Class 3A
Mahtomedi 5, Grand Rapids 3 (semifinal)
Grand Rapids 4, Benilde-St. Margaret's 1 (third-place)
Class 2A
Foley 4, Esko 0 (semifinal)
Esko 4, Le Sueur-Henderson 1 (third-place)
Class 1A
Springfield 4, Cherry 2 (semifinal)
Sacred Heart 5, Cherry 3 (third-place)
Note: Prep Scoreboard is powered by Perrault Construction, the trusted roofing, siding and window company in Duluth. Football Hermantown 49, Grand Rapids 22. The Hawks improved to 3-1 overall and 2-1 in the Northeast Red. Hermantown will host Rock Ridge on Friday night. Duluth Denfeld 48, Duluth East
The Arena League (Indoor Football) Duluth Harbor Monsters 44, Ozarks Lunkers 38. Duluth improves to 1-1, and Ozarks slips to 1-1. Duluth will host the Kansas City Goats (3-0) on Sunday 5:05 p.m. at DECC Arena. Kansas City Goats 58, Iowa Woo 38. Kansas City
Class 3A Grand Rapids 4, Mankato East 3 Class 2A Esko 3, Montevideo 2 Class 1A Cherry 6, Lac qui Parle Valley 3
NSIC Men's Basketball Central Regional Quarterfinal Bulldogs 59, Fort Hayes State 58 – Drew Blair and Charlie Katona had 13 points each for the Bulldogs, who advance to a Central Regional semifinal Sunday at 5 p.m. in Mankato, Minnesota. NCHC Men's Hockey Quarterfinal Denver 5, Bulldogs
My projection is 9-2 overall and 9-1 in the NSIC, with losses at Slippery Rock and Wayne State. That record should place UMD in the conference championship fight and produce another NCAA playoff berth.
The Vikings are too talented at receiver, too well coached and too versatile defensively to dismiss. They are also too uncertain at quarterback, center, safety and defensive-line depth to declare a championship contender. The most reasonable prediction is 10-7.
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota will enter the 2026 football season with an established quarterback, a proven running back, one of the Big Ten’s best pass rushers and enough veteran leadership to become a better team than the one that won eight games last year. The problem for P.J. Fleck is
DULUTH, Minn. — Ja’Vonte Johnson threw two touchdown passes in the final two minutes, including the game-winner to LeDarian McAllister with 22 seconds remaining, as the Minnesota Monsters rallied past the Beaumont Renegades 42-40 Saturday night at Amsoil Arena. Minnesota trailed 40-29 before Johnson connected with Shiloh
