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Monday Prep Results

Superior rolled to a 6-1 victory over visiting Hermantown in a girls tennis dual, sweeping singles play. The Hawks earned their lone victory at No. 2 doubles, where Jillian Ritsche and Chloe Gustafson posted a 6-3, 6-0 decision over Superior’s Lexi Kimmes and Anne Winkle. Lily Clark set the

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Howie: Vikings, Jefferson marriage already in trouble

Minnesota is being snuffed out for deception. The “quarterback lab” is nothing more than cheap business theater. The Wilfs chose accountants over ambition. Jefferson deserves better, and deep down, he knows it. We all know it.

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Sports Notebook

Hermantown hoping to improve to 3-0 with win at Duluth East Hermantown will put its unbeaten record on the line tonight night when the Hawks travel to Ordean Stadium to face Duluth East in a Northeast Red Conference football matchup. The Hawks (2-0) have leaned on one of the area’

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Wilderness open at home this weekend

The HowieHanson.com is powered by Lyric Kitchen · Bar CLOQUET — Five months after closing out last season against one another, the Minnesota Wilderness and Springfield Jr. Blues will meet again this weekend to open the 2025-26 North American Hockey League season. The teams face off Friday at 7:15 p.

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Prep Sports Notebook

The HowieHanson.com is powered by Lyric Kitchen · Bar Hermantown’s depth carried the Hawks to a 5-2 victory over Stella Maris Academy in nonconference girls tennis on Tuesday afternoon. The Hawks swept the lower singles and all three doubles matches to lock down the team win. Alee Devlieger set

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Howie: Bulldogs, if you’re not buying in? Get off the bus.
Bulldogs coach Scott Sandelin. Howie / HowieHanson.com

Howie: Bulldogs, if you’re not buying in? Get off the bus.

Here’s a bottom-line truth fans remember: passengers ride. Bulldogs drive. And right now, this train’s stalled. The team, the fans, the entire program — everyone deserves better. Time to stop watching VHS tapes of 2019. Time to earn the sweater again.

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Sports Notebook

The HowieHanson.com is powered by Lyric Kitchen · Bar Claire Niksich buried an 62nd-minute goal off a feed from Eilee Gunderson to give Hermantown a 1-0 win over Two Harbors in a Lake Superior Conference girls soccer match Saturday night at Corey Veech Field at Centricity Stadium. Agates keeper Nadia

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Hermantown Sports Next Week

Monday Hermantown’s week begins with football underclassmen on display. The Hawks’ junior varsity face Duluth Denfeld at 5 p.m. at Corey Veech Field at Centricity Stadium. It’s a chance for younger players to get extended reps against a Hunters program that traditionally brings size and toughness. Tuesday

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Howie on Prep Football: Hermantown, Grand Rapids and North Branch heavy favorites to begin 2-0
Hermantown junior halfback Martin Sleen is expected to have a big game tonight against heavy underdog Proctor at Corey Veech Field in Hermantown. Howie / HowieHanson.com

Howie on Prep Football: Hermantown, Grand Rapids and North Branch heavy favorites to begin 2-0

It’s Week 2, and the Northeast Red feels like a carnival ride — loud, dizzy, and guaranteed to keep at least one team still winless before it’s over, as the Big 3 begin to separate from the pretenders.

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Minnesota Mile returns Friday

The HowieHanson.com is powered by Lyric Kitchen · Bar The Minnesota Mile will bring runners back to Enger Park on Friday evening, offering a one-mile showcase on Skyline Parkway with some of the best views in the city and the chance to support youth athletics. The event, capped at 600

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Howie: Neal Pionk and the Olympic dream

So here’s Neal Pionk, sitting in the back row of orientation camp, probably wondering if anyone will remember that winning hockey games requires more than highlight-reel goals and “branding initiatives.” If history holds, they won’t.

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