Editor's Note: Howie Sports Blog is powered by Perrault Construction, the trusted roofing, siding and window company in Duluth. Legendary Hermantown football coach Mike Zagelmeyer on his team, top players and upcoming 2024 season: "I don't put a lot of stock in preseason hype, as
The Hermantown Activities Department today announced its 2023-24 award winners for MVPs for activities, Triple A Winners, Athlete of the Year, and Nancy Huttel Award, as follows: Male and Female Athletes of the Year – Peyton Menzel and Katie Sandelin Nany Huttel Award Winner – Madeline Moore Hermantown Triple A Winners – Keana
MONDAY Girls Golf – at Mesabi East, 11 a.m. Quarry Softball – host Superior, 4:30 p.m. Rose Field. Game Notes: The Hawks (3-2) will look to rebound from a 14-4 home loss to Proctor, which snapped a two-game Hermantown winning streak. The Spartans are 6-3. Boys Tennis – at Aitkin,
Tuesday Girls Golf – at Pokegema, 10 a.m. Boys Tennis – at Stella Maris Academy, 4:15 p.m. Longview Boys and Girls Track – at Cloquet, 4:15 p.m. Baseball – at Proctor, 4:30 p.m. Game Notes: The Hawks are 3-0, with a pair of lopsided wins over Duluth
Hermantown boys hockey doesn’t measure success by its won-loss record during the regular season. The stated goal is to play a highly-competitive regular season schedule against many of Minnesota’s Class 2A state-ranked teams, which hopefully prepares the Hawks well for the Section 7A playoffs and to make a
Tuesday Nordic Skiing – at Cloquet, 5 p.m. Boys Hockey – at Proctor, 7 p.m. Game Notes: The Class 1A/No. 1-ranked Hawks will be looking to rebound from a 4-0 loss at Shakopee last Friday, their first shutout loss since 2015. In fairness, Hermantown (6-2-2) was playing its third
TUESDAY Boys Basketball – at Princeton, 6:30 p.m. Game Notes: The Hawks (1-4) are looking for a strong response to a 80-63 loss against nonconference Mankato West in the Southside Showcase at Benilde-St. Margaret's High School last Saturday afternoon. Senior forward Abe Soumis had a team-high 20
TUESDAY Boys Basketball – host Duluth Denfeld, 7 p.m. Game Notes: A possible preview of a Section 7AAA playoff game, in the first game of a home-and-home Lake Superior Conference regular season series. The Hawks are led by 6-foot-4 senior power forward Abe Soumis, a HowieHanson.com 2023-24 Preseason First
TUESDAY Girls Basketball – host Bemidji, 6 p.m. The Hawks will play their season and home opener against a powerful Lumberjacks team that is hoping to improve on its 13-13 record of a year ago. Hermantown finished 8-19 a year ago, losing at Cloquet 71-46 in a Section 7AAA semifinal,
Legendary Hermantown football coach Mike Zagelmeyer on his team's 41-7 nonconference home loss to unbeaten Esko last week – "Friday night was a good ol' fashioned butt kicking. Our guys probably haven't been in a game like that before, so hopefully some hard lessons were
Every Hermantown fall sports team has enjoyed a strong start to its 2023 season. The powerful Hawks football team is 3-1 overall and 2-1 in the rugged Northeast Red conference. Hermantown blitzed Grand Rapids 31-14 last Friday night at beautiful Centricity Stadium, as elite junior quarterback Alex Schott connected with
MONDAY Boys and Girls Golf – at Cloquet, 9 a.m. Baseball – at Proctor, 4:30 p.m. The Hawks (11-4) have lost three of their last four, including a split doubleheader effort against Duluth Denfeld (a 13-0 victory) and Spring Lake Park (a 9-5 loss) last Saturday at Wade Stadium
Cruz Runyan scattered six hits to earn the pitching victory in the opener, and River Freeman and Wylie Arro collected three hits each.
MONDAY Boys Golf – at Cambridge-Isanti, noon Boys Tennis – host Denfeld, 4:15 p.m. TUESDAY Boys Tennis – at Grand Rapids, 4 p.m. Boys and Girls Track & Field – at Superior, 4 p.m. Softball – at Proctor, 4:30 p.m. The Hawks (3-1) are off to a good start