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Quote Me, Howie: Fred Friedman, Erik Lofald

Fred Friedman on the 2023 Twins – "The Twins had an improved season because of much improved starting pitching and unanticipated offensive production from three rookies. For them to win 10 more games and advance further in October they need to reduce their strikeouts with runners on base, keep Kirlloff

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Duluth Denfeld wide receiver-safety KJ Pulliam kissed his mom, Sarah Nyen, after being introduced during a Senior Night pregame ceremony prior to the Hunters' Northeast Red home game Rock Ridge on Friday night at Marv Heikkinen Field.

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Jon Carlson: What a wonderfully exciting time for sports and local theatre
Powerful Duluth Denfeld will host Rock Ridge in a Northeast Red high school football game Friday night at Marv Heikkinen Field on the beautiful Denfeld campus. Howie / DenfeldHunters.com

Jon Carlson: What a wonderfully exciting time for sports and local theatre

As I was watching the final outs of the Minnesota Twins’ season, I was reminded that there are a lot of seasons ending/changing/starting. The smaller amount of daylight each day reminds us what season is coming up sooner than we’d like it to, but that’s why

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Quote Me, Howie: How 'bout them Twins

On the 2023 Twins season: Arik Forsman – “In Minnesota we’re used to our professional sports teams having their seasons end in heartbreak. But the 2023 Twins and their young talent showed great promise for the future even in defeat this postseason and they should be a force to be

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Quote Me, Howie: Patrick Andrews

Hermantown High hockey coach Patrick Andrews on the upcoming 2023-24 season: "As we sit one month out from the start of our season we have two guys excelling at juniors and six players in the fall elite league, as well as countless other guys playing in a variety of

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Prep Boys Hockey Watchlist, Preseason Awards
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Prep Boys Hockey Watchlist, Preseason Awards

HERMANTOWN D – Junior Henry Peterson, sophomore Aj Francisco, and seniors Drew Nelson and Will Esterbrooks F – Seniors Joshua Kauppinen and Dallas Vieau, junior River Freeman and sophomore Sawyer Rust G – Senior Dane Callaway CLOQUET-ESKO-CARLTON D – Junior Karson Young F – Seniors Joseph Antonutti and Jace Stewart G – Senior Logan Sickmann DULUTH

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Howie: Bulldogs improved, happy for Sertie
Legendary Bulldogs men's hockey player and coach Mike Sertich was presented with the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame's Spirit of Life Award during the first intermission of Saturday's UMD-Michigan Tech men's hockey game. Howie / DuluthTimes.com

Howie: Bulldogs improved, happy for Sertie

Takeaways from the emotional Mike Sertich ceremony during the first intermission and the Bulldogs' 2-2 overtime tie against Michigan Tech in the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Game Saturday at Amsoil Arena: Legendary Bulldogs men's hockey player and coach Mike Sertich hasn't lost his

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Howie: Hawks blitz Greyhounds, host unbeaten Eskomos Friday

Duluth East made Hermantown work for its 42-6 victory at Ordean Stadium last Friday night, although the final score might indicate otherwise. "Our guys always enjoy playing Duluth East -- there have been some great games in the past with them -- however, this was not one of them,

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Prep Football Tonight

Duluth Denfeld (4-1) vs. Cloquet (3-2), Proctor Hermantown (4-1) at Duluth East (1-4) Esko (5-0) at Hibbing (1-4) Grand Rapids (3-2) at North Branch (4-1) Rock Ridge (1-4) at Two Harbors (3-2)

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Hawks avoided major upset at Rock Ridge

A win is a win, as the saying goes. Sometimes it's a pretty win, and sometimes it's ugly. Hermantown's come-from-behind, 20-13 Northeast Red victory at 1-3 Rock Ridge on Friday? "I thought we played very similarly to the weather – in a fog,"

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Shameless self-promotion: We've launched a new sports website

Note: We're pleased to announce our latest publishing project: DenfeldHunters.com. Click here to sign up for a free charter subscription and to receive our exclusive newsletter in your email box every day. If there's enough interest, we would strongly consider adding a second all-one-high school

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Friday Prep Football Results
Duluth Denfeld junior halfback Taye Manns had another big game Friday night against North Branch at Marv Heikkinen Field, including a 44-yard touchdown run in the first quarter to give the Hunters a 7-0 lead. Howie / DuluthTimes.com

Friday Prep Football Results

North Branch 33, Duluth Denfeld 13. Both teams are 4-1. The Hunters face Cloquet (3-2) Friday in Proctor. Esko 32, Two Harbors 3. Esko improved to 5-0 and Two Harbors fell to 3-2. On Friday night, the Eskomos visit Hibbing (1-4)  and the Agates play host to Rock Ridge. Grand

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Taye Manns. Howie / DuluthTimes.com

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Hunters junior halfback Taye Manns, the unanimous DuluthTimes.com 2023 Preseason Player of the Year, celebrated after a 44-yard touchdown run in the first quarter of Friday night's homecoming game against North Branch.

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Tonight's Prep Football Matchups
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Tonight's Prep Football Matchups

North Branch (3-1) at Duluth Denfeld (4-0) (DuluthTimes.com Game of the Week) Two Harbors at Esko Hermantown at Rock Ridge Cloquet at Proctor East Central at Barnum International Falls at Crosby-Ironton Hinckley-Finlayson at Moose Lake-Willow River Hibbing at Pequot Lakes Mora at Pine City

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The unbeaten Duluth Denfeld Hunters worked out after school Tuesday at Marv Heikkinen Field on the beautiful Denfeld campus. Denfeld (4-0) will host North Branch (3-1) in the Northeast Red Game of the Week Friday night at Heikkinen Field.

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Quote Me, Howie: Duluth Denfeld QB Mace Brooks, Hermantown FB Coach Mike Zagelmeyer
Hunters senior quarterback Mace Brooks has become a media darling in 2023. Howie / DuluthTimes.com

Quote Me, Howie: Duluth Denfeld QB Mace Brooks, Hermantown FB Coach Mike Zagelmeyer

Rocket-armed Duluth Denfeld quarterback Mace Brooks, a rising college prospect whose elusiveness reminds many fans of former Vikings quarterback Fran Tarkenton, on his team's 4-0 start: "The season has been going really good. We started off with strong home wins against Mora (28-16) and Grand Rapids (24-21)

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