Duluth Marshall standout among nation's top young prospects
Recruiting services rank Duluth Marshall's Chloe Johnson among the top players nationally in the Class of 2028, and ESPN has rated her among the elite prospects in her class.
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Duluth Marshall opens against Sauk Centre in state opener
The Hilltoppers, led by super-sophomore Chloe Johnson (31.3 points per game), enters the tournament as one of the favorites in the eight-team bracket and could meet No. 3 seed New London-Spicer or No. 6 Minnehaha Academy in the semifinals if both teams advance.
Howie: Johnson, Brown post career playoff numbers
Johnson is one of the nation's top prospects in the Class of 2028, and Brown is a rising star who will draw a lot of attention from college scouts next summer.
Howie: Class of 2028 the most anticipated college women's basketball guard class in years
Tatianna Griffin, Chloe Johnson, Amel Cook and Ella Peper are rising faster than the sport around them — and college basketball is taking notice.
Howie: Johnson, Manion generational prep sports talents
I grew up in a sports world where girls were invisible. Now the biggest stars in town — the most electrifying, can’t-miss, soon-to-be household names — are two sophomore girls who are rewriting what a Northland athlete can be.
Howie: Chloe Johnson’s NIL payday awaits
They’re already whispering about Chloe Johnson the way Minnesotans used to whisper about Gophers hockey legends who walked out of Iron Range barns like they owned the world. Only this isn’t the 1970s and Johnson isn’t some elitely-talented kid headed to a smoky college fieldhouse. She’
Building our best local female athletes list (submit your favorites!)
DULUTH – I’m working on a new sports column for HowieHanson.com, asking a classic Northland barstool question: Who are the Duluth area’s all-time top 10 high school female athletes? It’s the kind of list that’s half fact, half folklore — and all fun to argue about.
Chloe Johnson No. 2 on list of top Class of 2028 high school girls basketball prospects nationally
Ranked No. 2 overall by ASGR and the top point guard by ESPN for 2028, Johnson combines court vision and a smooth shooting stroke. Her early varsity success has already positioned her as one of the Midwest’s most closely followed recruits.
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"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
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"She has a high basketball IQ and that's why a lot of college coaches love her already. She needs to keep working on her game because things will continue to be harder at every new level." Duluth Marshall coach Chibuzo Osuchukwu on Chloe Johnson, one of the nation's top recruits in the Class of 2028
Johnson advances in U16 national team trials
Chloe Johnson of Hermantown has been named a finalist for the 2025 USA Women’s U16 National Team following three days of trials in Colorado Springs. GOOD READ: Quote Me, Howie: Dyami Starks on Chloe Johnson's game The 22 finalists, selected from 52 trials invitees, will vie for
Quote Me, Howie: Chloe Johnson, Rhett McDonald, Brooks Johnson
Duluth Marshall freshman guard Chloe Johnson on the Section 7AA playoffs – "I’m excited for playoffs. It’s always fun to play at UMD and it’s what we work for all year. We got the three seed because we played a tough schedule, and dropped many of the
Howie's Up North Winter Prep Sports Athletes of the Year
HowieHanson.com Winter Prep Athletes of the Year: Boys Hockey – Tate Swanson, Hibbing-Chisholm junior forward. A rising talent, a left-handed Corey Millen comparable. Girls Hockey – Mercury Bischoff, Grand Rapids/Greenway senior forward. Headed to Minnesota State. Boys Basketball – Brooks Johnson, Duluth Marshall senior forward. Committed to the Bulldogs.
Sports Notebook: Chloe Johnson in the news
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Freshman guard Chloe Johnson scored 44 points to reach 2,000 for her brief career as Duluth Marshall blitzed visiting Mesabi East 90-63 in a nonconference high school basketball game Thursday night. MINNESOTA PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL STATS Most points, career: 5,060 – Rebekah Dahlman, Braham,
Friday Prep Sports Notebook
THURSDAY RESULTS Girls Basketball Duluth Marshall 102, Grand Rapids 36. Chloe Johnson had 37 points and Cairin Berger 20 for the Hilltoppers. Proctor 75, Hermantown 52. Chloe Carlson and Lily Smith scored 16 points each for the Rails, and Bailey Hermanson had 16 points for the Hawks. Esko 66, Barnum