DULUTH, Minn.- The WCHA held their annual WCHA media day on Wednesday. Among the topics was the strength of the conference this season. UMD is coming off a year in which they made the National Championship, eventually falling to Ohio State. In the latest WCHA coaches poll, Ohio State, Minnesota, and Wisconsin were all in front of the Bulldogs. Head…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- It’s been a long time since the UWS soccer teams as well as the track squads had a home contest on campus. 2016 to be exact. That will end in the fall of 2023. As this afternoon the school announced plans to build a new stadium on campus. Superior Choice Credit Union Stadium will be the future home…
DULUTH, Minn.- The UMD football team fell short on the road this past weekend, as they dropped their first game of the season to Minnesota State Mankato 17 to 10. UMD would struggle offensively for most of the contest as they only found the end zone once, that being in the 3rd quarter. Their airgame was a big reason for…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth East boys soccer team would use a late charge in the 2nd half on Tuesday to defeat Grand Rapids 4 to 3. With over 11 minutes left in the game, Will Smith would tie the game at three a piece. Over two minutes later, Grady Downs gave the Greyhounds the lead for good as he headed…
DULUTH, Minn.- The preseason All WCHA team was announced on Tuesday afternoon. And no surprise as All-Americans Gabbie Hughes and Ashton Bell would make the squad. Hughes is coming off a spectacular season that helped her be one of the top 3 finalists for the Patty Kazmaier award. Bell wasn’t no slouch either as she finished the season the seventh-highest…
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- Hermantown boy’s soccer faced-off with Lake Superior Conference opponent Superior at Centricity Stadium on Monday. Scoreless through the first 40-minutes. The Spartans break the chain at the 52-minute mark with a goal by Darrel James, then again just five minutes later when Wyatt Tischler scores. Superior earns the shutout win, 2-0. Catch the Hawks in action Saturday versus…
CARLTON, Minn.- The Carlton volleyball team played host to Duluth East on Monday evening. The first set would belong to the Bulldogs. However, the Greyhounds came back to win the next three in a row, winning the match 3-1. Next up, Carlton will play at home against McGregor, Thursday at 7 PM. Duluth East will host a conference game with…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Cloquet girls tennis team was back in the win column on Monday, defeating Superior 5 to 2. Cloquet will next be in action Tuesday when they host Duluth Denfeld. Categories: High School, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn.- The Minnesota Wilderness are making a coaching change after opening up the season this past weekend. Today, the team announced they are promoting associate head coach Brett Skinner to the head coaching position. David Boitz who previously served as the head coach, is also the GM and he is stepping down to focus solely on that postion. Skinner,…
DULUTH, Minn.- The first USCHO preseason women’s hockey poll came in on Monday afternoon. And coming in at number five is the UMD Bulldogs. UMD is one of four WCHA teams to grab the top five spots. The Bulldogs are coming off a season in which they fell in the National Title game to Ohio State, the number one team…
DULUTH, Minn.- Sunday was Senior Day for the St. Scholastica women’s soccer team who hosted Finlandia. The Saints freshman forward, Kaitlyn Sautter, finished the day with a hat trick scoring two goals in the first and another in the second half. Ella Stritesky capped off the scoring with one more at the 79-minute mark. CSS get’s the shutout win over…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- UW-Superior is hosting the Stinger Classic over the weekend, with one match featuring a cross-town rival in St. Scholastica. The Saints would pull out three close victories over the Yellowjackets (25-20, 29-27, 25-22) to take the match. UWS will take on Hamline at home on Wednesday, starting at 7 PM. CSS will host Carleton next Saturday at 1…
DULUTH, Minn.- The St. Scholastica men’s soccer team hosted Nebraska Wesleyan for a non-conference match. The Prairie-Wolves scored two in the first half, and another early in the second to get ahead of CSS 3-1. The Saints fought back with two goals just two-minutes apart in the second half to finish the match in a tie. St. Scholastica will head…
ESKO, Minn.- For this week’s Coaches Corner we caught up with head football coach at Esko, Scott Arntson. The Eskomos are coming off an undefeated regular season last year and a great start to the 2022 season with a dominating win over Denfeld in Week One. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
ESKO, Minn- The Esko Eskomos improved to 2-0 on Friday, defeating Mora by a final of 24-6. Some other scores from Week 2 in Minnesota: Duluth Denfeld 12, Cloquet 28 FINAL Hibbing 0, Proctor 18 FINAL North Branch 30, Duluth East 27 FINAL Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn.- A Duluth Marshall hockey standout is making the next step in her career. Ilsa lindaman announced her verbal commitment to the University of St. Thomas today. Just last season, Lindaman had 34 goals and 55 points and helped the Hilltoppers to a 17-8 overall record. Those 34 goals tied for 9th among all class a skaters. Lindaman has two…
