HERMANTOWN, Minn. – Friday was Day Three of National Signing Week and we had a big one up in Hermantown as Brita Birkeland signed her National Letter of Intent to run for North Dakota State. Birkeland says she will run middle distances for the Bison and is relieved to get this decision out of the way going into her senior…
DULUTH, Minn. – One of the downsides to high school athletics is the amount of turnover there is every year. We can only enjoy watching the players for a short amount of time. But that won’t be the case for one of the best local high school baseball players in recent memory. This weekend, the Duluth Huskies will announce that…
SUPERIOR, Wisc.- The early snap of arctic air made the perfect recipe for snow making at Northland resorts, especially at Mont du Lac. The resort officially opened Thursday, the earliest on record. It may only be the middle of November, but it’s looking more like the middle of the ski and snowboarding season there. The main alpine runs are covered…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD men’s hockey team are getting set for their first conference road trip this weekend against Miami of Ohio. The Bulldogs are coming off a stellar weekend, taking four of six points from then top-ranked Denver. One of the keys was UMD’s depth, which has been one of their strengths that led them to winning back-to-back…
DULUTH, Minn. – Duluth Marshall’s Grace Kirk signed her National Letter of Intent to play basketball at Brown University. The Hilltoppers guard averaged over 26 points per game last season as a junior, helping Marshall advance to the section final game. Kirk says she is glad to get this decision out of the way so she can set her mind…
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Despite getting over 300 yards of total offense, the Mountain Iron-Buhl football team could not stop the high-powered offense of Hancock as the Owls knocked off the Rangers 65-32 in the Nine-Player State Semi-finals at U.S. Bank Stadium. Freshman quarterback Asher Zubich threw for 136 yards and two touchdowns on the day. Senior running back Dillon Drake…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD football team will wrap up their season this weekend against Northern State. Earlier this week, we spoke with some of the Bulldog seniors about what they’ll miss most from their time wearing the Maroon and Gold. “It’s going to be hard to not be a part of the team. I’ll miss the boys and just…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD women’s hockey team are off to their best start in almost a decade. The Bulldogs are coming off a much needed bye week, which is a good time to recharge and heal up in the early part of the season. “We had a good break over the weekend. It was nice for us to just…
PROCTOR, Minn. – After a rough showing in their season opener against Cloquet-Esko-Carlton, the Proctor-Hermantown girls hockey team bounced back in a big way this past weekend, picking up the win against Hopkins Park, the first win ever for their new head coach Emma Stauber. The team says they were very excited to help the former Mirage star get that…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Superior football team are in uncharted waters this week. The Spartans will be taking part in the Division 2 state semi–finals for the first time since 1990, which was also the last time they won a state title. One big reason for this run is the clutch play of their senior quarterback. Jarrett Gronski has led…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The UMAC announced their men’s soccer postseason awards and three Yellowjackets have been honored. Senior Eric Watson was named Offensive Player of the Year, A.J. Olson earned Defensive Player of the Year honors and Joe Mooney was named Coach of the Year. This is the second straight season Olson and Mooney have received their honors, while…
DULUTH, Minn. – Wednesday was National Signing Day for high school student-athletes across the Northland who officially got to sign with their colleges. Esko’s Dea DeLeon isn’t going too far as she signed her NLI to join the UMD softball team. Cromwell’s Taya Hakamaki will also be going to UMD as she will join the women’s basketball team. Also playing…
