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A stifling defense helped the Esko girls basketball team to slowly pull away with a 59-48 road win over Cromwell-Wright Monday night in Cromwell. "Esko is long and athletic, and we did not pass the ball well against their zone, which created way too many turnovers," said Cards coach Jeff Gronner. While Gronner's squad struggled to hold onto the ball, Esko was reaping the rewards of their defense. "Our defense was very good and disruptive tonight," said Esko coach Sue Northey after the game.... Full story
Losers of five straight, the Minnesota Wilderness got a much needed two-week break after being swept last weekend. The Wilderness lost both ends of a home-and-home series against the Chippewa Steel, falling 2-1 in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin on Friday and 3-1 at Northwoods Credit Union Arena on Saturday. Minnesota went 1-for-5 on the power play over the weekend. On Saturday, the Wilderness outshot the Steel, 40-37, but Ajay White made 39 saves to buoy the road team. Nick Erickson, of Apple Valley, took the loss in both games in goal for... Full story
Like me, I think most of Minnesota and its baseball fans were glad to see Twins catcher Joe Mauer inducted into Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. Only two other catchers, Johnny Bench and Ivan “Pudge” Rodriquez, were also elected in their first year of eligibility. Requirements are such that candidates must be out of baseball for five years and have at least 10 years of playing time to be considered for HOF enshrinement. Mauer is only 40 years old and is now the y... Full story
Friday, Feb. 2 Girls Hockey CEC vs Thief River, 7 Boys Hockey MLA vs Becker, 7 Girls Basketball Fond du Lac Ojibwe at Bug-O-Nay-Ge-Shig, 5 ML/WR vs Duluth Marshall, 7:15 Boys Basketball ML/WR at Barnum, 7:15 Cromwell-Wright vs Cook County, 6:30 Esko at Carlton/ Wrenshall, 7:15 Skiing CEC Alpine at Lutsen, 11 Saturday. Feb. 3 Girls Hockey CEC vs Bemidji, 3 Boys Hockey CEC at Champlin, 7 Boys Basketball Esko vs Cannon Falls, 3:30 Monday. Feb. 5 Girls Basketball Barnum at Pine City, 7 Carlton/Wrenshall at Floodwood, 7:15 Cloquet vs Duluth... Full story
Seniors on the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton girls hockey were honored before Monday's game against North Shore Storm. Lumberjacks seniors, standing with parents and other loved ones, from left are Torrie Lane, Erin Loeb, Madison Hurst, Kaley Will, Gwen Lilly and manager Amara Liljegren. Photo contributed by Shelley Robideaux The Section 7A girls hockey tournament will kick off next Tuesday at various rinks across northern Minnesota. According to the current QRF rankings, if the tournament were to start... Full story
Over the years, Cloquet resident Clarence Badger has told stories of playing basketball at the old Civic Center where the fire station now sits. He shared photos of his uncles returning from World War II and partying in the Cromwell bars with happy friends. Of Pinehurst Park in the 1940s and '50s, he wrote: "The building that I used most was the large one where we would roller skate one or two days a week in a huge building that sat near what the tennis courts are today. The Wilsons would come... Full story
Jonathan Robert Carlson was born on May 14, 1939, to Edwin and Mayme (Koivisto) Carlson in Soudan, Minnesota. Jon grew up on the Iron Range in the Tower-Soudan area. He graduated from Tower-Soudan High School. Following graduation, Jon served his country in the U.S. Air Force. He was honorably discharged in 1966. Jon furthered his education by attending college at the University of Minnesota, where he received his bachelor's degree in business administration. Jon was a member of the Cloquet... Full story
Darla Jean Swanson, 73, of Cloquet passed away surrounded by her family on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024, at Inter-Faith Care Center in Carlton. She was born Nov. 6, 1950, to Percy and Margaret (Schauland) Swanson in Moose Lake. Darla was raised in Blackhoof Township and attended Central School and graduated from Barnum High School in 1968. She furthered her education at the technical school in Duluth and received a nursing degree. In 1970, Darla married Terry Maki and spent four years traveling to seve... Full story
The ballots are in the mail for the Minnesota presidential primary. They came in the mail in Beseman Township and probably several others. The Minnesota primary is on March 5, 2024, so the ballots need to arrive before that date; and, remember, you must vote Democratic, Republican, or the Legal Marijuana Now party, so you can’t split your vote. There is an updated story in the Duluth News Tribune about the highway Gordon Bushnell tried to make and promote north of Tamarack and Wright. It was i...
