That is the broad Hermantown picture entering training camp starting Aug. 17. Football and girls cross-country should expect to contend for section championships. Boys soccer and volleyball return enough proven talent to make deep playoff runs realistic.
Senst is the athlete younger Hawks can watch and emulate, the teammate coaches can trust and the quarterback willing to accept responsibility. He is already one of Hermantown High School’s finest athletes. His senior year could add another memorable chapter, but it will not define him.
Hermantown enters the 2026 boys soccer season with something it did not have a year ago: the distinction of defending Lake Superior Conference champion. The Hawks finished 9-5-4 overall and captured the conference title with a 7-1-3 league record, finishing with 24 points, eight points ahead
Aug. 24 – Hibbing and six other teams at Princeton, 9 a.m. Aug. 27 -- at Duluth Marshall, 7 p.m. Sept. 1 -- Esko, 7 p.m. Sept. 3 -- Princeton, 7 p.m. Sept. 8 -- at Duluth East, 7 p.m. Sept. 10 -- Proctor, 7 p.m. Sept. 12 -- North Branch
Aug. 27 – North Branch, 4 p.m. Aug. 29 -- Big Lake, noon Aug. 31 -- at Duluth Marshall, 4 p.m. Sept. 3 -- Proctor, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 9 -- Coon Rapids, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 10 -- Hibbing, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 12 -- at Cloquet, 4 p.m. Sept.
Aug. 27 – Holy Family, 6 p.m. Aug. 28 -- at Mesabi East, 5 p.m. Sept. 1 -- Duluth Marshall, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 3 -- at Proctor, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 8 -- Hibbing, 6:30 p.m. Sept. 10 -- at Cloquet, 7 p.m. Sept. 15 -- at Duluth Denfeld,
Aug. 24 – at Duluth Marshall, 4 p.m. Aug. 26 -- Buffalo and one other team, 9 a.m. Sept. 1 -- at Grand Rapids, 9 a.m. Sept. 2 -- at Rock Ridge, 4 p.m. Sept. 3 -- at Duluth Denfeld, 4:15 p.m. Sept. 8 -- Cloquet, 4 p.m. Sept.
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.
This autumn, northeastern Minnesota won't simply be watching one of the state's best running backs. It may be witnessing the final high school season of the greatest running back Hermantown has ever produced.
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Detroit Red Wings have doubled down on one of hockey's most recognizable Minnesota families. Detroit selected University of Minnesota Duluth recruit Victor Plante with the 47th overall pick in the second round of the 2026 NHL Draft on Saturday, giving the organization NHL rights
Sept. 3 (7 p.m.) — vs. Rock Ridge Sept. 11 (6 p.m.) — at Brainerd Sept. 18 (6 p.m.) — at Hermantown Sept. 25 (7 p.m.) — vs. Grand Rapids Oct. 2 (6 p.m.) — at North Branch Oct. 9 (6 p.m.) — vs. Duluth Denfeld Oct. 16 (6 p.
HERMANTOWN — Hermantown High School will host its annual parent and student-athlete meetings on Thursday, Aug. 14, as the Activities Department prepares for the start of the 2025-26 fall sports season and outlines expectations for student-athletes participating throughout the school year. The meetings will begin at 5:30
HERMANTOWN — The Hermantown football program will launch preparations for the 2025 season with three equipment pickup and program introduction sessions for seventh- and eighth-grade players at Centricity Stadium. The events are scheduled for Tuesday, Aug. 12, Wednesday, Aug. 13, and Thursday, Aug. 14, from 4 to 5:30 p.
Hermantown High School will host a Signing Day ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Friday in the school commons area to recognize four Hawks student-athletes who will continue their academic and athletic careers at the collegiate level. The group includes: . Lillian Clemons, who signed with University of Wisconsin-Superior