IRONWOOD, Mich. — In this weeks Great Outdoors, Fox 21’s Meteorologist Brittney Merlot takes us to the snowbelt that’s just finishing digging out of their recent lake effect winter storm. Plows and loaders filled the streets of Ironwood on Tuesday, clearing over 14 inches of snowfall that dropped in just 24 hours. Arctic air with temperatures in the single digits…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Wisconsin-Superior men’s basketball team led by 15 points at the half and they staved off a late rally to get the win over Concordia (MN) 75-69 Tuesday night at the Mertz Mortorelli Gym. Senior guard Mac Reykdal led the Yellowjackets with 21 points. Vid Milenkovic also chipped in with 20 points and seven rebounds and Allen…
DULUTH, Minn. – A three-goal second period would prove to be the difference as Cambridge-Isanti defeated the Duluth girls hockey team 5-1 Tuesday night at the Duluth Heritage Center. Annika Lindgren scored the lone goal for the Northern Stars, while Sarah Spencer finished with 22 saves on the night. Duluth will be back at home this Friday night as they…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – For the second straight year, St. Scholastica’s Morgan Friday has been named UMAC Player of the Year, the Saints’ first back-to-back honoree in 15 years. The Duluth native led all players with 19 goals and 43 points in UMAC play and was also tops in all of Division III with 29 total goals, which is the…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Wisconsin-Superior men’s soccer team learned their NCAA fate Monday afternoon. The Yellowjackets will face 14th-ranked Central Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on the campus of Luther College. As is with most first round match-ups, the Yellowjackets have never faced the Dutch before. “To be down in Iowa, I don’t know what it means. But I think we’re…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Eva Reinertsen led the way with 17 points and eight rebounds, but it wouldn’t be enough as the Wisconsin-Superior women’s basketball team fall to Augsburg 81-55 Monday night at the Mertz Mortorelli Gym. Emily Carpenter chipped in with nine points, seven assists and four steals as the Yellowjackets will be back in action this weekend as they…
DULUTH, Minn. – It’s Selection Monday for NCAA Division III women’s soccer. 64 teams heard their name called which means their season will continue. One of those teams was St. Scholastica. The Saints found out they will face Pomona-Pitzer in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Saturday at 2 p.m. CSS landed in the region that will be…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – St. Scholastica’s Dana Moore was named UMAC volleyball Coach of the Year for the fourth time in her career and the first since 2003. Moore guided the Saints to a share of the UMAC regular season title, as well as getting her 400th career win earlier this season. Freshman Alicia Draper was named Rookie of the…
DULUTH, Minn. – After a third straight Class A state championship game appearance, former North Woods guard Cade Goggleye committed to the University of Jamestown. But just a few months later, Goggleye had a change of heart. “So Jamestown starts a little earlier, it starts a week earlier than St. Scholastica does. So I was there for a week, and…
DULUTH, Minn. – It took a while for the St. Scholastica offense to get going, and once it did it wasn’t enough, as Augsburg got the 3-2 win on Sunday to sweep the two-game series. The Saints had just two shots on goal during the first period and trailed 1-0. The Auggies would then take a 3-0 lead, before Taylor…
SCHOFIELD, Wis. – Down 20-8 in the second half, Superior scored 12 unanswered points to top Kaukauna 22-20 to advance to the WIAA semifinals. Jarrett Gronski ran in a touchdown with just 30 seconds left to tie the game up at 20. Then, Caden Stone ran in the 2-point conversion to give Superior the lead and eventually the win. Superior…
DULUTH, Minn. – Morgan Friday netted a hat trick to win UMAC Tournament MVP as the St. Scholastica women’s soccer team cruised past Northwestern 4-1 to win its 10th tournament title in the past 13 seasons and 14th overall. Janelle Rouillard scored the other goal for the Saints, coming off of a corner kick just two minutes in. Friday added…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – The Wisconsin-Superior and St. Scholastica men’s soccer teams met for the fifth straight year in the UMAC Championship game, and for the third year in a row, the Yellowjackets walked away with the conference title with a 4-2 win. Blake Perry scored for the Yellowjackets while Malcolm Lumsden scored for the Saints to make it 1-1 at…
