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2026 Hermantown Volleyball Schedule
Aug. 24 – Hibbing and six other teams at Princeton, 9 a.m. Aug. 27 -- at Duluth Marshall, 7 p.m. Sept. 1 -- Esko, 7 p.m. Sept. 3 -- Princeton, 7 p.m. Sept. 8 -- at Duluth East, 7 p.m. Sept. 10 -- Proctor, 7 p.m. Sept. 12 -- North Branch
2026 Hermantown Girls Soccer Schedule
Aug. 27 – North Branch, 4 p.m. Aug. 29 -- Big Lake, noon Aug. 31 -- at Duluth Marshall, 4 p.m. Sept. 3 -- Proctor, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 9 -- Coon Rapids, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 10 -- Hibbing, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 12 -- at Cloquet, 4 p.m. Sept.
2026 Hermantown Boys Soccer Schedule
Aug. 27 – Holy Family, 6 p.m. Aug. 28 -- at Mesabi East, 5 p.m. Sept. 1 -- Duluth Marshall, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 3 -- at Proctor, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 8 -- Hibbing, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 10 -- at Cloquet, 7 p.m. Sept. 15 -- at Duluth Denfeld,
2026 Hermantown Girls Tennis Schedule
Aug. 24 – at Duluth Marshall, 4 p.m. Aug. 26 -- Buffalo and one other team, 9 a.m. Sept. 1 -- at Grand Rapids, 9 a.m. Sept. 2 -- at Rock Ridge, 4 p.m. Sept. 3 -- at Duluth Denfeld, 4:15 p.m. Sept. 8 -- Cloquet, 4 p.m. Sept.