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Hermantown Community Schools — Luke Willoughby — Elyana Hewitt — Jack Collins — Isabel Kirekby

Howie's High School Notebook

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Hermantown All-State Band selections, 2024-25:

Luke Willoughby, tuba

Elyana Hewitt, vocalist

Jack Collins, jazz drummer

Isabel Kirekby, clarinetist

. . .

Local prep sports top performers on Tuesday:

. Hermantown's Claire Kaups and Nora Gunderson had four hits and three hits, respectively, and ace righthander Lindsey Ewer scattered three hits in six innings in a 13-3 softball home win.

. Bailey Plante and Kaylen Foxx had three hits each to power Esko to a 13-3 victory.

. Jamis Halverson was the pitching and hitting star for Esko in a 13-0 Polar League win, throwing a one-hitter with 12 strikeouts and adding a home run and four RBIs.

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