"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
Duluth Denfeld will face defending champion Totino-Grace in a Class 3A state tournament quarterfinal at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Williams Arena. 3A Quarterfinals, Tuesday (All games at Williams Arena) (8) St. Paul Harding (18-10) vs. (1) Mankato East (27-1), 10 a.m. (5) DeLaSalle (23-5) vs. (4) Orono (22-7)
"Beyond the excitement of this run, Denfeld’s success has the power to unite our city and inspire future generations of young athletes across the region." -- Matt Baumgartner, president, Duluth Area Chamber of Commerce
Sports Notebook is powered by Perrault Construction, the trusted roofing, siding and window company in Duluth. The 2025 All-Lake Superior Conference boys basketball team, as selected by Howie Hanson: FIRST TEAM MarNaries Ferguson, Duluth Denfeld senior guard Brooks Johnson, Duluth Marshall senior guard-forward Calvin Anderson, Superior junior Carter Brown, Duluth
Note: Prep Sports Notebook is powered by Perrault Construction, the trusted roofing, siding and window company in Duluth. Duluth Denfeld High School Boys Basketball Career Scoring Leaders 2,008 points – MarNaries Ferguson, 2025 1,880 – Josh Reinertsen, 2020 1,626 – Sean Seaman, 2001 1,189 – Matt Lien, 2004 1,144
"We're finally fully healthy and with a team full of seniors, we're ready to lay it all on the line and see what happens. Hopefully we get a little luck and find a way to win this thing. Fun time of the year." -- Cloquet boys basketball coach Steve Battaglia
Note: Sports Notebook is powered by Perrault Construction, the trusted roofing, siding and window company in Duluth. Hermantown girls heavy favorite at home against Hibbing tonight, Esko on Thursday Hermantown’s road-weary girls basketball team blitzed Grand Rapids 81-44 and lost to Duluth Marshall 81-43 in back-to-back Lake Superior Conference
Note: Howie's Prep Sports Notebook is powered by Perrault Construction, the trusted roofing, siding and window company in Duluth. Class 1A, No. 1 Hermantown recorded its second boys hockey overtime tie before posting its two most impressive wins of the season last week. The Hawks and Duluth Marshall
"I can see him playing at the D2 level. But to get to D1, if he works on some small things, I think he could play at that level, too." -- Duluth Denfeld boys basketball coach Phill Homere on ultra-elite senior point guard Marnaries Ferguson
Section 7AAA Boys Basketball Quarterfinals (1) Hermantown 92, (8) Hibbing 73 (2) Chisago Lakes 82, (7) Grand Rapids 57 (5) Rock Ridge 70, (4) Duluth Denfeld 57 (3) North Branch 95, (6) Cloquet 85 Section 7AAA Boys Basketball Semifinals (Friday) (5) Rock Ridge at (1) Hermantown, 7 p.m. (3)
TODAY'S GAMES BOYS BASKETBALL Duluth Denfeld vs. Kasson-Mantorville, Hermantown Big Lake at Hermantown Grand Rapids at Little Falls Cook County at South Ridge Cromwell-Wright at Floodwood Rush City at Greenway North Branch at Pine City Hill City at Ely Braham at McGregor Nashwauk-Keewatin at Barnum Two Harbors at
The two-day Twin Ports Summer Jam high school boy's basketball tournament is wrapping up today at Lincoln Park Middle School in West Duluth. Cherry, Hermantown and Duluth Denfeld are elite teams in the 16-team field. Top prospects taking part: . Cherry point guard Isaac Asuma, a Gophers commit and
FIRST TEAM 1. Abe Soumis, Hermantown 2. Marnaries Ferguson, Duluth Denfeld 3. Aidan Altona, Duluth Denfeld 4. Brooks Johnson, Hermantown 5. Koi Perich, Esko SECOND TEAM 1. Tre Sanigar, Superior 2. Ty Nyberg, Duluth East 3. Jack Battaglia, Cloquet 4. Finnley Powell, Duluth Denfeld 5. Calvin Anderson, Superior