In this weeks Active Adventures, Meteorologist Ken Slama heads out on the lake with Captain Brody Kaldahl with Looper Charters to see if they can catch some luck ahead of the summer season. Charter fishing is a popular activity during the summer and trips are booking fast. If you are interested in booking a trip with Looper Charters you can…
PROCTOR, Minn. – Junior pitcher Maddy Walsh allowed just one hit and struck out 13 batters as the Proctor softball team shutout Greenway 10-0 Thursday afternoon at Egerdahl Field. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Marshall baseball team defeated Hermantown 7-3 Thursday afternoon at Wade Stadium. Categories: High School, Sports
HIBBING, Minn. – The Rock Ridge boys tennis team defeated Hermantown 6-1 to capture the program’s second straight Section 7A title in its second year of existence. The Wolverines now get set for the state tournament, which will begin June 7th at the Baseline Tennis Center on the campus of the University of Minnesota. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – Registration is officially open for the third annual Starks Academy Timberwolves/Lynx Summer Camp. The event will take place at the College of St. Scholastica and is open for grades third through eighth. And all the campers will receive complementary tickets to a Timberwolves game next season. “It’s been a great partnership these last three years. We’ve had…
DULUTH, Minn. – Wednesday afternoon, a handful of Duluth East student-athletes signed their national letters of intent. Six Greyhounds in total put pen to paper on their college commitments, with each one having their own reason for their respective decision. “I think my family’s pretty pumped. My mom’s a ski coach. My dad skied in college as well. My parents…
DULUTH, Minn. – UW-Superior men’s soccer star Blake Perry would record his second multi-goal game of the season as Duluth FC shutout the Minnesota Twin Stars 5-0 Wednesday night at Public Schools Stadium. The Bluegreens improve to 3-0 on the season as they will face St. Croix Legends in a friendly match on Sunday. Categories: College, Sports
PROCTOR, Minn. – Junior pitcher Haley Zembo finished with 16 strikeouts and her second no-hitter of the season as the Superior softball team defeated Proctor 5-0 Wednesday afternoon at Egerdahl Field. In other prep softball action, Esko would get the win over Cloquet 9-5 in a lightning-shortened game at Braun Park. Categories: High School, Sports
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – After falling into an early hole, the Duluth girls lacrosse team bounced back to get the road win over Hermantown/Proctor 12-10 Tuesday night at Centricity Stadium. The Wolfpack will be back in action Friday night when they travel to Moorhead. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Denfeld baseball team snapped a seven-game losing streak as they defeated Proctor 5-1 Tuesday night at Wade Stadium. The Hunters will look to keep rolling when they hit the road Wednesday afternoon against Grand Rapids. Categories: High School, Sports
PROCTOR, Minn. – The Proctor softball team improved to 16-0 on the season as they beat Cloquet 12-1 Tuesday afternoon at Egerdahl Field. In other prep softball action, Duluth Denfeld gets a road win as they blew past Duluth Marshall 16-1 in five innings. Categories: High School, Sports
PROCTOR, Minn. – Rain and frost are less than ideal conditions for dirt tracks. “You’ve also got to think about frost in the track. Because if there’s frost in there, that will wreck cars which is very expensive, it’s hard to get parts these days,” president of the Halvor Lines Speedway Duane Caywood said. Local race tracks including Halvor Lines…
DULUTH, Minn. – Next week, UMD will be hosting a special live guest panel to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Title IX. The event will take place Tuesday, May 24th at 3 p.m. at the Marshall Performing Arts Center on the UMD campus. It will be free of charge and livestreamed for those who can’t attend in person. Among those…
DULUTH, Minn. – As part of the NFL’s Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship, the Green Bay Packers have announced that 12 coaches will be joining their staff and one of them is a Duluth native. Former Duluth Central High School star Noah Pauley will join the Packers for the next two months to focus on wide receivers, a position he…
DULUTH, Minn. – UMD’s Naomi Rogge is known for many things. She’s one of the top scorers on the women’s hockey team. She’s a multi-time scholar athlete in the WCHA. And now, she’s a varsity lacrosse coach in Duluth. This season, Rogge has been an assistant coach for the Wolfpack girls lacrosse team. She was a three-time state champion for…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – In its first game at Fichtner Field, the Hermantown baseball team used an eight-run third inning to knock off Hibbing 14-4 Monday afternoon. In other prep baseball action, Aaron Bennett limited Cloquet to just two hits in six innings while striking out nine as South Ridge defeated the Lumberjacks 4-1. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The Moose Lake-Willow River softball team scored early and often, getting the road win over Duluth East 14-1 in six innings Monday afternoon at Ordean Field. The Rebels will be back on the road Tuesday when they travel to Crosby-Ironton. Categories: High School, Sports
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – It’s been two months since the Hermantown boys hockey team won their fourth state title, but that hasn’t stopped star Zam Plante from continuing to bring home honors. After putting up a team leading 24 goals his junior season, Plante is being recognized as one of the best in the country. Plante has been named to the…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD volleyball team has released their 2022 schedule as the season is just three months away. The Bulldogs will open at the St. Cloud State/Concordia-St. Paul tournament August 26 and 27. They will then head to Indy the following weekend for four games at the University of Indianapolis tournament. UMD will open NSIC play on Sept….
