Prep Boys Basketball
Cherry 78, Duluth Denfeld 41. Noah Asuma scored a game-high 25 points and his brother Isaac, a Gophers recruit, added 12 for the Tigers, who improved to 18-2.
Carlton-Wrenshall 78, Northland 65
Prep Girls Basketball
Cloquet 67, Grand Rapids 65
Esko 61, Carlton-Wrenshall 22
Barnum 67, Two Harbors 34
Mountain Iron-Buhl 83, Cherry 17
Hibbing 68, Duluth Denfeld 28
Prep Boys Hockey
Hermantown 6, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton 1
Proctor 2, Superior 1
His stat line towered over the league: a .383 batting average, 17 home runs, 68 RBIs, 23 doubles, three triples, 48 runs scored, 28 walks, and 15 stolen bases over 52 games. His OPS landed at 1.252, powered by a .471 on-base percentage and a .781 slugging percentage.
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UMD has not advanced beyond the quarterfinal round since the 2021-22 season, when it won the NCHC Frozen Faceoff. Since then, the Bulldogs are 2-5 in the quarterfinals, losing series to St. Cloud State in 2022-23, Denver in 2023-24 and Arizona State in 2024-25.
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Johnson is one of the nation's top prospects in the Class of 2028, and Brown is a rising star who will draw a lot of attention from college scouts next summer.