ESKO, Minn- The Esko football team is rolling off a stellar season last year that carried them into state. The Eskomos fell short in the Class-AAA semi-final but got a taste of the success and are hungry for more. Last season, Esko finished 11-1 dropping only to Dassel-Cokato, the eventual Class-AAA state champions. Now with a new season underway, the…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Grand Rapids volleyball team kept their undefeated streak alive on Thursday, defeating Duluth Denfeld in straight sets. The Thunderhawks (4-0) will next play at Hibbing on Tuesday. In other volleyball action, Hermantown would also stay unbeaten as they took down Proctor in straight sets. The Hawks (4-0) will be at Greenway also on Tuesday. Categories: High School,…
CLOQUET, Minn.- The Lake Superior Conference has been in a three way tie for first, however, tonight game between Cloquet-Esko-Carlton and Hermantown would be a deciding factor. The Lumberjacks got one early and were held to one until the half, but CEC came out firing in the second half when Jordan Aultman scored 43-minute mark to extend their lead to…
RALEIGH, NC.- A former UMD standout defenseman is now a scout in the NHL. Sidney Morin has been hired by the Carolina Hurricanes. Morin last played for the Bulldogs in 2017, in which she tallied 8 goals and 16 assists. Following her college career, she made stops for multiple professional teams in Sweden and Switzerland. And just recently she signed…
DULUTH, Minn.- After a quiet first half, the Duluth Denfeld girls soccer team would break out in the 2nd half to take down Proctor 2-1 on Wednesday. The Hunters (3-3) will next play against Duluth Marshall on Saturday. Categories: High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UWS men’s soccer team finally was able to get in the win column on Wednesday, defeating Bethel 2-0. Gavin Watkinson and Blake Perry would be the goal scorers for UWS. Next up, UWS will be at Concordia (MN) on Saturday. Categories: College, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. — It’s over and out for the new UMD Champ mascot costume after fans gave it a big thumbs down just days after its debut. There’s a video post on UMD’s athletics social media showing what the college hoped would be an exciting change to the gold-colored Champ logo that’s been used for some time now. But that…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- Rice Lake and Superior would both find the back of the net on Tuesday night. However, they would settle for the 1 to 1 tie. The Spartans (2-1-1) will next be in action on Thursday at Proctor. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Min.- The Hermantown volleyball team improved to 4-0 on the year on Tuesday after defeating Duluth East in four sets. The Hawks will next host Proctor on Thursday. Duluth East will play at Carlton on September 12th. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Min.- UMD volleyball is moving up in the latest AVCA poll. And rightfully so, as the Bulldogs added four wins over the weekend at the University of Indianapolis invitational. The Bulldogs are up to number 14, after previously being in the number 21 spot a week ago. In each one of UMD’s contests over the weekend, the Bulldogs had…
DULUTH, Min.- The UMD football team started the year any team would want to start the year. And that’s with a win as they picked up the 10 point victory over Southwest Minnesota State. But that win didn’t come without a little bit of drama. The Bulldogs would bring in backup quarterback Logan Graetz after their starter Garrett Olson went…
DULUTH, MN – Throughout the year, we are treated here in the Northland with one of Mother Nature’s greatest visual displays, the northern lights, or, aurora borealis. Typically, one would have to take a drive up the North Shore from Duluth hoping that it is worth the drive. This weekend we were spared the travel time and the northern lights…
DULUTH, Minn.- The St. Scholastica men’s soccer team got their first win of the season (2-1) on Sunday over Northland College. Keegan Chastey got the Saints on the board at the 30-minute mark, followed by an insurance goal at the 66-minute mark by Andres Gradilla. CSS will be back in action on Tuesday, September 6 on the road against UW-Eau…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UWS women’s soccer team had their second regular season game Sunday at home against Hamline. A close battle that ended 0-0. UWS’ goal keeper Jenna Lang was able to keep Hamline out of the net. The Pipers finished the game with five shots on goal, while the Yellowjackets had four. UWS will host UW-Stout Tuesday, September 4…
CLOQUET, Min.- It was opening week for prep football teams in Minnesota and in Wisconsin it was Week 3. Here’s a look at some of the scores: Proctor 0, Cloquet 57. FINAL Esko 53, Duluth Denfeld 0. FINAL Menomonie 41, Superior 7. FINAL Northwestern 46, Spooner 0. FINAL North Central 36, Cromwell-Wright 6. FINAL Barnum 6, Two Harbors 28. FINAL…
DULUTH, Minn.- For this week’s Coaches Corner we caught up with the head football coach at St. Scholastica Mike Heffernan. The Saints open their season up on Saturday as they take on Sewanee. Heffernan talks about the matchup as well as all the challenges the team has faced the last three seasons. Categories: Coaches Corner, College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports
#3- Denfeld’s Derek Mayne #2- Cloquet-Carlton’s- Avery Carlson #1- Moose Lake-Willow River’s- Jackson Thompson Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, Plays of the Week, Sports
DULUTH, Min.- The Duluth Denfeld boys soccer team and Delano would battle for two overtime periods on Friday, but ultimately settle for the 0-0 draw. Camden Rask would lead the Hunters in net, picking up his 3rd shutout. Denfeld (3-1-1) will next play at Grand Rapids on September 8th. Categories: High School, Sports