ESKO, Minn.- Going into his final season at Esko. Kade Gonsorowski is playing for a reason that’s bigger than baseball. “I grew up playing with my best buds and throughout the years I played with Jackson Pfister, we grew up playing baseball together and he always had dreams to play at the next level,” says Gonsorowski, “I feel like, I…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth FC used one goal in each half to get the 2-0 win over conference rivals Minneapolis City SC in their home opener. Felipe Oliveira and Sam Thornton scored as the BlueGreens got a big conference win that could pay dividends later in the season. Duluth improves to 2-0 on the season and will host the Minnesota…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – The UW-Superior baseball team entered Saturday’s UMAC Tournament Championship series in the drivers seat and needing just one win, but Crown did what it needed to do, getting 13-5 and 7-2 wins to take home the UMAC Tournament title. The No. 4 seed Yellowjackets defeated the No. 2 seed Polars on Friday but the Polars bounced back…
BRANDON, S.D. – The UMD baseball team’s Cinderella run came to an end on Saturday in the NSIC Tournament semifinals as Augustana got the 11-1 win to eliminate the Bulldogs. Earlier in the day, UMD got the 6-4 win over Minot State thanks to Tosten Mann hitting three home runs. The Bulldogs were picked to finish 13 in the NSIC…
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Denfeld baseball team tied the game early but then White Bear Lake ran away with it, getting the 7-1 road win. The Hunters will look to bounce back on Tuesday hosting Proctor. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth boys lacrosse team struggled offensively on Saturday as Mahtomedi got the 7-0 road win. The Wolfpack fall to 6-3 and will play at White Bear Lake on Monday. Meanwhile, the Duluth girls battled back-and-forth on Saturday but dropped a heartbreaker, as Brainerd got the 9-8 win. The Wolfpack fall to 5-3 and will host crosstown…
ESKO, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we hear from Esko baseball coach Ben Haugen, who earned his 250th career head coaching victory earlier this week. Categories: Coaches Corner, Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn. – Finn Furcht drove in Bryce Hipp for the game-winning run as the Esko baseball team defeated Roseau 3-2 Friday afternoon at Mettner Field. The Eskomos will be back in action Saturday afternoon as they host Perham. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. — The UMD women’s hockey team revealed its team captains for the upcoming season. Defenseman Ashton Bell and centers Gabbie Hughes and Kylie Hanley will be sporting the “C” for the Bulldogs. It will be the second time Bell and Hanley have served as captains while Hughes was an alternate captain last season. The trio are part of…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – For the second straight day, the UW-Superior baseball team pulled off an upset win as they defeated Crown 9-3 Friday afternoon at Reynolds Park. The Yellowjackets move on to face Northwestern in the UMAC championship game on Saturday. Categories: College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports
CLOQUET, Minn. — William Persson scores the lone goal, but the Anchorage Wolverines would be too much for the Wilderness as they take game 4, ending the season for the Wilderness 5-1. The Wilderness end their season 35-23-1. Categories: Friday Night Frenzy, Sports
MAPLE, Wis. – This week, Northwestern’s Monte Mayberry signed his National Letter of Intent to join the men’s basketball team at Cardinal Stritch University. This past season, Mayberry led the Tigers in scoring at just under 20 points per game. He was also selected to take part in the 2022 WBCA All Star Game next month in Wisconsin Dells. “When…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Friday, Grand Rapids High School hosted a special ceremony to officially name its practice field after Thunderhawks coaching legend Tom Drazenovich. The idea has been several years in the making as the community was looking for the best way to honor “Mr. D” as a coach and an educator. “His impact here really transcends sports. And…
DULUTH, Minn. – Last week, Duluth FC head coach Sean Morgan said he wants his team to come out firing in their season opener. And not only did they do that, but it was as big of a statement as the squad could ever make. The Bluegreens would blowout Joy Athletic 6-0 behind two goals from UWS star Blake Perry….
