The BEST (Babbitt-Emabarrass/Soudan-Tower) Beavers returned to the baseball diamond, albeit for only one day. Recently, Northeast Range and Ely wore BEST throwback jerseys in tribute to fomer BEST star Josh Mathson. who died in a car accident in Texas, April 4th, 2015.
Both days of the United States Hockey League Draft are about the future. But while Phase 1 lets teams look a couple years down the road, Phase 2 is for the more immediate future.
Most high school hockey standouts spend a year or two in junior before heading off to Division I college hockey debuts.The United States Hockey League is the top juinor circuit in the country. That league held the Phase I of its annual draft for players born in the year 2000.
Merely calling Marshall School sophomore Jack Burt 'fast' would be an understatement.
Grand Rapids senior Alex Adams has committed to play college hockey at the Air Force Academy.
Girls hoops may be last, when you talk about Minnesota's State tournaments, but in Grand Rapids, it's anything but least.
Of the eight teams remaining in Minnesota Class A Girls Basketball, a quarter are from the Northland.
Esko was ousted in the first round of the tournament last year.
Winter prep sports are winding down. In fact, only Boys and Girls Basketball are left to play State Tournaments in Minnesota. This week, the boys hit the floor at Williams Arena and the Target Center.
When you talk State Basketball and Mountain Iron-Buhl High School, you're normally talking girls hoops. However, MI–B's boys are State-bound this year for the first time since 2005.
It was a heroes reception, as Hermantown welcomed back its State Championship hockey team.
Once Hermantown ended its streak of State Championship losses, the question was inevitable. No, not whether or not Hermantown will move up to Class AA, but whether or not Hermantown Head Coach Bruce Plante would make like Peyton Manning and retire a winner.
High school hockey season in Minnesota isn't officially over until Mr. Hockey is named. The 2016 award went to Blaine forward and UMD commit Riley Tufte.
In Minnesota, March Madness starts with the Boys' State High School Hockey Tournament.
Great players can fumble under the pressure of a big stage and Thursday night Duluth East was on one. Taking the ice against grand rapids for the section finals and it's win or go home.
Silver Bay and Northland came out on top Thursday night and will face off in the Section 7A quarter-finals.
Hermantown moved back in to Section 7A for hockey in 2014. The Hawks will play in their third straight 7A championship game Wednesday, seeking their third straight title and seventh straight trip to the MSHSL Boys State Hockey Tournament.
Saturday eight teams went in, four teams came out and are headed to the finals.
In two previous trips to the Girls Class A State Hockey Tournament, Proctor-Hermantown was 0–2 at the Xcel Energy Center. The Mirage will get at least two more skates at the home of the Minnesota Wild after Proctor-Hermantown beat New Prague Wednesday.
Girls hockey playoffs in Minnesota wrap up this week as the MSHSL State Tournament starts Wednesday with Class A quarterfinals. For the second time in three years, Proctor-Hermantown is the Sec. 7 champ.
