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Esko keeps rolling, scoring at will
Esko played what most folks predicted would be the football team's most competitive game of the regular season against Pequot Lakes Friday night. They crushed the Patriots at home. Esko won 60-0 and... Full story
The Ticker: A quick look at area teams in action
Thursday, Sept. 21 Girls Soccer Cloquet/Carlton 8 Proctor 0 Esko 3 Rock Ridge 1 Boys Soccer CEC 4 Proctor 0 Volleyball Cloquet 3 Greenway 0 Esko 3 Rock Ridge 1 Two Harbors 3 ML/WR 0 Football East Central 38 South Ridge 8 Friday, Sept. 22 Football... Full story
Lumberjacks get even at 2-2
After opening the season with two straight losses, the Cloquet football team picked up their second win in a row Friday with a 38-12 win over Rock Ridge. The home game was played at Proctor's... Full story
Scramble tourney hits five courses
Created by Pine City's LeRoy Samuelson in 2010, the four-day, four-person Senior Scramble recently completed play at five golf courses in the region. While Samuelson passed away a few years ago, his... Full story
Raptors continue to learn despite routs
When Cromwell-Wright and Carlton/Wrenshall took the field on Friday night, both teams knew the Cardinals were the heavy favorite. The Raptors are trying to meld a program together, while the Cards...
Sports Schedule
Times are p.m. unless noted Friday, Sept. 29 Football Cloquet at Proctor, 7 East Central at Barnum, 7 Carlton/Wrenshall at Laporte, 1 Nevis at Cromwell-Wright, 7 Two Harbors at Esko, 5 Hinckley-Finlayson at ML/WR, 7 Saturday, Sept. 30 Volleyball... Full story
'Jacks sweep Esko
Two of the top teams in northeastern Minnesota did battle at Cloquet Middle School Tuesday, when Cloquet defeated Esko 3-0. "It's always fun to play Esko," said Cloquet coach Heidi Anderson. "They hav... Full story
Late goal is not enough
The Minnesota Wilderness scored in dramatic fashion to tie the game Saturday, but still fell to the Chippewa Steel in overtime, 4-3. Peteris Purmalis’ second goal of the game as time expired allowed the Wilderness to even the score at 3-3 and... Full story
Deep Lumberjacks are on a roll
Optimism is running high for the Lumberjacks boys soccer team. Heading into Tuesday night's game against Superior, Cloquet-Esko-Carlton had reeled off six straight wins and improved its record to... Full story
The Ticker: A quick look at area teams in action
Thursday, Sept. 14 Girls Soccer Cloquet/Carlton 8 Two Harbors 0 Esko 3 Hermantown 0 Volleyball Cloquet 3 Proctor 0 Carlton/Wrenshall 3 McGregor 0 Esko 3 Barnum 0 South Ridge 3 ML/WR 0 Friday, Sept. 15 Football Cloquet 17 Duluth East 16 ML/WR 16... Full story
It's domination for Esko on the court
Esko and Barnum met in girls volleyball Thursday with Esko dominating its southern neighbor, and improving their record to 11-3 with the win. "So far so good," said Esko coach Pete Stasiuk. "We lost... Full story
Senior captains lead young Lumberjacks team
A young Cloquet-Esko-Carlton girls swim team had the dubious honor of having to open the season against the three toughest teams in Section 7 this season. Starting with Grand Rapids,... Full story
Sports Schedule
Friday, Sept. 22 Football Barnum at Braham, 7 p.m. Cromwell-Wright/Floodwood at Carlton/Wrenshall, 7 p.m. Rock Ridge vs. Cloquet in Proctor, 7 p.m. Pequot Lakes at Esko, 7 p.m. Moose Lake/Willow River at Mesabi East, 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23... Full story
Wilderness get one out of four
A strong power play and a three-goal lead was not enough for the Minnesota Wilderness Saturday, as it dropped its final game of the NAHL Showcase in Blaine to the Aberdeen Wings. The Wilderness built a 3-0 lead early into the second period after... Full story
Milestone for Lumberjacks volleyball player
Cloquet senior Ava Carlson notched her 1,000th career kill to open Tuesday night's volleyball match at Rock Ridge High School in Virginia. The Lumberjacks swept the Wolverines 3-0 and improved their... Full story
Board agrees to take on lacrosse programs
Esko school board members voted Monday to add both boys and girls lacrosse to its slate of available sports starting in spring of 2024, following the same vote by the partnering Cloquet school board in August. The girls lacrosse team will be a... Full story
The Ticker: A quick look at area teams in action
Thursday, Sept. 7 Girls Soccer Cloquet/Carlton 3 Bemidji 1 Eden Prarie 2 Esko 1 Boys Soccer CEC 4 Hermantown 1 Swimming Hibbing 112 CEC 74 Volleyball Cloquet 3 North Branch 0 Cromwell 3 McGregor 0 Esko 3 ML/WR 0 Friday, Sept. 8 Football... Full story
Lumberjacks stay hot with sweep
The Cloquet volleyball team raced to a fast start this season, a trend that continued with a sweep of Moose Lake/Willow River on Tuesday at Moose Lake Area School. Cloquet won the first set 25-15,... Full story
Homeless 'Jacks are in a 0-2 hole
When does a high school home opening football game not feel like a home game? When your home game is played 12 miles away in another town, that's when. Such was the case last Friday night when... Full story
Sports Schedule
Friday, Sept. 15 Football Barnum at Deer River, 7 p.m. Carlton/Wrenshall at Verndale, 7 p.m. Cloquet at Duluth East, 6 p.m. Cromwell-Wright/Floodwood at Sebeka, 7 p.m. Esko at Mora, 7 p.m. Moose Lake/Willow River at Crosby-Ironton, 7 p.m. South...
Korby's Connections: When town ball was king
The ghosts of the "Boys of Summer" still float around 14th Street, the skateboard rink, and Athletic Park in Cloquet. Town Baseball celebrated 100 years of championships in the state of Minnesota... Full story
Wilderness lose in opener
The Anchorage Wolverines scored in all phases of the game and received some solid goaltending in a 5-1 win over the Minnesota Wilderness Saturday night. It was the home opener for the Wilderness, played at the arena in Proctor while the arena in...
Prep Sport Schedules
The Esko volleyball schedule was incorrect in last week’s paper, and the Fond du Lac volleyball and Cloquet cross country schedules didn’t run. We apologize for the errors. ** VOLLEYBALL ESKO Thursday, Sept. 7 vs ML/WR, 7 Saturday, Sept. 9...
Bombers get a win for the century
Local football fans got a treat Friday when Barnum defeated Moose Lake/Willow River for the first time since 1998. It wasn't easy, but the Barnum defense got it done during a second overtime,... Full story
The Ticker: A quick look at area teams in action
Thursday, Aug. 31 Girls Soccer Alexandria 2 Cloquet/Carlton 0 Esko 15 Princeton 0 Volleyball Esko 3 Cook County 0 Cloquet 3 Duluth Marshall 0 Barnum 3 Moose Lake/WR 2 Football Esko 63 Duluth East 6 Mesabi East 52 South Ridge 0 Friday, Sept. 1... Full story