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Today's Events College Men's Basketball Bulldogs at Minnesota State Moorhead College Women's Basketball Bulldogs at Minnesota State Moorhead College Men's Hockey Bulldogs at Western Michigan College Women's Hockey Bulldogs at Ohio State High School Boys Basketball Superior at Cloquet Two

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Vikings designated to play at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2024

Vikings designated to play at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2024

The Minnesota Vikings are returning to the United Kingdom in 2024. The NFL on Thursday announced Minnesota as a designated team to play a regular-season game at London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as part of the 2024 International Games. The week and opponent have not been determined, but

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Thursday Sports Notebook

Today's Prep Games Boys Basketball Duluth East at Duluth Denfeld Rock Ridge at Duluth Marshall Hinckley-Finlayson at Pine City Ely at Mountain Iron-Buhl Grand Rapids at Hibbing Boys Hockey Rock Ridge at Proctor Greenway at International Falls North Shore at Hibbing-Chisholm Girls Basketball Esko at

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Howie: Prep Sports Notebook, Wednesday
Hermantown boys basketball coach Andy Fenske. Howie / HowieHanson.com

Howie: Prep Sports Notebook, Wednesday

The last four games have been a whirlwind of an experience for two-time defending Section 7AAA boys basketball champion Hermantown, coach Andy Fenske said Wednesday. The powerful Hawks have quietly stitched together a seven-game winning streak, including an 88-81 road victory at nonconference Bemidji on Tuesday night

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Howie: Prep Sports Notebook, Tuesday
Hermantown senior defenseman Drew Nelson. HowieHanson.com

Howie: Prep Sports Notebook, Tuesday

Hermantown boys hockey coach Patrick Andrews has said several times since the start of this season that his young and talented team will be "a work in progress." Never was this more evident than last Saturday at historic Hermantown Arena, when the Class 1A/No. 1-ranked Hawks

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Thursday Night Prep Scoreboard
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Thursday Night Prep Scoreboard

Boys Basketball Hermantown 106, Cloquet 79. Abe Soumis had a game-high 34 points as he pursues the Hawks' all-time career scoring mark. Duluth Denfeld 82, Duluth Marshall 48. Ethan Starstead had 21 points to lead the injury-riddled Hunters. Denfeld (7-5) hosts Grand Rapids (2-9)

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Howie: Today's prep game notes; West Duluth Notebook

Howie: Today's prep game notes; West Duluth Notebook

Boys Basketball Duluth Marshall at Duluth Denfeld – Game Notes: The Hunters (6-5) snapped a two-game losing streak by blitzing Proctor 92-38 on Tuesday night at Denfeld Gym. Denfeld is led by junior guard Marnaries Ferguson, senior power forward Ethan Starstead and super-sophomore point guard Lee Brooks,

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Howie: Prep Sports Notebook, Wednesday
Cloquet boys basketball coach Steve Battaglia. Howie archives

Howie: Prep Sports Notebook, Wednesday

"Abe (Soumis) is the type of player that every coach dreams of having on their team." -- Hermantown boys basketball coach Andy Fenske

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Quote Me, Howie: Retain Shirtless Captain Kirk? Prep sports coaches

Duluth City Councilor Arik Forsman – “The end of the 2024 season reminded many of us of how ugly football can get when you don’t have starting caliber QB on your roster. Ideally, the Vikings will shoot for the best of both worlds this offseason. Resign (Kirk) Cousins to a

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Jerry Borough's Minnesota Hockey Connection Class AA Minnesota High School Boys Rankings
St. Thomas Academy coach Mike Randolph collected his 700th career coaching victory, and now is within seven wins of becoming the all-time winningest boys hockey coach in Minnesota history. Submitted

Jerry Borough's Minnesota Hockey Connection Class AA Minnesota High School Boys Rankings

January 7, 2024 1 Minnetonka (12-0-1) 2 Wayzata (12-0-2) 3 Edina (11-2) 4 Chanhassen (11-4) 5 Maple Grove (9-3) 6 St. Thomas Academy (10-3-1) 7 Benilde-St. Margaret (9-3-1) 8 Andover (9-5) 9 Rosemount (10-4) 10 Rogers

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Saturday Prep Sports Scoreboard

Boys Hockey Hermantown 5, Eden Prairie 4 Chanhassen 6, Duluth East 0 Wayzata 6, Grand Rapids 2 Brainerd 7, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 0 Proctor 3, International Falls 1 Rock Ridge 5, Princeton 2 Duluth Marshall 4, Rochester Lourdes 1 Little Falls 4, Hibbing-Chisholm 2 Girls Hockey Hill-Murray 7,

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This Week in Hermantown High Sports

Monday Wrestling – vs. multiple schools, 4 p.m. Rails Indoor Sports Complex Tuesday Boys Basketball – host Duluth East, 7 p.m. Games Notes: The Hawks defeated Becker 94-83 in a Lake Superior Classic game at Duluth East Gym on Saturday afternoon, riding a 43-point scoring effort by senior

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Prep Sports Notebook, Saturday

Today's Events Boys Basketball Hermantown vs. Becker, Duluth East Forest Lake at Duluth East Duluth Marshall at Proctor Girls Basketball Cloquet at Pequot Lake Esko at Bemidji Superior at Hudson Duluth Marshall vs. Rock Ridge, Duluth East Boys Hockey Eden Prairie at Hermantown Brainerd at Cloquet-Esko-Carlton

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Thursday Night Prep Scoreboard

Boys Hockey Proctor 3, Duluth Denfeld 1 – Austin Bryant scored two goals as the Rails improved to 10-5-0 overall, winning their fifth in their last six and posting their first Lake Superior Conference victory in five starts. The Hunters had a three-game win streak snapped and fell

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Tuesday Night Prep Scoreboard

Boys Hockey Hermantown 2, Proctor 1 OT – Senior defenseman Drew Nelson scored at 2:31 of overtime for the Class 1A/No. 1-ranked Hawks (7-2-2). Senior goaltender AJ Reyelts had 46 saves for the Rails (9-5-0), who slipped to 0-4-0 in the Lake

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Hawks to host Greyhounds in girls basketball Friday night

Hermantown will play host to traditional rival Duluth East in a high school girls basketball game Friday at 7:15 p.m. "The girls look to start the new year off with some energy and confidence as we continue to make progress and get better each day," Coach

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