An architectural rendering of Hermantown's new community and sports center, which will include the city's second indoor ice sheet. An Arena Legacy Fund was announced today to raise the remaining capital needed through grant funding, corporate partnerships and private donations.
Hermantown announces Arena Legacy Fund for new community and sports center
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Howie on local prep hockey
I’m not handing Hermantown a boys hockey state trophy in January. I’ve been around too long for that. But when the Section 7A tournament begins and the pressure turns real, I know who I’m riding with. I’ve seen this movie before. It usually ends with everyone else wondering how they missed it.
Howie: Tryon and the quiet power of continuity in the Indoor Football League
Tryon oversees America’s longest-running indoor football league, and that detail matters. Longevity in this sport is not accidental. It is earned. The IFL’s continued stability under his watch has come from a narrow but demanding focus: franchise health, controllable growth and revenue.
Howie: The Indoor Football League finally becomes visible
Under the agreement, select league games — including playoff contests and the championship — will be carried on FanDuel Sports Network, while a broader slate of regular-season and postseason games will stream nationally on Yahoo Sports Network.
Howie: In arena football’s cycle of hope, the IFL chooses reality
The IFL has also benefited from institutional memory. Arena football has lived through enough boom-and-bust cycles to fill a bookshelf. Many leagues fail not because they’re poorly run, but because they convince themselves they’ve outgrown the fundamentals.