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Bulldogs picked third in NCHC preseason media pollMinnesota Duluth will enter the 2026-27 season carrying some of the highest expectations in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference. The Bulldogs were picked to finish third in the NCHC
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Hermantown’s final record will depend less on finding one player capable of replacing everything that left and more on whether its senior class can make the game easier for one another. The Hawks have experience, numbers and a realistic opportunity in Section 7AAA.
The Hermantown girls basketball team has found its rhythm — and its confidence — heading into January. After navigating an early stretch that tested the Hawks against quality competition, Hermantown has posted seven straight victories and enters the week at 8-2 overall and 3-1 in the Lake Superior Conference. “After
Hermantown delivered a three-sport statement Friday night, with the Hawks’ boys hockey, boys basketball and girls basketball teams all turning in convincing wins. The Class A top-ranked Hawks hockey team knocked off host Maple Grove 7-4. Defenseman Gabe Swenson had five assists. Bryce Francisco stopped 25 shots
Leadership has mattered during the uneven stretches. Senior captains Bailey Hermanson and Aurora Decker have been the stabilizers — not just when the Hawks are rolling, but when they’re searching.
"Athletically, she's the best prospect in the area who has the most promising upside of any of the girls we've mentioned." -- Duluth Marshall standout Chloe Johnson on Hermantown sophomore power forward Jaylynn Sherill
"As the underdog team in the section right now, and the fact that we're 'playing with House money,' I like where we're at and how the game could shake out tomorrow night." -- Hermantown boys basketball coach Andy Fenske of his team's Section 7AAA semifinal at Hibbing on Friday night
Note: Howie's Prep Sports Notebook is powered by Perrault Construction, the trusted roofing, siding and window company in Duluth. Today's Games Section 7AAA Girls Basketball No. 4 Cloquet (10-17) at No. 1 Rock Ridge (22-5), 1 p.m. Game Note: The Wolverines defeated the
Nov. 23 – at Cloquet Nov. 26 – at Bemidji Dec. 3 – North Branch Dec. 5 – Proctor Dec. 7 – Irondale Dec. 10 – Chisago Lakes Dec. 13 – at Grand Rapids Dec. 17 – Cloquet Dec. 20 – at Duluth Denfeld Dec. 26-27 – at Esko Tournament Jan. 3 – at Duluth East Jan. 10 – at East
Hermantown will play host to traditional rival Duluth East in a high school girls basketball game Friday at 7:15 p.m. "The girls look to start the new year off with some energy and confidence as we continue to make progress and get better each day," Coach