Baseball
Duluth Marshall at Aitkin
Cloquet at South Ridge
Esko at Mesabi East
Moose Lake-Willow River at Pine City
Proctor at Two Harbors
Mountain Iron-Buhl at Cherry
Carlton-Wrenshall at Deer River
Pequot Lakes at Greenway
Softball
Grand Rapids at Esko
Cloquet at Moose Lake-Willow River
Two Harbors at Duluth Marshall
Greenway-Nashwauk-Keewatin at Proctor
Mesabi East at Mountain Iron-Buhl
Hibbing at Cherry
North Woods at Chisholm
Chisago Lakes at North Branch
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 library debate generated plenty of noise and no resolution. Skywalk conversations took up oxygen without producing a clear direction. The broader Imagine Downtown Duluth effort exists, but still feels like a $300,000 plan waiting for a moment when it becomes real in ways people can’t miss.
Arik Forsman doesn’t posture. He doesn’t spend his time trying to win the internet for a day. He leans into the unglamorous mechanics of governing — budgets, policy detail, stakeholder conversations — and does it with a steadiness that’s easy to overlook if you’re chasing noise instead of results.
The IFL said the shift in distribution represents a multi-thousand percent increase compared to its YouTube-only model from two years ago, when live audiences were significantly smaller.