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Schneider, Watt give Bulldogs hockey a distinctly Duluth voiceDULUTH — Bulldogs hockey sounds different when the two men describing it have spent much of their lives around the game in Duluth. Zach Schneider has spent nearly two decades learning
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HERMANTOWN — Martin Sleen’s explosive start has moved well beyond being simply a Hermantown football story. The Hawks standout has established himself among the most productive running backs in Minnesota. Sleen has rushed for 900 yards and 15 touchdowns, placing him sixth statewide in rushing yardage and tied for second
Mike Zagelmeyer has good reason to like his Hermantown football team, and the reasons extend well beyond an unbeaten record and a running back who turned homecoming into a personal highlight film. Martin Sleen supplied the extraordinary Friday night. The homecoming king returned the opening kickoff 94 yards for a
HERMANTOWN — Hermantown has spent September demonstrating how quickly it can change a football game. Cloquet has spent the past two weeks demonstrating how quickly it can change a season. The teams collide tonight in one of the more intriguing early-season Northeast Red Conference games in northeastern Minnesota, when Hermantown
Hermantown’s unbeaten start has been powered by explosive plays, increasingly physical defense and the return of an experienced quarterback. Yet coach Mike Zagelmeyer understands that a 3-0 record guarantees his Hawks nothing when Northeast Red rival Cloquet arrives for Friday night’s homecoming game. Kickoff is scheduled for
HERMANTOWN — Hermantown has spent the first three weeks of the high school football season turning games into track meets. Cloquet, after a disastrous opener, has spent the past two proving it can recover quickly. Those two trajectories meet at 7 p.m. Friday, when the unbeaten Hawks host the Lumberjacks
The Northeast Red needed exactly one weekend to remind everybody why nothing comes cheaply in this football district. Grand Rapids looked every bit like the defending champion. Hermantown opened with the kind of offensive performance expected from one of the district’s most established programs. Duluth East made perhaps the
GRAND RAPIDS, Minn. — Ethan Morgan scored four touchdowns and Grand Rapids erupted for 42 first-half points Thursday night, overwhelming Cloquet 56-14 in the Northeast Red high school football season opener for both teams at Noble Hall Field. Morgan scored twice on the ground and caught two touchdown passes
The 2026 high school football season in northeastern Minnesota begins this week with a familiar measuring stick: Grand Rapids owns Section 7, Class 4A until somebody proves otherwise. The Thunderhawks were 10-2 a year ago, swept through the Northeast Red District without a loss, outscored opponents 518-101 and
There is little mystery surrounding Cloquet’s path to improvement. The Lumberjacks must replace more than half of last season’s rushing production, develop a more productive passing game and avoid another slow start.
Sept. 3 — at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m. Sept. 11 — Esko, 7 p.m. Sept. 18 — North Branch, 7 p.m. Sept. 25 — at Hermantown, 7 p.m. Oct. 2 — Mora, 7 p.m. Oct. 9 — at Rock Ridge, 7 p.m. Oct. 14 — Duluth East, 7 p.m. Oct.
Aug. 29 – at Esko (scrimmage), 9 a.m. Sept. 4 -- at Duluth Denfeld, 6 p.m. Sept. 11 -- at Proctor, 7 p.m. Sept. 18 -- Duluth East, 7 p.m. Sept. 25 -- Cloquet, 7 p.m. Oct. 2 -- at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m. Oct. 9 -- Esko, 7 p.m.
The rankings begin this way: Hermantown, Grand Rapids, North Branch, Cloquet, Duluth Denfeld, Duluth East and Rock Ridge.
"I think we have some real playmakers this year who are excited for the challenge ahead. We graduated only eight seniors, although several were major contributors. For the first time in a long time, I like our depth." -- Hermantown Hawks football coach Mike Zagelmeyer
■ Friday, August 29 – host Duluth Denfeld, 7 p.m. ■ Friday, Sept. 5 – host Proctor, 7 p.m. ■ Friday, Sept. 12 – at Duluth East, 6 p.m. ■ Friday, Sept. 19 – at Cloquet, 7 p.m. ■ Friday, Sept. 26 – host Grand Rapids, 7 p.m. ■ Friday, Oct. 3 – at Esko, 5 p.
Duluth Denfeld (4-1) vs. Cloquet (3-2), Proctor Hermantown (4-1) at Duluth East (1-4) Esko (5-0) at Hibbing (1-4) Grand Rapids (3-2) at North Branch (4-1) Rock Ridge (1-4) at Two Harbors (3-2)
Hermantown raced to a 38-0 halftime lead and coasted to a 41-7 victory over traditional rival Cloquet in a Northeast Red high school football game Friday night at Egerdahl Field in Proctor. "That might have been one of the best halves of football I have seen us