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)
His stat line towered over the league: a .383 batting average, 17 home runs, 68 RBIs, 23 doubles, three triples, 48 runs scored, 28 walks, and 15 stolen bases over 52 games. His OPS landed at 1.252, powered by a .471 on-base percentage and a .781 slugging percentage.
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Awal was among the councilors who supported restoring annual funding for Duluth’s mental-health crisis response team after Mayor Roger Reinert proposed eliminating the city’s share of the program’s budget.
Hermantown’s hockey team pushed one of the state’s top Class AA programs to the wire Saturday, holding a lead for more than two periods before settling for a 2-2 tie at No. 2 Hill-Murray. The Hawks answered an early Pioneers goal with two quick strikes — first from Kole
Marlene J. Mellesmoen, age 92, passed away on Thursday, November 27, 2025. Born in Duluth, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Doyle A. Tyson, Sr., and Lillian G.P. (Nystrom) Tyson, and had one sibling, a brother, Doyle A. Tyson, Jr. (Buzz). Marlene was a proud alum of Duluth Central
Reinert enters 2026 with two failed endorsements hanging around his neck, a lost council majority, a newly emboldened progressive bloc, a budget minefield, and a downtown recovery that needs more than slogans and cheerleading.
