HOCKEY
Section 7AA Boys
Grand Rapids 6, Rock Ridge 2
Andover 4, Duluth East 1
Section 7A Boys
Hermantown vs. Proctor, 6:05 p.m. Amsoil Arena.
Cloquet-Esko-Carlton vs. Hibbing-Chisholm, 8:05 p.m. Amsoil Arena
College Men
Bulldogs at North Dakota, 6 p.m.
College Women
Bulldogs at Minnesota, 2 p.m.
BASKETBALL
High School Boys
Duluth Denfeld at Princeton, 1 p.m.
Bemidji at Duluth East, 2:30 p.m.
Duluth Marshall at Mesabi East, 3 p.m.
Fertile-Beltrami at Cherry, 3:30 p.m.
Superior at Esko, 5 p.m.
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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