Today's Prep Games
Boys Basketball
Duluth East at Duluth Denfeld
Rock Ridge at Duluth Marshall
Hinckley-Finlayson at Pine City
Ely at Mountain Iron-Buhl
Grand Rapids at Hibbing
Boys Hockey
Rock Ridge at Proctor
Greenway at International Falls
North Shore at Hibbing-Chisholm
Girls Basketball
Esko at Two Harbors
Proctor at Hermantown
Duluth East at Duluth Denfeld
Girls Hockey
Northern Lakes at Cloquet
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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The defending AF1 playoff champion Albany Firebirds drew the No. 1 ranking in the annual 50YardFootball.com AF1 preseason poll, released Tuesday. The Nashville Kats, the 2025 playoff runner-ups, is ranked second. The Minnesota Monsters are third in as they transition after The Arena League championships in 2024 and '
Howie Hanson is editor & publisher of 50-Yard Football, which covers arena/indoor football leagues. While every arena football team operates with slightly different resources, league officials and front-office executives say the financial pressures are largely the same across the sport. Travel, payroll and arena expenses consume most of the
Howie Hanson is editor & publisher of 50-Yard Football, which covers arena/indoor football leagues. Las Vegas has never been short on sports, but that abundance has a way of swallowing smaller teams whole. The Golden Knights dominate the winter calendar. The Raiders own Sundays. The Aces have become a
Howie Hanson is editor & publisher of 50 Yard Football, which covers arena/indoor football leagues. The Minnesota Monsters enter 2026 not as a curiosity, but as one of the most intriguing franchises in arena football’s newest era. Just two seasons ago, this team was born in Duluth as
