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Hermantown Sports This Week

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Hermantown High School teams face a busy stretch this week with contests across tennis, volleyball, football, soccer, cross country and swimming. Here’s the schedule:

Monday, Sept. 22

  • Girls tennis hosts Hibbing, 4:15 p.m., Hermantown courts.
  • Seventh-grade football at Moose Lake/Willow River, 4:30 p.m., Willow River High School.
  • Girls seventh- and eighth-grade volleyball vs. Rock Ridge, 4:30 p.m., Hermantown Middle School gym.
  • Junior varsity football vs. Duluth East, 5 p.m., Centricity Stadium.
  • Boys JV soccer at Grand Rapids, 5 p.m., Grand Rapids High School.
  • Eighth-grade football at Moose Lake/Willow River, 5:45 p.m., Willow River High School.
  • Boys varsity soccer at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m., Grand Rapids High School.

Tuesday, Sept. 23

  • Girls varsity soccer at Duluth Marshall, 4 p.m., Marshall School.
  • Girls tennis vs. Duluth Denfeld, 4:15 p.m., Laura MacArthur Elementary courts.
  • Girls seventh-grade volleyball at Moose Lake/Willow River, 4:30 p.m., Willow River High School.
  • Girls JV soccer vs. Proctor, 5:30 p.m., Hermantown Middle School fields.
  • Girls eighth-grade volleyball at Moose Lake/Willow River, 5:30 p.m., Willow River High School.
  • Girls C-team volleyball vs. Rock Ridge, 5:45 p.m., Hermantown auxiliary gym.
  • Girls JV volleyball vs. Rock Ridge, 5:45 p.m., Hermantown varsity gym.
  • Girls varsity volleyball vs. Rock Ridge, 7 p.m., Hermantown varsity gym.

Wednesday, Sept. 24

  • Girls tennis vs. Stella Maris Academy, 3 p.m., Hermantown courts.
  • Youth flag football event, 5:30 p.m., Centricity Stadium.

Thursday, Sept. 25

  • Cross country girls varsity invitational, 3:30 p.m., Hibbing Municipal Golf Course.
  • Cross country boys varsity invitational, 3:30 p.m., Hibbing Municipal Golf Course.
  • Girls tennis vs. Superior, 4:15 p.m., Hermantown courts.
  • C-team football vs. North Branch, 4:30 p.m., Centricity Stadium.
  • Girls seventh-grade volleyball at Two Harbors, 4:30 p.m., Two Harbors High School.
  • Girls swimming and diving vs. Two Harbors, 5 p.m., Two Harbors High School.
  • Girls eighth-grade volleyball at Two Harbors, 5:30 p.m., Two Harbors High School.

Friday, Sept. 26

  • Varsity football vs. Grand Rapids, 7 p.m., Centricity Stadium.

Saturday, Sept. 27

  • Girls swimming and diving invitational at Mesabi East, 9 a.m., Mesabi East High School.
  • Girls JV soccer vs. Cloquet, 11 a.m., Hilltop Fields.
  • Boys varsity soccer at Cloquet, 11 a.m., Members Cooperative Credit Union Stadium.
  • Girls varsity soccer at Cloquet, 1 p.m., Members Cooperative Credit Union Stadium.
  • Boys JV soccer vs. Cloquet, 1 p.m., Hilltop Fields.

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