at the Central regions with a time of 21:23:35. Hostager, who’s the 3rd individual at UMD to qualify since 2010, will compete on November 22nd at UW-Parkside. Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota –…
DULUTH, Minn. — North Star Academy officially unveiled its new playscape, much to the delight of many of its students. Representatives from the Duluth Chamber of Commerce were also on hand to help cut the ribbon and show off the new space. The “playscape” welcomes students into the outdoors to play and learn from the world around them in a…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- For the 9th consecutive season, the UWS men’s soccer team is NCAA tournament bound. The Yellowjackets earned an automatic bid with their 2 to 1 overtime victory over Bethany Lutheran in the UMAC championship game this past Saturday. Earlier Monday morning, UWS learned who their first-round opponent will be. They will travel to Northfield Minnesota to take on the…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UWS women’s soccer team punched their ticket to the national tournament this past weekend. UWS will take on 7th ranked UChicago in the first-round of the NCAA tournament. In head coach Nick Piazza’s first season with the Yellowjackets, they returned to the top of the conference, claiming their 5th straight UMAC title with a 1-0 win over…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team has once again moved up in the latest USCHO Poll. The Bulldogs are now the 3rd ranked team in the nation after their weekend sweep of St. Cloud State. This is UMD’s highest ranking since November 29th of 2021. The Bulldogs will continue their homestand this upcoming Friday, when they take on Omaha….
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The sign of a turnaround from the Minnesota Vikings in last week’s statement win at Detroit might have been a false impression. At the very least, it was a false start. J.J. McCarthy threw a pair of interceptions and kickoff returner Myles Price fumbled deep in Minnesota territory, turnovers that directly led to 13 points for the Baltimore Ravens…
DULUTH, Minn.- The 7th ranked UMD men’s hockey team took on St. Cloud State on Saturday night. After taking a 1-0 lead into the first intermission, the Huskies responded with two unanswered goals in the 2nd. But the Bulldogs battled back to defeat the Huskies 3-2 in overtime. Scoring the game-winning goal for the Bulldogs was Max Plante. UMD will…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UW-Superior men’s soccer team’s reign as UMAC champions continued on Saturday. Facing Bethany Lutheran in the title game, the Yellowjackets needed overtime to put the Vikings away. Just one minute and 15 seconds into the extra period, the hometown kid, Jake Kidd netted the game-winner to give UWS the 2-1 victory. Seth Davidson had the other goal…
ST. PAUL, Minn.- For the 5th consecutive season, the UW-Superior women’s soccer team is heading to the national tournament. On Saturday, the Yellowjackets upset the Eagles of Northwestern, 1-0 to claim the UMAC tournament title. Kamryn Hill had the lone goal for UWS. The Yellowjackets will find out their first round opponent is on Monday. Categories: College, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD football team celebrated their 15 seniors on Saturday as they took on Bemidji State. Senior QB Kyle Walljasper played like it was his final home game as he had four touchdowns and over 300 total yards to lead UMD to the 42-28 win. His top target was Luke Dehnicke, who had 140 receiving yards and two…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD men’s hockey team returned to the win column on Friday night, defeating St. Cloud State 4 to 0. The Bulldogs had four different goal-scorers in Adam Kleber, Scout Truman, Zam Plante and Jayson Shaugabay. UMD (9-2) will go for the sweep on Saturday. Puck drop is at 6:07 PM. Categories: College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports, University…
DULUTH, Minn.- The St. Scholastica men’s hockey team entered play on Friday night in search of their 2nd win of the young season. Unfortunately, a fast start by St. John’s, which included five goals in the first period, helped seal their fate as CSS went on to lose 7 to 1. The two teams will meet again on Saturday. But,…
GRANTSBURG, Wis.- The magical season that the Northwestern football team is having will continue. On Friday, the Tigers defeated Grantsburg 44 to 16 in Level III. They move on to Level IV to battle Stratford for a trip to state. That contest kicks off next Friday in Stratford at 7 PM. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
SOLON SPRINGS, Wis. — A new type of Northland race will be run in Solon Springs, one that’s definitely not for the faint of heart. “The race is the ‘NCTRaces 15x’ and it is a one mile repeat every 15 minutes, and if you can’t make it in 15 minutes, you’re out of the race, you’re cut, you’re dropped out,…
