Friday, Sept. 1 – at Two Harbors, 7 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 8 – Hermantown, 7 p.m. (Game played in Proctor)
Friday, Sept. 15 – at Duluth East, 6 p.m.
Friday, Sept. 22 – Rock Ridge, 7 p.m. (Game played in Proctor)
Friday, Sept. 29 – at Proctor, 7 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 6 – Denfeld, 7 p.m. (Game played in Proctor)
Friday, Oct. 13 – at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 18 – North Branch, 7 p.m. (Game played at Denfeld, unless the new Cloquet field is completed)
There is little mystery surrounding Cloquet’s path to improvement. The Lumberjacks must replace more than half of last season’s rushing production, develop a more productive passing game and avoid another slow start.
The Minnesota Monsters will host the Beaumont Renegades in the Arena Football One regular-season finale at 6 p.m. Saturday at Amsoil Arena. Minnesota (7-4) has secured the No. 3 seed and will host a first-round playoff game the following weekend. The Monsters’ opponent will be either
Senst is the athlete younger Hawks can watch and emulate, the teammate coaches can trust and the quarterback willing to accept responsibility. He is already one of Hermantown High School’s finest athletes. His senior year could add another memorable chapter, but it will not define him.
The Minnesota Monsters announced Tuesday that Meadow Lemon will move from general manager to operations director while also serving in an advisory role with Arena Football One. Lemon will focus on the Monsters’ operational strategy, internal systems and franchise development. His responsibilities will include coordinating organizational functions supporting the franchise’
Sandelin's base pay and supplemental retirement contribution was $595,000 last season and $600,000 for 2026-27, before bonuses and other benefits. Financial terms were not disclosed for the new agreement, which adds three seasons and could take him through his 30th year with the school.
My projection is 9-2 overall and 9-1 in the NSIC, with losses at Slippery Rock and Wayne State. That record should place UMD in the conference championship fight and produce another NCAA playoff berth.
The Vikings are too talented at receiver, too well coached and too versatile defensively to dismiss. They are also too uncertain at quarterback, center, safety and defensive-line depth to declare a championship contender. The most reasonable prediction is 10-7.
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota will enter the 2026 football season with an established quarterback, a proven running back, one of the Big Ten’s best pass rushers and enough veteran leadership to become a better team than the one that won eight games last year. The problem for P.J. Fleck is
