Hermantown High School teams face a busy stretch this week with contests across tennis, volleyball, football, soccer, cross country and swimming. Here’s the schedule: Monday, Sept. 22 * Girls tennis hosts Hibbing, 4:15 p.m., Hermantown courts. * Seventh-grade football at Moose Lake/Willow River, 4:30 p.m., Willow
The Bulldogs have struggled, but Joey Pierce has been a constant: reliable, heavy, smart, and steady. He has given the program a player to lean on in difficult times, and now, with the captain’s letter, he’ll be asked to lead them out of the struggles and into contention.
Hunter Nelson buried the game-winner with just 26 seconds remaining to lift Hermantown past Grand Rapids 2-1 in a Lake Superior Conference boys soccer match Thursday night. Parker Clennon opened the scoring for the Hawks in the 15th minute, finishing a feed from Brennan Malmstrom to give Hermantown a 1-0
Marsh Nelson, affectionately known as “Mr. Sports in the Twin Ports,” set the standard against which Daniel Chiarelli is now measured. For decades he anchored CBS 3's sports desk, covering everything from high school rivalries to Bulldogs championships.
“I want kids that really want to play here. We’re not in the $700,000 sweepstakes, nor do I want to be. We’ve always had that focus — high-character kids. That’s been our M.O.” -- Scott Sandelin
Hermantown volleyball coach Jessica Williams believes her young team is beginning to click. “As a team we are coming together nicely,” Williams said. “Still young and inexperienced, but I’m confident by playoffs we will have it all together.” The Hawks have shown flashes through the first three weeks of
Hunter Nelson scored in the 50th minute to lift Hermantown to a 1-1 draw with Bemidji in a nonconference boys soccer match. Austin Riewer gave Bemidji the lead in the 14th minute, and the Lumberjacks held that advantage through halftime. Nelson tied it early in the second half, finishing a
For Stella Maris, the Fall Flannel Fest is about more than one day of community. It reflects the growth of a school now in its fourth year of high school, preparing to graduate its first senior class this spring, and student participation in activities continues to expand.
After three straight losses to some of the top competition on their schedule, the Hermantown girls soccer team finds itself at a crossroads. The Hawks will get an immediate chance to respond this week, with back-to-back road games at Grand Rapids today and Coon Rapids on Thursday. Head coach Nathan
Hermantown has little time to celebrate the Marshall win. The Hawks are entering their busiest stretch of the season with four games in the next seven days. It’s a test that can expose a team’s weaknesses — or reveal its resilience.
Howie's daily column is powered by Lyric Kitchen · Bar Hermantown cross country coach Andy Wilcox has seen plenty of good teams come through the program, but this fall he says his girls squad is on another level. “My girls team is absolutely amazing this year,” Wilcox said. “They
When you go to a local gym or theater, your friends greet you and you get to support their children. So my counsel is to please consider rooting for the people who are rooting for you and yours. They deserve it.
Superior rolled to a 6-1 victory over visiting Hermantown in a girls tennis dual, sweeping singles play. The Hawks earned their lone victory at No. 2 doubles, where Jillian Ritsche and Chloe Gustafson posted a 6-3, 6-0 decision over Superior’s Lexi Kimmes and Anne Winkle. Lily Clark set the
Minnesota is being snuffed out for deception. The “quarterback lab” is nothing more than cheap business theater. The Wilfs chose accountants over ambition. Jefferson deserves better, and deep down, he knows it. We all know it.
The Vikings are dangling hope like Lucy holding the football for Charlie Brown. Perich was a turnover waiting to happen in Berkeley, costing the Gophers the W.
The Duluth News Tribune will host Always Local: A Discussion with the Duluth News Tribune on Tuesday, Sept. 30, at Zeitgeist Zinema 2 in downtown Duluth. The free program runs from 2 to 4 p.m., with doors opening at 1:30 p.m. at 222 E. Superior St. The