DULUTH, Minn. – The No. 5 Minnesota Duluth volleyball team ended its home schedule on a high note, sweeping Minnesota State-Mankato 3-0 (25-18, 25-23, 25-11). Abby Thor led the way with 13 kills, while Hanna Meyer had eight kills and Emily Balts had 42 assists on their senior day. The Bulldogs (23-3) will finish the regular season on the road…
DULUTH, Minn. – Five different players found the back of the net for the UMD men’s hockey team as the No. 7 Bulldogs took down No. 1 Denver 5-2 on Saturday. Luke Loheit scored his first collegiate goal while Jackson Cates, Koby Bender, Noah Cates and Cole Koepke each scored in the win. Hunter Shepard made 29 saves. After ending…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Seven different players found the back of the net to give Wisconsin-Superior the 7-0 win in their season opener. Ty Proffitt, Andrew Durham, Chad Lopez, Artur Terchiyev, Will Blake, Colyton Bates and Troy MacTavish all scored in the win. The Yellowjackets will be back in action on Saturday hosting St. Olaf. Puck drop is set for 7:05…
DULUTH, Minn. – The No. 5 Minnesota Duluth volleyball team continued to roll, taking down No. 6 Concordia-St. Paul 3-1 (25-22, 17-25, 25-16, 25-23) in a top 10 match-up. Kate Berg led the way with 17 kills for the Bulldogs, while Meredith Sutton added 11. Emily Balts had 37 assists. The Bulldogs (22-3, 15-2 NSIC) will finish out their home…
DULUTH, Minn. – It was the Dillon Drake Show at Public Schools Stadium in Duluth as the Bemidji State commit ran all over South Ridge to help Mountain Iron-Buhl get the win 42-6 in the nine-player quarterfinals. The Rangers now move on to face Hancock in the state semi-finals Thursday at U.S. Bank Stadium. In other football action, Moose Lake-Willow…
DULUTH, Minn. – For this week’s Coaches Corner, we hear from the UMD men’s basketball team, including head coach Justin Wieck and senior guard Trevor Entwisle. The Bulldogs had a solid showing in their exhibition game against Wisconsin-Superior and will open their season with a tournament down in Oklahoma. Categories: Coaches Corner, College, Friday Night Frenzy, Sports, University of Minnesota…
DULUTH, Minn. – Down 2-0 in the second period, the Duluth Northern Stars girls hockey team rallied to force overtime, then scored the game-winner late in overtime to win their season opener 3-2. Quinn Clark and Ava Patrones scored in regulation, with Emma Fellman scoring the game-winner in overtime. The Northern Stars will be back in action on Tuesday at…
DULUTH, Minn. – In a match-up of top-ranked teams, Denver would hang on for the shootout win over the UMD men’s hockey team Friday night at Amsoil Arena. The Pioneers would jump out to a two-goal lead before Cole Koepke would score late in the first. Kobe Roth would add another in the third, and then with 30 seconds left…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – For the fifth straight year, the St. Scholastica and Wisconsin-Superior men’s soccer teams will meet in the UMAC championship game. And if you ask their two head coaches, they wouldn’t want to have it any other way. After a slow start to the season, the Saints men’s soccer team have found their grove as they knocked off…
DULUTH, Minn. – A two-goal deficit at the half would be too much to overcome as the UMD women’s soccer team fell to St. Cloud State 3-0 Friday afternoon at Malosky Stadium. The Bulldogs’ season comes to an end as they finish with a 6-10-2 overall record. Categories: College, Sports, University of Minnesota – Duluth
DULUTH, Minn. — In this week’s Active Adventures Fox 21’s Brittney Merlot and Brett Scott take dance lessons at Superior Ballroom Dance Studio. Learning step by step the skills to do the tango. Adding style to the basic moves and creating muscle memory, you can dance your way into fitness and mental health. Click here for more information on how…
CLOQUET, Minn. – On opening night of the girls high school hockey season, the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton shocked the defending section champs Proctor-Hermantown 4-2 Thursday night at the Northwoods Credit Union. Dana Jones, Taylor Nelson, Dea DeLeon and Bella Harriman each scored in the first period for the Lumberjacks. The Mirage would rally in the next two periods with goals from Megan…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD men’s hockey team are back from their early-season bye week. It was a great time for the team to heal up and head coach Scott Sandelin says it was important to go into the break after their sweep over Minnesota. “It’s always a little scary coming off a bye week playing a good team that…