Cloquet High School A Honor Roll Grade 9 Mason Alfaro Ella Anderson Olivia Battaglia Devin Cary Jayten Clark Franklin Cossey Kayla Covington Noah Cunningham Gracie Danielson Joseph Dillon Kaden Gariepy Daisie Gustafson Amaija Halli Eli Heehn Annabelle Henschel Averie Hoffmann Lovissa Hughes Timothy Kazmierczak Kyra Kramer Emma Lamere Isaiah Langer Jordan Linder Theresa Loisel Makenzie Lynch Lilyana Maio Rana Majerle Brendan Malloy Matthew Mangan Aliyah Marshall Cecelia Moench Tenique Moose Cadence Niemi Adalynn Pecore Aubrey Perrault Ariel... Full story
Carlton Schools A Honor Roll Grade 6 Annika Erickson Donovan Jenne TayLynn Laveau Mackenzie Mullenix Aowyn Rupp Alaina Soukkala Grade 7 Lila Manning Grade 8 Katelyn Cadotte Jayla Crane Jack Gibson Jorgen Herman Baily Line Gabriella Loucks Cooper Miller Selah Rupp Taylor-Rose Skagerberg Kyria Tuttle Kaden Ward Grade 9 Ava Jenne Landon Jenne Lydia Kiehl Brielle Simula Teagen Tessier Grade 10 Alexis Coy Karysa Brown Alex Gillette Sophia Schmidt Nadia Tessier Grade 12 Michael Cadotte Brayden Drake Sofie Herman Luukas Korpela Gavin LeBrasseur Megan... Full story
Cromwell- Wright Schools Honor Rolls A Honor Roll Grade 12 Elliott Anderson Jillian Anderson Avery Birman Anaka Burton Tanner Collman Marissa Dahl Brandon Dickey Caya Forland Aurora Gervais Wyatt Goranson Kyra Granholm Mya Gronner Maxwell Hanni Andrew Kachinske Macie Lind Joshua Lindman Katie Metzer Korpela Emaleigh Olesiak Karina Olesiak Josie Suhonen Grace Swenson Grade 11 Isabella Anderson Siiena Anderson Brady Dahl Bryanna Foster Jack Irving Tucker Korpi Emerson Lind Emily Lindman Dylan Nyberg Titus Swartout Grade 10 Kayla Aho Justine... Full story
Esko Schools Honor roll Will Abrahamson Bella Abrahamson Emma Adkins Joseph Antonutti Joshua Antonutti Hank Backstrom Lucye Backstrom Aaron Bailey Ellahna Barnes Ellynor Barta Joel Barta Lucy Barta Alena Beare Ashlynn Beare Josef Bednar William Beisang Levi Belland Jaxon Benedix Harper Benedix Aspen Berg Cambrie Berger Wyatt Bergstedt Elin Besonen Emmeline Bohlman Genevieve Bohlman Nickolas Borden Leah Borden Isabella Bowman Marisa Brabec Ahna Brekke Braeden Caple Merik Carey Priya Carey Charlie Carlson Owen Cawcutt Joseph Cekalla Samuel... Full story
Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College in Cloquet had 273 students achieving high academic standing honors: 154 on the dean’s (3.0 GPA or higher) and 119 on the president’s list (4.0 GPA). FDLTCC president’s list Barnum: Selah Casper, Madison Goodwin, Madison Jones, Julie Krueger, ShyAnn Ostby Carlton: Burley, Shalom Heikkila, Joseph Kitto, Abigail Ronkainen, Abrianna Schmidt, Bradley Untiedt Cloquet: Robin Anderson, Carlos Arreola, Tiffany Bones, Ann Carlson, Dylan Clark, Clara Dale, Jena Hurd, Taylor Janisch, Jacqueline Jennissen, Elizabeth... Full story
Jerome “Jerry” Allen Pederson, age 78, of Moose Lake, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 26, 2024, at Solvay Hospice House with his family and care team by his side. Jerry was born June 21,1945 in Slayton, MN to Martin and Hilda Pederson. Jerry and his twin sister, Judy, were the youngest of eight siblings. He grew up on a family farm in Westbrook. In between farm chores and school, Jerry played different sports including football, track, and wrestling and loved participating in cho... Full story
Russell Leonard Berglund, 77, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024 in his home with family by his side after a lengthy journey with Alzheimer's disease. Russ was born Aug. 18, 1946, to Leonard and Cora (Lund). He grew up on his family’s farm in Brevator Township where he developed his love for gardening and farm equipment. After graduating from Albrook High school in 1964, he enlisted in the US Naval Reserves, where he spent 2 years of active duty in the Vietnam War on the USS Valley Forge. I... Full story
