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Plante brothers bring a lifetime of hockey together on one Bulldogs line

Three Hermantown brothers who once battled in the basement, three NHL draft picks who traveled different developmental paths and three Bulldogs now beginning the season shoulder to shoulder at AMSOIL Arena.

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Sports — Duluth Denfeld Boys Basketball — Marnaries Ferguson — Lee Brooks — Brooks Johnson — Calvin Anderson — Superior Boys Basketball — Drew Eisel — Ray Brau — Sawyer Senst — Jack Bottoms — Joey Sutherland — Carter Brown — Phill Homere

Ferguson leads All-Lake Superior Conference boys basketball team

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MarNaries Ferguson of Duluth Denfeld. Howie / HowieHanson.com

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The 2025 All-Lake Superior Conference boys basketball team, as selected by Howie Hanson:

FIRST TEAM

MarNaries Ferguson, Duluth Denfeld senior guard

Brooks Johnson, Duluth Marshall senior guard-forward

Calvin Anderson, Superior junior

Carter Brown, Duluth Denfeld sophomore

Lee Brooks, Duluth Denfeld junior

SECOND TEAM

Drew Eisel, Superior junior

Ray Brau, Hibbing sophomore

Sawyer Senst, Hermantown sophomore

Jack Bottoms, Hibbing sophomore

Joey Sutherland, Grand Rapids junior

LEAGUE AWARDS

MVP – Ferguson

Coach of the Year – Phill Homere, Duluth Denfeld

Top Junior – Calvin Anderson, Superior

Top Sophomore – Carter Brown, Duluth Denfeld

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