The Duluth Entertainment Convention Center will host a free family open skate at Amsoil Arena today from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Participants must bring their own skates and helmets. Parking is free. Note: Sports Notebook is powered by Perrault Construction, the trusted roofing, siding and window company
Note: Sports Notebook is powered by Perrault Construction, the trusted roofing, siding and window company in Duluth. The Minnesota Wilderness and Kenai River Brown Bears will complete their 2024-25 regular season series this weekend with two games in Cloquet. The series comes at a pivotal moment for both squads
Players to Watch: Hermantown's River Freeman (senior forward, 23-12-35), Henry Peterson (senior defenseman, 4-19-23) and Bryce Francisco (junior goaltender, 12-6-4, 1.59 GAA, .945 SVS%). Hawks sophomore power forward Alexander Nicklin (4-11-15, nine power-play assists) is a budding superstar.
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Freshman guard Chloe Johnson scored 44 points to reach 2,000 for her brief career as Duluth Marshall blitzed visiting Mesabi East 90-63 in a nonconference high school basketball game Thursday night. MINNESOTA PREP GIRLS BASKETBALL STATS Most points, career: 5,060 – Rebekah Dahlman, Braham,
Quote Me Hermantown boys hockey coach Patrick Andrews on his team's 1-1 overtime tie at home against Grand Rapids, to conclude regular-season play, and his thoughts on the upcoming Section 7A tournament: "I was very proud of our effort against GR on Tuesday night, and
Note: Sports Notebook is powered by Perrault Construction, the trusted roofing, siding and window company in Duluth. MARK IT DOWN IN PEN – 2025 Section 7A boys hockey prediction: Semifinalists Hermantown, Hibbing-Chisholm, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton and Proctor; finalists Hermantown and Hibbing-Chisholm; champion Hermantown. Players to watch: F River Freeman
Note: Sports Notebook is powered by Perrault Construction, the trusted roofing, siding and window company in Duluth. Hermantown girls heavy favorite at home against Hibbing tonight, Esko on Thursday Hermantown’s road-weary girls basketball team blitzed Grand Rapids 81-44 and lost to Duluth Marshall 81-43 in back-
Note: Sports Notebook is powered by Perrault Construction, the trusted roofing, siding and window company in Duluth. Prep Sports Hermantown’s young, rebuilding boys basketball team showed strong development in road losses last week against Mounds View and Grand Rapids. “Mounds View is a really strong 4A program,” Hawks coach
Note: Prep Sports Notebook is powered by Perrault Construction, the trusted roofing, siding and window company in Duluth. PREP SPORTS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Duluth Denfeld power forward Carter Brown scored a game-high 22 points in a 61-55 boys basketball home victory over Cloquet on Thursday night. A
"Carter Brown wanted the ball towards the end. So did Marnaries (Ferguson), until he fouled out. Lee (Brooks) did a good job quarterbacking us offensively, making the right plays, and guiding us to complete the job." -- Denfeld boys basketball coach Phil Homere on Thurday's home win over Cloquet
QUOTE ME: Legendary Twin Ports sports guru Fred Friedman on Sunday's Super Bowl LIX: "The Eagles have more talent but the most offensive sports fans this side of the Atlantic. Visiting players’ families are openly advised not to attend the games in south Philly. KC has the
“In terms of play from our guys, we're continuing to get some great things out of Alex Schott, Ben Sundland and Sawyer Senst. Those three have been a consistent rock for us in all 17 games so far.” -- Hermantown boys basketball coach Andy Fenske
"The local support has been great. The DECC leadership and staff have been supportive the whole time, and they've been great to work with. It’s such a great curling community here and people understand the game." -- USA Curling CEO Dean Gemmell
Note: Howie on Prep Sports is powered by Perrault Construction, the trusted roofing, siding and window company in Duluth. Hermantown's boys hockey team is winding down a rugged regular season schedule that features only remaining home games against Benilde-St. Margaret’s on Friday and Grand Rapids next
“He and Herb Brooks ended up being quite a pair during Herb’s odyssey. John’s sports writing rivals had a saying: ‘John Gilbert didn’t invent hockey, but he was there when Herb Brooks did.’” -- Chris Miller of the Minnesota Star Tribune on John Gilbert
Note: Howie on Prep Sports is powered by Perrault Construction, the trusted roofing, siding and window company in Duluth. PREP ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Senior power forward Bobby Thornton scored the game-winning goal as Cloquet-Esko-Carlton edged Hermantown 3-1 in a Lake Superior Conference high school hockey