Thursday Results
Boys Basketball
Hermantown 78, Cloquet 60 – The Hawks (1-3) visit Mankato West at 2 p.m. Saturday. The Lumberjacks (1-2) host Esko (1-0) today at 7:15 p.m.
Boys Hockey
Duluth Denfeld 5, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 4 – The Hunters (3-2) battled back from a 3-0 deficit, as junior forward junior forward Valtteri Luhtalampi collected two goals, five points and the game-winner late in the third period. Bobby Thornton had three goals for the Lumberjacks.
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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Leadership has mattered during the uneven stretches. Senior captains Bailey Hermanson and Aurora Decker have been the stabilizers — not just when the Hawks are rolling, but when they’re searching.
Denfeld had seen this movie before. Hermantown coach Patrick Andrews reminded his team before the Lake Superior Conference game that the Heritage Center has been tricky for his team in recent years — ties, slow starts, even a three-goal hole a season ago. This time, there was no messing around.
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