Unbeatens, conference tests highlight northeastern Minnesota prep sports week
The largest stage comes Friday night, when Hermantown, Grand Rapids and Hibbing — each 2-0 — attempt to protect unbeaten starts in football.
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2026 Hermantown Volleyball Schedule
Aug. 24 – Hibbing and six other teams at Princeton, 9 a.m. Aug. 27 -- at Duluth Marshall, 7 p.m. Sept. 1 -- Esko, 7
2026 Hermantown Girls Soccer Schedule
Aug. 27 – North Branch, 4 p.m. Aug. 29 -- Big Lake, noon Aug. 31 -- at Duluth Marshall, 4 p.m. Sept. 3 -- Proctor, 6:
2026 Hermantown Football Schedule
Aug. 29 – at Esko (scrimmage), 9 a.m. Sept. 4 -- at Duluth Denfeld, 6 p.m. Sept. 11 -- at Proctor, 7 p.m. Sept.
Next Week in Esko Sports: Eskomos Continue Summer Skill Development
ESKO — Esko High School athletes will continue their offseason development next week as the Eskomos' basketball, volleyball and soccer programs remain active with
Hermantown football has the pieces. Now comes the hard part.
The question is whether the senior class can transform potential into production, close the gap on Grand Rapids and bring a Section 7, Class 4A championship trophy back to Centricity Stadium.
Howie: Hermantown finally rolls up its sleeves and plays Hawks football again
Howie's column is powered by Lyric Kitchen · Bar Hermantown spent the first month of the season feeling a little out of sorts,
Howie: Perich and the Gophers brace for Buckeye beatdown
Either way, this is the game that sticks. Years from now, when Koi Perich plays on Sundays or is just another cautionary tale of “what could have been,” folks will point back to the Horseshoe and say that was the night we first knew.