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Today's Events
College Men's Hockey
Bulldogs at Miami, 6:05 p.m. (NCHC.tv)
College Women's Hockey
Minnesota at Bulldogs, 6 p.m.
Prep Girls Hockey
Proctor-Hermantown at Bloomington Jefferson, 7 p.m.
South St. Paul at Hibbing/Chisholm, 7 p.m.
Eden Prairie at Grand Rapids/Greenway, 7 p.m.
That is the broad Hermantown picture entering training camp starting Aug. 17. Football and girls cross-country should expect to contend for section championships. Boys soccer and volleyball return enough proven talent to make deep playoff runs realistic.
The Sentinels now have returning captains, increasing roster depth and a championship-tested young core. The next objective is to prove that last spring’s breakthrough in Alexandria was the beginning of something sustainable.
Individual awards, including most valuable player and offensive and defensive player honors, are scheduled to be announced Friday at the AF1 Awards Banquet in Clarksville.
Financial need alone will not carry two operating referendum questions across the finish line Nov. 3. The district must confront a trust issue that has accumulated over two decades and explain why voters should believe the next 10-year, $103 million plan be better than the plans that preceded it.
With Minnesota currently importing 100% of its fossil fuels, solar power adds “homegrown” renewable sources of energy to the building and the state’s electrical grid.
