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Aamodt resigns with Avalanche

Aamodt resigns with Avalanche

Signed by Colorado as a free agent on April 12, 2022, Aamodt has played in 55 career American Hockey League contests and 16 postseason outings.

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A post by Hugh Casper

A post by Hugh Casper

NEED YOUR HELP......This weekend I am running the Arrowhead Tournament Invitational at the UMD Campus. This is a High School age basketball tournament.  There are 16 talented teams that we have invited to the tournament from North Dakota, Canada, Wisconsin and Minnesota. Local teams are Duluth East and Duluth

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Grandma's Marathon announces Hall of Fame Class of 2023

Grandma's Marathon announces Hall of Fame Class of 2023

The three-member class, being honored for making longstanding and meaningful contributions to the race and the community, will be officially enshrined during the Grandma’s Marathon Awards Luncheon at noon on Friday, June 16 at The Garden Event Center.

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Hallquist's homer leads Huskies to win

Hallquist's homer leads Huskies to win

By Jake Sirkus The Duluth Huskies were on the verge of dropping to 0-4 against the Bismarck Larks this season until Michael Hallquist saved the day. Hallquist came up to bat as the go-ahead run in the bottom of the 8th inning and sent a huge home run to the

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Huskies lose home series opener to Larks

Huskies lose home series opener to Larks

By Jordy Fee-Platt On Sunday afternoon, a late comeback effort for the Huskies came up short, as the Bismarck Larks took the opening game of the series 10-6. Duluth was able to score three runs in the bottom of the ninth, and had the bases loaded with the tying run

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Howie Hanson: Hawks baseball coach Billy Tafs

Howie Hanson: Hawks baseball coach Billy Tafs

'In general it was seniors doing what seniors need to do. Wylee Arro, Garron Opsahl and Carter Gunderson continue to stay hot at the plate but the story has been our defense. All positions have been solid, but our short stop had a gold glove-caliber game against Grand Rapids.'

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Player to Watch: Vinny Udd

Player to Watch: Vinny Udd

Eighth-grade phenom Vinny Udd got the pitching start for Denfeld tonight against Cloquet. Unarguably, the 6-foot-2, 195-pound righthander is the best young pitching prospect in northeastern Minnesota since Jerry Udjur starred for the Gophers and pitched in the majors with Detroit and Cleveland in the early 1980's.

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Hermantown advances to 7AAA baseball final

Hermantown advances to 7AAA baseball final

Garron Opsahl, Bruce Slygh and Carter Gunderson all had two hits to support a five-hit, complete game pitching performance by Cruz Runyan as Hermantown blitzed Grand Rapids 6-1 in a Section 7AAA winner’s bracket semifinal at Fichtner Field on Saturday.

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Take a Bow: 2023 Duluth Huskies' bat boys

Take a Bow: 2023 Duluth Huskies' bat boys

Introducing the talented 2023 Duluth Huskies bat boys. The Huskies drew 693 on opening night. Huskies win home opener, 8-6 By Jon Willis After two straight off days, the Duluth Huskies were ready to roll in their home opener Friday night against the Minot Hot Tots. Duluth relied on a

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Prep Sports Notebook: Hawks edge Hunters in 7AAA baseball quarterfinal

Prep Sports Notebook: Hawks edge Hunters in 7AAA baseball quarterfinal

Hermantown defeated Denfeld 7-2 in a 7AAA quarterfinal high school baseball game at Fichtner Field on Thursday night. The Hawks will host Grand Rapids in a semifinal Saturday. . Holdyn Evjen, Colten Danelski, Peyton Menzel and Izy Farchild of Hermantown qualified for the AA Minnesota State High School State Golf Tournament

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Vikings tight end Ellefson announces retirement

Vikings tight end Ellefson announces retirement

By Craig Peters Vikings tight end Ben Ellefson has retired from playing in the NFL. The Hawley, Minnesota, native announced his decision via his Instagram account on Thursday. "Thank you football for the people you've brought into my life and the opportunities you've given me

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Prep Sports Notebook, Thursday

Prep Sports Notebook, Thursday

Today's Events Section 7AAAA Baseball (Quarterfinals) Duluth East at Anoka, 4:30 p.m. Section 7AAA Baseball (Quarterfinals) Denfeld at Hermantown, 4:30 p.m. Cloquet at Hibbing, 4 p.m. Elimination Game Section 7AA Baseball Pine City at Esko, 11 a.m. (Winner's Bracket) Duluth

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Goucher to serve as media analyst for Grandma's Marathon

Goucher to serve as media analyst for Grandma's Marathon

Duluth native and former two-time Olympian Kara Goucher will join the broadcast team for this year’s Grandma’s Marathon. Goucher will work as a finish line analyst for this year’s media simulcast. She is the women’s event record-holder in the Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon. Two-time Grandma’s

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