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PREP ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Senior power forward Bobby Thornton scored the game-winning goal as Cloquet-Esko-Carlton edged Hermantown 3-1 in a Lake Superior Conference high school hockey game at Hermantown Arena on Thursday night.

TODAY’S EVENTS

Boys Hockey

2A, No. 1 Moorhead at 1A, No. 1 Hermantown

Duluth Denfeld at Sartell

Greenway at Crookston

River Falls at North Shore

Girls Hockey

Cloquet-Esko-Carlton at Thief River Falls

Visitation at Duluth

Hibbing-Chisholm at Grand Rapids-Greenway

West Salem at Superior

International Falls at Rock Ridge

Warroad at Moose Lake

Boys Basketball

Cloquet at Hermantown

Duluth Denfeld at Chisago Lakes

Barnum at Two Harbors

Solon Springs at South Shore

North Woods at Greenway

Chisholm at Deer River

Ely at Carlton-Wrenshall

Girls Basketball

Duluth East at Forest Lake

Pine City at Moose Lake-Willow River

Northwestern at Cumberland

Menagha at Rock Ridge

THURSDAY RESULTS

Boys Hockey

Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 3, Hermantown 1

Bemidji 3, Duluth East 0

Rock Ridge 4, Grand Rapids 4 OT

Proctor 3, Superior 2

Girls Hockey

Proctor-Hermantown 3, North Shore 3 OT

Boys Basketball

Grand Rapids 80, Hermantown 63

Superior 71, Rock Ridge 40

Deer River 94, South Ridge 59

Northwestern 63, St. Croix Falls 37

Girls Basketball

Esko 81, Moose Lake-Willow River 54

Proctor 63, Braham 42

Mountain Iron-Buhl 84, Cherry 39

Silver Bay 47, Cook County 39

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