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The Minnesota State High School League released the brackets Saturday for the 2026 girls basketball state tournament, and Duluth Marshall will open play as the No. 2 seed in the Class 2A field. Read more.
Duluth Marshall seeded second in Class 2A state tourney
Duluth Marshall super-sophomore Chloe Johnson is averaging 31.3 points, 11.3 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game his season.
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Hawks enter fall with contenders, questions and unfinished business
That is the broad Hermantown picture entering training camp starting Aug. 17. Football and girls cross-country should expect to contend for section championships. Boys soccer and volleyball return enough proven talent to make deep playoff runs realistic.
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Stella Maris trap program takes aim at breakout fall season
The Sentinels now have returning captains, increasing roster depth and a championship-tested young core. The next objective is to prove that last spring’s breakthrough in Alexandria was the beginning of something sustainable.
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Howie: Minnesota’s primary map points to Klobuchar, but gives Demuth a path
"All signs, including the huge turnout in Tuesday's DFL primary, point to a strong year for Democrats in Minnesota. If that proves to be the case, then Senator Klobuchar should have a smooth path to the governor's office." -- Former Duluth city councilor Joel Sipress
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Howie Live: Wednesday, August 12
GOOD WATCH: Duke Skorich's Personal Meeting Room, talking regional politics. . . . BREAKING SPORTS: St. Scholastica athletics director Jessica Cherry announced Kyle Yost as the Saints’ next women’s basketball coach. Yost takes over as CSS prepares for the 2026-27 season after earning the program’s first Minnesota Intercollegiate
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Howie: Jim Oberstar kept northern Minnesota on the federal map
Jim Oberstar understood that roads connected workers to jobs, airports connected employers to markets, ports connected Minnesota resources to the world and research connected traditional industries to new possibilities -- that northern Minnesota could remain strong only if it remained connected.
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