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Schneider, Watt give Bulldogs hockey a distinctly Duluth voice

DULUTH — Bulldogs hockey sounds different when the two men describing it have spent much of their lives around the game in Duluth. Zach Schneider has spent nearly two decades learning

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Hermantown stumbles at Grand Rapids, looks to rebound against Esko

GRAND RAPIDS — Hermantown’s explosive offense finally ran into a defense capable of slowing it down. Grand Rapids handed the Hawks their first loss of the season Friday night, defeating Hermantown 24-15 in a battle of unbeaten Northeast Red teams at Noble Hall Field. The loss dropped Hermantown to

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Schneider, Watt give Bulldogs hockey a distinctly Duluth voice
Zach Schneider (left) and Jason Watt at Friday night's 2026-26 season and home opener in Duluth. HowieHanson.com

Schneider, Watt give Bulldogs hockey a distinctly Duluth voice

DULUTH — Bulldogs hockey sounds different when the two men describing it have spent much of their lives around the game in Duluth. Zach Schneider has spent nearly two decades learning how to tell a sports story on television. Jason Watt spent years learning how to prevent the other team from

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Bulldogs clip Long Island in season, home opener

DULUTH — Minnesota Duluth spent Friday night honoring college hockey’s best player from last season, then showed why the fifth-ranked Bulldogs may have much more than one star to lean on this winter. UMD scored four unanswered goals after falling behind early in the third period and defeated Long

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Marshall, Stella Maris announce five-program cooperative agreement

DULUTH — Marshall School and Stella Maris Academy will combine students in five athletic and extracurricular programs beginning with the 2026-27 school year under cooperative agreements approved by both schools. The partnership will include girls basketball, baseball, softball, boys lacrosse and robotics, expanding participation opportunities for students at the two

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Meyer Group lands Fond du Lac project, adds to growing tribal portfolio

DULUTH — When the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa broke ground Thursday on its new downtown Duluth cannabis development, the architectural assignment went to a firm that has quietly built one of the region’s deepest portfolios in tribal and community development. Meyer Group Architecture, the Duluth-based

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Opinion: Essentia’s merger raises a bigger question: Why give up independence?
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Opinion: Essentia’s merger raises a bigger question: Why give up independence?

The central question surrounding this transaction should therefore not be why HealthPartners isn't writing Essentia a check. The better question is what Duluth, Essentia’s patients and its employees receive in exchange for surrendering the institution’s independence.

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Plante brothers bring a lifetime of hockey together on one Bulldogs line
Left to right, Max Plante, Victor Plante and Zam Plante participated in the Bulldogs' weekly press conference Wednesday ahead of this weekend's season-opening series against Long Island at AMSOIL Arena.

Plante brothers bring a lifetime of hockey together on one Bulldogs line

Three Hermantown brothers who once battled in the basement, three NHL draft picks who traveled different developmental paths and three Bulldogs now beginning the season shoulder to shoulder at AMSOIL Arena.

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Scott Sandelin’s message to his players: Prove it
Bulldogs men's hockey coach Scott Sandelin

Scott Sandelin’s message to his players: Prove it

“Nothing's going to be handed like college hockey, our league, everything is some really damn good teams right now. And I'm just excited that we have a group that's being considered in that mix, but we got to go prove it. We got to go work.” -- Scott Sandelin

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Opinion: Duluth schools need more than a successful referendum

Opinion: Duluth schools need more than a successful referendum

Before Nov. 3, the district needs to bring the same clarity to its recovery plan: what went wrong, what has changed and how approximately $112.6 million in additional operating revenue over a decade would produce a sustainable budget.

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Stella Maris cross country grows to 37 runners as Gilbertson brothers set the pace

DULUTH — Stella Maris Academy’s largest cross country team is giving coach Elizabeth Nygaard reasons to look forward to October. With 37 runners, a promising group of young varsity competitors and three seniors representing the program’s growth, the Sentinels are preparing for their first Polar League conference meet and

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Grandma’s Marathon registration opens Oct. 1 after record sellouts

Grandma’s Marathon registration opens Oct. 1 after record sellouts

DULUTH — Registration for the 2027 Grandma’s Marathon weekend opens at 7 p.m. Central time Thursday, Oct. 1, with organizers urging runners to prepare for another fast sellout after record demand for the event’s 50th anniversary races. The Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon and William A. Irvin 5K each

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Built to contend: Bulldogs bring veteran firepower, national expectations into season opener
Bulldogs senior defenseman Aaron Pionk. Howie / HowieHanson.com

Built to contend: Bulldogs bring veteran firepower, national expectations into season opener

DULUTH — Minnesota Duluth enters the 2026-27 men’s hockey season with the reigning Hobey Baker Award winner, an experienced core that came within one victory of the Frozen Four and a national ranking that places the Bulldogs squarely among college hockey’s leading contenders. The rebuilding has produced a

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