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Howie's Sports Notebook, Thursday

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TODAY'S GAMES

Prep Boys Hockey

St. Cloud Cathedral at Cloquet-Esko-Carlton

Northern Lakes at Duluth Denfeld

Duluth East at Holy Angels

Grand Rapids at Edina

East Ridge at Forest Lake

Greenway at Ely

Prep Girls Hockey

Elk River at Duluth

North Shore at Rock Ridge

Cloquet-Esko-Carlton at Pine City

Moose Lake at Hibbing-Chisholm

Proctor-Hermantown at Brainerd-Little Falls

International Falls at Fort Frances (ON)

Prep Boys Basketball

Greenway at Duluth Marshall

Hermantown at Duluth Denfeld

Braham at Cherry

Duluth East at Mound Westonka

Moose Lake-Willow River at Pine City

Pequot Lakes at Crosby-Ironton

International Falls at Mesabi East

Northland at Nashwauk-Keewatin

Bemidji at Alexandria

Prep Girls Basketball

Cloquet at Grand Rapids

Pine City at Esko

Superior at Rock Ridge

Milaca at Proctor

Cromwell-Wright at South Ridge

Chisholm at Hibbing

Floodwood at McGregor

Mora at Barnum

International Falls at Mesabi East

North Branch at Chisago Lakes

Duluth East at Coon Rapids

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