We have won many great games in the past at Hermantown, but we have also lost our share of those great games. This one has to rate close to the top, if not at the top, as one of the toughest regular season losses I can remember in my 28-year tenure here. -- Mike Zagelmeyer
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On the Vikings and Justin Jefferson agreeing on a four-year, $140M contract extension today: Don Ness – "Franchises are defined by generational talents. Page, Tarkenton, Carter, Randall, etc. Jefferson has the potential to be one of the all-time greats. As a fan, I want the Vikings to do everything they
Local response to the Duluth Harbors Monsters' 86-34 indoor football exhibition victory over Up 1 Athletic Showcase (Atlanta) on Saturday night at Duluth Arena: Ebony Carter – "It was an amazing game. But it was more than that for me. I watched my son (Terrance Wenzel) and daughter (Mikayla
Fred Friedman – "Defeating the defending world champions on the road in game 7 is historic. Defense wins championships is more than just a slogan. The radical approach of playing with essentially two centers has worked before but rarely. The best examples were the San Antonio Spurs with Hall of
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’
How should the Vikings approach the upcoming draft? Gary Doty, former Duluth mayor, businessman and Bulldogs and Duluth Central football great – "While Kirk Cousins isn’t the exciting type of quarterback that draws attention, his numbers before his injury placed him with the best in the league. Therefore, we
Hermantown football coach Mike Zagelmeyer on his team's 21-0 Section 7AAAA quarterfinal victory over Rock Ridge on Tuesday night, and looking ahead to Saturday's semifinal at No. 2 seeded Duluth Denfeld – "I thought our defense and us having the ability to run the football was
Legendary Hermantown football coach Mike Zagelmeyer on his team's 41-7 nonconference home loss to unbeaten Esko last week – "Friday night was a good ol' fashioned butt kicking. Our guys probably haven't been in a game like that before, so hopefully some hard lessons were
This Friday, during halftime of its homecoming game against Esko, Hermantown Football will induct former player and coach Daryl Illikainen into its prestigious Hermantown Football Hall of Fame. Gametime is 7 p.m. Coach Illikainen started his football career at Hermantown middle school as a 7th grader. He has a
Hawks football coach Mike Zagelmeyer on his team's impressive, 31-14 Northeast Red home victory over Grand Rapids on Friday night: "I thought we came out of the gates really slow on Friday, and that was disappointing as we talked about trying to make a statement right away
Hermantown football coach Mike Zagelmeyer acknowledged that last Friday's 28-21 home loss against North Branch, the Hawks' first loss of the season in three starts, was a difficult pill to swallow, "especially when you know what they are going to do offensively and are unsuccessful in
Hermantown football coach Mike Zagelmeyer felt his team handled itself well in preseason scrimmages against Esko, Duluth East and Cloquet last Saturday in Esko. "There are plenty of things to work on moving forward, but I liked our physicalness overall," Zagelmeyer, the Hawks' legendary, veteran coach, said
"After that, I know the players are very excited for our first game against Proctor, which is obviously the hammer game. It's a great tradition for Northern Minnesota football and something that can't be lost." -- Hawks football coach Mike Zagelmeyer
"I think we have some skill guys that could help us this year. Obviously, Peyton Menzel, who committed to UMD, being one of them. I do like where we are at in terms of the quarterback position with junior Alex Schott returning. But I believe we have a need
Former Duluth Huskies general manager and current Enger Park Golf GM Craig Smith – "Too expensive for the organization to keep. I give the Viking’s credit for trying but his cap hit was too much for them to hang on to." Minnesota business leader Mark Labovitz – "The