Articles from the February 21, 2020 edition
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Cheering on the Lumberjacks at state
CEC Lumberjacks fans cheered on the girls hockey team at Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on the first day of the Minnesota State Girls Hockey Tournament. The fans will get two more chances to cheer as...
Student scholarship news: Floy Gilman scholarship
The Floy Gilman Scheidler Scholarship Foundation provides scholarships to residents of Carlton County who are pursuing post-high school education. The foundation was established in 1999 by Floy Dickison, former Esko high school English teacher and... Full story
College graduate
Cloquet’s Bailey Gibbs graduated from Minnesota State University in Mankato Dec. 14 with a degree in marketing....
Area students make deans lists
At University of Wisconsin-Madison: • Thomas Heren, College of Engineering, dean’s honor list • Claire Taubman, College of Letters and Science, dean’s list At University of Minnesota Duluth: • Ethan Bergman, junior, College of Liberal Arts • Jordan... Full story
No serious injuries in bus accident
A woman rear-ended a Cloquet school bus last week, but there were no serious injuries as a result. The crash was reported at 4:39 p.m. Feb. 11 on the 1500 block of 14th Street in Cloquet. According...
Carlton school threat deemed not viable
The Carlton school district alerted parents Feb. 13 that a student had “made a verbal threat to student safety” at the middle school/high school but the threat was deemed not viable. Superintendent Gwen Carman said the situation was investigated by...
Free prom dresses are for the offing in Barnum
The Minnesota nonprofit If the Dress Fits is coming to Barnum High School 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday to give away prom dresses to teens in grades 10-12. The dresses are free and available to students at any area high school and no proof of financial...
Support your local school board
The Minnesota School Boards Association set Feb. 17-21 as School Board Recognition Week in Minnesota as a time to build awareness and understanding of the vital function an elected board of education...
State Hockey: Fast start, hot goalie spur 'Jacks
Since the beginning of the sectional hockey tournament, the CEC girls hockey team has jumped on teams early in the game. On Wednesday the Lumberjacks opened play at the Minnesota State Girls Hockey... Full story
The ticker: A quick look at area teams in action
Thursday, Feb. 13 Boys Basketball Hermantown-79 Esko-69 Despite 30 points from Peyton Wefel and 23 points from Riley Fischer, the Eskomos fell short against the Hawks, who got 35 points from Peter Soumis and 22 from Kaden Kucza. Also scoring for... Full story
Nordic: Lumberjacks feel the love at state
At a fiercely competitive Minnesota State Nordic ski meet Friday, the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys Nordic team skied their way to eighth place out of 18 teams ... with each team member skiing his... Full story
5th Grade Champs
Cloquet's fifth-grade boys traveling basketball team nabbed first place, going undefeated, at the Hayward Tourney. The team had wins over Ashland, Superior, and Hayward. Pictured standing, left to... Full story
Pep band plays state
The Cloquet High School pep band rocked Xcel Energy Center Wednesday as the CEC girls hockey team won its quarterfinal game in the Minnesota Girls State Hockey Tournament. The team plays again today against Warroad.... Full story
'Jacks season ends with an OT crusher
The Cloquet-Esko-Carlton and Elk River boys hockey teams took fans on a ride of epic proportions in Tuesday night's Section 7AA boys quarterfinal hockey game in Cloquet. After a slow start the... Full story
Local Sports schedule
Boys Basketball • Cloquet at Bemidji at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21 Cloquet at North Branch 4 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22 • Cloquet vs Crosby-Ironton at 7:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27 • Cloquet at Proctor at 7:15 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28 • Carlton vs Fond du Lac... Full story
Kuhlman back with Bruins after leg injury
Former Cloquet-Esko-Carlton hockey player Karson Kuhlman is back playing with the Boston Bruins in the NHL after suffering the first injury of his hockey career back in October. Kuhlman, who also... Full story
For Cloquet, it's a small (hockey) world, after all
Anyone attending a Cloquet-Esko-Carlton girls hockey game this year would probably not have noticed anything unusual when they looked behind the team bench at the coaching staff. A glance would... Full story
Photo fun: Happiness is ... winning the section final
Pine Knot News sports photographer Dan Saletel was right in the thick of things Feb. 12 when the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton Lumberjacks won the section title in Proctor against Proctor/Hermantown. The joy... Full story
Korby's Connections: Visit by Olympics icon in 1970 was memorable
Cloquet schools have shined in academics, athletics, the fine arts, and other extracurricular events going way back to the start of the 20th century. Over that time, the school district has been an... Full story
Floor hockey tradition continues at CHS
Cloquet is a hockey town. From PeeWees to Bantams to high school to the Wilderness. Hockey is in our community's blood. However, hockey season falls on top of the blandest, most Vitamin D-deprived... Full story
Wright/Cromwell news
Congratulations to Beth Clark on her 500th win as the head coach of the Hermantown Hawks girls basketball team on Feb. 13. Beth is originally from Cromwell, graduating in 1977. She was one of the...
State hockey update: Lady Lumberjacks up by 2 after first period
Thanks to two goals by senior Taylor Nelson, the Cloquet-Esko-Carlton Lumberjacks are beating Warroad 2-0 after the first period in today's state semi-final game at the Xcel Energy Center in... Full story
