TUESDAY
Boys Basketball
Hermantown at Princeton, 6:30 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Hermantown at North Branch, 7 p.m.
Boys Hockey
Duluth Marshall at Hermantown, 7 p.m.
Girls Hockey
Proctor-Hermantown at Hibbing, 7 p.m.
FRIDAY
Girls Hockey
Delano at Hermantown-Proctor, 7 p.m.
Girls Basketball
Grand Rapids at Hermantown, 7:15 p.m.
SATURDAY
Girls Hockey
Proctor-Hermantown at South St. Paul, 1 p.m.
Boys Hockey
Mahtomedi at Hermantown, 1 p.m.
His stat line towered over the league: a .383 batting average, 17 home runs, 68 RBIs, 23 doubles, three triples, 48 runs scored, 28 walks, and 15 stolen bases over 52 games. His OPS landed at 1.252, powered by a .471 on-base percentage and a .781 slugging percentage.
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Picture it: Ham in sweats, headset strapped on, coaching up young backs on the sideline like he’s been auditioning for the job all summer. He’s never been the rah-rah type in uniform, but suddenly he’s Mr. Clipboard? This isn’t rehab. This is a trial run for the next phase of his career.
Negotiations continue at Solvay Hospice House and Essentia Health Surgery Center-Miller Hill in Duluth. Two bargaining sessions were held this week, with additional meetings scheduled for Sept. 8 at Solvay and Sept. 10 at the Surgery Center.
Minnesota’s defense dominated from the outset, holding Buffalo to just 151 total yards and limiting the Bulls to 1 of 11 on third down. The Gophers forced six three-and-outs and kept Buffalo’s rushing attack under 40 yards.
And lest anyone think St. Scholastica is just a nice regional option, the rankings folks beg to differ. U.S. News puts them among the Best National Universities, Money magazine says it’s one of the “Best Colleges for Your Money,” and the Princeton Review keeps listing it among the Midwest’s best.