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.
This isn’t corporate sports media. This isn’t fluff. Howie Sports is Independent. Local. Unfiltered. Fifty years in the game — telling you who’s hot, who’s not, and who needs a swift kick in the butt.
The Bulldogs return home next weekend to host Western Michigan in a two-game series at Amsoil Arena.
Minnesota’s strength, historically, has been its preference for problem-solving over posturing. That tradition is being tested now. This is not the moment for reflexive outrage or performative reassurance. It is the moment for clarity.
Minnesota does not need more outrage. It needs clearer accounting. It needs fewer slogans and more follow-through. It needs to revisit old assumptions with open eyes and accept that a reputation earned decades ago does not guarantee results today.
Something significant is being examined, something consequential has gone wrong inside the process, and the people most familiar with that process decided they could not continue as if nothing had changed. In federal law enforcement, that is as close to an alarm bell as it gets.
