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The 2024 House of Hearts Charity Spiel wrapped up Saturday night at the Duluth Curling Club.
Late-season curling
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Thiesse/Dropkin secure mixed doubles Olympic berth
Facing an elite 20-team international field in Fredericton, NB, Canada, at the World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship, Cory Thiesse and Korey Dropkin turned in a gritty performance to earn a berth for the United States in Cortina in 2026. Teams accumulated points in both this event and the 2024 World
Quote Me, Howie: John Shuster
My legendary curling buddy John Shuster on skipping his Olympic gold medal-winning team to the 2024 U.S. National men's championship in New Jersey last week: "It was week to remember, that’s for sure. I cannot express enough how lucky I am to go to battle
Duluth Curling Club 2023-24 Events
Aug. 29-Sept. 15 -- Online League Registration, Aug 29 - Sept 15 Sept. 7, Sept. 12 -- In Person League Registration, 5-7pm Sept. 18 -- Learn to Curl League Online Registration begins Oct. 12 -- Cory and Korey Mixed Doubles Gold Oct. 18 -- DCC Fall Banquet Oct. 19 --
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Hermantown blitzes North Branch, rematch Saturday in playoff semifinal
“I thought we were the most physical we have been to date. We did a pretty darn good job bottling up that power-T offense that North Branch runs — which has notoriously caused us problems in the past.” -- Hawks coach Mike Zagelmeyer
Third Street ramp back open — mostly
The Third Street ramp is back. Not perfect, but close enough. Pull in slow, nod to the crew finishing the last section, and take that skywalk like you own it — because for a couple months there, you didn’t.
Howie: Essentia’s tower is the beating heart of a rebuilding downtown
The Benedictine Sisters weren’t chasing miracles — they were building them. Standing on Superior Street at sunrise and looking east toward that glass tower, you can still hear their rhythm beneath the city’s heartbeat. The heart of downtown is beating again. And it carries a Benedictine rhythm.
Prep Sports Notebook
CLOQUET — Cloquet swept Hermantown 25-20, 25-23, 25-19 in a nonconference high school volleyball match Tuesday night, led by a dominant performance from senior outside hitter Ava Maslowski. Maslowski recorded a match-high 15 kills and three ace serves for the Lumberjacks. Ava Anderson added 12 kills and 13 digs, while setters