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Top seed and defending state champions Minneota swept Greenway 3-0 Wednesday afternoon in the Class A state quarterfinals at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Junior Claire Vekich led the Raiders with 26 kills, while Lexi Hammer chipped in with 33 set assists. Greenway moves on to the consolation bracket Friday afternoon where they will…
CULVER, Minn. – With the high school football state tournament just days away, it means most teams will be traveling to their quarterfinal destinations. One team that won’t be going too far is South Ridge. The Panthers are back in the tourney for the first time since 2012 after years of getting so close. But this year’s squad is certainly…
CLOQUET, Minn. – A two-goal first period would be the difference as the Minnesota Wilderness topped St. Cloud 3-2 Wednesday night at Northwoods Credit Union Arena. Jacob Herter, Bram Scheerer and Ryan Nelson found the back of the net for the Wilderness while Jonathan Mor finished with 15 saves to help Minnesota pick up their fourth straight win. Categories: College,…
DULUTH, Minn. – The finals are set for the UMAC soccer finals and it will feature three teams from the Nortland. In the women’s bracket, St. Scholastica blanked Martin Luther 2-0 with both goals coming off the foot of Morgan Friday. Northwestern topped Wisconsin-Superior 2-0 in the other semi-final. The Saints will host the Eagles Saturday at Saints Field at…
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. – Two weeks ago, the Northland hockey community was shocked by the news of John Marinucci’s resignation as head coach of the Grand Rapids boys hockey team. But the athletic department moved quickly and already have found their guy for the upcoming season. According to a press release from Grand Rapids High School, Wade Chiodo has been…
DULUTH, Minn. – The UMD football team took their anger out on Minnesota-Crookston on Saturday in a 63-point shutout win in their final game of the season at Malosky Stadium. The Bulldogs rushing for well over 400 yards behind stellar performances from running backs Wade Sullivan and Cazz Martin. “It felt really good seeing the holes the o–line produced and…
ESKO, Minn. – Last season, the Esko football team won just three games and had trouble closing games out. “That’s been something that we’ve been focused on. Coach Perich has done a good job of talking about that and we talk about it in practice and it just comes up a lot. We want to make sure that we’re finishing…
DULUTH, Minn. – Kate Berg led the way with 18 kills while Abby Thor chipped in with 16 of her own as the UMD volleyball team knocked off Bemidji State 3-1 Tuesday night at Romano Gym. Emily Balts also contributed to the cause with 51 assists to help the Bulldogs improve to 21-3 on the season and 14-2 within the…
DULUTH, Minn. – In their final exhibition game before the regular season, the UMD women’s basketball team defeated Wisconsin-Superior 82-45 while the men had a similar result, getting the win 77-65 Monday night at Romano Gym. The Bulldog women will open their season Friday against Fort Hays State while the Yellowjackets will face UW-Stout on Friday as well. For the…
SUPERIOR, Wis. – Cami Sletta and Hannah Goggleye combined for 27 kills as the Wisconsin-Superior volleyball team swept Bethany Lutheran 3-0 Monday night in the UMAC quarterfinals at the Mertz Mortorelli Gym. Gina Baertsch also chipped in with 20 assists to help the Yellowjackets, who now move on to the UMAC semi-finals Wednesday to take on defending conference champs Northwestern….
SUPERIOR, Wis. – You stack them up and they’ll knock them down. That’s been the mantra of the Superior football team as they knocked off top-seed Pulaski on Friday to keep their run alive in the WIAA playoffs. We spoke with the team Monday about what’s been fueling their magical run. “When we were practicing all week, we had the…
CLOQUET, Minn. – The Minnesota Wilderness forward Nick Portz tweeted over the weekend that he has committed to playing college hockey at North Dakota. The St. Cloud native is in his second year of junior hockey, spending most of his time with the Wilderness while making a brief stint with the Tri-City Storm in the USHL. So far this season,…
