Reloaded Rails Ready for Another Deep Playoff Run
PROCTOR, Minn. - The Rails football team has won two of the past three section 7AAA titles. One big reason for that is a strong senior class, 21 to be exact,…
High School
Esko Football Pushing For State Tournament Run
ESKO, Minn.- The Eskomos began their day of preseason in the classroom and then took to the field. Last season didn't end the way they had hoped, falling to proctor in the…
Shea Walters Named New CEC Boys Hockey Coach
CLOQUET, Minn.- Last night the Cloquet School Board voted on the pending approval to hire Shea Walters as the new head coach of the boys Cloquet– Esko– Carlton hockey team. Walters will lead…
Hermantown Football Begins News Season Under Coach Zagelmeyer
HERMANTOWN, Minn.- Hermantown had their first practice of the season bright and early Monday morning. In the off season Hawks head coach Daryl Illikainen stepped down and since then Mike Zagelmeyer has taken…
Coaches Corner: Bruce Plante
DULUTH, Minn.- For this week's Coaches Corner, we sit down with former Hermantown hockey coach Bruce Plante. After spending 28 years with the Hawks…
Agates Looking for a Four-Peat as Conference Champions
TWO HARBORS, Minn.- Two Harbors Football took to the practice field this week. The Agates are coming off of their third consecutive conference title looking to make it four. In order to make…
Tigers Have Their Eyes on Conference Title
MAPLE, Wis. - High school football practices are underway and the Northwestern Tigers are preparing for their first game against Ashland next week. The team is excited and ready for the…
Spartans Not Concerned with Tough Start to 2018
SUPERIOR, Wisc. - High school football practices are well underway across the Northland. One team that's already in week two of practices is Superior High School. The Spartans are coming off a…
MSHSL No Longer Reimbursing Schools for State Tourney Expenses
BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. - The Minnesota State High School League has announced that they will no longer be reimbursing schools for state tournament expenses. The decision was made based on the rise in state tournament venue costs and a drop…
Local Hockey Community Reacts to Plante's HOF Induction
DULUTH, Minn. - This week, former Hermantown hockey coach Bruce Plante was named a member of the Minnesota State High School Coaches Hall of Fame Class of 2018. It's a…
Contract Not Renewed For Former CEC Hockey Coach Smalley
CLOQUET, Minn. - Cloquet superintendent Mike Cary announced that the school board voted to not renew the contract of Kevin Smalley as the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys hockey coach. Two weeks ago, Smalley resigned as head coach of the team after one…
Bruce Plante to be Inducted into MHCA Hall of Fame
HERMANTOWN, Minn. - The Minnesota High School Coaches Association has announced that Bruce Plante will be a member of the Hall of Fame Class of 2018. Plante retired back in 2017 after leading Hermantown to their second straight Class A…
Krenzen To Join Sioux City Musketeers This Season
DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth Marshall defenseman Nolan Krenzen has made the decision to head to the USHL for the upcoming season with the Sioux City Musketeers. In his final season with the Hilltoppers, Krenzen put…
First Annual Superior Spartan Football Champions Camp
SUPERIOR, Wis.- The Superior High School football team worked to bridge the gap between athletics and special needs students by hosting the first annual Superior Spartan Football Champions Camp. The camp is…
Duluth Lacrosse Hosts First Annual Lax at the Lake Tournament
DULUTH, Minn.- Duluth lacrosse hosted their first annual Lax at the Lake tournament. The event serves as a fundraiser for the Duluth lacrosse program, hosting a total of eight teams…
Saints Football Hosts Elite One Day Camp
DULUTH, Minn.- CSS football held their annual Elite One Day Camp. The program combines both on field drills with in classroom film study to teach essential football fundamentals while giving the…
Wilderness Forward Altmann Commits to Williams College
CLOQUET, Minn.- Duluth East alum and Minnesota Wilderness forward Nick Altmann is taking his talents to the East Coast. The former Greyhound has committed to playing Divison III hockey in the NESCAC conference…
Young Golfers Compete on Minnesota Junior Golf Tour
DULUTH, Minn. - It was Day Two of the Minnesota Junior Golf Tour's stop in Duluth. Monday, 50 of the best young golfers in the state competed at the Lester…
Zagelmeyer Named New Head Coach of Hermantown Football
HERMANTOWN, Minn. - One month ago, the Hermantown football team was without a head coach as Daryl Illikainen stepped down after 21 years on the sidelines. But now the Hawks…
Kevin Smalley Resigns as CEC Boys Hockey Coach
DULUTH, Minn. - Kevin Smalley has resigned as head coach of the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys hockey team, the school district confirmed on Thursday. This comes one year after Smalley took over the Lumberjacks program after longtime bench boss Dave Esse stepped…
