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Howie: Bulldogs embarrassed in Sioux Falls

The Bulldogs represent one of college hockey's most accomplished programs, backed by a tremendous facility, passionate supporters and a recruiting reputation built through decades of success. They compete in the NCHC, where championship expectations are established long before the opening faceoff.

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Hermantown Football

Quote Me, Howie: Hermantown fall coaches on their teams' strong start
2024 Hermantown Homecoming Court: Olivia Gustafson, Ava Broman, Hope Kohanski, Claire Kaups, Sidney Shubitz, Alex Schott, Jack Slattengren, River Freeman, Mason Humphreys and Peter Emerson. The Homecoming Queen and King will be crowned Thursday at 11 a.m. Hermantown Community Schools

Quote Me, Howie: Hermantown fall coaches on their teams' strong start

Note: Quote Me, Howie is powered by Perrault Construction, the trusted roofing, siding and window company in Duluth. Nate Hanson, girls soccer – "I can't believe we're already halfway through the season. Eleven games into the season and the girls find themselves at 4-6-1.

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Friday Night Prep Scoreboard
Duluth Denfeld star senior halfback Taye Manns scored four touchdowns, three rushing and one in the air, against Duluth East on Friday night. Howie / HowieHanson.com

Friday Night Prep Scoreboard

Note: Prep Scoreboard is powered by Perrault Construction, the trusted roofing, siding and window company in Duluth. Football Hermantown 49, Grand Rapids 22. The Hawks improved to 3-1 overall and 2-1 in the Northeast Red. Hermantown will host Rock Ridge on Friday night. Duluth Denfeld 48, Duluth East

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Quote Me, Howie: Mike Zagelmeyer

We have won many great games in the past at Hermantown, but we have also lost our share of those great games. This one has to rate close to the top, if not at the top, as one of the toughest regular season losses I can remember in my 28-year tenure here. -- Mike Zagelmeyer

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Quote Me, Howie: Legendary Hawks FB coach Mike Zagelmeyer
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Quote Me, Howie: Legendary Hawks FB coach Mike Zagelmeyer

Note: Quote Me, Howie is powered by Perrault Construction, the trusted roofing, siding and window company in Duluth. Hermantown football coach Mike Zagelmeyer on the Hawks' 72-0, season-opening home win against Proctor on Friday night: "I thought both coaching staffs did the best they could under

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2024 Hermantown Football Schedule

Aug. 30 – Proctor, 7 p.m. Sept. 6 – Cloquet, 7 p.m. Sept. 13 – at North Branch, 7 p.m. Sept. 20 – at Grand Rapids, 7 p.m. Sept. 27 – Rock Ridge, 7 p.m. Oct. 4 – Duluth East, 7 p.m. Oct. 10 – at Esko, 5 p.m. Oct.

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Howie: Hawks blitz Greyhounds, host unbeaten Eskomos Friday

Duluth East made Hermantown work for its 42-6 victory at Ordean Stadium last Friday night, although the final score might indicate otherwise. "Our guys always enjoy playing Duluth East -- there have been some great games in the past with them -- however, this was not one of them,"

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Hawks avoided major upset at Rock Ridge

A win is a win, as the saying goes. Sometimes it's a pretty win, and sometimes it's ugly. Hermantown's come-from-behind, 20-13 Northeast Red victory at 1-3 Rock Ridge on Friday? "I thought we played very similarly to the weather

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Hermantown Sports Notebook

Hermantown football coach Mike Zagelmeyer acknowledged that last Friday's 28-21 home loss against North Branch, the Hawks' first loss of the season in three starts, was a difficult pill to swallow, "especially when you know what they are going to do offensively and are unsuccessful

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Prep Football Tonight
Powerful Duluth Denfeld will look to improve to 3-0 with a nonconference victory at Pine City tonight. Howie / DuluthTimes.com

Prep Football Tonight

Friday Games North Branch at Hermantown Esko at Mora Duluth Denfeld at Pine City Two Harbors at Pequot Lakes Rock Ridge at Grand Rapids Mesabi East at International Falls South Ridge at Ely Hibbing at Proctor

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Hermantown, Denfeld among prep football unbeatens

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

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Prep Football Friday

Ogilvie at Carlton-Wrenshall, 4 p.m. Cook County at Bigfork, 6 p.m. Hermantown (1-0) vs. Cloquet (0-1), 7 p.m. in Proctor Grand Rapids (1-0) at Duluth Denfeld (1-0), 7 p.m. Proctor (0-1) at Esko (1-0), 7 p.m. Cass Lake-

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Hermantown heavy favorite against Proctor in prep football opener
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Hermantown heavy favorite against Proctor in prep football opener

Hermantown football coach Mike Zagelmeyer felt his team handled itself well in preseason scrimmages against Esko, Duluth East and Cloquet last Saturday in Esko. "There are plenty of things to work on moving forward, but I liked our physicalness overall," Zagelmeyer, the Hawks' legendary, veteran coach, said

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