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2026 Duluth Denfeld Boys Soccer Schedule
Aug. 28 — at Mahtomedi, noon Aug. 29 — at Chisago Lakes, 11 a.m. Sept. 3 — Lakeville South, 4 p.m. Sept. 4 — Lakeville North, 10 a.m. Sept. 8 — Duluth Marshall, 7 p.m. Sept. 15 — Hermantown, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 17 — Hibbing, 5:30 p.m. Sept. 19
2026 Duluth Denfeld Volleyball Schedule
Aug. 24 — Cloquet, 9 a.m. Sept. 1 — Aitkin, 7 p.m. Sept. 3 — at Rock Ridge, 6 p.m. Sept. 8 — at Hibbing, 7 p.m. Sept. 15 — Moose Lake, 7 p.m. Sept. 17 — at Superior, 7 p.m. Sept. 19 — Duluth East Invitational, 9 a.m. Sept.
2026 Duluth Denfeld Football Schedule
Sept. 4 — Hermantown, 6 p.m. Sept. 11 — at Two Harbors, 7 p.m. Sept. 18 — Grand Rapids, 6 p.m. Sept. 25 — at Pequot Lakes, 7 p.m. Oct. 2 — Rock Ridge, 6 p.m. Oct. 9 — at Duluth East, 6 p.m. Oct. 14 — at North Branch, 7
2026 Cloquet Girls Soccer Schedule
Aug. 22 — Bloomington Jefferson, 10 a.m. Aug. 27 — at St. Francis, 5 p.m. Aug. 28 — Two Rivers, 4 p.m. Sept. 3 — Esko, 3 p.m. Sept. 8 — Proctor, 7 p.m. Sept. 12 — Hermantown, 4 p.m. Sept. 14 — Hibbing, 7 p.m. Sept. 17 — at St.