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Sports Notebook, Friday

River Freeman threw four scoreless and hitless innings, striking out seven, and belted a massive home run to lead Hermantown past Duluth Denfeld 8-1 in a Lake Superior Conference baseball game Thursday afternoon at Wade Stadium. Ethan McCubbin and Freeman had two hits each for the Hawks (3-0)

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Prep Sports Notebook, Thursday

TODAY'S EVENTS Prep Baseball Hermantown 8, Duluth Denfeld 1. Hawks improve to 3-0. Prep Softball Cloquet at Hermantown Prep Boys Tennis Cloquet at North Branch Prep Boys Golf Cloquet at Pequot Lakes

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NHL Stanley Cup first round pairings set

EASTERN CONFERENCE Florida Panthers vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Boston Bruins vs. Toronto Maple Leafs New York Rangers vs. Washington Capitals Carolina Hurricanes vs. New York Islanders WESTERN CONFERENCE Dallas Stars vs. Las Vegas Golden Knights Winnipeg Jets vs. Colorado Avalanche Vancouver Canucks vs. Nashville Predators Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles

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Prep Sports Notebook, Wednesday

Regularly-scheduled Hermantown baseball and softball games on Tuesday, postponed due to rain, have been rescheduled. The Hawks baseball game at Hibbing will be played on May 10, and Hermantown’s Lake Superior Conference home softball game against Superior at Rose Field will be made up April 29. Meantime, both

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US Olympian, 2x Grandma's Marathon champion returning in 2024

By Zach Schneider By Dakotah Lindwurm will be at the starting line during this year’s Grandma’s Marathon weekend in June, just not as part of the race that’s helped make her a fan favorite in Duluth and one of the best female distance runners in America. Instead

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Prep Sports Today, Tuesday

Baseball Duluth Marshall at Duluth Denfeld Proctor at Moose Lake-Willow River Cherry at Greenway Rock Ridge at Deer River McGregor at Chisholm Barnum at Cook County Two Harbors at South Ridge Softball Moose Lake-Willow River at Silver Bay Two Harbors at South Ridge Ely at Mountain Iron-Buhl

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Quote Me, Howie: Should the Vikings draft their franchise QB in 2024?

Fred Friedman – "They should select the right quarterback not the anyone that is available. If a franchise leader that gets them to the playoffs with accuracy and escapability and durability and the ability to read defenses is available, take him. Otherwise, go with defense. No time to gamble. That’

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Saturday Scoreboard

TODAY'S EVENTS College Baseball Augsburg at St. Scholastica (2) Wayne State at Minnesota Duluth (2) Wisconsin-Superior at Crown (2) College Softball Minnesota Duluth at Minnesota Southwest State (2) Crown at Wisconsin-Superior (2) St. Scholastica at St. Mary's (2) Prep Baseball Superior at Cedarburg, vs.

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Friendly Exchange: C.J. Ham welcomes Hotspur legend Ledley King
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Friendly Exchange: C.J. Ham welcomes Hotspur legend Ledley King

By Lindsey Young EAGAN, Minn. – C.J. Ham exchanged a football jersey for a football jersey. Wait, what? Things can get a little confusing when you put an NFL fullback and English Premier League legend in the same room, but Ham and former Tottenham Hotspur defender Ledley King had nothing

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Friday Scoreboard

THURSDAY RESULTS Prep Baseball Duluth Marshall 8, Cloquet 1 Hudson 12, Superior 0 South Ridge 4, Mesabi East 1 Prep Softball Proctor 6, Rock Ridge 4 Carlton-Wrenshall 4, Mountain Iron-Buhl 1 Hibbing 21, Duluth Marshall 0 FRIDAY EVENTS Prep Baseball Mesabi East at Moose Lake-Willow River Prep

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Photo of the Day
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Photo of the Day

Ace starter Jimmy Bartsch led Hermantown to an 18-3 victory over Duluth Denfeld in both team's 2024 prep baseball season openers Wednesday afternoon at historic Wade Stadium in West Duluth. He scattered three hits in two innings of work, and helped his cause with three hits and

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Howie: Hawks speed will be on display this spring

“We return a strong, veteran group, quite a few positionals, and have added some quality freshmen. We think we can be very competitive in 7AAA again this season.” -- Hermantown softball coach Michelle Sweeney

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Sports Notebook

Former Bulldogs forward Ben Steeves will earn $455,000 minimum in a $1.9M two-year, two-way entry-level contract signed with the Florida Panthers on Monday, according to CapFriendly.com. The 5-foot-8, 165-pounder will receive a $95,000 signing bonus, $855,000 Panthers and $82,

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Player to Watch
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Player to Watch

Duluth Denfeld senior-to-be running back Taye Manns (maroon uniform) has the skillset to be an impact player at the next level, perhaps even at the University of Minnesota. He's a north-south runner with elite breakaway speed and size, who prefers to run inside the tackles

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Prep Sports Notebook

Hermantown multi-sport student-athletes are joining the boys tennis team in record numbers, Coach Jessica Worden said Tuesday. “We’ve sent a player to the state singles tournament two years in a row, which has ignited a fire among our school’s athletes who also play other sports,” said

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Hermantown's Freeman named 2024 Prep Baseball Preseason Player of the Year

The individual awards keep piling up for Hermantown ultra-elite athlete River Freeman. Freeman, a junior pitcher-catcher, today was named HowieHanson.com 2024 Prep Baseball Preseason Player of the Year. The two-year starter, who led the Hawks to a 17-6 record and Section 7AAA runner-up finish

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