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The Moose Lake/Willow River girls softball team entered the Section 7A playoffs on Tuesday as one of the top-ranked teams in the state. Playing at home against No. 16 seed Cook County, the No. 1 seeded Rebels rode strong pitching, tight defense and good hitting to pull away to a 10-0 victory in six innings in Willow River. “Winning the first playoff game is Step 1 in the postseason,” said Rebels coach Kelly Goeb. “We talked about this being a whole new season now. We are starting over, and w...
Esko, the lone Class AA softball team in the county, opened sectional play Tuesday at home with a resounding 15-5 win over the Mesabi East Giants. The win moves the Eskomos on to the second round of the playoffs on Thursday at Cloquet's Braun Park. Esko opened the first inning with runs from Amber Carlblom and Maya Emanuel for a 2-0 lead. The Giants cut the gap to 2-1 in the top of the second inning, but Esko exploded for 12 runs in the second inning to go ahead 14-1. "It was a combination of...
The Polar League Conference Championship was held May 18, at the Esko High School athletic complex. Participating schools included Cook County, Carlton, Barnum, Cromwell-Wright, Floodwood, McGregor High, Moose Lake/Willow River, Silver Bay, South Ridge, Two Harbors and Wrenshall high schools. Find results for the top three finishers in each event below. Girls Team Results: 1. Esko 213.5 2. Two Harbors 154 3. Carlton-Wrenshall 69.5 4. Mcgregor 53 5. Moose Lake/Willow River 51.5 6. South...
Cloquet celebrated a conference championship last week. The Cloquet High School girls track and field team took first place, and the boys team took second at the Lake Superior Conference championship meet May 17 in Grand Rapids. Other participating schools included Grand Rapids, Duluth Denfeld, Hermantown, Hibbing, Marshall, Proctor and Superior. Team scores follow: Girls 1. Cloquet 189.5 2. Hibbing 126 3. Grand Rapids 88 4. Proctor 84 5. Hermantown 78 6. Superior 72 7. Duluth Denfeld 32.5 8....
The Cloquet Country Club’s paved parking lot on Monday was packed with regular-sized buses, short buses, vans and cars delivering kids from all over northeastern Minnesota to a tournament hosted by Cloquet High School. Per Cloquet boys head coach Aaron Young, there were 12 boys teams and four girls teams, with just more than 100 golfers. “The weather was cool, but partially sunny and dry, so it cooperated,” Young said. “It was a very successful event.” The Cloquet boys varsity golf team — the de...
Sporting a roster that includes only one senior, one might expect a rebuilding year for the Esko baseball team. Instead, the Eskomos are 14-3 and are currently fighting for the top seed in Section 7AA along with another AA perennial power, Duluth Marshall. "Any given game we might start as many as four or five juniors and the same number of sophomores," said Esko coach Ben Haugen. "We have two classes of kids who have played a lot of baseball. I am a little surprised at how we've done so far,...
The Cloquet girls softball team is playing its best ball of the season, and just in time for playoffs. Cloquet beat North Branch 7-2 at Braun Park last Thursday, May 19. The win was a sweet one for the Lumberjacks, as the Vikings are the defending Section 7AAA champs. Head coach Tyler Korby called it a "statement win." "The girls executed our philosophy really well. We like to play small ball and run and put pressure on teams," Korby said. "We have some kids who can really book; they just kept...
Over the last week I found a deer tick, a blacklegged tick, and a wood tick, all in very uncomfortable proximity to my body. After hearing from an area resident who contracted Lyme disease, I am adding my voice to others’ (including singer Brad Paisley) to encourage nightly tick checks. In doing some research on best repellents, it seems that products with picaridin are rated the highest and are also safe to use on bare skin. We’ve found that making sure our animals are up to date on tick repellent medication also helps keeps the bugs to a low...
Have you ever seen coins lying on a headstone? Leaving a coin lets the deceased soldier's family know that somebody stopped by to pay their respects. If you leave a penny, it means you visited. A nickel means you and the deceased soldier trained at boot camp together. If you served with the soldier, you leave a dime. A quarter is very significant because it means that you were there when that soldier was killed. This tradition became popular in the United States during the Vietnam War as a way,...