In this week’s Active Adventures, Meteorologist Ken Slama is at Skyline Social and Games as they get ready for their upcoming summer bean bag league. League play is Monday through Thursday starting on May 23 and goes for 15 weeks with a two week playoff at the end. The earliest games will start at 6 pm with the latest starting…
HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Tyler Smith would score six goals to help the Duluth boys lacrosse team knock off Hermantown/Proctor 14-6 Thursday night at Centricity Stadium. The Wolfpack will be back in action Saturday afternoon when they host Mahtomedi. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth Marshall baseball team scored three runs in the first inning and that’s all they would need as the Hilltoppers hang on to beat Rock Ridge 3-1 Thursday afternoon at Wade Stadium. Freshman pitcher Owen Marsolek allowed four hits and struck out 10 batters in six innings of work. Categories: High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Superior softball team improved to 9-1 on the season as they blanked Carlton/Wrenshall 4-0 Thursday afternoon at the NBC Spartan Sports Complex. Freshman pitcher Ari Robillard allowed just one hit and struck out seven batters in seven innings of work. Categories: High School, Sports
VIRGINIA, Minn. – This week, Byron Negen has been named the first-ever head coach of the Rock Ridge girls basketball team. Negen spent 14 years leading the Virginia girls basketball program and the last decade working alongside Jeff Buffetta at Mountain Iron-Buhl. Negen says he’s excited for this unique opportunity to start a brand new program. “I think the biggest…
CLOQUET, Minn. – After two lightning delays, the Cloquet softball team would go on to defeated Duluth East 16-0 in four innings Wednesday afternoon at Braun Park. In other prep softball action, Haley Zembo would finish with a no-hitter as Superior blanked Hermantown 4-0 at Rose Road Field. Categories: High School, Sports
SUPERIOR, Wis. – It’s playoff time in the world of college baseball. The UMAC tournament is set to begin Thursday down in St. Paul and UW-Superior is hoping to make the rest of the bracket feel the sting. The Yellowjackets battled to the very end of the regular season to clinch their sixth straight trip to the postseason. And they’ve…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD women’s hockey team announced Wednesday that seven seniors will be returning next season. The group includes Gabbie Hughes, Naomi Rogge, Ashton Bell, Kylie Hanley, Taylor Anderson, Anneke Linser and Maggie Flaherty. This comes as last month, goaltender Emma Soderberg announced that she would be returning for her fifth year with the Bulldogs. The group has…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – UW-Superior junior Maya Callaway has been named UMAC women’s tennis Player of the Year. The Duluth East alum wins the award for the second straight season after going undefeated as the Yellowjackets’ #1 singles player. On the men’s side, Michael Janes took home top honors from the UMAC, the first-ever in program history. Head coach CeeJay Schaffner…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Zach Otto-Fisher announced Wednesday that he is stepping down as head coach of the UW-Superior women’s basketball team. Otto-Fisher spent five seasons at UWS, guiding the program to two UMAC regular season titles and one tournament championship. He was also named UMAC Coach of the Year twice. A national search for his replacement will begin immediately. Categories:…
ESKO, Minn. – The Esko baseball team would score 10 runs in the fourth inning as they defeated Proctor 13-3 in five innings Tuesday afternoon. In other prep baseball action, Cloquet held on for a home win over Grand Rapids 7-6 and Duluth East was swept in a road doubleheader against Bemidji 9-7 and 8-5. Categories: High School, Sports
DULUTH, Minn. – The Duluth girls lacrosse team scored four unanswered goals in the final eight minutes as the Wolfpack defeated Grand Rapids/Greenway 11-10 Tuesday night at Ordean Stadium. In other prep girls lacrosse action, Hermantown/Proctor dropped a home match to Forest Lake 20-1. Categories: High School, Sports
CARLTON, Minn. – The river is flowing, the snow is melting and it’s now a busy time of year at Jay Cooke State Park. “We think spring may have actually sprung here in the park. Everything comes back. the people come back, the birds come back, the river goes up, so all of that is really energizing and makes you…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – This past weekend, Superior High School announced that Evan Nelson is taking over as head coach of the boys hockey team. He’s got some big shoes to fill as he’ll take over for Jason Kalin. But he says an in-house hire is beneficial for the players and the program. “It’s important for the kids, I think. It’s…
BROOKYLN PARK, Minn. – Tuesday morning, the Minnesota State High School League voted against sanctioning high school boys volleyball as a varsity sport. The final vote fell one short of approval. According to the Minnesota Boys High School Volleyball Twitter page, the issues ranged from season of play to concerns with Title IX violations, as well as the issue of…
With the spring melt and recent rainfall, the water is now flowing — or even gushing — at Gooseberry Falls State Park in Lake County. FOX 21’s Nathaneil LeCapitaine takes you there! Categories: Great Outdoors, Minnesota, News, News – Latest News, Weather in the News
DULUTH, Minn. – The NSIC pre-season polls had the UMD baseball team ranked 13th out of 14 going into the 2022 season. Those expectations are a distant memory as the Bulldogs would end up finishing sixth in the conference. We wrote that on the whiteboard in the locker room, kind of like a motivation kind of thing because we knew…
