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New Cloquet track shines in debut
The Lumberjacks track and field teams held their first home meet Tuesday at the newly renovated Members Cooperative Credit Union Stadium. "We've got a great facility," said head coach Tim Prosen.... Full story
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THURSDAY, APRIL 18 BASEBALL Esko 7 Proctor 3 South Ridge 12 Cromwell-Wright 3 Carlton/Wrenshall 15 Barnum 7 SOFTBALL Barnum 4 Carlton/Wrenshall 3 South Ridge 17 Cromwell-Wright 9 Cloquet 7 Hermantown 2 SATURDAY, APRIL 20 BASEBALL International Falls... Full story
Raptors 8 runs in 8th spell doom for Barnum
For seven innings the Carlton/Wrenshall and Barnum boys baseball teams battled nose to nose. Then, in the top of the eighth inning, all that changed when the Raptors erupted for eight runs and came... Full story
Lumberjacks get a win 'down south'
The Cloquet High School boys golf team traveled to Red Wing to take on the Wingers at the Mississippi National Golf Links on April 17. Traveling 178 miles south from their home course, Cloquet coach... Full story
Esko gets hot on a cold day, wins 13-3
Cold temperatures and ominous skies greeted the Esko and Barnum softball teams Tuesday afternoon in Esko. Fortunately, the rain held off and both teams did their best to keep warm with temperatures... Full story
Wilderness season is on line in 0-2 hole
The Minnesota Wilderness returns home fighting for its playoff lives this week, trailing Anchorage, 2-0, in their best-of-five opening round series. The Wilderness lost 4-0 and 2-1 in overtime last weekend in Alaska, and would need to win three...
Wilderness stay alive in playoffs, play again tonight
Daniel Astapovich scored twice and Adam Prokop made 32 saves to lead he Minnesota Wilderness to a 4-1 victory over the Anchorage Wolverines Friday night. The win keeps the Wilderness alive in the Robe... Full story
CEC lacrosse makes history
A new era in Cloquet-Esko-Carlton athletics began last week when the first lacrosse team in school history hit the field April 11 with a home game against Roccori at Members Cooperative Credit Union... Full story
The Ticker: A quick look at area teams in action
Thursday, April 11 Baseball Barnum 14 McGregor 4 Carlton/Wrenshall 14 Cromwell-Wright 4 Hermantown 2 Cloquet 1 Softball Carlton/Wrenshall 2 Cromwell-Wright 1 South Ridge 13 Cherry 7 Boys lacrosse CEC 10 Roccori 7 Friday, April 12 Baseball Cloquet 9... Full story
Cloquet brings pitching, power into season
Last season, the Cloquet girls softball team got over a big hurdle by winning in the first round of the Section 7AAA tournament. Next, the 'Jacks nearly pulled off the impossible by taking Chisago Lak... Full story
Korby's Connections: Mild winter leads to early open at Cloquet
There were still some snow banks in the parking lot, remnants of a late March storm, but the Cloquet Country Club golf course opened for play Sunday, April 14. An opening the same day as the Masters... Full story
Wilderness will go to playoffs
The Minnesota Wilderness clinched a fourth straight appearance in the North American Hockey League Robertson Cup playoffs on April 12 in Springfield, Illinois, getting an overtime game winner from Nick Blood to put an exclamation point on the... Full story
Raptors pitcher ready to make her mark
It would be an understatement to say Carlton/Wrenshall pitcher Abby Mitchell had a strong start to her season last week against Hinckley-Finlayson. Just how strong has yet to be determined. "We are... Full story
Lumberjacks felled in opening games
The Cloquet boys baseball team could have picked a couple of easier opponents to open with this season. Instead, the Lumberjacks opened with a doubleheader against Duluth East and Duluth Marshall at... Full story
The Ticker: A quick look at area teams in action
Thursday, April 4 Boys Baseball Duluth East 7 Cloquet 4 Duluth Marshall 8 Cloquet 1 South Ridge 4 Mesabi East 1 Girls Softball Carlton/Wrenshall 4 Mt. Iron-Buhl 1 Boys Tennis Rock Ridge 6 CEC 1 Friday, April 5 Boys Baseball Mesabi East 6 ML/WR 3... Full story
State champion Esko looking for a repeat
Big-time pitching carried Esko to its first Class AA high school state baseball championship last spring. Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year Cale Haugen graduated, but the team will lean on pitcher... Full story
Wilderness edge toward playoffs; new team coming
With a 1-0 overtime win April 5 in the finale of a two-game set with Springfield, the Minnesota Wilderness surged into a prospective playoff spot with two regular-season games to go. The Wilderness...
Boys tennis: New courts, new season, opening win
The Cloquet-Esko-Carlton boys tennis team was all smiles on Tuesday as the team competed for the first time on the new high school tennis courts. "Everyone was so excited and thrilled with the new... Full story
Late snow crimps outdoor practice
Just a couple of weeks ago, spring sports teams were licking their chops because there was no snow on the ground. Teams were able to get outside and simulate gamelike conditions. Then Mother Nature... Full story
Wilderness stay on playoff edge
A 3-point weekend against the top team in the division allowed the Minnesota Wilderness to keep pace in the playoff hunt last weekend, with four games to go. Minnesota got a shutout from goalie Adam... Full story
More tales from the first era of girls basketball
A photo featuring the 1931 Cromwell girls basketball team in the March 8 issue brought accolades on Facebook, a visit from Clarence Badger with an old Cromwellian magazine, and a phone call from June... Full story
And they're off ... spring sports begin
With a snowstorm looming, the Polar League high school track season kicked off indoors Friday at the University of Wisconsin-Superior. Although no team scores were kept, local track and field... Full story
Team is outside of playoff picture
Swept in Alaska last weekend, the Minnesota Wilderness fell into fifth place in the Midwest Division standings — one point out of a playoff berth with six games to play. The Kenai River Brown Bears beat Minnesota, 4-1 and 5-2 on March 22 and S... Full story
Esko denied by Pequot again
The Esko boys basketball team met its Achilles' heel in the Section 7AA championship Friday, falling to Pequot Lakes, 55-42, at Romano Gym on the campus of the University of Minnesota Duluth. It was t... Full story
It's a split in Alaska
The Minnesota Wilderness staged comebacks in both games in its series in Anchorage last weekend, finishing with two points after Saturday’s victory. In both games at Ben Boeke Ice Arena in Anchorage, the Wilderness (27-21-4) fell behind 2-0 in the f... Full story