Howie: Who locked the Bulldogs men's hockey weight room?
You can’t fake muscle in the NCHC. You can’t out-skill everyone forever. Eventually, you have to stand in front of a net and take a beating. That’s when we’ll see if this team has backbone or if they’re just another batch of Duluth waterbugs — fun to watch, easy to squash.
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Howie: Gophers exposed as unprepared, overmatched in embarrassing home loss
Mississippi State was not Alabama, Georgia or LSU. The Bulldogs entered the season without a winning record since 2022. They were picked near the bottom of the SEC by most preseason observers. Yet against Minnesota, they looked like a College Football Playoff team.
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Hermantown twice took the lead, but Cloquet answered both times as the Lake Superior Conference girls soccer rivals played to a 2-2 tie Saturday. Bryden Giesen put the Hawks in front in the 13th minute, converting a pass from Vienna Kolenda for the only assisted goal of the match.
Howie: Sewell’s arrival gives Hermantown the firepower of a Class 1A state powerhouse
Howie's daily column is sponsored by Lyric Kitchen Bar. Jordan “Jordy” Sewell’s transfer from Cloquet-Esko-Carlton to Hermantown gives the Hawks boys hockey team another elite scorer and reinforces what already appeared unmistakable: Hermantown has the personnel to be a Class 1A state powerhouse in 2026-
Howie: Gophers get their first real test today against Mississippi State
Minnesota's offensive identity under Fleck has traditionally been strongest when its running game controls down-and-distance, shortens the game and keeps an opposing offense on the sideline.