Tuesday
No. 1-seed Hermantown (15-8-2) hosts No. 8 International Falls (6-17-2), 6 p.m.
No. 4 Proctor (18-7-0) hosts No. 5 North Shore (11-11-3), 6 p.m.
No. 2 Cloquet-Esko-Carlton (12-13-0) hosts No. 7 Ely (14-11-0), 7 p.m.
No. 3 Hibbing-Chisholm (17-8-0) hosts No. 6 Greenway (5-17-3), 6 p.m.
Saturday (at Amsoil Arena, Duluth)
Semifinals at 6:05 p.m. and 8:05 p.m.
Wednesday, Feb. 28 (at Amsoil Arena, Duluth)
Championship, 7 p.m.
Hanson is a No. 1 college defenseman entering his prime, and UMD’s championship ceiling will be tied directly to how completely he controls the back end.
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
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.
Monsters finish 9-5 after winning seven of their final nine games.