WILLOW RIVER, Minn.- Minnesota prep football began Thursday night with a long-time rivalry between Moose Lake-Willow River and Hermantown. These teams are 4-4 in the match-ups since 2013, with Moose Lake-Willow River winning the last two. The Hawks weren’t going down without a fight to kick off this year. Hermantown wins its season opener 31-14. The Hawks will hit the…
DULUTH, Min.- The UMD football team started their season on Thursday with a win as they took down Southwest Minnesota State 31 to 21. Logan Graetz would come in for an injured Garrett Olson at quarterback and lead the team with three touchdown passes. Each passing touchdown was to a different Bulldog receiver. Byron Bynum would have the lone score…
PROCTOR, Minn.- Proctor and Hermantown girls soccer faced off in a conference match on Thursday afternoon at Egerdahl Field. The Rails got one early in the first half, then again in the first few minutes coming out of the half. That would be all Proctor needed to get the 2-1 win over Hermantown. The Hawks will be back in action…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UWS women’s soccer team opened their season with a loss on Thursday, falling to Augsburg 2 to 1. Mya Holmquist would have the lone goal for the Yellowjackets in the 1st half. Next up, UWS (0-1) will host Hamline on Sunday at 2 PM. Categories: College, Sports
DULUTH, Min.- In just about 24 hours, the UMD football team will return to Malosky Stadium to open up their season against Southwest Minnesota State. One of the first guys out of the tunnel will probably be senior linebacker Brad Dati. Before camp, he was named NSIC Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. And he hopes to capitilize on…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- After announcing on August 16th, that she was decommitting from the University of Wisconsin. Superior softball standout Emma Raye knows where she’ll be heading next. She’s going to be staying in the Big Ten as Raye committed to the Northwestern University. Raye is coming off a season in which she helped lead the Spartans to the State Tournament…
PROCTOR, Min.- The Proctor volleyball team earned their first win of the season on Tuesday, defeating Cook County in straight sets. The Rails (1-1) will next be in action Thursday at Hibbing. Across the bridge, Northwestern and Superior would battle to five sets. Ultimately, the Tigers would go on to take the crucial last set 15-12. Categories: High School,…
DULUTH, Min.- The Duluth Denfeld boys soccer team opened up their home schedule with a win on Tuesday, shutting out North Branch 6-0. Derek Mayne would net his first career goal early in the game to give the Hunters the lead. In net, Liam Doyle & Camden Rask would combine for the shutout. The Hunters (2-1) will next host Duluth…
DULUTH, Min.- Tuesday marked just two days away from kickoff between the Southwest Minnesota State Mustangs and the UMD Bulldogs at Malosky Stadium. A home opener nearly three years in the making. As you have to look back to 2019, that was the last time UMD opened the year at home. Even more of a long wait is Thursday’s game…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Superior Volleyball team was built primarily of young talent last season, and with a young team comes some inexperience, which showed in their final record last year. But the bright side to a young team is the ability to grow together as a team, and that’s exactly where the focus is this season. The Spartans have emphasized…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Hermantown girls tennis team was once again victorius on Monday, as they defeated Duluth Marshall 5 to 2. Both teams will have quick turn arounds as the Hawks will host Grand Rapids/Greenway on Tuesday. And Duluth Marshall will next host Cloquet on Thursday. Categories: High School, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn.- Cloquet-Carlton hosted North Branch in a non-conference match on Monday. The Lumberjacks scored early in the first half, but despite taking multiple shots on goal the score would stand going into the half. Different story, however, going into the second. Alexa Snesrud scores at the 53 minute mark after an assist by Macie Majerle. Just one minute…
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The UWS women’s soccer team is coming off it’s best year as a program. Posting a 18-4-1 overall record and making their first ever NCAA tournament appearance. Now, that’s all in the past as the Yellowjackets try to protect their UMAC crown. They’ll be doing that with nearly 50% of the roster consisting of new faces. A whopping…
BLOOMINGTON, Minn.- The Duluth Figure Skating Club absolutely dominated the podium at states August 19-20, with three skaters bringing home the gold hardware. Duluth’s Harper Nelson earned gold in the state Pre-preliminary girls division. Isabella Bowman out of Esko placed gold in the Preliminary girls state championship and Superior’s Madeline Manion won with an almost perfect score of 90.50…
DULUTH, Minn.- UMD women’s soccer falls to 1-1 on the season after dropping Saturday’s match 3-0 to Northern Michigan at Malosky Stadium. The Wildcats scored two in the first half and added another early in the second to earn the win. The Bulldogs next match will be September 2 on the road against St. Cloud State. Categories: College, Sports, University…
DULUTH, Minn.- The Duluth Marshall girls soccer team drops to 0-2 after a non-conference match against Spectrum at home Saturday. The Hilltoppers scored early with a goal by Mariah Hernesan, however the Sting comes out on top winning 4-2. Duluth Marshall will host Hermantown at home Tuesday, August 30. Categories: High School, Sports