MORRIS, Minn.- The Barnum football team celebrated their first state tournament appearance since 2012 on Friday night. Sadly, Breckenridge spoiled the party as they handed the Bombers a 57 to 14 loss in the Class A quarterfinals. Landon Hosmer had both of the touchdowns for Barnum in the contest. Barnum finishes the year with a 10-2 record. Categories: Friday Night…
PIKE LAKE, Minn. — Blaze orange is lighting up the Northland once again as the Minnesota deer opener makes its grand return. Saturday, Nov. 8, marks the official start to the Minnesota deer hunting season, and as hunters are gearing up, supplies are flying off the shelves. FOX21 spoke with the owner of the local sporting goods store, Fisherman’s Corner,…
LAS VEGAS, Nevada.- A former Bulldog had a night to remember in the NHL on Thursday. Playing in his 8th game for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Dominic James tallied his first career goal and first career assist. His first memorable moment came in the 2nd period when he followed his teammate’s shot and burried home the rebound to tie the…
Hunting Season Generic ST. PAUL, Min. & DULUTH, Min. – The Minnesota Department of Public Safety’s Missing and Murdered Indigenous Relatives (MMIR) Office is asking hunters and other outdoor enthusiasts to stay alert and report anything unusual they might encounter in the woods. They say discoveries could help uncover new clues in missing persons cases. Law enforcement urges the public to…
DULUTH, Min. – Court records show Parker John Wilson has been convicted of “Forestry-Failure to Extinguish a Fire”. He paid $190 in a fine and fees for the conviction. He was originally cited on September 9th for starting the fire. The fire broke out on May 11, 2025 near Brimson. The $190 was made up of a $100 fine, a…
BRAINERD, Minn.- The road to the Prep Bowl officially kicked off on Thursday evening for four local football teams, who made the final eight in their respective classes. In Class AAAA, Grand Rapids handled Benilde-St. Margaret’s 54 to 7 to move on to the semifinals. The Thunderhawks will next face Kasson-Mantorville on November 14th at 11:30 AM at U.S. Bank…
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin athletic director Chris McIntosh says Luke Fickell will remain as coach “beyond this season” as the Badgers face the realistic possibility of their worst finish in decades. “Luke Fickell is Wisconsin’s Head Football Coach, and he will continue to be beyond this season,” McIntosh said Thursday in a statement released by the school. “We all…
ST. PAUL, Minn.- Both the Esko and North Woods volleyball teams ended over decade-long waits at the state tournament on Thursday. Esko made their first state tournament appearance since 2011. They took on Chatfield in the AA quarterfinals. Esko ended up taking the 2nd set 25-22, but that would be the only set they’d win as they fell to the…
DULUTH, Minn.- Another current Bulldog will suit up for the U.S. Collegiate Selects team over Christmas break. Goaltender Adam Gajan joined Max Plante on the roster on Thursday. So far this season, the Slovakia native has a 8-2 record with a 1.85 goals against average. The duo’s first game is set for December 26th against Team Canada. Categories: College, Sports,…
BARNUM, Minn.- The 2025 football season will be one to remember for the Barnum Bombers. After earning the top seed in the section 7A playoffs, the Bombers squared off against Mountain Iron-Buhl in the title game with a trip to the state tournament on the line. The Bombers rose up to the occasion defeating M-I-B 34 to 8 to earn…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UW-Superior men’s soccer team is one step closer to securing another UMAC tournament title. On Wednesday, the Yellowjackets took down Crown 4 to 0 in the semifinals. Seth Davidson had two goals to lead UWS offensively. This marks the 11th straight year the Yellowjackets will play for the title. They’re going for their 9th consecutive title. UW-Superior…
ST. PAUL, Minn.- The Grand Rapids volleyball team made their 4th state tournament appearance in the last five seasons on Wednesday night. Unfortunately, the Thunderhawks ran into a tough Benilde-St. Margaret’s squad, who topped Grand Rapids in straight sets. Paisley Sweeney led the Thunderhawks with 9 kills in the contest. Grand Rapids heads into consolation play and will next be…
MANKATO, Minn.- For the 6th straight season, the UW-Superior women’s soccer team will play in the UMAC title game. On Wednesday, the Yellowjackets blanked Bethany Lutheran 3-0 in the semifinals to secure their spot. Quinn Clark stopped all four shots she saw in net to lead UWS defensively. UW-Superior will next face Northwestern on Saturday for a trip to the…
