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Former Hermantown hockey alumns enjoying solid seasons
Catching up with former Hawks hockey legends:
■ Zam Plante – Has 58 points, including 21 goals, for the Fargo Force of the United States Hockey League. The 5-foot-9, 170 pound forward from Hermantown will join the Bulldogs next season.
■ Max Plante – Has 45 points (11 goals) in 34 games for the
Saturday's Must-Watch Prep, College Games / Results
Minnesota Class A Boys Hockey Final
(1) Hermantown vs. (3) St. Cloud Cathedral, noon Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. Final: St. Cloud Cathedral 3, Hermantown 1. Hawks' 13th championship game in 20th tournament appearance. Hermantown finishes 20-9-2. 2024 Minnesota Class 1A Boys Hockey All-Tournament Team includes Hawks junior
Hawks edge Mahtomedi in OT, play for 5th state title Saturday
Junior forward River Freeman scored with 49 seconds remaining in overtime to lift No. 1-seeded Hermantown past defending champion Mahtomedi 7-6 in a state Class 1A boys hockey semifinal on Friday afternoon at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul.
Freeman finished with two goals and three assists for the Hawks,
Vikings agree to terms with TE Johnny Mundt
By Lindsey Young
The Vikings have agreed to terms on a contract extension with tight end Johnny Mundt.
Mundt reached an agreement to stay in Minnesota before hitting free agency, the team announced Friday.
Mundt spent the past two seasons with the Vikings, starting 12 of 34 games. He'
Friday's Must-Watch Local Prep, College Games
Minnesota Class A Boys Hockey Semifinal
(1) Hermantown vs. (4) Mahtomedi, 1:45 p.m. Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul
Minnesota Class AA Boys Hockey Semifinal
(5) Grand Rapids vs. (1) Edina, 8 p.m. Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul
Section 7AAA Boys Basketball Semifinals
(1) Hermantown host
Not Too Early: 2024-25 Howie Hanson Prep Hockey, Basketball Dream Teams
BOYS HOCKEY
River Freeman, Hermantown senior forward
John Scott, Duluth Denfeld senior forward
Wyatt Peterson, Duluth East senior forward
Henry Peterson, Hermantown senior defenseman
AJ Francisco, Hermantown junior defenseman
Kaenan Smith, Duluth Marshall sophomore goaltender
GIRLS HOCKEY
Jane Eckstrom, Proctor-Hermantown senior forward
Nina Thorson, Duluth Marshall senior forward
Hannah Graves,