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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.
The Hermantown High School boys hockey team closed January with its most demanding weekend of the season, shutting out defending Class 1A champion East Grand Forks 5-0 on Friday before dropping a 5-4 decision to Class 2A No. 2-ranked Moorhead on Saturday. The split left the Hawks 16-2-3 overall. At
It was a productive Friday night for Hermantown High sports teams, who picked up convincing victories on the ice and the basketball court. In boys hockey, Beau Christy recorded a hat trick as Hermantown shut out host East Grand Forks 5-0. After a scoreless first period, Christy put the Hawks
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