Tim Cortes, a nationally renowned commemorative sports artist in Duluth, has opened a studio at Essentia Duluth Heritage Center in Clyde Park. Through a special arrangement with the EDHC’s Board of Directors, he will perform and display his colored pencil creations in the EDHC’s Warming House, a 900
Updated Top-5 Team Rankings Boys Basketball 1. Cherry 2. Duluth Denfeld 3. Esko 4. Hermantown 5. Cloquet Girls Basketball 1. Cloquet (3-0). Hosts Grand Rapids Saturday. 2. Grand Rapids (4-1). At Cloquet Saturday. 3. Esko (2-2). 4. Duluth East 5. Hermantown Boys Hockey 1. Hermantown 2. Cloquet 3. Duluth East
Denfeld visits Silver Bay in girls basketball, 6 p.m. Game Notes: The Hunters (0-1) lost their 2023-24 season and home opener against North Branch 75-24 last Friday. The Mariners are 0-3. Denfeld visits Hermantown in boys basketball, 7 p.m. Game Notes: Both teams opened their season in the
1963 Cloquet Boys – Lost to Marshall by one point, 75-74, in what many sport historians call the greatest Minnesota state championship game ever. Mike Forrest’s last second shot in and out. Forrest, Dave Meisner and Denny Breitbarth chosen as All State. Coached by young Ben Trochill 1958 Cloquet Boys
Legendary Spirit of Duluth youth hockey tournament chairman William Oswald on this weekend's 48-team event – "I would like to start out by saying yet another great Spirit of Duluth tournament is in the books, and the 46th annual tourney was a great success. I would like to
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
The legendary Fred Friedman, a unanimous first-team selection at power forward on my All-YMCA Noontime Basketball Team, on Bulldogs and Gophers hoops – "I very much want both UMD and the U to excel in women’s and men’s basketball. And I want Ben Johnson to succeed. But every
Bonnie's Night at the Rink, a banner-raising celebration recognizing Duluth's 79-year-old hockey icon Bonnie Shea and honoring her amazing accomplishments in the sport of hockey, will be held Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 6:45 p.m. before the Duluth Northern Stars vs. Cloquet-Esko-Carlton high school girls
Registration has opened for the popular Saturday Morning at the Races series, which provides an opportunity for hundreds of area kids to stay active during the winter months. The Young Athletes Foundation (YAF) and Grandma’s Marathon will partner with three area colleges this winter for the 2024 series, giving
TODAY'S GAMES BOYS BASKETBALL Duluth Denfeld vs. Kasson-Mantorville, Hermantown Big Lake at Hermantown Grand Rapids at Little Falls Cook County at South Ridge Cromwell-Wright at Floodwood Rush City at Greenway North Branch at Pine City Hill City at Ely Braham at McGregor Nashwauk-Keewatin at Barnum Two Harbors at
BOYS BASKETBALL Cherry 109, Deer River 50. The Tigers (1-0) will host Mountain Iron-Buhl on Monday at 7 p.m. Cloquet 76, Hibbing 70 Northwestern 103, Hayward 64 BOYS HOCKEY 2A/No. 16 Duluth East 4, Bemidji 0. The Greyhounds (1-3) visit 2A/No. 4 Wayzata Saturday afternoon. Class 2A/
BOYS HOCKEY Bemidji at Duluth East. Game Notes: The Class 2A/No. 14-ranked Greyhounds are 0-3, including overtime losses at 2A/No. 12 White Bear Lake, 4-3, and Tuesday at home against 2A/No. 15 Grand Rapids, 2-1. Duluth East will also visit 2A/No. 4 Wayzata at 2:30
Class 2A/No. 15 Grand Rapids defeated 2A/No. 14 Duluth East 2-1 in overtime in high school boys hockey Tuesday night at Sill Arena. Junior forward Wyatt Peterson scored for the Greyhounds (0-3). The Thunderhawks improved to 2-0 overall. Duluth East next plays host to Bemidji on Thursday night
Jefferson started his fourth pro season ablaze with 36 catches for 571 yards and three scores on 53 targets, good for an average of 114.2 yards per game that is even higher than his 106.4 to lead the league last season.
Hunters boys basketball top assistant Duncan Gregory on 5-foot-10 ultra-elite point guard Marnaries Ferguson, northeast Minnesota's top junior prospect – "Man, that kid is phenomenal. It starts with his attitude and willingness to learn, and to admit what he doesn't know. Remember, this kid is just
Almost five months ahead of last year’s pace, the 2024 William A. Irvin officially reached a sellout on the Friday after Thanksgiving. More than 2,600 participants have signed up for the kickoff event to Grandma’s Marathon weekend, which last year sold out in late April. In both