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Howie's Top 5 prep boys basketball players to watch next season
1. Carter Brown, Duluth Denfeld Senior | Forward | 6-7 Brown gets the top spot because his production was unmatched among returning area players. He averaged 28.1 points and 13.8 rebounds, shot 57% from the field and scored 51 points against Cloquet in the Section 7AAA tournament. He can
Defending champion Albany outguns Minnesota in AF1 semifinal
Monsters finish 9-5 after winning seven of their final nine games.
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The Hermantown Six: Ty Hanson is UMD’s blue-line engine
Ty Hanson enters the 2026-27 season as Minnesota Duluth’s blue-line engine, a 5-foot-9, 180-pound right-shot defenseman whose production, usage and competitive profile have removed any reasonable doubt about whether his game is large enough for the highest levels of college hockey. Hanson is
Howie's Top 5 prep boys basketball players to watch next season
1. Carter Brown, Duluth Denfeld Senior | Forward | 6-7 Brown gets the top spot because his production was unmatched among returning area players. He averaged 28.1 points and 13.8 rebounds, shot 57% from the field and scored 51 points against Cloquet in the Section 7AAA tournament. He can
Six decades later, DECC Arena remains Duluth’s classic stage
The Arena continues to work because it has never depended on being the newest or largest venue. Its appeal is rooted in permanence: the steep rows, the compact concert setting, the proximity to the lake and the accumulated memories of everyone who has passed through its doors.
Defending champion Albany outguns Minnesota in AF1 semifinal
Monsters finish 9-5 after winning seven of their final nine games.