Saturday Results
Baseball
Hermantown 4, North Branch 0. Ace junior pitcher River Freeman threw a no-hitter for the Hawks (4-3).
Esko 2, St. Anthony 0
Duluth Denfeld 9, North Branch 2. The Hunters improved to 6-6 overall.
Softball
Proctor 10, Maple Lake 0
DC Everest 8, Superior 7
Monticello 7, Proctor 1
Becker 9, Cloquet 0
Edina 9, Hermantown 4
Becker 1, Hibbing 0
Hibbing 2, Spring Lake Park 1
Rocori 14, Cloquet 4
Proctor 11, Sau Rapids-Rice 3
Hibbing 13, DeLaSalle 2
His stat line towered over the league: a .383 batting average, 17 home runs, 68 RBIs, 23 doubles, three triples, 48 runs scored, 28 walks, and 15 stolen bases over 52 games. His OPS landed at 1.252, powered by a .471 on-base percentage and a .781 slugging percentage.
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Hermantown led 14-8 at halftime and 28-16 after three quarters before Sleen’s third touchdown in the fourth extended the margin to 35-20.
The UMD men’s hockey team might not be ranked yet, but Friday night played like a team about to turn some heads. The Bulldogs blanked No. 12 Minnesota 3-0 at 3M Arena at Mariucci, earning their first win on the Gophers’ home ice since 2021 and extending their winning
For once, a health-care revolution isn’t coming from Silicon Valley or Washington, but from the north shore of Lake Superior. And if it succeeds, the light in the pharmacy window — the one Herman says tells you whether a town is still alive — might stay on a little longer.
Proceeds from the evening will benefit Justice North’s mission of promoting equal access to justice throughout the region.
